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Please sign up at tomorrow’s meeting if you are interested in the June campout as some critical dates are fast approaching for reservations. The trip will run from Wednesday 6/27- Sunday 7/1. Some members may break camp early to return to Rochester. Please email me with a yes/no and number of people planning to attend. I am aware this is following Webster’s graduation on Sunday 6/24.
The May 19th Bike Camp out is fast approaching and we are looking forward to a great scouting expedition! We will be riding from Fairport Village to Spencerport along the Eric Canal and camping at the youth campground at North Hampton Park (32.6 miles from the Fairport bridge). See Google Maps link below for the bike route.
Driver to pull the trailer. This requires an adult with a vehicle that can pull the trailer and a commitment for both days. It would be from St. Rita's to Fairport on Saturday, meet at half way point, and drive to Northhampton park. Then on Sunday to drive to halfway point from Northhampton then to Fairport to pick up bikes, and then continue back to St. Rita's.
Drivers to meet at halfway point for boys who cannot bike the rest of the way.
Adult volunteers to drive boys who wish to go to mass on Saturday, and adult to supervise camp for boys who remain at camp.
At least two adult volunteers willing to bike along with the boys.
Bike Preparation:
1. Need to get your bike in order and tuned up. The terrain will be a canal path, mostly crushed gravel, and some pavement.
2. Have at least one spare tire available and repair kit.
3. Need to have a helmet in good order
Tentative Itinerary
Saturday
7:00 AM Pack Trailer in St. Rita's Parking Lot, and leave for Fairport.
8:00 AM Arrive at Fairport Canal Bridge on Rt. 250 and start bike trip
10:30 AM Arrive at halfway point at Genesee Valley Park (at this point, boys who cannot ride any further can put bikes in trailer, and ride in cars)
2:00 PM Arrive at Campsite
3:00 PM Setup Camp
4:00 PM Games
5:30 PM Catholic Mass available at St. Johns of Spencerport
6:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM Campfire and evening program
10:00 PM Lights out
Sunday
6:30 AM Rise and Breakfast
7:30 AM Take down camp and pack trailer
8:15 AM Scouts own
8:45 AM Bike back to Fairport (for boys who wish to go home at this point - they can make arrangements with parents to be picked up at NorthHampton Park)
11:30 AM Meet at Halfway point at Genesee Valley Park
The time is upon us soon to submit our scout requests for merit badge selections for summer camp! Badgetracker, the online enrollment process for merit badge registration opens later in April and we would like to be prepared with everyone's choices in advance of that date to ensure that our scouts get the badges and classes they want.
Here are the details for this Saturday's Laser Quest and