Good morning everyone, This email contains information for the Christmas parade and our December campout. Christmas parade We will be walking in the parade on December 1st. Drop off is between 5:00pm and 5:30 pm in the Ford Center Parking lot. Full class A. Wear a warm shirt underneath class A. You will need your tan shirt, light blue troop neckerchief, MB sash, green pants (no sweat pants or gym shorts) and belt. We will have our meeting from 5:30 to 6:30. We will start walking at 6:30 in the parade.
Campout We will be camping at Tishimingo State Park December 5-7. Cost is 30$. You can pay cash, check Venmo or CC. Please reply to let me know if your scout is going to make it to the campout. We have to know, no later than Dec 1 by 5:30pm. Packing lists and information will be given to the scouts for this campout at the December 1 meeting before the parade. Thanks,
Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Don’t forget we are meeting tonight. Meetings start at 6:30. We will be outside so dress accordingly.
Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Car parking for Saturday will be 11-3 at hotty toddy Parking.

Hello everyone, This Sunday from 2:30 -4:pm we will be having a Patrol Leaders Council meeting. This includes: Senior Patrol Leader, both Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders, the troop Quartermaster, The Troop Scribe and all of the Patrol Leaders. Thanks Ben Stepp Scoutmaster.

Hello all, We will be meeting at the church Monday, Nov 17. Class B uniform. Normal meeting time flags at 6:30. Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster

Please see the following email from our district.
———- Forwarded message ——— From: Benjamin Stepp <benjamin.d.stepp@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 17:31 Subject: Fwd: Chicksa District Scouting for Food To: Troop 45 Scoutmaster <t45scoutmaster@gmail.com>

———- Forwarded message ——— From: Virginia Pence <virginiapence@icloud.com> Date: Sun, Nov 2, 2025 at 16:13 Subject: Re: Chicksa District Scouting for Food To: Michelle Zerangue <mzerangue@gmail.com>, Mathew Jeremy Zerangue < mattz@olemiss.edu>, Johnny Price <johnnylprice@gmail.com>, Ben Stepp < benjamin.d.stepp@gmail.com>, Robert LeBlanc <robertleblanc350@gmail.com>, < cspack3978@gmail.com>, Joseph Wigginton <jwiggintonpack4@gmail.com>, Rebecca Kelley <rakelley21@gmail.com> CC: Ben Pharr <bnp@movl.net>, Trey Wright <creekmorewright@gmail.com>, Laura Young <scoutrus@bellsouth.net>, <marylanehaskell@gmail.com>, Denise Strub <nmsfamilycenter@gmail.com>
Hello, again –
Don’t forget to share the signup with your units!
We managed to make 44 meals today from donations to date.
Please help the District reach our goal of 100 meal kits.
Contact me if you have any questions or need a meeting pick up.
– Virginia
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On Oct 27, 2025, at 1:37 PM, Virginia Pence <virginiapence@icloud.com> wrote:
 Hi, Chicksa District Scouts –
It’s time to make Thanksgiving meal kits again!
Please review the attached needs and signup for cases of the listed sides.
www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4AABAB2AA5F58-52796998-chicksa
Feel free to distribute to your scout families. Reminder – we need to make 100 meal kits to accompany the Chicksa District Turkey Giveaway.
Items are appreciated by Sunday, Nov 2nd for the first round of sorting by the cub units, but *no later than Saturday, November 15th*. We will have the last round of packing on Sunday, November 16th.
Donations may be dropped off at the MS Army National Guard entry vestibule at any time. Troop meeting pick-up is also available, just let me know which meeting(s) to stop by and your meeting end time.
Thanks so much for your support!
– Virginia Pence-Waddell (662) 871-4720
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Just a reminder no meeting Monday after a campout. See you on the 17th.

Good Evening Parents and Leaders of Troop 45,

We are all looking forward to Troop 45’s Backpacking Camping Experience at Big Hill Pond. Below I have placed all relevant details for the weekend. Please contact me or one of the other leaders for any additional details.

*Drop Off Time & Location:*
– 7:30 am Saturday morning at the First Presbyterian Church, Oxford

*Pick Up Time & Location:*
– Approximately 3:30 pm Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church, Oxford – Please watch your email late Sunday morning for an update. As we are backpacking, if we are early or are running behind, we may flex this time by 1 to 2 hours.

*Leaders attending:*
– Nathan Crouch (601-934-5628) – Jamie Copelin – Sam Cole – Anthony Williams

*Camping & Hiking location:*
– Big Hill Pond State Park – 1435 John Howell Road Pocahontas, TN 38061 <www.google.com/maps/search/1435+John+Howell+Road+Pocahontas,+TN+38061?entry=gmail&source=g> – tnstateparks.com/parks/info/big-hill-pond

*Plan and details for the Weekend:*
– We will travel in 3 vehicles to Big Hill Pond and get started hiking around 10:30 Saturday. – The tentative plan is to hike about 3 to 5 Miles on Saturday, back country camp on Saturday evening and then return ~3 to 5 miles on Sunday with a planned departure just after lunch. – This campout will be a unique opportunity compared to many of our campouts. The plan is to carry all of our camping gear, cooking equipment and food in our backpacks. This will allow the Scouts the experience of hiking with a full pack, cooking on the trail, and back country camping.

*Items to bring:*
– A common saying in hiking is *”Ounces are pounds, and pounds are pain”*. As mentioned above, as the Scouts will be carrying all of the gear needed for the weekend, it’s very important for this campout that they do not overpack. With that in mind, please see the list below as a guide for the Scouts’ packs. I am resharing below what was in Ben’s previous email, but some additions were discussed with the Scout group during the meeting Monday that should also be included.

*Personal Gear to Pack:*
– Backpacking Backpack – Bag Rain cover if available – Sleeping Bag – Sleeping Matt (inflatable best, but fold up ones are ok too, they just take up more room and have more weight) – Small pillow (inflatable best, but if not available, a pillowcase could be stuffed with clothes from the trip and used as an alternative) – 2 Water Bottles – Small Mess Kit (Spoon/Fork/Bowl) – Headlamp with extra batteries or a small to medium flashlight – Compass – Whistle – Small bug spray (*standard large can would be too big for backpacking*) – Small Sunscreen (*standard large spray can would be too big for backpacking*) – Small toiletry set- toilet paper or biodegradable wipes (*standard sizes of these items are too large-important to pack very small travel sizes*) – Hat – Sunglasses – Small first aid kit (*we will have a large kit with the leaders so a very small one is just fine)* – Lighter (only if they have their fireman chit) – Pocket knife or Multi-Tool (only if they have their totem chit) – Optional: Small quick dry small towel (*not a full size standard bath towel*) – Journal & Pen
*Clothes to Pack:*
– Weather forecast is for a high of 75 and low of 47 with only a ~10% chance of rain but this can always change, and Scouts are trained to “Be Prepared”. – Scouts should arrive on Saturday morning in their hiking clothes – Hiking pants – No cotton, denim, jeans, or sweatpants. As Ben mentioned, Cotton kills in the wilderness. – Class B Scout T Shirt – Scouts will only most likely change clothes one time so just one extra set of clothes is needed. – 1 short sleeve t shirt – 1 long sleeve t shirt – 1 sweatshirt for night as it may get cold – 2 pairs wool socks – 1 extra pair of long hiking pants (no jeans and no sweat pants) – 1 set of extra underwear – Just in case of rain, when packed, clothes need to go in a thick trash bag or waterproof bag

*Final Details:*
– For this campout, Jamie, Anthony, Sam, and I are taking care of packing the food, camp stoves, fuel, trowel, tents, and cooking equipment so those items are not needed.

Warm Regards,

Nathan Crouch

Hello all We need the money and order forms from all the take orders turned in tonight at the meeting. If you can not make it please send me a picture of the order forms so I can read it

Hello everyone, Quick reminder, meeting tomorrow. Bring the gear that was put out in a previous email. Wear class B uniform. We wore class As last week. If your scout needs a backpack we have some to lend out. Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster