Everglades District s Fall Family Campout Parent Guide October 6-8, 2017 For information and questions, please contact: Richie Sampieri, Camp Director, (561)654-9056 Richard.Sampieri@gmail.com Kris Hanson, Program Director, (561)951-7002 HansonK74@comcast.net Peter Thate, Everglades District Executive, Peter.Thate@scouting.org
Welcome to the Everglades District 2017 Fall Family Camp at Tanah Keeta! Whether new to scouting or a returning family, we welcome you and your family to the Everglade District Fall Family Camp of 2017! We have a lot planned and are very excited about this campout. Why you ask? Because it is the beginning of another scouting year and it promises to be one filled with ADVENTURES! We have been listening to your feedback from past campouts and had you in mind when we planned. As you read this Parent s Guide, you will see that: We have kept the lowered cost per camper! Since it is so early in the scouting year and some of you are still collecting your camping gear, we have kept the day camper option. This would allow you to attend for Saturday only and earn the Adventure with your den. You can arrive in the morning for the Flag Ceremony and stay for the campfire a full day of fun! T-shirts will be available, but they will be ordered separately. They will be available for pick-up at the campout, but you MUST put your order in by September 22nd. Design will be available later, before the deadline to order. No food will be provided at the campout, so talk with your pack leaders about their options ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST be done on Tentaroo at the UNIT level. Ask your Unit leaders to register your family! Volunteer and Staff applications must also be done on Tentaroo It is very important to note: All scouts need to travel by dens, not by pack, as all advancements are done by den. If you are in a family with multiple dens, pre-arrange with your pack who will be going around with each den. For example, perhaps you can spend the morning rotation with your older son s Bear den, and then the afternoon session with your younger son s Wolf den. And when you are not with your son, the den leader and other parents in the den will know to keep an eye on your son and keep him with the den.
In an effort to make sure scouts are in their den, we are using a Den Wristband to be worn during the rotations on Saturday. Parents/Scouts need to check in on Friday night or before the first rotation on Saturday to get their rank specific band. We are not implementing this to split up families, but rather to help your scouts earn their achievements. Lots of planning has gone into these campouts in the efforts to try and help your son earn rank. For example, on the surface it may look like all the ranks have pool time at separate times and it wouldn t be a problem to move kids around so they could go together to the pool. However, each rank covers slightly different material at the pool all determined by the Adventure they were working on! So if you brought your Bear to go swimming with the Wolf group, then your Bear missed out on what he needed to complete his Adventure. Activities to include [tentatively]: Friday Night Movie and New Adventure Trivia BB shooting/ Archery Pool [Open Swim] Arts and Crafts Whittling Chip for Bears/Webelos/Arrow of Light Scouts Saturday Campfire Adventures for all Ranks [tentatively] LIONS- Pick My Path TIGER- Good Knights Adventure WOLF- Digging in the Past BEAR- Beat of the Drum WEBELOS/ARROW of LIGHT- Castaway
The Camp Fees and Registration Dates are: Day Campers: come for Saturday only and spend the day with their friends doing the Adventure activities on Saturday. Now until 9/29 Day Campers $15 Scouts & Siblings & Adults [Includes patch & cup] Weekend Campers: Camp from Friday - Sunday morning at TK to enjoy the full camping experience. Now until 9/15 Early Bird Registration $25 Scouts & Siblings & Adults [Includes patch & cup] Siblings 5 and under are FREE! 9/16-9/22 On-Time Registration $30 Scouts & Siblings & Adults [Includes patch & cup] Siblings 5 and under are FREE! 9/23-9/29 LATE Registration (AKA LAST CHANCE Registration) $35 Scouts & Siblings & Adults [patch & cup-- IF available] Siblings 5 and under are FREE! ALL T-shirts MUST be ordered by Sept. 22nd, 2017. Failure to order on time, will mean no shirt at the campout! T-shirts available for -- $10 each [Ordered on Tentaroo, with unit registration] Children 5 and under are free, but they MUST be included on the registration form. Extra Patches---$2.50 each
ID Bands: Upon check-in, TK CAMP ID bands will be given to the pack person dropping off the medical forms. They will distribute them to all their campers. Each camper is expected to wear their camp wristband for the duration of the camp. If for some reason a new band is needed, please go to the Dining Hall and your registration will be checked before issuing you a new one. Wearing the wristband will be the easiest way to confirm that you are registered for this event. Anyone not wearing a wristband, and not on the registration papers, will be asked to leave the campgrounds. This is a council policy provided to protect our campers from intruders so we can keep our campers safe. A second RANK band will be given to each scout to easily to see their rank as they do their rotation with their den. These bands will be available for pick up in the Dining Hall on Friday night and Saturday morning. They only need to be worn on Saturday for rank identification. Pack T-shirts: Please have your scouts wearing their Pack T-Shirts on Saturday so we can easily identify their pack. If they get lost or separated, this aids in returning them to the proper campsite. Scouts and siblings are NEVER allowed to roam free. They must be accompanied by an adult when outside of the immediate campsite. Closed-toe shoes must be worn by everyone in camp at all times (except when inside of the shower area). Absolutely NO alcohol or illegal drugs allowed ANYWHERE in camp. ATTENTION ALL PACKS At check-in on Friday, no one will be allowed to go to their campsite until the person with your pack s medical forms has checked in with your unit s forms. (We must follow BSA regulations. Safety for all is our highest priority. Without proper medical forms greater injury could occur during treatment.) [Easiest solution: pre-plan and arrange for the first family to arrive from your pack to bring the forms!] GULF STREAM COUNCIL
TENTATIVE WEEKEND SCHEDULE FRIDAY 5:00 PM to 08:00 PM Arrive at TK 8:00 PM Gather & Settle; bring chairs/blankets for movie comfort 8:30 PM Movie Dining Hall 9:00 PM Leader Meeting Handicraft Around 9:30 PM Staff Meeting-following Leaders Meeting, same location 11:00 PM Lights out SATURDAY 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Flag Ceremony 8:30 AM 12:15 PM Morning activities 12:15 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM 5:15 PM Afternoon activities 5:30 PM -7:30 PM Dinner time 7:30 PM Closing Flag 7:45 PM Gather at OA Ring for Campfire 8:00 PM Campfire-- each pack can do a song or a skit! 11:00 PM Lights Out SUNDAY 8:30 AM Interfaith Worship Service** AKA Scout s Own @ Chapel 9:00 AM Checkout begins Welcome Pavilion 11:00 AM All Packs Depart Please note, that although meals are listed on the above schedule, it is for time block only. We are NOT providing and meals at this campout. Please ask your pack about their plans concerning food. Talent Release: As always, registration for this event includes permission for Gulf Stream Council to use voice and/or photographs of participants in news coverage or similar projects approved by the Boy Scouts of America.
BASIC ADULT LEADER OUTDOOR ORIENTATION BALOO trained leaders must accompany your Pack on any camping activity BALOO Training is being offered at TK on two Saturdays in September. BALOO is a required training for Cub Scouts to plan an overnight camping experience for the Pack. Not every parent needs this training, but several in the pack should have it. The more trained adults, the easier it is to run the pack. BALOO training will: Present an understanding of the Cub Scout level of the BSA camping program. Help the leader acquire the skills and confidence to plan and carry out a successful Cub Scout level camping activity. Increase the Leader s knowledge of the resources available from the BSA and other sources to help carry out these activities. Explain the requirements for successful completion of these activities, using National standards and guidelines. Pre-registered on TENTAROO Your fee will include training supplies and includes lunch prepared over a campfire. Registration for these trainings are a separate registration on TENTAROO. It is just advertised here to let you know about it. It is not done as part of this event, but we are including information here as BALOO trained leaders are necessary to let your Pack and Scout go camping! 1. September 9 th, 2017 --at Tanah Keeta, Ponderosa Campsite from 9am-3pm. Register for this event at https://www.gulfstreamcouncil.org/baloo917 2. September 23 rd, 2017 at the University of Scouting held at Tanah Keeta Register for the University of Scouting and sign up for the BALOO course. [Course code CS108] By attending Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation, you will learn what is safe to do with Cub Scouts, such as fire skills, intro to cooking and what to pack for a campout. Required by BSA for overnight campouts. (5-hour class) (Limited 30 participants)-new prerequisite please go online and take the online class and print out certificate to show instructor. Register for this event at https://www.gulfstreamcouncil.org/uos2016