Clothing for Trek

Sister Rodgers has been kind enough to put together some resources to help your youth compile the clothing they will need for trek:

The Clothing Committee will be available to help you if you want or need help sewing pioneer clothes. It would probably be best to contact them after the Cultural Celebration for the Idaho Falls Temple as they are busy sewing for that. We will not have an activity to sew the pioneer clothes or haversack/possibles bag. We will have an activity on June 13th to sew the neck coolers and make the seats for our buckets.

Please contact the following ladies for individual help with sewing:

Donna Rogers

Barbara Cook

Carol Mahar

Deanna Judy

Here are some websites to purchase your youths clothing for trek.

If you want to sew your own I found some patterns suggested in the site.   It would be great for the parent or youth sewers to share the patterns with each other as they are quite spendy.    I can help duplicate the patterns if necessary or provide the basic pattern for the skirt, bloomers and bonnet.   I did find that some of the links in these sites are not available.   Also note the need to spray all clothing with tick repellent Permethrin before packing and completely dry them before packing.  Each youth will also need a sturdy bag or haversack to carry  their journal, lip balm etc.

We would like to know who may have sewing machines that could be brought to a YM/YW activity where we will have the youth help with their own neck cooler. If so you may contact myself:   donnadrodgers@centurylink.net  or Robyn.

Please feel free to contact me with anything concerning the clothing.

ONWARDS PIONEERS!

Sister Donna Rodgers

http://handcart-trek.org/clothing.html

https://sites.google.com/site/ashburnstakeyctrek2010/pioneer-dress-guidelines

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/56435801554804590/

https://www.amazon.com/Forum-Novelties-Womens-Prairie-Costume/dp/B00IYP3BHC

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/36802921927061453/

https://www.pinterest.com/audreyhanks/pioneer-trek-ideas/

http://www.pastpatterns.com/1830.html

Trek Leader Training Meeting

So much to plan and prepare for, so little time! We have scheduled another leader training meeting for

Sunday, May 21st at 4:30pm

Cultural Hall 

Yes, you need to come even if you came to the meeting on May 7th. All leaders attending trek are required to attend NHT training. NHT training is information about use of National Historic Trails. We will also discuss other logistics of trek. The meeting will be in the cultural hall. If you cannot come please let us know so we can go over the material with you. 

Trek Challenge

In order to be better prepared for our pioneer trek we have issued a challenge to all youth and leaders going on trek.  The first four goals are required and then you can pick two optional goals to complete the challenge. Those who complete the challenge will be eligible for a great prize. No, we don't know what that is yet but it will of course be awesome. We would love the youth's input on what they might like. When you have completed the goals, just let the trek coordinators know.

Required goals:

o   Memorize Alma 38:2

o   Learn about your pioneer and share the story from memory with your family or leaders before trek (without reading it).

o   Learn how to prevent heat stroke/exhaustion.

o   Log at least 8 miles per week of walking, hiking, running, or other type of exercise.

Optional Goals. Choose 2:

o   Read your scriptures for at least 5 minutes every day for a month.

o   Attend the temple at least once before trek.

o   Memorize the Hymn True to the Faith.

o   Read or listen to the conference talk, “True to the Faith,” by Gordon B. Hinckley, April 1997 General Conference or May 1997 Ensign.

Trek Training Meeting!

Sunday 4:30pm

Thank you to all of our volunteers!  We will have a trek training meeting this Sunday at 4:30pm in the cultural hall of the Michelle Building.  We would like everyone to come that has volunteered to help in some capacity whether you are going to trek or not.  An email was sent about this meeting including the a spreadsheet with the trek assignments. Please contact Earl Stoddard if you have questions about what your trek assignment is.  Thank you!

Update 4/10/17

Thank you to those who were able to attend the Trek Fireside last night.  We know that we probably didn't answer every question so please contact us if you need more information. We will know more details soon but for now it would be good to get started with sewing pioneer clothes. We should have a clothing committee soon that would be available to help with projects. 

Please turn in permission slips for your youth.  Leaders do not need to turn in permission slips.

Each person on trek will be given a pioneer for whom they will trek.  We want the youth to research their own ancestry to find out if they have someone who crossed with the Willie, Martin, Hunt, or Hodgett companies or was part of the rescue party from Salt Lake.  If they do not have an ancestor in one of these groups they will be assigned one. Please let us know as soon as you can if you have an ancestor in one of these groups.  In addition, we want them to find a "pioneer" ancestor of their own. This "pioneer" could be the first person baptized in their family or have crossed the plains with another company or that inspires you in some way.  Learn their story by heart and be prepared to share it with your trek family. They only have to bring the extra pioneer story if they did not  already have an ancestor in the Willie/Martin/Hunt/Hodgett/rescuers group. It is encouraged that they bring the extra ancestor story for their own benefit but it is not required if they are already trekking for a pioneer ancestor in the Willie/Martin/Hunt/Hodgett/rescuers group. 

It would be good to purchase the 6 gallon buckets with gamma lids but you do not need to make the seat covers for them yet.  We may do that for an activity. 

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