Ittawamba Leaves

YOUR HELP NEEDED!!!

Today is the day!

Please read the email below sent from Rick Ribble, Camp and Property Management Chair, regarding the storm damage at Camp Mack Morris. You can see the pictures at the bottom of this Entry.

Prior to last night, the camp has been damaged by storms that has plagued West TN for several weeks; rain and then high winds. In fact, the camp ranger is still cutting trees downed from those storms several weeks ago as he also has been preparing for ordeals and start of summer camp next week as the staff arrives.

That was before we had tents up in each camp site. The ranger and I talked again this morning and he followed that with some pictures (see attached) that tell of additional damage and this time to tents, more trees, and some platform damage again!!

I am writing to ask if you could possible spend some time on Saturday to help with making platform repairs as needed, replace damaged tents with those from stock, and re-setup many tents across the camp which are down due to the high winds again last night.

Robbie has worked all day to cut the newly downed trees into log lengths and fire wood lengths in campsites. Help is also needed to stack this fire wood in each campsite and to move the brush as needed into the woods around each campsite.

The staff will arrive on Sunday to begin Staff Week and camper arrive the week after that. With the water front finally at summer pool after the flooding the Ranger needs to focus on dock repair and setting out program area supplies in order that staff can setup each of these areas prior to start of camp.

If you can help, please respond back so I know how many can come. Of course, youth can help with the stacking and can assist to setup the tents again that are down.

I do understand this is a holiday weekend but this is our camp and I know each of you want it to be great when your troop arrives. Please consider donating some time this Saturday to help.

I plan to be at camp tomorrow and Saturday. If we can get 15 - 20 people on Saturday we can move a long way to fixing these issues and take a huge load off the ranger this close to that start of camp.

In Service To Scouting,

Rick- Antelopese494@aol.com