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{\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1512;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\sb100\sa100\b\f0\fs24 SUMMER CAMP 2007\b0\par
\b When:\b0 8:00 AM Sunday June 17\super th\nosupersub . Return Saturday June 23\super rd\nosupersub around 3:00 PM\par
\b Where:\b0 Scout House\par
\b What To Bring:\b0\par
1) Personal and Optional Gear as shown in Camp Guide (see next page).\par
2) SIGNED HEALTH FORM \endash If you haven\rquote t turned it in earlier.\par
3) $12.50 for gas money.\par
4) Personal spending money: small bills in an envelope with the Scout\rquote s name.\par
5) $5.00 in a sealed and marked envelope for return lunch.\par
6) A sack lunch for the trip to Geiger or money for the Rest Stop at Topeka.\par
7) Money as needed for individual merit badge classes (refer to Summer Camp Guide)\par
This should be placed in separate envelopes marked with the Scout\rquote s name & class.\par
\b Additional Items:\b0\par
1) Swimsuit Pack on top with towel-you will need it first thing\par
2) Lifesaving & Swimming Need long sleeve shirt and pants\par
3) Woodcarving Need sharp pocket knife and \ldblquote Totin Chip\rdblquote\par
4) Camp Geiger Boot Camp Need 6ft length of natural fiber rope, pocket knife, Scout handbook\par
(For 1\super st\nosupersub year campers)\par
\b What To Wear: \b0\par
\pard\keepn\sb100\sa100\kerning36\b\fs48 FULL SUMMER CAMP UNIFORM (worn while travelling and at dinner nightly)\par
\pard\sb100\sa100\kerning0\b0\fs24 Troop Neckerchief (new scouts will receive theirs at the Court of Honor)\par
Class A Shirt (minimum 1, recommended 2)\par
Green Scout-like Shorts (minimum 3 pair)\par
Scout Belt (available at BSA office at 2\super nd\nosupersub street and New York)\par
\ul Official\ulnone BSA Scout Socks (recommend crew socks, minimum 3 pair)\par
\b Don\rquote t Forget: \ul HEALTHFORMS!\ulnone \b0 If you need extra copies of any health form, call Tim - extra forms are also attached to this email, just double-click the pdf file and print it out for your use.\par
\pard\sb100\sa100\qc\b Phone Numbers: \b0 Camp Geiger Phone Numbers For Emergencies Only. \par
\b Please call the Camp numbers first\b0 .\par
Headquarters: 816-364-1523\par
Camp Ranger: 816-232-3886\par
Pony Express Council Service Center: 816-233-1351\par
Tim Cell phone: 316-253-1275 (I will \b not\b0 have my phone with me all the time)\par
\b OTHER CAMP STUFF\b0\par
\pard\sb100\sa100\b Money Stuff:\b0 The Scoutmaster will have a lockbox for personal money. A scout may access his money after lunch each day. All money should be in a secure envelope \ul\b marked with the amount and scout name \ulnone\b0 (use small bills). A separate envelope with $5.00 for lunch on the trip back will be kept until the 23rd. See your Camp Guide for costs of any Merit Badge classes.\par
\b Medicine Stuff:\b0 \ul All medications taken at camp must be given to the Camp Health Officer upon arrival.\ulnone Adults are not allowed to keep a scout\rquote s medicine in camp. Make sure any medicine to be taken is well marked with Scout\rquote s name, time to be taken, along with dosage.\par
\b Personal Stuff:\b0 \ul\b Mark everything!\ulnone \b0 All clothing (including socks and underwear) and all personal items should have name and Troop number on them. Any item you take to camp (pocket knives, flashlights, etc.) can be lost. Your chances to recover them are pretty good if your name and Troop number is on it.\par
\b Dirty Stuff:\b0 We will have a laundry day on Wednesday. Two adult leaders will take all \b uniform\b0 items (no underwear please) to town for washing. \b FOR THAT DAY ONLY\b0 a scout may wear casual clothes (see Uniform Stuff).\par
\b Uniform Stuff:\b0 Scouts will wear the Full Camp Uniform every evening at supper and to travel in. All other times a scout will wear the class B uniform;\par
Red Troop T-shirt\par
Scout shorts\par
Scout belt\par
Scout socks\par
On laundry day (Wednesday) a scout should wear;\par
Any Scout T-shirt or plain color T-shirt\par
Shorts in good repair\par
No T-shirts with non-scout messages will be allowed. Ragged shorts or torn-up pants will not be allowed.\par
\pard\keepn\sb100\sa100\b\fs36 Any scout not wearing the appropriate uniform will be sent back to camp to change\par
\pard\sb100\sa100\fs24 Party Stuff:\b0 Wednesday evening is family night. The troop will be eating pizza at the Camp Geiger dining hall. For any family members who wish to join us, the cost is $4.00 per person. See the Scoutmaster before we leave on Sunday if you plan to attend.\par
\b Final Stuff:\b0 If you have not yet filled out a Camp Schedule please complete one ASAP Scouts need to turn in their summer camp schedule by the Troop Meeting on May 28\super th\nosupersub . Tim will make out schedules for those scouts who do not turn one in. I hope you like the classes I pick for you.\par
\pard\sb100\sa100\qc\b MEDICAL FORMS and INFORMATION!!\b0\par
\pard\sb100\sa100 Forms are attached to this email. If you have trouble downloading, or printing these, please call me immediately!!\par
All of these forms can also be downloaded directly from Geiger\rquote s Form Page\'85\par
http://www.ponyexpressbsa.org/06-CampGeiger/CampForms.htm\par
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