Fall 2003 Camporee
Metro Lakes
District
September 19,
20, 21
Dear
Scouts and Scouters,
Your
Troop is invited to attend the annual Metro Lakes District Fall Camporee. This
year’s theme is “The Bear Essentials II”. The Camporee dates are September
19-21.
This
registration packet should help you understand what is happening at the
Camporee so you can publicize it to your Troop. Activities will include a fire
building competition, first aid, map & compass, tripod building, knot
tying, and the always fun Bucket Brigade on the obstacle course. We are also planning on having the second
year Webelos attend the event so start contacting the Den Leaders now.
In
addition to the exciting events we have planned this year we are also going to
have a food drive like we have had in the past.
As usual we will be giving a cup
of Root Beer away to each Scout (or Webelo) who
brings us two cans of food. The food
shelves are always happy to receive the food at this time of year. Unfortunately last fall most of the Scouts
never got the word about the food drive so we had to sell the Root Beer instead
of giving it away for food. While that
doesn’t hurt the budget we would have rather had the cans of food to help feed
the hungry kids in the area. Please
promote this to the youth in your Troop.
We
need your assistance with staffing this event. With many exciting activities
planned for the 20 or so Troops and over 250 Scouts and Scouters
we need Staff Members! Each Troop is asked to encourage one older Scout,
preferably one who is not currently an SPL or PL and who is a member of the OA,
to volunteer to work on the Camporee Staff.
Please contact either William Peterson or Anthony Garcia if you would
like to be on staff that weekend.
If
there are any adults who would like to assist with the planning and staffing
for future Camporees, you can also contact me as fresh ideas are always
welcome for these events.
Call
me, Ted McLaughlin, District Camporee Program Chair, at (763) 503-1133; or
email at mclaught@visi.com, if you are
interested in being either on staff for either this Camporee, or are interested
in helping with planning future Camporees.
I
am looking forward to seeing all of you at the Camporee!!!!
Ted
McLaughlin
Metro
Lakes District Camporee Committee
Program
Chair
Table
of Contents
Welcome
Letter 2
General
Information 3
Camporee
Policies 4
Event
Schedule 5
Patrol
Requirements 6
Event
Descriptions 6
Registration
Form 7
Pre-Registration
Form 8
General
Information
First Aid
First
Aid will be available at Colbert Lodge. However, each Troop should be able to
take care of minor injuries. Injuries requiring medical attention should be
reported to and attended by the staff at Colbert Lodge. Please have proper
medical forms for each person. We will try to have trained medical personnel on
staff for this Camporee.
Permission
Slips
Every
Scout should have a permission slip signed by their parents/guardians giving
permission for any medical treatments, hospital visits, etc. These forms should
be kept in the campsite and be readily accessible in the event of an emergency.
We will not be doing rifle or archery this time so you will not need separate
permissions slips for that this year.
Uniforms
Scouts
should be in Class “A” uniforms upon arrival, at worship services, Flag
Ceremonies, and during the campfire program. During the day on Saturday Scouts
may dress in either Class “A” uniforms, or Troop tee-shirts. Patrols should
dress consistently.
Fees
The
cost for the Camporee this year is $7.00. This includes a nifty patch, camp
fees, , prizes, cracker-barrel, awards, and other
assorted supplies and equipment. Not too bad for a great weekend.
Camporee Policies
The
following rules were made to help us have a successful and safe camping
experience. It is the responsibility of the adults in charge to see that their
Scouts know and understand these rules. Anyone caught violating them may be
asked to leave the camp.
Vehicles: Speed limit is
15 mph
No
passengers in back of truck or trailer. Vehicles limited to
main roads and parking areas only.
Trailers may be left in a campsite but the vehicles should be moved to
the parking lots.
Fires:
Campfires are allowed in designated spots.
All
liquid fuels must be used with adult supervision.
NO
CAMPFIRE MAY BE LEFT UNATTENDED!!
NO
FIRES OUTSIDE OF FIRE RINGS!!
Firearms:
Firearms, explosives, and fireworks are prohibited.
Conservation:
Please conserve our natural resources. No digging, trenching, or raking.
ABSOLUTELY
no cutting of brush or standing timber is allowed. The Ranger will assess a
$1.00 per foot fine up to
the maximum value of the tree for cutting timber.
Adults:
At least one responsible adult (21 or older) must be in camp at all times.
Knives:
NO straight bladed knives are allowed in camp.
Lights
out: Scouts are not allowed out of their site after lights out with the
exception of to and from the latrine.
PLEASE
respect others during lights out. Scouters are asked
to bring roaming Scouts to the headquarters after lights out.
Radios:
No radios, stereos, tape players, headsets, etc. are allowed in camp.
Swimming:
Any Scout caught swimming or wading in the lakes or river without permission
will be asked to leave camp.
Event Schedule
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Patrol
Requirements
Each
Patrol will compete in all events. The Patrol will be issued an Event Card
indicating the location and time of each event.
The SPL will receive the Event Card at the SPL breakfast on Saturday
morning. All members of a Patrol must
stay together at all times.
There
will be water located at the event sites, however,
Scouts will be required to have their own cup. There will be no drinking directly
from the water jugs allowed.
Each
Troop should also plan for a skit for the campfire – it helps to have this
planned out in advance. Remember what happened last time to the Troops with no
skits.
The Bear Essentials II Events:
Scoring: Timed event. Each additional match will add 15 seconds to score.
Knot Tying - Each member of a patrol will be blindfolded, they will
they be asked to tie six different knots: square knot,
bowline, timber-hitch, two half hitches, clove hitch, and tautline
hitch.
Scoring: Event Coordinators
will add up the total number of knots tied correctly and then divide by the
number of Scouts in the patrol.
Scoring: Timed Event, with a 15 second penalty for each incorrect
knot or lashing. Additional points will be awarded for Tripod standing
straight, being able to hold the judge, and for having the center lash tied
correctly.
Compass Bearings - A course will be set up with a stake in the
center, and 20-25 stakes in a loose ring about 30-40 feet out from the center.
All Patrols will start from the center stake and work out from there. The sheet
will give a compass bearing and distance, the Scouts will have to go to the
stake at that bearing and write that number down. They will then read the next
bearing and proceed to that stake, record that number, and so on until
completed. Each sheet will end up at the center stake so they will know at the
end if it said 120 degrees, 25 feet, and that did not end up anywhere near the
center stake, they will know they made a mistake somewhere along the line.
Scouts can then go back and start again. A 20’ string will be available for
Scouts to determine pace. ALL PATROLS MUST BRING THEIR OWN
COMPASS!!
Scoring: Timed Event, with each correct answer worth one point,
First Aid - In this event each Patrol will be given a first aid
problem that will require them to render aid to an injured member of the
Patrol. Scouts will stop bleeding, splint broken bones, do rescue breathing,
and treat for shock. First aid supplies will be obtained from either Mother
Nature or their backpack. Each Patrol will supply it’s
own victim.
Scoring: The event will be
scored based on how well each Patrol takes care of the various injuries, which
injuries were treated first (i.e. did the victim bleed to death while the
Patrol splinted his broken bones), how well the Patrol takes orders from the
PL, how seriously the Patrol treats the event (tickling the victim loses
points), whether the Patrol dials 911 (this is simulated to the judge).
Bucket Brigade Obstacle Course - Each patrol will have to fill a
bucket by carrying water buckets over the obstacle course. There will be five
Scouts per patrol, if the patrol wants to have more Scouts, there will be a 30
second penalty for each additional Scout. Scouts can be placed at various
points along the obstacle course so they do not have to carry the bucket over
the wall and so on.
Scoring: Timed Event, 30 second penalty for each Scout over the five person
maximum.
Food
Donations –
This is complicated event. It involves
every Scout in the Patrol get two cans of food and bringing them to Colbert
lodge. Once at the lodge the Scout will
hand his two cans of food over to one of the Staff members there. After receiving his just rewards he will also
have the opportunity to purchase other items from the Trading Post.
Score: Every Scout is a
Winner!! Each one gets a free glass of
Root Beer as a prize!!
Registration
Form
See
Next page for Pre-Registration Form, please bring this form with you to
campout.
Troop
_________________
Scoutmaster
_______________________________
SPL
______________________________________
Name
of Patrols __________________________________________________________
Scouts:
1
_____________________ 2 _____________________ 3_______________________
4
_____________________ 5 _____________________ 6_______________________
7
_____________________ 8 _____________________ 9_______________________
10
____________________ 11 ___________________ 12 ______________________
13
____________________ 14 ____________________ 15______________________
16
____________________ 17 ____________________ 18______________________
19
____________________ 20 ____________________ 21______________________
22
____________________ 23 ____________________ 24______________________
25
____________________ 26 ____________________ 27______________________
27
____________________ 28 ____________________ 29______________________
Adults:
1
_____________________ 2 _____________________ 3_______________________
4
_____________________ 5 _____________________ 6_______________________
Total
Participation ______________ Payment Method:
Registration
Fee _____$7.00_____ Troop Check ______
Late
Fee _______________ Personal Check______
(if applicable $25) Cash _______
Total
Due _______________
Pre-Registration
Form
This
form is to be sent to the Viking Council Scout offices prior to September 15th.
Any registration forms received after that will be assessed a $25 dollar late
fee.
If
you have any question as to why we have late fees, ask Ted McLaughlin about
being at Rainbow foods at
Troop
____________________________________________________
Scoutmaster__________________________________________________
Estimated
# of boys____________________________________________
Estimated
# of Adults__________________________________________
Total
amount Paid ($7 per person)________________________________
Refunds
will be made if the expected attendance is not met. Troops who have more show
up than pre-registered will not be charged any fees over the registration
costs.
Forms
should be mailed to:
Viking
Council, BSA
Attn:
Metro Lakes Spring Camporee
Acct
Code: