Yorktown Details | Cub Scout Pack 934

Hello Friends!

Now that the popcorn sale is finished and the orders almost completed in the system, (Thank you so much Stacy Stevens, for your hard work and dedication to making this a great popcorn season!!) it’s time to turn our attention to our next big event! Yorktown!!

I know you all have been awaiting the final details, so here we go. First we will all need to meet in the parking lot at 40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt. Pleasant SC 29464 at 7:00 pm Fri., Nov. 4th. Please allow 5 hours to travel. We understand this cuts everyone’s day short, but it is necessary. You will need to eat dinner on the way. This trip is a little different than most of our events. We MUST enter as a group. They will not allow us on the ship until everyone is present. I don’t think anyone wants to be the cause of everyone standing around waiting for a long time. We will have orientation and a fire drill Friday night. If you absolutely can not get there Friday night, please let me know as quickly as possible, so that we can get you scheduled for your orientation and fire drill Saturday.

Also if there are any changes in the person or persons attending, for instance, mom is going instead of dad who signed up, please let me know. Yorktown must have our breakdown of women, men, boys, girls.

The pier to the ship is 600 ft long. With this in mind, every person must carry or roll your luggage down the pier. I also understand space is limited for storage of your luggage, so please pack fairly light. Please see the list of suggested items attached below.

Saturday morning, we will be taking a boat across the Charleston Harbor to Ft. Sumter. We will be departing at 8:15am for this tour. You don’t want to miss this experience!

We will also be participating in the Aviation Course Saturday afternoon, where we will learn about aviation history, types of aircraft, and the four basic forces acting on an airplane. We will fly a simulated F35-B on one of six flight simulators, build and test fly a glider and tour a WWII plane!

The completed schedule will not be given to us until the Thursday before arrival, so I will send it out once it is finalized.

The Yorktown kitchen staff will provide for Saturday; Breakfast, a sack lunch, and dinner. They will also provide breakfast Sunday morning. Breakfast and dinner are served “Navy” fashion in the Chief Petty Officers’ Mess on the ship. The menu can be found at: http://www.patriotspoint.org/assets/pdf/camper_menu.pdf

A list of ingredients can be found at:

http://www.patriotspoint.org/assets/pdf/camper_meals_ingredients.pdf

Please do not bring carry-on food or drinks during your stay. Exception is given to those with food allergies. (The kitchen staff does have a list of the food allergies and is working to ensure the individuals with allergies are fed appropriately.) If you need a snack there is a snack bar located landside and one in the hangar bay on the ship. There are also vending machines located on and off the ship.