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Troop news, most recent first.
Scouts! Your doctor must complete the entire Class 1 and Class 2 Medical Record before you may attend summer camp.
Trail cleanup will be this Saturday at 9:00 to approximately 10:30. We will meet in the parking lot that we meet in for trips.
The following items are needed by tonight. Please submit if you have not already done so:
* Course selection form
* Parents Consent form
* Camp fee - $195.00. Make check to Troop 388
Parents -- We are now testing a new way to communicate with you by both email and text message to your cell phone! Please join our group so that we may better stay in touch with you.
Posted our outing plan for our upcoming May hike in Uwharrie National Forest.
Posted our tentative outing plan for our upcoming day hike at Umstead Park.
Posted our confirmed outing plan for our upcoming AT prep hike at Umstead Park.
Note we are meeting at the campsite. Mr. Fleming will relay campsite number to parents once known. See you there!
'Recent rains across the state, while not ending the drought, are sufficient to make carefully tended open burning safe to reduce the amount of dry forest debris and cut the potential for larger, more intense and harder-to-control fires later in the year, especially during the spring fire season.
DENR and its Division of Forest Resources will continue daily monitoring of conditions to determine if the burn ban needs to be reinstated.'
Read more at NCDFR News Desk
Posted our tentative outing plan for our upcoming AT prep hike at Umstead Park. Get those permission slips in and backpacks ready!
Scouts, remember that SPL and PL elections will be held March 3, 2008. Your vote counts!
We will meet in the Greystone parking lot today at 4:45 for a 5pm departure. This is the parking lot on Sawmill Rd. See you then!
We have posted details on our upcoming Topsail Island outing. Get those permission slips in!
Scout Sunday is February 10 at Greystone Baptist. Make plans now to attend and show our support and appreciation to our Chartering Organization. Details will follow via email.
We have posted details on our upcoming ski trip. Please confirm your attendance ASAP so we may finalize cost. Also, note that Friday (17-January) is a teacher workday. This is the King holiday weekend. It will be extremely crowded on the slopes on Sat/Sun and the lift lines will be worse than Disney! This is the reason for skiing on Friday and we are blessed to have the day off from school.
Scouts: arrive between 7:30am and 7:45am for an 8:00am departure to the Tank Museum.
(1) We will return between 5pm and 7pm; parents will be called to confirm return time. (2) Remember to bring a bag lunch.
Details on our upcoming trip to the AAF Tank Museum are now available. Please confirm your attendance as soon as possible.
We have extra 11oz caramel, the little tins, and extra butter lights, plus a few of the 3-way and 5-way tins, and a 30 pack. These are extra popcorns we have left over from the original order. The most we have left is the 11oz caramel tins. We just have a few days of sales left and I'd like to get these sold. So especially any of the small caramel tins that we sell can probably be delivered next Monday.
The removal of the IRIS flowers at Rex Hospital is canceled for tonight (Thursday October 25) - due to the rain. They will take them down on Sunday (October 28) at 2pm, and they will get other volunteers to assist with the take down.
November is upon us, and the leaves are finally changing. We're off to Hanging Rock to catch a glimpse of the fall transformation.
Attention Scouts needing service hours for rank advancement: Troop 388 is volunteering to set up and break down Iris flowers for NAMI's 'Celebration of Courage'. This is a community awareness event as well as a fund raiser for NAMI of Wake County.
Mark your calendars! Popcorn events have been scheduled and we need you there! On the calendar at right and listed below:
- 10/03: Show-n-sale @ Greystone Baptist church, 5pm-6pm
- 10/06: Show-n-sale @ Harris Teeter at Olde Raleigh Village, 11am-3pm
- 10/20: Show-n-sale @ Harris Teeter at Cameron village, 11am-3pm
- 11/02: Take-orders due date
The latest details on Merchant's Mill Pond are now posted. Make sure you check the list out to know with which party you're traveling.
Time to get back in the swing of things! We're heading to Merchant's Mill Pond State Park this month for canoeing and orienteering.
This is a reminder of the TLC Year Planning Meeting. Date: 6/3/07 Time: 5:00pm Location: SM Fleming's home Please contact SM Fleming if you need directions. This meeting is only for PLC Members, Scoutmasters and Committee Members. Dinner will be served.
Remember - This evening will be the OA Call Out for our chapter. Please come out and be part of this great event. It will be held at New Life Camp in N. Raleigh at 7:00pm. We will meet at 6:30 in front of the camp office. If you need directions please contact SM Fleming. See you there!
It's almost time for our AT trip! Hope you've been working out! The trip details, along with the physical requirements, are available here.
Our plans for this coming Saturday 4/21/07 are as follows: Time: 1:30, Location: Umstead Park - Reedy Creek Entrance (same as last time off I-40/Harrison exit) Bring pack with approx. 20-25% of your bodyweight Proper Boots and Socks with liners is a must. This is a mandatory hike for ALL AT hike participants. See you on the trail!
We are relieved and joyed that SAR crews have found Michael, alive, near where he went missing 3 days ago. Scouts, take this opportunity to reflect on the buddy system.
Our prayers go out to Michael Auberry, his family, and the Scouts and Scouters of Troop 230 (Old North State Council), who are looking for Michael lost in Western North Carolina.
We're heading back to Topsail Island! Get the details now.
Time to start getting into shape after the holidays! The physical requirements for our upcoming AT hike are now available.
We are awaiting details about our potential Ski Outing. This very warm weather is having some impact on the outcome. Details should follow this week.
Scouts, Be sure and stay on the outlook for info about the day trip to Camp Reeves to take the outstanding compass course! Details forth coming here and by other means of communications!
Don't forget to check your email now! Just click the 'Check Your E-Mail' link off to the right.
NAMI of Wake County thanks SPL Edward M. for his work on Black Friday. Read more at http://www.nami-wake.org/Iris200612.htm
Trip details are posted under our Adventures page. Be sure and check out the details.
Time to wrap it up!!! Please bring all popcorn sales sheets to the Tail-gate sale this coming Saturday. If you do not make the sale we must have your sales sheets by the meeting on 11/6/06. Please contact Mr. Acree if you have any questions.
It is that time again for our quarterly AAT workday. 11/18 is the date from 10:00-12-00. Service hours for certian requirements can be earned!
Details on our upcoming trip to Pilot Mountain are now available.
The 4D Patrol made it known they were at the 2006 Falls District Camporee by winning two Blue Ribbons in Troop/Patrol events. Will F. and Edward M. won the Canoe Race and Blake E. won Indian Wrestling for his weight class! Way to go guys!
A little late (apologies), but the outing plan for our Raven Rock trip is now available.
We have added many new links to the library, including some very useful guides on where to stow your gear for backpacking and backpacking cookery!
Swim Event at Greystone Pool. 2nd Class swim requirement begins at 5:30pm. All family members are invited to attend for a pizza dinner.
We will not have a meeting on Labor Day 9/4/2006
Scouts, BOR's are just around the corner. Be sure and review what you have to work on to complete your requirements by 9/11. Be sure and contact a Scoutmaster if you have any questions.
A special meeting for parents of our new scouts will be held this coming Monday to review the required equipment for our upcoming Raven Rock outing.
troop388.org experienced some unexpected down-time over the summer -- we're now back serving pages. Scouts, your email will be online Monday, 14-August-2006
Details for our upcoming trip to the U.S.S. Yorktown are now online; check them out!
Scout Sunday has moved from February 12th to February 5th. Please mark your calendars and see everyone at Greystone @ 9am!
Our meetings will move to 6:45pm starting February 6th, 2006
Troop 388 has instituted a new election policy: no one may hold the same elected position for two consecutive terms, so long as other candidates are eligible to fill the position.
Go over to our adventures section to check out the details on our upcoming trip!
Details for our upcoming Boater's Launch at Topsail Island Trip clarified and posted.
New AMR CPR certifications issued as well as a commendation.
Please bring your final popcorn sales forms with you Friday, October 28th.
To better target sales, upcoming popcorn sales at Harris Teeter will begin at 10am. See the calendar.
The calendar had the locations for the upcoming popcorn weekends switched. The correct locations are now posted: Olde Raleigh shopping center on the 15th and Cameron Village on the 22nd.
The annual Troop 388 popcorn sale starts this Wednesday with a pre-sale, then goes into high gear this Saturday with a show-and-sell. Our goal is to double our last year's sales. Can we do it? You bet, with your help!
Remember to wear your uniforms to all popcorn sales!
We're bringing our next outing closer to home to accomodate everyone's schedule.
Our Monday meetings now start promptly at 6:30pm. To ensure we end on time, please arrive on time.
It's time again for an installment of Trailhead, our quarterly newsletter. Read it now!
Welcome back, Scouts, from your summer vacation! We're gearing up for an exciting year, so be prepared: Check the calendar, get your blue cards ready, and let's start the best year yet!
With Summer Camp upcoming, we have changed the location for the May adventure to Falls Lake. Find out more!
Unforeseen conditions require us to move our hike this weekend further up the Appalachian Trail. Remember this is the longest backpacking trip we've had, so double check that you are prepared!. If you forget an item, there's no option to get a replacement.
Make sure you've got your calendars marked for April 30th, from 9am - 2pm. We will be cooking lunch and desert (dutch oven treats) with our brother Cub Scout Pack 33 and erecting a camp site.
Details for the Appalachian Trail 10-Miler are now online! Don't forget to bring your pack, fully loaded with all items (including food and water), on Monday, April 18th.
Details for the Merchant's Mill Canoe Weekender posted!
Details for the Optimist Pool Swim are now available. Register by Monday, February 7th!
Tentative details for the Merchant's Mill Canoe Weekender posted. Register by Monday, February 28th!
Details for the Fleming Cabin are now available. Register by Monday, January 10th!
Details for the Rock Wall Climb are now available. Register by Monday, December 6th!
Our plan for the upcoming Cliffs of the Neuse Overnighter is now available. Bring your registration materials on Monday, November 15th!
In its first year of popcorn sales, Troop 388 brought in total sales of $1,755.00, which nets $585 for Troop use!
Our plan for the upcoming Morrow Mountain Weekender is now available. The deadline for registration is October 11th!
Welcome to our Troop, Michael!
Our plan for the upcoming Raven Rock overnighter is now available. The deadline for registration is September 6th!
We're pleased to announce the availability of our first issue of Trailhead, our quarterly troop newsletter. View a copy of it now in our library.
Troop 388 grew by one Scout tonight thanks to the efforts of Davis C.! Welcome Edward and thanks Davis!