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Arizona District Royal Ranger Junior Missions Training Camp
The annual AZ District Missions Training Camp is coming up soon. June 7-10 at the American Indian Bible College.
Snowed out in April… in Arizona?
Pack-in 2012 was COLD! We had light rain, then hail, then snow.
After a 5 mile hike and exploring the creek – it was time to pack-OUT! Check out the photos and videos over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfarangers/collections/72157618983883010/
Enjoyed our night in the gym with a worship service, pizza, B-ball and a movie. I guess God had different plans than we did.
New departure time for Pack-in 2012
We are now planning to leave at 7:30 am on Saturday 4/14 instead of 6:30 am… catch some extra shuteye.
Quick reminder… No Rangers on 4/4/2012
Join us at the Good Friday service at 6pm. http://www.phoenixfirst.org/im-new/events/good-friday-service
Pack-in 2012
UPDATE: Please note that we are leaving at 7:30am or thereabouts – not 6:30am as originally planned.
There is a weather front moving through on Saturday so please dress warmly. http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/cordes-lakes-az/86333/weather-forecast/2141968
Here are the registration forms: CVS Pack-in 2012 Registration & CVS Pack-in info packet 2012
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We are getting ready for pack-in and couldn’t be more excited. April 14th and 15th.
We leave at 6:30 am 7:30 am on Saturday morning to head up to the Dugas site.
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Please remember to pack:
• Backpack large enough to carry your own gear and food
• Your own food
• Bible and your grade handbook
• Compass
• Hiking shoes or a good pair of tennis shoes
• 30 degree sleeping bag or better
• Flashlight with new batteries
• At least one quart of water in a canteen or water bottle more if you can carry it
• Mess kit with spoon & fork
• Ground cloth and sleeping pad
• Rain poncho
• Coat, it will get cold at night and in the morning
• Hat
• Personal toilet paper (j-john or equalevant on sight)
• Tooth brush and tooth paste
• Camp soap/biodegradable
• Change of clothes and underwear
• Two changes of socks
• Pajamas
• Sunscreen
Please DON’T bring:
• Radios or MP3 players
• Game boys
• Lasers
• Anything similar to the above
• Beepers or cell phones (what’s a beeper?)
• Matches (survival kits accepted)
• Sheath knives
• Hand axe
• No ice chest, lawn chairs, canopies, etc. It must fit in or on your back pack
Finally – remember that you need to bring your own food. Some great ideas include:
- Granola or cereal bars
- Water ( quart size water bottles )
- Bananas
- Apples
- Raisins
- Oranges
- Cup of soup
- Ramen noodles
- Hard boiled eggs
- Pop tarts
- Pre-frozen “meal-in-a- foil”
- Baked potato
- Beef jerky
- Instant oat meal
- Hot cocoa
- Freeze dry food (m r e)
Sectional Derby
Attendance was great at the outpost race and we expect that the sectional race is going to be even better.
The North Phoenix Section Derby is coming up soon! March 10th at Phoenix First we will be hosting the city-wide event and racing cars against the fastest ones that the valley has to offer. (Phoenix First Rangers should still win most of the awards 
)
Registration starts at 8am and racing beings promptly at 9. See you there!
Derby workshop and race coming up
Join us Saturday 2/25/12 at the Phoenix First Assembly Children’s Pavilion for a day full of Pinewood derby fun.
- 9am Pinewood Derby workshop. Finish up your car for the outpost race or start a new one for the Sectional race.
- 11am Outpost Pinewood Derby Race. Bring your finished cars and race!
We will have tools, weight, graphite and paint available for the workshop. It is always a great time to finish up a car and learn some tricks of the trade.
Win cool medals – even trophies – at the Outpost Race starting at 11am. We will start checking cars in starting at 11:00 and hope to be racing by 11:30.
Join us for a great day.
THANK YOU – The Cafe was a huge success
We sold more than 8,000 bags of popcorn and made a bunch of people happy. Thanks for everyone’s work on raising money for the Ranger program this year. We’ll post some pictures in the coming days.
Have a very Merry Christmas!
No Rangers on 11/23/11
Enjoy the great Tuesday night family service at Phoenix First.
http://www.phoenixfirst.org/discover/events/thanksgiving-service
How does Phoenix First Rangers keep the ministry going strong?
Ever wonder how the Ranger ministry is supported at Phoenix First?
Each week, we give away badges & certificates – we use resources like copiers and paper – and we underwrite all kinds of great events like Pinewood Derby and the free 2009, 2010, and 2011 Pow Wows. It takes quite a bit of funding to keep this ministry operating with excellence.
The way we do all of this is with YOUR help! Join us for our annual Ranger Cafe during the Celebration of Christmas performances at Phoenix First. It is by far the biggest source of Ranger support.
Sign-up today to help us sell snacks to the guests and cast of this amazing event! We can promise a good time hanging out with friends and the satisfaction of knowing that your investment of time and energy lets Rangers pour into the lives of the young men and boys of Phoenix First all year long.
http://rangercafe.eventbrite.com/
