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Please return any Troop gear by June 18 Court of Honor

6/14/2012

 
Scouts & Parents, we need your help!   A significant amount of troop gear appears to have made its way into your homes, and we need it back.   Our inventory of tents is especially depleted.  Currently we have approximately $1000 in tents and troop gear (i.e., tarps, coolers, etc) that is owned by the Troop not in the Troop's possession.  Frankly, we don't have enough tents right now to camp with the Troop. 

If we do not receive this gear back, the Troop will be forced to replace it (at the cost of program to your Scout, or at the cost of higher dues next year), or we will be forced to forego events.  Please help us avoid that unpleasantness by searching your garages, basements and sheds for any gear that may belong to the Troop.

 If you have any Troop’s gear, please return as soon as possible, preferably by the Court of Honor on June 18.  See any Adult leader or the Troop Quartermaster to return gear.
 Attached is an excerpt from the Troop's Quartermaster Handbook, which shows how Troop gear should be taken care of when taken home.

At the end of each Troop outing, Scouts from each patrol are typically assigned to bring home tents/tarps to dry, air and clean. 

·         The Troop Quartermaster records who was assigned each piece of gear to bring home. 

·         Each Scout should take care of the gear (i.e., clean, dry, & air) immediately after the event ends (note: mold can grow on wet tents/tarps in as little as 48 hours)

o    Note any damage.  A good tip is to write what is wrong on blue painter’s tape.

·         Gear should be repacked as neatly as it was issued (i.e., tents rolled & tarps rolled or folded)

·         The Scout should return the gear to the Troop Quartermaster (noting any damage or missing pieces) at the next Troop meeting, and the QM notes that the gear is returned.

o    We understand that family circumstances, weather and other unforeseen circumstances may prevent that from happening.  It is important to get the gear back as soon as possible.

o    Note: Scouts should not simply drop gear in the Scout room without informing anyone, as this disrupts or inventory system, and allows damaged gear back into the trailer without getting fixed (not a good find in the dark on a Friday night’s trip). 

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