North Star District SPRING 2017 Camporee Leader s Guide April 28-30, 2017 The (Use your basic scout skills) Pioneering Camping Knots/Lashing Communications First Aid Emergency Preparedness Leave No Trace Cooking Physical Fitness Wilderness Survival Scout History COPE SKILLS Firestone Scout Reservation (LAKESIDE CAMPING SITE) Brea, CA 1
Registration Information Fees: $15.00 per person. Includes patch and weekend camping fees. All forms and total fees are to be turned in at the time of registration. Campsites will be issued by the registration team upon your arrival at the camporee on a first come, first served basis. It is MANDATORY for each UNIT LEADER to PRE-REGISTER his unit IN ADVANCE with an estimated number of people attending. Since vehicles will not be able to drive all the way to the campsites, it would be a good idea to bring hand trucks or wagons to transport equipment. Email/Mail your registration form ASAP! a-graves@sbcglobal.net 3501 Hillcrest Drive Los Angeles, CA 90016 DO NOT SEND PRE-REGISTRATION FORM TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE. DO NOT SEND ANY FEES WITH THE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM. NO CHECKS NO CASH. We only want to know if your troop is coming to the camporee and how many people in your unit are attending. Your fees can be paid at the registration table at camporee. FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION, contact Alan-Michael Graves @ (323) 633-5463 or email @ a-graves@sbcglobal.net NOTE: The SPRINGCAMPOREE is a BOY SCOUT event but there will be special programming for cub scouts in attendance. 2
General Information TWO DEEP PROGRAM-Per BSA policy, Northstar District is following the two-deep policy. This policy provides the TWO (2) adult leaders (one at least 21 years of age and the other be at least 18 years of age) must be present with the unit at all times. AT NO TIME is a youth member to be left at the camporee site alone. WATER-Drinking water spigots are in very limited supply at Firestone Scout Reservation. Use water from fountains only. DO NOT drink water from any irrigation water supply, as this is all reclaimed water. Please come prepared with enough drinking water for your units for the weekend. ALCOHOL-Alcohol possession is STRICTLY PROHIBITED at the camporee. Alcohol possession is a violation of the National Policy of the Boy Scouts of America. Persons having alcohol will be asked to leave the camporee. If there are any alcohol violations, our insurance is void. SANITATION-Toilets are provided. Please keep them clean. Some toilet paper will be provided, however, come prepared with your own as it will not be replenished throughout the weekend. WEATHER-As Scouts and scouters, we should always BE PREPARED for any kind of weather, be it rain or shine. CAMPSITE INSPECTION-Campsite inspectors will be looking for overall appearance and neatness of troop and patrol sites, care of personal and troop equipment, health and sanitation, food handling, cooking area and recycling habits and erection of pioneered gateway. See camp inspection form for specific criteria. EVENT JUDGES-We are in need of volunteers to judge the camporee events. If you wish to volunteer please contact Alan-Michael at numbers listed above. CAMPFIRE PROGRAM-Each unit will be requested to present a song or skit for the campfire on Saturday night. Please submit to the Order of the Arrow Campfire Committee if your unit will do a song or skit no later than 2:00 pm on Saturday. (10 points will be awarded for submitting a skit or song, 20 points will be given if is selected to be performed at the Campfire). CRACKER BARREL-A leaders Cracker Barrel and camporee critique meeting will be held on Saturday night 15 minutes after the end of the campfire at camporee HQ. Any and all leaders are invited top attend this very important meeting. 3
General Information (cont.) MERIT BADGES-All unit leaders should be aware that many of the events held at camporee fulfill many of the requirements for many of the Outdoor rank requirements and Merit Badges, i.e. Camping, Cooking, First Aid, etc. It would be advisable to have your scouts meet with their merit badge counselors (who will most likely be there) before camporee so that they can get their requirements signed off there. The camporee committee is not providing counselors for the event. It is up to each scout and his leaders and counselors to take advantage of this opportunity. CHECK IN TIMES- Friday, April 28, 7:00PM 10:00PM. Saturday, April 29, 7:00AM 9:00AM. Plan to have your troop arrive & check in as a group. Event participation forms will not be issued until your unit has checked in and paid camp fees. SCOUTMASTERS CHILI There will be a completion for the best chili prepared by scoutmasters. DUTCH OVEN DESSERT Who makes the best dessert using their Dutch Oven? We ll being judging the troop with the tastiest dessert using a Dutch Oven. Bring your own oven and ingredients.. (This should be prepared and cooked by the boys in the Troop) 4
Firestone Scout Reservation 19005 Tonner Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92821 Camp office number: 714 529-3022 Directions to camp Traveling South from 210, 10 or 60 Freeway: Take the 57 freeway South, exit on Brea Canyon Road make a right at the bottom of the ramp. Turn left on Tonner Canyon Road and go under the freeway (Camp gate is on the left.) proceed 2 miles to camp. Traveling North from the 91 or 5 freeway: Take the 57 freeway North exit on Tonner Canyon Road make a left at the bottom of the ramp (Camp gate is on the left) proceed 2 miles to camp. 5
CAMPOREE SCHEDULE Friday, April 28, 2017 5:00 7:00pm Staff preps Camporee site 7:00 9:00pm Registration Check-in/ setup camp 9:00 9:30pm Event judges meeting 11:00pm Lights out Saturday, April 29, 2017 7:00 am Reveille 7:00 9:00am Registration Check-in 7:00 8:30am Breakfast 8:30 8:45am Leaders/SPL meeting 9:00 am Morning Assembly/ Flag Ceremony/Announcements 9:30 12:30pm Patrol Events 12:30 1:30pm Lunch 1:30 5:00pm Troop Events 5:00 7:00pm Dinner 7:15pm Serpentine for Campfire starts 7:30 8:30pm Campfire & Awards Ceremony 15 minutes after end of campfire Leaders Cracker Barrel 11:00pm Lights out Sunday, April 30, 2017 7:00 am Reveille 7:00 9:00am Breakfast and cleanup 9:00 9:30am Scouts Own 9:30 12:00 Strike Camp and Go Home 6
LEADERS PERFORMANCE As with all Scout events, the object of the event is to give the youth of the district the opportunity to use the Scouts and Leadership skills we teach them. So as leaders, we are asking you to let them do just that. We are asking you to let them participate in the events without interference. Please understand that the leaders that are scoring the vents are volunteers and human beings, as yourselves, subject to human conflict, and they deserve the respect of their appointed tasks. The camporee committee has worked hard at making the events fair and equitable for all participants. If you have a problem with an event leader, we ask that you bring it to the attention of the camporee chairman and not conflict with the event leader. If it s a minor thing, bring it up for discussion at the leader s meeting on Saturday night after the campfire. We ask that you also get involved in the planning [process and join in the committee. There s nothing more enjoyable than a well a well planned camporee and the more leaders involved, the better the event is. Each leader that gets involved has fun and gets the appreciation of the youth of the district for taking the time to think of their welfare. The camporee committee is asking all the leaders of the Northstar District at camporee to stake the following Leaders Pledge of Performance: o We will use trucks only for transporting equipment-no passengers except in the cab. o We agree to enforce reasonable travel speed (in accordance with State and local laws) in all motor vehicles enroute and in camp. o We will at all times be a credit to the Boy Scouts of America, and we will not tolerate rowdy behavior, horseplay or un-scoutlike conduct, keeping a constant check on all members of our party. o We will respect the property of other and not trespass. o We will maintain high standards of personal cleanliness and orderliness and will operate a clean and sanitary camp, leaving it in better condition than we found it. o We will not bury any trash, garbage or recyclables. All rubbish will be placed in a trash bag and taken to the nearest recognized trash disposal or all the way home if necessary. o We will be certain that fires are attended at all times. o We will not cut trees or shrubs without specific permission from the landowner or manager. o We will not expect any special concessions. o We will live by example by adhering to the Scout Oath and Law and Outdoor Code. 7
NORTHSTAR DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2016 CAMPSITE INSPECTION TROOP: CAMPSITE: 200 POINTS MAX 1. All motor vehicles (except trailer) moved to the parking lot? 10 2. Troop sign displayed at campsite entrance? 10 3. American flag properly displayed in campsite? 10 4. Troop flag properly displayed in campsite? 10 5. Entire campsite free of litter? 10 6. Patrol boxes clean and orderly? 10 7. Fire extinguisher available near cooking area? 15 8. Identified First Aid kit available and ready in case of emergency? 15 9. Troop gear properly stored and clean when not in use? 10 10. Patrol food properly stored? 10 11. Gateway constructed using pioneering Skills? 10 12. Camporee Theme related equipment/decorations? 15 13. Tents pitched and staked and personal equipment kept orderly? 10 13. Patrol Duty Roster posted in campsite? 10 14. Tour permit posted at campsite? 15 15. No fire hazards present (camp stoves out, gas turned off, etc)? 10 TOTAL SCORE 180 **BONUS POINTS**5 point for each useful camp gadget built with pioneering skills (maximum 20 points) 20 GRAND TOTAL 8
CAMPOREE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM Unit # Unit Leader Phone Email Asst Leader Phone Email ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BOY SCOUTS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED ADULTS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NON-REGISTERED ADULTS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PATROLS Please send form to: Northstar District Camporee c/o Alan-Michael Graves 3501 Hillcrest Drive Los Angeles, CA 90016 You may also copy the above information and send an email to a-graves@sbcglobal.net DO NOT SEND PRE-REGISTRATION FORM TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE. DO NOT SEND ANY FEES WITH THE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM. NO CHECKS NO CASH. We only want to know if your troop is coming to the camporee and how many people in your unit are attending. Your fees can be paid at the registration table at camporee. FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION, contact Alan-Michael Graves @ (323) 633-5463 or email @ a-graves@sbglobal.net 9