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Make Plans to Attend Boxwell 2007!
July 8-13
What is Boxwell?
- Boxwell Reservation is a 1,300 acre camping and high adventure complex on the shores of Old
Hickory Lake near Lebanon, TN.
- The reservation boasts an aquatics program that utilizes the beaches of the lake, a boating
harbor, and a 4,000 square foot swimming pool complex.
- Where will my son stay? What will he do?
- The scouts will camp in tents on raised wooden platforms and sleep on cots with foam
mattresses (2 scouts per tent)
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner is provided in a large air-conditioned dining hall
- One of the bathhouses is located next to Troop 31 campsite
- Merit Badge classes are scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm every day
- Free time activities are supervised by our troop volunteers and/or the staff at Camp Boxwell
- The cost is only $160
Why would he want to go to Boxwell?
- He gets to camp out for a whole week and do lots of cool stuff
- He will get to hang out with his old friends and make new ones
- Boxwell may be one of the best places on earth to earn merit badges
- A scout can learn, grow and have a blast at Boxwell!
How do I sign up?
- Print and complete the following forms:
- Submit a check for $160 to BSA / Boxwell Summer Camp
- Print and have your son’s physician complete the:
- A new Class 1 form (requiring only a parent’s signature) is needed every year.
A new Class 2 form (requiring a physician’s signature) is required every 36 months, so check with Kevin Stinson to see if you need a new one.
- Return the forms and payment to Greg Cashion or Kevin Stinson
When are the deadlines?
- The cost is only $140 (you save $20) if you submit the “Registration Form” and your
payment by April 1st
- We want to receive the “My Merit Badges” form by May 25th.
- The “Class 1 and Class 2 Medical Forms” are due by June 15th.
What if I miss one or more of the deadlines?
- We want everyone who wants to come to camp to be with us.
- Therefore, we will make every effort to accommodate last minute changes of plans.
- The only risks are that…
- some of the merit badge classes may fill up
- your physician may not be available to complete the Class 2 medical form
Here are more Boxwell forms and more information:
Download all the required forms, applications and information here. All documents are in Adobe
Acrobat (PDF).
Scoutmaster Akers’ Boxwell Tip to Keep the Ticks Away: Two
to three days before you go to Boxwell, spray your clothes with Repel!
Boxwell 2007 Coordinators:
Kevin Stinson
616 Summerwind Circle Nashville, TN 37215 Phone- 615.665.9119 Fax- 615.665.3119
Cell- 615-330.9151 Email- kevin@stinsonfp.com
Greg Cashion 809 Briarwood Crest Nashville, TN 37221 Phone- 615.370.8685
Cell- 615-390.8457 Email- gcashion@smithcashion.com
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