This year Troop 24’s annual summer camp will be at Camp Tesomas, north of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Although it’s a bit farther north than Camp Mach, the travel time is approximately the same (about 6 hours). The dates are July 15-21. A coach bus will leave from Hauser’s parking lot about 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, July 15, and will return mid-day on Saturday, July 21. More information about the camp is available here: http://www.tesomas.com/.

Last year we had all but 3 scouts attend one of our two summer camp options, and we hope for the same great turnout this year. Older scouts who have earned most of their merit badges may want to consider a high adventure option at the Hanna Adventure Base (more info at http://clsr.samoset.org/hanna/) or Micro Treks (more info at http://clsr.samoset.org/hanna/microtrek.php). We’ll provide more information about signing up for merit badges or high adventure options within the next couple of weeks.

No matter which camp program your scout chooses, it will be a great experience. The facilities at Camp Tesomas are excellent. Several of our leaders visited Tesomas last summer and would be pleased to answer questions about Tesomas. General questions about camp can be directed to our Summer Camp Coordinator, Liz Gomorczak at jlgomo@sbcglobal.net

We encourage scout families who may be experiencing financial difficulties to apply for a “campership.” Applications must be submitted by April 1. The application can be found here: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/CampershipApplication.pdf. Please contact Nancy Hopkins about unit contributions to the campership.

The cost for camp is $290. If your scout sold popcorn, you should pay by check. You will receive an e-mail telling you how much is due. If your scout did not sell popcorn (and this includes all new scouts, whose popcorn money went to the Pack), you can pay the entire fee online. If it will be hardship to pay everything at once, we’ll have an option on WePay to pay a $75 deposit (which we have to pay to the Samoset Council by April 1), with the remainder due by May 15.

Please make it easy for us–don’t wait until the last minute to register! You can register here: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/03/camp-tesomas-form/ Registration is due by April 1.