It’s that time of year again…ALL scouts AND adults going to any of our summer camps need to turn in a new medical form, signed by a physician. This includes our new scouts, who–you may be thinking–just turned in forms, but those forms included only the parent portion.

BSA has made it slightly easier by combining all types of forms into one online form. You can enter your information online, save it, and print a copy to take to your son’s doctor. The revised forms have 4 parts:

A & B – To be filled out by a parent
C – To be completed by the physician for ANY summer camp
D – To be given to your physician for High Adventure camps (Philmont, Seabase, Northern Tier)

Make your doctors’ appointments now. We have NO flexibility on the medical forms. We are required to turn in the forms on our arrival at camp. Scouts whose families decline immunizations must complete a BSA release form.

If your son is definitely not going to summer camp, we will ask for an updated medical from (Parts A & B) in the fall when school starts.

More information about BSA medical requirements: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/healthandsafety/resources/medicalformfaqs.aspx
Link to medical form: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34605_Letter.pdf
Immunization release: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/680-451.pdf

Forms – Several families need to turn in one or more of our Troop forms. Please do so as soon as possible, as your scout cannot participate in outings unless we have all his paperwork. If possible, please drop off the forms to Nancy Hopkins; otherwise, bring them to the Troop meeting on March 24.

Camp Mach – Webelos 2 scouts who just crossed over have until March 24 to sign up for Camp Mach at the reduced rate of $265. After March 24, the cost will be $290. All but six of our scouts 6th grade and above have signed up for one of our summer camp opportunities, and three of the 5th grade scouts have already registered for Camp Mach.

Kayaking – For those families who have indicated an interest in the kayaking trip, we need BOTH a check for $75/person AND a registration on our sign-up form: http://troop24riverside.com/2011/03/apostle-islands-kayaking-form/
C’mon guys – we received a couple of checks but NO ONE has filled out the form!

Cantigny Weather Forecast – Be sure to send your scouts with warm clothing for the Cantigny outing. The high on Sunday (Accuweather) is supposed to be 52 degrees, with an overnight low of 36. No rain in the forecast.