PARENT/PAL INFORMATION

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1 Chief Seattle Council Boy Scouts of America PARENT/PAL INFORMATION Welcome to Parent/Pal! This guide is designed to answer many of your questions about camp. For additional information, contact the following: Reservation Information: Chief Seattle Council Camping Department 3120 Rainier Ave. S. Seattle, WA or Facilities and Program: Camp Edward Camp Sheppard B Monroe Camp Rd SR 410 Snohomish, WA Greenwater, WA or (available by May 2018) Council Website: seattlebsa.org

2 Registration Information 2018 Parent/Pal is $60 per person. We welcome all Cub Scouts, from Lions to Webelos. Scouts are invited to come with a parent or guardian, grandparent, uncle, aunt or other adult relative. No non-scout siblings or friends please. Reservations are first come first served and are completed online at seattlebsa.org. Refunds REFUND REQUESTS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO YOUR CAMP SESSION. No refunds are given except in the following circumstances: There is a death, accident or serious illness in the immediate family 50% refund (doctor s confirmation required) Scout or adult becomes ill and is unable to attend camp 50% refund (doctor s confirmation required) Examples of circumstances NOT qualifying for a refund are conflicts between camp and activities such as family vacations, sports, school activities, trips or change of plans. Refunds do not include Scout Bucks or Camperships. Fees may be transferrable to a future Chief Seattle Council camp occurring within a year if reserved by Dec. 31 of the current year. Refund Requests All refunds are not automatic and must be requested in writing. Please review the cancellation guidelines above to determine whether you qualify. To request a refund, please the Camping Department at campingdept@seattlebsa.org. Include the reason for the withdrawal, the unit number, camp and session and participant s name. Insurance Chief Seattle Council provides accident and illness insurance for its Parent/Pal participants. Out of council Scouts need proof of insurance from their council. Arrival Plan to arrive at camp by 9:00 am Saturday. Check in at the camp office with your medical forms. You will be guided to your campsite. Carts are available to transport gear. Check Out Check out is by 10:00 am Sunday after breakfast. Please make sure your campsite is clean and your items collected.

3 More About Camp Located in the foothills of the Cascade Range, Parent/Pal at Camp Edward is a great experience at a premier outdoor facility. The camp is specifically designed to build confidence and outdoor skills in a fun and safe environment. Located just minutes from Crystal Mt. Ski Resort on Highway 410, Camp Sheppard is an alpine camp with heated cabins with bunks. Throughout the day, scouts and parents will participate in archery, BB gun shooting, crafts, games, skit training, nature activity and outdoor learning. Between and after rotations, meals are served in the newly remodeled Dining Hall. The schedule also features a campfire and chapel service. Accommodations Camp Edward Camp Edward features campsites with cabins with bunks that each sleep 8, and tents that sleep two. Cabins can accommodate all scouts, all moms or all dads. Mom, dad, and son can share one tent if they'd like. Only immediate members of their family can share with Scout. Parent and child may share quarters and spouses can share quarters, but unmarried male and female adults may not share nor can adult and minor share if they aren t parent and child. Electrical outlets are available in each cabin but no lights. New restrooms with individual showers are also in centrally located buildings and meals are served in a camp dining hall. The trading post will be open with camping supplies, souvenirs, healthy snacks, candy, pocket knives and other items. Camp Sheppard Camp Sheppard features heated alpine cabins with bunks each sleeping 24. Male and females adults will be housed in separate cabins. Restrooms are nearby. Meals are shared in the Dining Hall. Electrical outlets are available in each cabin. The trading post will be open with camping snacks, pocket knives and other items. Meals The camp kitchen staff serves warm and nutritious meals for all participants in the Dining Hall. They will also attempt to meet common dietary needs. Meals are available for vegetarian, diary-free and glutenfree diets. The dining hall is peanut free. See below for our policy on peanut products in camp. Special Needs Forms need to be received at Council Service Center at least a week prior to your session. POLICY ON PEANUT PRODUCTS AT No peanut products, including peanut oil, will be used in the meals, snacks, cracker barrels, or any other food service provided in the dining halls of Chief Seattle Council camps. While this prohibition is in place in the dining halls, those with allergies must be aware that camp trading posts may contain some peanut products. It is also important to note that peanut products may be brought to camp by individual Scouts or leaders without the knowledge of the camp staff or the Chief Seattle Council.

4 What to Bring Annual Health & Medical Record, Parts A & B (bring to camp) Sleeping bag, pillow and sleeping pad Day Pack/Suitable bag Flashlight with batteries Warm coat/rain gear Sweatshirt/Sweater Pencil/Pen and paper Extra socks, shirt, pants Boots Towel, washcloth Personal hygiene items Cub Uniform Camera Extra snacks Money for Trading Post Uniforms are welcome but not required Note: Medical forms must be kept with parent at camp

5 CHIEF SEATTLE COUNCIL SPECIAL NEEDS FORM Use this form to notify camp staff of any medical, dietary or physical needs members of your unit may have during your camp session. The Council will make every reasonable effort to accommodate requests. Options are served for vegetarian, gluten-free and peanut-free diets. However not every dietary need can be met. Cook staff are happy to store and prepare any special foods brought. No peanut oil or other products with peanuts are used. Regardless of your need, please complete form and send within 2 weeks of camp. Use one form per person. Scout/Adult in need: Unit Session Reservation # Camp Contact: Home Phone Work/Cell Dietary Need: Medical/Physical Need: Please return this form no later than 2 weeks prior to your camp session to: Camping Dept. Chief Seattle Council, PO Box , Seattle, WA OR to: campingdept@seattlebsa.org OR fax to: Questions? Call the Camping Dept. at

6 Directions to Camp Edward 1. Take Hwy 522 East to its end, merge onto Hwy 2 East (to Wenatchee) in Monroe. 2. Drive about 3/4 mile. A Safeway and McDonalds will be on your left. (move into the left turn lane early) 3. Turn LEFT onto Woods Creek Road. There is no light at this turn. (If you pass Chinook Lumber you have gone too far.) 4. Continue about 10.3 mi. Every time there is a fork in the road-keep RIGHT. The first right will be onto Yeager Road. 5. The second right (almost straight) will be back onto Woods Creek road. Oncoming traffic does not stop. Do not take the hard right. 6. Turn RIGHT onto S. Lake Roesiger Rd. This is at a T intersection, no stop sign for your direction of travel. 7. Stay right at the Y intersection onto South Lake Roesiger road. 8. At the Lake Roesiger general store (about 2.5 miles) turn RIGHT onto Monroe Camp Rd. Please drive 25 MPH or less, this is a narrow road with occasional foot traffic and short sight distances. 9. In about. 1.5 miles, keep RIGHT at the Camp Edward/Cascade Scout Reservation sign and proceed to the parking lot on the right. Camp speed limit is 15 MPH or less. Camp Edward B Monroe Camp Rd Snohomish, WA Phone:

7 Directions to Camp Sheppard From Seattle: Take I-405 to Renton. Take Hwy 169 exit (Maple Valley Hwy). Follow 169 through Maple Valley and Black Diamond to Enumclaw. Turn left in Enumclaw onto Hwy 164. This will lead into Hwy 410 at a light just beyond downtown Enumclaw. Go out Hwy 410 to 1/2 mile past mile marker 52 and turn left into camp at the forest service Camp Sheppard sign on Forest Service Road #7155. From South: Take I-5 North. Take Exit 127 onto WA 512 E. Merge onto WA 167 N towards WA 410 E/Seattle/Yakima. Merge onto 410 E. Watch for milepost 52(kind of hard to see) after the town of Greenwater. ½ mile past the Milepost turn left onto Forest Service Road # SR 410, Greenwater, WA