Klondike (Feb 17^th - 19th)

The Troop Klondike will be held Feb 17^th -19th. Sign up ends on Tuesday Feb 7th.. We will meet at the Scout shed at the church at 5PM on Friday and depart ASAP. Wear your class A uniform, bring a sack dinner, and be prepared for cold weather. Have your flashlight and snow gear easily accessible. This will be a dry camp so make sure your water bottles are full. We will return Sunday morning please be available to pick up your Scout. Cost $25 per Scout / Adult.

Troop Committee Meeting: NOTE CHANGE TO THIS MONTHS MEETING DATE!

Thursday Feb. 2^nd 7PM at the Cross of Hope Church. All interested adults are encouraged to attend.

Wehinahpay Mountain Camp  - Summer Camp  2012 (July 15th – 21st, 2012)

 Wehinahpay Mountain Camp is located in the beautiful Sacramento Mountains of South Central New Mexico at 8,500 feet of elevation.  This prime camping property is owned and operated on 320 acres by the Conquistador Council of the Boy Scouts of America.  Wehinahpay Mountain Camp is surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest and offers a wide and exciting variety of quality Scout camp programs.  The camp is known for its beautiful wooded campsites, cool mountain weather, low humidity, lack of mosquitoes, good wholesome food, a fantastic camp staff, wildlife, and an exciting program of camp activities. This is the land of Indians, Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Settlers, and famous Outlaws such as Billy the Kid.  Now it is your turn to come and experience the history and adventure of We-Hin-Ah-Pay, “The place where morning sun gathers.”

The camp has a merit badge program with all the traditional merit badges. In addition there is a COPE course, climbing tower, pool, archery and shooting range. The Troop will be attending from July 15th  to  21st, 2012. The cost which includes transportation and meals is $270 per Scout and $145 per adult. Sign up will start on Jan 10th. The first of five payments of $50 dollars will be due at that time. Subsequent payments of $50 will be due the last Tuesday of each month. There are limited slots so please sign up as soon as possible. If you have questions please feel free to contact me. 

COPE COURSE
C.O.P.E. is an acronym for Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience.  Wehinahpay’s COPE Course is a custom built challenge course that meets the BSA installation and operation procedures. COPE programs are based on attaining seven goals outlined by the Boy Scouts of America: Teamwork, communication, trust, leadership, decision making, problem solving and self esteem.  Instructors are nationally certified and the facility and climbing equipment are inspected bi-annually by the ACCT. 

The new Kortner Climbing Tower is operational by the dining hall. Climbers are safely tethered while scaling a vertical climbing wall and rappelling down the other side.  The tower supervisor is certified in the latest safety requirements and climbing techniques, and the tower is inspected bi-annually by the ACCT.    

New shelters at the rifle and shotgun ranges enhance the shooting experience.  Scouts are taught to safely handle firearms and have the opportunity to become proficient with a .22 rifle, 410 shotgun and black powder firearms.

A new archery range gives bow shooters a chance to learn the sport and hone their skills.

United Way

It is United Way time again. Did you know that you can make your donation go towards your Boy Scout troop? You are going to give anyway, why not put it towards your troop so that the boys can do more fun and exciting things. The process is very simple. All you have to do is select Cross of Hope Church Boy Scout Troop 126. The money will actually go 100% towards the troop. We have many parents that are doing this already. It makes a great impact on what we can do with the troop. Let’s all put on our giving hats on and give through United Way to Troop 126. If you have any questions please let me know. Deb Price 264-6492.