DESERT DISTRICT CAMPOREE FEB 15,16,17 2013
DESERT DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2013 FEB 15-17 VALLEY WELLS PROGRAM GUIDE Camporee staff information: Director Jerry Smith smith.jerald@verizon.net Program Director Vince Burns vmburns12@msn.com Program Registration Dave Brottlund brottlund@ccis.com Program Events Richard Thayer thunder2168@gmail.com
Chairman Vince Burns 760-375-0799 vmburns12@msn.com Director Jerry Smith 760-382-1673 smith.jerald@verizon.net Finance & Registration Dave Brottlund 760-373-2716 brottlund@ccis.com Events Richard Thayer 760-382-2919 thunder2168@gmail.com Quartermaster Eric Christiansen 760-446-4344 kandec@verizon.net Chuckwagon Les Wood woodland@iwvisp.com Chaplin Spencer Hall 760-371-1868 hellohalls@verizon.com Medical Assigned 911 Orienteering Kelly Hastings mhastings19@mchsi.com Campfire Director Mark Wonnacott 760-375-1483 Service Project Coordinator OA Coordinator Ellie Higa 760-495-2755 higaem@hotmail.com Paul Johnsen or Del Kellogg 760-371-3431 760-384-4068 pjohnsen19@mchsi.com Photographer Michelle Burns 760-608-243 vmburns12@ms.com Ham Radio Operator Steven Meyer Dave Gossage 760-793-5064 as1gossage@yahoo.com Awards Orson Eggleston 760-446-0138 oeggleston@msn.com Permission Forms Jerry Smith 760-382-1673 smith.jerald@verizon.net Permits Jerry Smith 760-382-1673 smith.jerald@verizon.net Inspections Brian Winder bwinder@gmail.com Score Keeper Kent Dickey kasjd@verizon.net Hats/Patches/Shirts Vince Burns 760-375-0799 vmburns12@msn.com Webelos Coordinator Talana Howard talana.howard@navy.mil Security Leaders SVM security Historical Trail Patch Ellie Higa 760-495-2755 higaem@hotmail.com Sponsors Vince Burns 760-375-0799 vmburns12@msn.com Leave No Trace Vince Burns 760-375-0799 vmburns12@msn.com
Clean-Up All Scouts TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CAMP VALLEY WELLS MAP & DIRECTIONS 2. CAMPOREE SCHEDULE 3. CAMPOREE REGISTRATION FORMS 4. CAMPOREE STAFF MEALS & OA FORM 5. GENERAL RULES 6. PERMISSION AND CONSENT FORMS 7. COMPETITIONS EVENTS 8. CAMPFIRE PROGRAM
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO VALLEY WELLS FROM RIDGECREST! 1. Start out going east on E Ridgecrest Blvd/CA-178 toward S Gemstone St. Continue to follow CA-178. 16.7 mi 2. CA-178 becomes Trona Rd. 9.5 mi 3. Trona Rd becomes Trona Wildrose Rd. 2.5 mi 4. Turn right onto Valley Wells Rd (Portions unpaved). 0.4 mi 5. [2-98] VALLEY WELLS RD. FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO THE CAMPING AREA! GATED ENTRANCE
2013 CAMPOREE SCHEDULE Average temps High 56 Low 35 FRIDAY, Feb15 th Sunset at 5:32pm 4:00pm to 7:00pm Check in, Inspection, Set up camps 7:00pm to 8:15pm Staff meetings 8:30pm Open Campfire at main area, Taps, Cracker Barrel Saturday, Feb 16 th Sunrise at 6:37am 6:00 am Reveille 6:00 am to 7:30 am Units time for Breakfast, finalize campsites and prepare for morning activities 7:45am Camp Assembly, Flag Ceremony, Review of Activities, and Leave No Trace training 8:30am Back in Campsites, Plan activities as patrols, Leaders go to assigned sites 9:00 am Survival day begins! Hike & Service Project 11:00 am Lunch and prepare for Competitions 12:00 am Competitions and campsite inspections 5:00 pm Competitions stopped and Dinner time (Sunset at 5:26pm) 6:30 pm Dutch Oven Competitions, Knife Sharpening Competition, Wood Carving Competition, Night Patrol Competitions. 8:00 pm Camp Assembly/Camp Fire, Presentation awards, Skits, Wonacott Wonders, Flag Retiring Ceremony 10:00 pm Social hour/fun hour
Saturday, Feb 16 th (Continued) 11:00 pm All units return to campsites, Troops that depart check out 11:30 pm Taps all lights out, Camporee quiet night (hopefully no dead visitors) Sunday, Feb 17 th Sunrise at 6:35am 7:00 am to 9:00 am Reveille, Breakfast, Breakdown camps 9:00 am All Faiths Service 10:00 am Camp Assembly & Closing instructions, Distribution of Camporee Patches and Shirts. Participation Ribbons for units and after Final Camp inspections 10:30 am Units pack up, Check out with Camp Staff and Depart for Home Safely
2013 Desert District Camporee 15 17 February, 2013 Valley Wells, California Unit Registration Form (Use for Boy Scout troops, Venture Crews, and Varsity Teams) Unit Type and Number: Unit Adult Leaders Attending Camporee: Adult Leader Meals: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Attending SPL: Patrol Name: Patrol Leader: Patrol Members: Patrol Name: Patrol Leader: Patrol Members: Please write down T-shirt sizes for all Scouts and Leaders next to names. All sizes should be based on men s sizes. (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) T-shirt sizes can only be guaranteed for registrations received on or before January 8, 2013
Patrol Name: Patrol Leader: Patrol Members: Please write down all shirt sizes for scouts and leaders! Patrol Name: Patrol Leader: Patrol Members: Registration is due on/or before Desert District Roundtable on January 8, 2013. Normal Registration (if received on/or before January 8th) is $8.00 per Scout/Adult. Late Registration (if received after January 8th) is $10.00 per Scout/Adult. Normal Late Adult Meals Adult Registrations X $8.00 $ X $10.00 $ X $20.00 $ Youth Registrations X $8.00 $ X $10.00 $ N/A N/A Totals $ $ $ Our unit will be arriving at the Camporee at approx. am/pm Friday/Saturday. All registrations should be accompanied by checks made out to Boy Scouts of America. Please mail to: David Brottlund Attn: 2013 Camporee 9113 Lime Ave. California City, CA 93505
2013 Desert District Camporee 15 17 February, 2013 Valley Wells, California Registration (Use for Adult Staff and OA Members) Staff Meal? Yes No Staff Meal? Yes No Staff Meal? Yes No Staff Meal? Yes No Staff Meal? Yes No Staff Meal? Yes No Staff meals are available to staff and OA members for $20.00 per person for the entire weekend. Totals: Meals X $20.00 = $ All registrations should be accompanied by checks made out to Boy Scouts of America. Please mail to: David Brottlund Attn: 2013 Camporee 9113 Lime Ave. California City, CA 93505
GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION 1. REGISTRATION AND FEES WILL BE PAID PRIOR OR AT CHECK IN. 2. EQUIPMENT: EACH UNIT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING ALL EQUIPMENT IT NEEDS TO CAMP. NO EQUIPMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN AT CAMPOREE. 3. FIRES: ONLY FIRE WILL BE ALLOWED WILL BE AT THE FRIDAY NIGHT CAMPFIRE AND THE SATURDAY NIGHT CAMPFIRE PROGRAM. NO EXCEPTIONS 4. UNIFORMS: CLASS A UNIFORM WHEN ARRIVING AT CAMP, SATURDAY FLAG RAISING CLASS A, AND FOR ALL ACTIVITIES TROOP T-SHIRTS OR CLASS B. SUNDAY CLASS A UNIFORM TO DEPART BACK IN. 5. CONDUCT: CAMPOREES ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE THE SCOUTS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SCOUTING SKILLS. THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS OBEY THE SCOUT LAW. NO NIGHT RAIDS,HAZING, BULLYING, AMBUSHES, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WILL BE CAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL AND/OR UNIT TO BE ASKED TO LEAVE WITHOUT REFUND. LET S ACT SCOUT LIKE AND HAVE FUN. 6. HONOR: A SCOUT S HONOR IS NUMBER ONE! IF YOU SEE SOMETHING LYING AROUND AND YOU CANNOT FIND THE OWNER, BRING IT TO THE CAMPOREE STAFF AREA, AND IT WILL BE PLACED IN THE LOST AND FOUND. REMEMBER, THE SCOUT LAW APPLIES TO SCOUTS OF ALL AGES. 7. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES /DRUGS/ SMOKING AT CAMPOREE SITE. THIS IS A NATIONAL COUNCIL POLICY. ALL PRESCIPTION DRUGS WILL ON THE REGISTRATION FORMS AND CAMPOREE STAFF MEDICAL PERSON WILL HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 8. CURFEWS: ALL SCOUTS MUST BE CAMPSITES AND QUIET BY 11PM NO NOISE BETWEEN 11PM TO 6AM. 9. ELECTRONIC DEVICES: WE ARE HERE AT A CAMPOREE TO HAVE FUN AND COMPETE WITH FELLOW SCOUTS. ELECTRONIC DEVICES TEND TO BE BROKEN, LOST OR STOLEN, YES STOLEN! AND THEREFORE ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE CAMPOREE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE A SMALL HAM RADIO, GPS, FOR THE RADIO MERIT BADGE OR GEOCACHING. ANY DEVICE SEEN WILL BE CONFISCATED AND RETURNED ONLY WHEN THE UNIT IS READY TO LEAVE THE CAMPSITE AREA. NO EXCUSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR UNITS. 10. LEADERSHIP: TWO DEEP LEADERSHIP IS A NATIONAL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE. LEADERS MUST BE YOU YOUTH PROCTECTION TRAINED, AT NO TIME WILL SCOUTS BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CAMPOREE AREA WITHOUT AN ADULT LEADER OR PARENT, AND MUST SIGN OUT AT THE DESIGNATED AREA. UNIT LEADERS WILL FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR OWN SCOUTS AND OR UNIT PARTICIPANTS AT ALL TIMES. 11. FIRST AID: EACH UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING ANY MINOR FIRST AID CASES TO THE MEDICAL STAFF, SO IT CAN BE RECORDED. IF IT IS SO DEEMED TO TRANSPORT OR REMOVE THE VICTIM FROM THE CAMPOREE, THE CAMPOREE STAFF ADULT WILL RETRIEVE THE FORM. A BLANK FORM FOR PHOTOCOPYING IS CONTAINED IN THE CAMPOREE GUIDEBOOK. 12. TRADING POST WILL BE RUN BY THE ORDER OF THE ARROW 13. SANITATION: ALL UNITS ARE EXPECTED TO USE THE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS REGARDING SANITATION IN AND AROUND THEIR CAMPS. UNITS WILL NEED TO CARRY OUT THEIR BAGGED TRASH TO THE DESIGNATED AREAS FOR COLLECTION OF ALL TRASH. RESTROOM FACILITIES WILL BE ON SITE AND
THOSE LABELED WOMEN ONLY ARE TO BE USED BY WOMEN ONLY. THOSE LABELED HANDICAPPED ARE TO USED ONLY BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM, AND MEN ONLY WILL BE USED BY SCOUTS. ( BUT NO SCOUTS AND LEADERS IN SAME RESTROOMS AT THE SAME TIME. PORTA POTTIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ALSO. 14. JUDGING : CAMPSITES AND GATEWAYS WILL BE JUDGED FOR AND CAMPSITES CLEANINESS, POINTS WILL AWARDED DURING THE WEEKEND ALSO. SO BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF WHAT CAN APPROACH YOU AT ANYTIME. IF A SITUATION ARISES THAT NEEDS TO RESOLVED THE JUDGEING CHAIRMAN WILL BE THE FINAL DECISION. 15. TROOP FLAGS: EACH TROOP IS TO CREATE A FLAG BEFORE ARRIVING AT CAMP. IT IS TO HAVE THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL THEME, AS WELL AS YOUR TROOP AND PATROL NAMES. BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN WITH IT. THE FLAG IS BE BROUGHT TO THE OPENING CEREMONY ON SATURDAY MORINING THEN TURNED IN BY AND TO THE SATURDAY CAMPFIRE CEREMONY. a. FLAG REQUIREMENTS : FABRIC FLAG ON 6 FT POLE, TROOP NUMBER ON FLAG, ZOMBIE SURVIVAL THEME, AND PATROL NAME. 16. VEHICALS: ALL VEHICLES WIL PARK AT THE PARKING LOT, NO BICYCLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE RIDEN INSIDE OF CAMPSITE AREA. 17. MEDICALS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDE TO SAFE SCOUTING, EACH TROOP WILL PROVIDE COMPIES OF CURRENT MEDICALS FOR THE CAMPOREE FIRST AID STATION FOR THE DURATION OF THE CAMPOREE. MEDICALS WILL BE RETURNED SUNDAY MORNING UPON CHECKOUT. 18. CAMPSITES: YOUR PATROL AREA WILL BE ASSIGNED WHEN YOU CHECK IN. KEEP YOUR PATROL CLOSE TOGETHER AND WITHIN YOUR CAMPING AREA. LAY OUT CAMP FOR SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE. SET UP COOKING AND EATING AREAS. ALL COOKING IS TO BE DONE IN ASSIGNED PATROL CAMPING AREAS. 19. WATER: WATER SUPPLY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT CAMP. DO NOT WASH DISHES AT WATER TAPS. WASTE WATER IS TO BE DISPERSED OF PROPERLY. DO NOT DIG HOLES! SCOUT POLICY IS TO WIDELY DISPERSE GRAY WATER. FILTER AND TREAT AS TRASH ALL SOLID WASTES. 20. ALL EMERGENCYS HANDLED BY STAFF AND SCOUT LEADERS. COMMUNICATION IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A SAFE AND FUN WEEKEND. 21. DO NOT CUT THE TREES OR BUSHES IN THE AREA. THESE TREES ARE A RARE TYPE CALLED SALT CEDAR AND COME ALL THE WAY FROM RUSSIA. 22. NO PETS ALLOWED AT CAMPOREE EITHER, BESIDES BEING ISSUES, SOME OF THEM MIGHT GET EATEN FROM PREDITORS IN THE AREA.
FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT: NIGHT GEOCACHING. SATURDAY COMPETITION EVENTS: 1. SKELETON FISHING 2. ZOMBIE OBSTACLE 3. SPEAR & KNIFE THROW 4. RADIO ACTIVE FIRE BUILDING 5. SURVIVAL KITS 6. COLD WEATHER SHELTER BUILDING WEBELOS COMPETITION EVENTS: 1. QUICK FIRE BUILDING 2. SHELTER BUILDING 3. SURVIVAL ROPE THROWING 4. COOKING WITH BONES 5. HOW TO MAKE A FIRST AID KIT
Information for everyone! Saturday morning hike and service project will be working on the Historical Trails award (Historical Patch) for all scouts and leaders who help refurbishing the Historical Marker No.443 at Valley Wells. The Saturday events will also include organizations from the community on Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Disease Control Center, C.E.R.T, Search and
Rescue, other volunteers of different groups. Campfire Programs Friday night around the campfire as scouts show up and set up. Saturday morning: flag raising, Leave no Trace, Camp information, Songs. Saturday evening;
Grand Master Mark Wonnacott program. Sunday morning: Sunday service Thanks again and have fun and enjoy the world of survival.