Peter Shields. Program Director. Theodore Roosevelt Council, BSA

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1 2018 Peter Shields Program Director Rock wall will be open in Dining hall at 7:30pm Adult meeting in Dining Hall at 9:30pm ABSOLUTELY NO CARS IN THE CAMPSITES. PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALK THE LAST 10 STEPS. You can do it, we have faith in you. Scouts are a patriotic organization. It is expected that all of the attendees this weekend be at the daily Opening Ceremony and Flag Lowering on time. Please plan accordingly. Besides, it s the one place we can all get together to make any necessary announcements that will better your trip Only those people who have pre-paid for the meal plan will be allowed in the Dining Hall During Meals. Please stick to your group s meal times for best service. You will need this book throughout the day for some of the events. Bring it along! Check your now and then. Announcements/program changes will be sent to the participants that registered online.

2 SOLVE THE MYSTERY What is the ancient artifact inside the Lost Ark of Wauwepex on display in the dining hall? There are clues on the signs all around camp. As you walk around from area to area, check the backs of the signs. A few of them have a letter on them. Match the letters you find with the pictures on the front to unlock your way to finding out, just what was the Ark made to contain? (Leave the clues for others to follow)

3 Cuboree 2018 Schedule of Events Friday: 5:00 8:30pm Registration and Check-in Main Camp Office 7:30pm Rock wall inside New Dining Hall 9:30pm Cracker Barrel for adults at New Dining Hall 11:00pm Taps - Lights Out ssssshhh!!!!! Saturday: 7:00am 7:00am-8:15am 8:15am 8:45am 12:15pm-1:30pm 1:40pm 5:30pm-7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:15pm-ish 9:30pm-ish 10:30pm Sunday: 7:00am 7:45am 8:00am 8:45am 9:00am Reveille Breakfast Come and eat when you want between these times Opening Ceremony (Assemble on field in front of Dining Hall, wear any Class B T shirts for the day) Activities Begin (Schedule handed out at check-in) Lunch Come and eat when you want between these times Activities Resume Dinner Come and eat when you want between these times Flag Lowering (Assemble on field in front of Dining Hall in Class A s) Religious Services (Catholics Dining Hall, Jewish Chapel, Protestants Front porch of Dining Hall) Please stay quiet in your sites if not going to services, DO NOT congregate around Dining Hall. Council Fire at the Dining Hall Fireplace. Bring Camp Chairs Snacks and Oodles of Fun in the Dining Hall Taps Lights Out ssssshhh!!!!! Reveille Flag Raising (Assemble in front of Hickox Dining Hall) Breakfast Campsite Cleanup Campsite Inspection Begins PLEASE NOTE: Class A Uniforms are required for Saturday Religious Services, and flag raising on Sunday!! *Remember to stay with your group at all times

4 Cuboree Rules & Regulations Read and memorize CHECK IN TIME WILL START AT 5:00PM ON FRIDAY, ALL OUT BY 11AM ON SUNDAY 1. Camping areas will be assigned by the Cuboree staff at check-in. There s one fire pit per site, so the tables and fire pit WILL be shared with all of the packs in your site, and there WILL be a few. It s not first come, first served, it s all served with those things when they come. If you need more tables, ask. They are mobile. Don t be a pig about it. Scouting is made of good people, right? 2. Parking is restricted to DESIGNATED AREAS (Main parking field and auxiliary fields). I think we re pretty cool about letting you bring your car to the site on Friday and Sunday to unload. It s supposed to be an outdoor camping experience. NO CARS IN CAMP ON SATURDAY. Please. We want you to have a pleasant weekend and hate being the bad guys always talking about removing cars. Remember that workout plan you had as a New Year s resolution? We do. Carry something from here to there. It won t kill you. If it does, we have a medical officer on duty and a shovel. 3. Children must be accompanied by an adult when in the bathrooms. Please help us keep the bathrooms clean. We use the buddy system, but when you send 2 kids to the bathroom, that just means they have help redecorating. It should go without being said that that at the Lyon Shower house/bathrooms (the big bathroom by the campsites), that boys and men should use the boys side and girls and women, the women s side. So Moms, if you need to be in the bathroom with your young son, or Dads with the young daughter, please use the bathrooms in the Dining Hall, or down by the camp office, or on the road to the waterfront as they will give you, and everyone else the privacy needed. There, I said it. 4. DO NOT cut or disturb standing trees, bushes or shrubs. Erosion is a problem and your cooperation is required. Sitting trees are fair game. Disturb them all you want. Play them some of your kid s music. Some of the lyrics are quite disturbing. 5. All buildings are off limits, unless otherwise instructed by staff. In case of an apocalypse, take shelter wherever you d like. It s not in the forecast this weekend though. 6. Report all accidents, lost scouts, illnesses, damages and fires to the Cuboree staff, even if you don t want the lost scouts back. You brought them, you have to bring them home. Report all on purposes to Mommy. 7. The use of firearms, firelegs, fireworks, archery equipment, and gas or air guns is strictly prohibited. No matter how cool that all would be. Fire buckets are entry level, so we encourage their use by all. 8. Swimming, wading, bathing or entering into the lake is prohibited this weekend. It s just too darn cold. 9. Fishing is permitted, except within 100 feet of the swimming area. A New York State Fishing License is required for anglers over 16 years old. Yeah, we know no one is swimming..just don t want a hook in a foot when they do. 10. Dogs, cats, and other pets are not permitted in camp (except service dogs with papers). Little sisters don t qualify for this restriction. Sorry. I have 4 myself. Deal with it. No service peacocks. C mon, gimme a break already. 11. At least two adults must be in attendance at the campsite at all times during occupancy by any child. A scout never enters another s camping area unless invited, and never touches anyone else s camping equipment or personal gear. Neither do their parents. 12. Camp fires shall be extinguished before going to sleep. No fires are to be left burning when leaders are absent from camp. Only one camp fire will be permitted within a pack s campsite under adult supervision. Keep fires under control. Under control means small. Small is no higher than the flames come up to your knee. If you can t tell, light the fire and stand in the middle to register. Then call the medic, who will start your treatment with an IQ test. And that still doesn t mean that hey I m a firefighter, so I know how to make a really big one and I ll take responsibility. If you share your site with another pack, share the fire, share their company, just try not to mooch too much of their food. That s annoying. 13. Keep the camp clean at all times. Put all trash in plastic trash bags. Keep your own gear in order. As a BSA member, you own the camp too. If you see trash, pick it up. It s on your property. There are dumpsters behind the dining hall and in the lot by the camp office. Don t leave trash out by the road. Ain t no trash collectors on duty. 14. Class B uniforms (Scout related T shirts) may be worn during the day. Class A uniforms (Cub Scout/Boy Scout Official Uniform or Costume) are to be worn for the evening program including dinner,

5 and religious services. The campfire is a black tie affair unless you just want to wear your T shirt. Just please wear a shirt. 15. Dining hall courtesy The Cub Scout sign is the signal for immediate silence and attention. Be alert to the staff s signals and instructions. If you don t join us in singing, I ve been known to point you out and keep singing until you do. Mu-haha 16. The use or possession of alcoholic beverages or other controlled substances is prohibited in a scout camp and, therefore, violators will be asked to leave. It s just 2 days. You can handle it. If you need emotional support or a number to call, see Pete. 17. Each Cuboree participant must have a Medical Information Form (Under 72 hour) on file with their unit leader. Surrogate parent statement to be signed if appropriate. Moms we know you have the info in your head. But what if you get hurt? Your husband has no clue when your birthday is, much less when your kid got a shot. That s why we need the forms for ALL, not just your scout. It s annoying, we know. We just follow the rule on this, we are. Not a rule we made so help a brother out. 18. Sheath knives are not allowed in camp!!! Swords..cooler Lightsabers, yes please! 19. No radios, TV s, stereos, tape players, Game Boys or other similar electronic equipment are allowed in camp. Anyway, get with the times. You should have an ipod by now. Geez. Leave that in your car too though. When I was a kid, I actually had to spend time with my parents and talk to them. It was brutal. I got through it. You will too. Lord knows your kid had that thing in his hand the whole trip out to camp. I had to play the license plate game or car bingo on trips. It was boring, but I learned patience. 20. SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in or near the dining hall. If you smoke while you are in camp, please do not smoke in front of the children. Do not litter the grounds with your butts. Yeah, I said butt. Stop snickering, that s what it s called. Find a receptacle to toss them in. Pocket them if you must. If you do smoke in front of the children, you must be on fire. If so, Stop, Drop, and Roll. 21. Bicycles may be used by any of our campers. A helmet must be worn by all riders regardless of age. 22. The most important thing you wear is a smile. You must still wear other stuff, so please don t just wear your smile. We have rules against that. Just don t forget the smile. And the other stuff you were going to wear anyway before you remembered that you had to smile too. Ok? Good. This got awkward for a minute. 23. Unattended children will be given lots of sugar and a free puppy and returned to you. 24. We provide religious services on Saturday night. They re usually pretty good, they cater to the kids well and they are in an outdoor setting. Besides that, it s part of the program, and you paid for the program. Don t waste your money. We ask you to join us. Now, we re not going to force you, even though it would be setting a good example for your kids, so if you don t go, please don t hang out by the Dining Hall, because that s where a lot of us will be. Go to your sites and please keep the kids quiet. Just know that God is watching you, and he s not looking happy. 25. You always tell me you re busy. This weekend, you re stuck here and this is what you re busy doing. Get in the game, get wet in the lake, sing loud and do something fun with your kids. You re on vacation, so have fun with the kids! If you don t look like you re having lots of fun and participating, I m going to give you a job to do. That ll give you something to cry about. 26. Space intentionally left blank. Insert your own rule here or just doodle.

6 Group # Schiff Scout Reservation 8:45-9:30 9:40-10:25 10:35-11:20 11:30-12:15 12:30-1:30 TREASURE BB GUNS TREASURE 2018 Cuboree Saturday Activity Schedule MAKE STUFF SLINGSHOTS BB GUNS TREASURE SLINGSHOTS BB GUNS TREASURE MAKE STUFF L U MAKE STUFF SLINGSHOTS BB GUNS TREASURE N C H 1:40-2:25 2:35-3:20 3:30-4:15 4:25-5:25 SLINGSHOTS BB GUNS TREASURE MAKE STUFF SLINGSHOTS BB GUNS MAKE STUFF SLINGSHOTS BB GUNS TREASURE MAKE STUFF SLINGSHOTS MAKE STUFF PUSH CART DERBY BY Archery Archery Range Obstacle Course COPE field across from Archery Make Stuff TR Pavilion Treasure Hunt Nature Lodge near TR Pavilion Crab Soccer Field by main Parking Lot Slingshots Rock throwing range near Catholic Chapel BB Guns BB Range

7 How many items can you find in your on a hike throughout the day? (Don t take anything, leave it where you find it) 1. Find something wet 2. Look for something that is moving fast. 3. Find something green. 4. Find something that has branches but no leaves. 5. Find something hard. 6. Find something brown. 7. Look for something orange. 8. Find something that floats. 20. Find something put here by people. 21. Find something cold. 22. Find something tall. 23. Find something short. How many items did you discover? Did some things you find fit into more than one category? What was your favorite thing you found today? 9. Find something pointy. 10. Look for something with cracks. 11. Listen for something noisy. 12. Find something with a strong smell. 13. Find something a deer could eat. 14. Look for something a bird could eat. 15. Find something with thorns. 16. Find something slippery. 17. Look for something soft. 19. Find a plant with leaves.

8 2018 Cuboree New Dining Hall Information ABOUT THE DINING HALL: We are serving meals a new way we re calling Rolling Meal times, meaning 1. The Dining hall will be open for a little over an hour for any given meal. Come up whenever you want in that time frame. Come into the kitchen, take your tray and you will be served. I ll give you a hint though, the big rush is always at opening. Everyone around you thinks if they get there first, they can swoop in quick. Sometimes showing up casually late pays. 2. Serving meals this way provides us the opportunity to have less crowds and more selections available on the menu. 3. Please use the meals as a learning opportunity for your family and pack. Graces are posted in the dining hall, but you are free to say your own. 4. There is open seating, meaning nothing is assigned. Eat inside or out as your heart desires. If you see open seats at a table, ask to join them for the meal and make new friends! 5. We ve been known to burst into spontaneous song in the dining hall. When this happens, stand up and have fun. Smile whether you like it or not. It s more important that you sing loud than it is for you to get the words right. 6. When you finish your meal, please throw all trash in the garbage cans and bring your trays, silverware and cups up to the metal doors (our washing station). Helping us keep your tables clean is appreciated, please wipe down your area after you eat. We will have wipe down rags available. 7. SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in or near the dining hall. If you smoke while you are in camp, please do not smoke in front of the children. Do not litter the grounds with your butts. Find a receptacle to toss them in. Pocket them if you must. NOTE: The Cuboree Weekend Staff is here to assist you. Please feel free to call upon them at anytime. HAVE A GREAT CUBOREE AT SCHIFF SCOUT RESERVATION!!!

9 2018 Cuboree Weekend HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS Every Group is asked to do one housekeeping item during the weekend. Please be sure that your group completes its assigned task as listed below. No item should take more than 10 minutes of your time. If brooms, trash bags, or cleaning supplies are needed, you will find them in the closet in the ladies room. Please report any issues to the staff. We are just asking you to do a quick policing job, picking up any papers or trash, changing trash bags if necessary. You do not have to scrub the place. THANKS!! Saturday Lunch Time Group 5 Bathrooms at Lyons Bath house Group 6 Shower areas at Lyons Bath house Saturday Dinner Time Group 2 Both Bathrooms at the House of Doors Sunday After breakfast Group 1 Police campfire Ring & Area Group 3 Both Bathrooms at Lyons Bath house Group 4 Both Shower areas at Lyons Bath house

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