Leaders Guide September 22-24, 2017

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1 Leaders Guide September 22-24, 2017

2 Section I Scouting with a Purpose 1 II General Camp Information 2 III Event Registration Information 3 IV Webelos Woods Information 4 V Merit Badge Information 6 VI Event Schedule 8 VII Campsite Checkout Form 9 Page VIII Camp Map & Contact Info 10 This weekend is dedicated to providing the following outcomes: Scouts earn Merit Badges in a FUN environment Camping nights for rank requirements Completion of Webelos Adventures Opportunity for Webelos to interact with the Troop and participate in Boy Scout activities. FUN, FUN AND MORE FUN!!!!

3 This event is scheduled for September 2-24, 2017 at Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation located at 1201 Boy Scout Road, Lake Wales, Florida. Check in will begin at 5:00 pm on Friday, with check out by 10:30 am on Sunday. Check In Process An event staff member will be at the parking lot to check in. Site assignments will be confirmed at check-in. Units MAY be sharing sites, so be courteous and keep your unit together in camp. One vehicle for each unit will be allowed back in camp for unloading of gear. Troop trailers will be allowed to be parked at the entrance to each site. No vehicles will be allowed to remain in camp and must return to the parking lot once unloaded. Remember, speed limit in camp is 10 miles/hr and hazards must be on while driving. Scouts/Adults are NOT permitted to ride in truck beds. Check Out Process A continental breakfast will be available for pickup in Wood Hall from 7:15 am to 8:00 am. A box will be made available to take the meal back to camp. Please send at least 2 youth to collect breakfast. Only one vehicle per unit will be allowed back at the site for loading of gear. To reduce the amount of vehicles in camp, please load one vehicle with the units gear and disperse it to the remaining campers in the parking lot. No unit is permitted to leave camp until either the Camp Master or Camp Director have cleared the site. A site close out check list is in the back of this guide, and will also be provided with breakfast on Sunday. First Aid The First Aid station for this weekend will be in Wood Hall. Medic contact information will be passed out at the Friday night Cracker Barrel. The local hospital is Lake Wales Medical Center. Be Prepared As we are sharing the camp facility with another event, some site pavilions may be used to teach merit badge courses. Units will be notified at check-in. Please be courteous and leave one or two tables clear for these courses. Scouts Own Service A Scouts Own service will be performed on Sunday morning at 8:30 am at the chapel. Class A/Field Uniforms please. Dining YES This weekend includes food, so you don t have to plan on cooking. All meals, with the exception of Sunday breakfast, will be served in Wood Hall. Patches All participants will receive an event patch. Patches will be issued at the December Roundtable.

4 Early Bird/On-time registration due by September 7, Registration will be done through Double Knot at: During online registration, the Early Bird discount will be applied at checkout. Please make sure when adding each scout individually to complete the information form which will cover food allergies and special needs. Campsite requests should be sent to Requests will be honored on a first come first serve bases. Units WILL be sharing sites. Site assignments will be ed to the unit leader the week of camp. Campsites available are: Arapaho, Backfoot, Beard, Cheyene, Seaton, Baden Powell, and West. New Webelos joining as part of Fall roundup will receive the Early Bird discount. Contact Scott Wiltse at smtroop561@gmail.com to register these Scouts. Cost/Person Boy Scouts $30 Webelos $30 Leaders $15 Instructors/Staff* FREE Boy Scouts $35 Webelos $35 Webelos joining though Fall Roundup Cost/Person $30 Leaders $20

5 We are changing things up this year for our Webelos and AOL Scouts! Scouts will be assigned to an AM course schedule THEN just like the Boy Scouts will be able to select which course they want for their PM class! Webelos AM AOL AM PM Electives All Webelos will be enrolled in: All Arrow of Lights will be enrolled in: Webelos and AOL Scouts will be able to select one PM Elective from the list below First Responder Outdoorsman Aquanaut Webelos Walkabout (Partial) Scouting Adventure (Partial) Castaway Earth Rocks Fix It

6 Courses will be filled on a first come first serve basis, but not confirmed until unit payment is made. AM courses will occur from 8:30-Noon, with PM courses from 1:30-5:00. Full Day courses will be from 8:30-5:00, with lunch from 12:15 to 1:15. Full day courses MAY end early. Games and activities will be available at the basketball court. Pre-Req s will be available in August. Course List: AM Courses PM Courses Full Day Citizenship in the World * Chess Citizenship in the Nation * Astronomy (Includes a Saturday evening session) Climbing (Max 8) First Aid * American Labor Scouting Heritage Environmental Science * Music Genealogy Life Saving * 3 Hrs Camp Service Project Life to Eagle Workshop** Dutch Oven Cooking*** 3 Hrs Camp Service Project Introduction to Youth Leadership Training for Troops** Box Oven and Solar Cooking*** Sustainability * Archery Shotgun (Max 4) 13yrs or older Rifle (max 8) *Eagle Required Merit Badges **Life to Eagle Workshop is NOT a MB course, but a class for Star & Life Scouts to learn and understand the Eagle Process ***Dutch Oven Cooking and Box Oven Cooking are NOT a MB course, but an introduction to these cooking methods

7 Adults while your Scouts are learning there are opportunities for you to learn as well! Course List: AM Courses PM Courses Full Day 3 Hrs Camp Service Project Life to Eagle Workshop** Dutch Oven Cooking*** 3 Hrs Camp Service Project Introduction to Youth Leadership Training for Troops** Box Oven and Solar Cooking*** Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills for Boy Scout Leaders (Friday Through Sunday)** **Scoutmaster Specific training is a pre-req fro IOLS. This can be taken on my.scouting.org.

8 Friday Event/Activity Arrive at Camp Cracker Barrel Jenkins Hall (Scoutmasters, Den Leaders/Cubmasters/ SPL ) Lights Out Time Starting at 5pm 9:00 pm 11:00 pm Saturday Event/Activity Opening Flag (Activity uniforms/class B) Breakfast Wood Hall Am Classes Lunch Wood Hall Time 7:00 am 7:15 am 8:30-Noon 12:15 pm PM Classes Flag Retreat (Class A s) Dinner Wood Hall Games/Activities Basket Ball Court Campfire Council Ring Lights Out Sunday Event/Activity Breakfast Picked up in Wood Hall Scouts Own Ceremony Closing Camp Chapel Begin Checkouts 1:30 pm 5:30 pm 5:45 pm 7:00 pm 7:45 pm 11:00 pm Time 7:15-8:00am 8:30 am 9:00 am

9 Campsite Checkout Form --Leave it better than you found it-- Bath house clean Toilets Clean Sink Clean Trash removed Floor hosed down. Hose coiled on hose hanger Pavilion Clean Trash removed and set at entrance to campsite Pavilion Swept Pavilion hosed out Trashcan set upside down in pavilion Hose coiled on hose hanger Tents Clean ALL tents in site are swept out (even those not used) All tent flaps/windows closed. Site Clean No trash in site Fire Pit clean

10 For additional questions or concerns, contact the Camp Director Scott Wiltse at or at