Troop 24 is heading out to a campsite near Peoria for a weekend of supervised climbing & shooting activities.  We will depart Riverside on the afternoon of Friday, April 28 and return during the early afternoon of Sunday, April 30.  These activities are sponsored by the W.D. Boyce Council at its Ingersoll Scout Reservation campground near Peoria, IL, which is a drive of 200 miles (just over three hours away).

Scouts will have an active Saturday as we have registered to do climbing activities in the morning and shooting in the afternoon.  The campsite has a 50-foot climbing tower and scouts can also rappel down it and zip line nearby.  Afternoon marksmanship involves both rifle and shotgun target practice under the supervision of instructors.

The cost of $63 per scout will cover the fees for the campsite, both activities and all meals on Saturday and Sunday morning.  Scouts should bring $10 to cover dinner on Friday on the way to Peoria.

We will definitely need drivers to help bring our scouts to this event, and we have arranged for all leaders and chaperones/drivers to have access to smaller cabins so you can sleep under a permanent roof if you don’t want to stay in a tent.

Registration will end on April 19 so we can finalize our logistics.  Remember that all new scouts need to take part in at least one of Troop 24 weekend camping trips as a prerequisite to attending the awesome week-long adventure at Camp Tesomas in July.  Weekend camping trips are a great way for all scouts to have fun and work on rank advancement requirements.

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