We’re excited to start out 2013 Webelos recruitment efforts! Below please find copies of our Webelos introduction handouts and our Path To First Class program schedule. We hope to see you and your Webelos at our Webelos Campout Weekend on December 1st and 2nd of 2012 or at the Webelos Open House at Due West United Methodist Church on the evening of November 27th.

More info about the campout can be found on the below Introduction PDF file. If you have any questions about the troop or our upcoming Webelos events, please don’t hesitate to email Scoutmaster Del Simmons at this link. Also, if you’d like to attend the campout, please email us ASAP and RSVP.

• Troop 2096 Intro Document for 2013
• Path to First Class for 2013

Thanks for your interest in Troop 2096!

SM Del Simmons

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I hope everyone is looking forward to the caving trip we have lined up for the weekend of December 8th. We currently have around 15 Scouts confirmed to attend. If you are not on the list yet but you’d like to come along, please email Scoutmaster Del immediately and let him know.

We are traveling to Raccoon Mountain in Tennessee for this trip.  This will be the second time we’ve gone to Raccoon Mountain for a caving adventure, although it has been a few years and many of our current Scouts have never been there before. Last year we went to Sequoya Caverns in Alabama.

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In November we had an event at Camp 175 that we like to call “Survival Skills Weekend”. This year we actually focused on completing the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge as well as our usual Orienteering and “Escape & Evasion” exercises.

This is consistently mentioned by Scouts year after year as one of the favorite trips we do. A big thank you to Ed Setzler for being in charge of the events and activities this year. Activities included First Aid, Orienteering, fire building, signaling, creating and sleeping in wilderness shelters and eating food that is “foraged” by using our land navigation skills. Mr. Dan Bonham even brought his “gilly suit” to use while hiding in the woods to capture our escape and evasion targets!

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the trip this past weekend to Rocktown, Ga. We all had a great time rock climbing and camping! Many of our newer Scouts were able to complete their Climbing Merit Badge and we all learned a lot and had a great time.

The pictures can be viewed here.

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In September we took a backpacking trip to the Stone Door. This beautiful area in Tennessee is a favorite destination for backpackers from all over the world. It has some of the most beautiful trails and forests around and we also got to see some truly amazing rock formations.

This trip was a huge success and all of our new Scouts did a really great job in their first real backpacking trip. We even saw a cool black snake near our camping site. Pictures are included in the Gallery and can be viewed by clicking the thumbnail.

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In August we had a great family trip that included parents and siblings in an adventure in inflatable conoes! This is the one trip of the year where we invite the whole family to come along. (Parents are always welcome to join us on any of our trips, but you’re not allowed to help your son put up their tent!)

This year we had lots of siblings and parents join us for a fun filled trip down the Hiawassee River. Lots of fun was had by all and the photos are visible by clicking the photo thumbnail.

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In July we enjoyed a river canoeing adventure! Assistant Scoutmaster Caleb Billingsley did an excellent job pulling together a canoeing adventure on the Chestatee River, due to the low water levels on the Upper Etowah that we had originally planned to visit. I’d like to thank him for his hard work and willingness to stay flexible with the planning!

All of the Scouts and adults had a great time navigating the river, and some of our new Scouts got a first opportunity to put some of the Canoeing Merit Badge skills to the test that they learned at Summer Camp. Pictures can be viewed at the attached thumbnail, as usual.

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In June the Troop had a wonderful week together at Woodruff. I’d like to personally thank the Adult Leaders who were willing to take time off work to help with this annual adventure in the North Georgia mountains. Much fun was had by all and all of our new Scouts successfully completed the Mountain Man program, putting them well on their way to reaching the rank of First Class Scout this year. Additionally, this was many of our new Scout’s first chance to experience some white water adventures.

Our Troop was awarded both the Honor Troop and Scouting Traditions awards again this year, thanks to the diligent work of our Boy Leaders. I was really proud of everyone on this trip. Pictures of the week can be found by clicking the thumbnail, as usual.

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In May we had an awesome adventure in the woods of the Talladega National Forest in Alabama on our annual backpacking break-in trip at Annavesta. Assistant Scoutmaster Wade Long was kind enough to open his family’s property to us again for this annual pilgrimage to commune with nature.

This was the first real backpacking trip for all of our new Scouts and I was impressed with how well everyone handled the stress of carrying all of their own gear. These young men really stepped up and showed us all that they have the Scouting Spirit! A good time was had by all and the pictures are available by clicking the thumbnail, as usual.

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Every year brings lots of fun events at this District level and this year was no different. Troop 2096 would like to thank everyone who made the Spring Camp-o-ree such a success this year. We all had a great time at Proctor Landing.

The events were fun and the Scouts of varying age groups all enjoyed a fun filled weekend with other units. Pictures can be seen by clicking the image thumbnail. A big thank you is officially extended to everyone who helped with the planning and execution of this awesome event, especially our local Order of the Arrow representatives who did an excellent job organizing the activities!

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