FOOD

Parents of Scouts who are going on the White Mountains hike may wonder exactly how the food is being handled.  The trip coordinator covered most of this in a posting you can review at:

http://www.troop160lexington.com/home/2009/10/08/white-mountains-campout/

Breakfast on Sunday and Monday will be provided as will a trail lunch on Sunday.  The Scout is responsible for his own lunch on Saturday.  For those returning on Monday in the early afternoon, we may stop for lunch along the way so allow a little pocket money for that.

Saturday and Sunday supper will be cooked by the patrols.  That means that the patrol plans the meals for their group, a grubmaster is appointed, and the grubmaster buys the food.  The food allowance for supper is $4 per Scout per supper.  If a grubmaster has any questions about how many are in his patrol, contact me.

In one case, a last-minute cancellation means we ended up with a very small patrol and to get quantities right they may have to overspend a bit.

ALL PATROL FOOD COSTS WILL BE REIMBURSED so next week the grubmaster should come to the meeting prepared to present his bills.  This reconciliation is part of the learning process so I don’t want anybody to skip this step.  We do NOT expect the grubmaster’s parents to donate the food.

ELECTRONICS

As with all troop events, Scouts should leave the electronics at home.  That includes cell phones.  If a Scout needs to make a call for some reason, there will be adults with cell phones for emergencies although they, too, will be buried in packs or deep in pockets.  There will be enough to do that electronic games, MP3 players, and the like will not be needed for entertainment.

-Hank Manz