WHERE:                       Lewis-Young Park, Louisburg, Kansas

 

WHEN:                 Friday, October 17th thru Sunday, October 19th  

 

MEETING TIME / PLACE:        Arrive at Lewis-Young Park by 7:00 PM on Friday night to set up camp   If you plan to arrive later or leave early, you MUST contact our Scoutmaster, Bill Haner, before the campout or you may not get credit for the campout.   913-814-9077   scoutmaster@bsatroop10.org

 

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:                       

You will need weather appropriate clothing, extra dry clothing to change into at night, weather appropriate sleeping bag, ground mat, eating mess kit, cup and rain gear.  Call your patrol leader, if he doesn’t call you by Thursday, October 16th for specific responsibilities.  If you have Patrol Equipment (tents, tarps, stoves, cooking equipment), make sure it makes it to this campout even if you aren’t attending.  Patrol Quartermasters must speak to the Troop Quartermaster, Greg Spies;   quartermaster@bsatroop10.org      913-338-4354;  if ANY additional equipment is needed (i.e. cooking grates, bricks, tent poles, tent pegs, tarps, tents)

 

UNIFORM:           Class “A” Uniform during the day on Saturday & Sunday.

 

COOKING AND MEALS:          Eat before you arrive Friday.  Cooking will be by patrols.  Hot meals must be prepared on Saturday morning, Saturday night and Sunday morning.  For lunch on Saturday, bring a sack lunch and drink. (Troop Policy: NO Lighter Fluid, “Match-light”, or accelerant to be used. Charcoal chimneys are provided by the Troop)

 

Adults will cook and eat as the “Old Goat” patrol for all meals. (Including lunch)

 

COST:       Scouts          $15.00 plus patrol food costs  ($18 after September 29th)

                    Dads             $25.00  ($28 after September 29th)

                                          

 

COMMITMENT DATE:              You must sign up and/or pay for this camp out by the meeting on September 29th or by contacting Rick Isham at 913-681-1806; campmaster@bsatroop10.org  by September 29th.  If you register after September 29th, you will be charged an additional $3.  (This late fee is being charged by the Trailhead District)  All those who sign up or commit to go will be charged the campout fee even if they don’t attend. 

 

COORDINATING PATROL:     The coordinating patrol will be the Fox Patrol.  One of the parents of a Fox Patrol scout will need to drive the troop truck to and from the campout.  The Fox Patrol scouts and ALL Quartermasters are responsible to meet at the troop locker to load the Troop truck at 6:00pm on Thursday, October 16th and then unload the troop truck on Sunday morning.

 

WEBELOS, PARENTS & WEBELOS LEADERS:

You are invited to join us at the District Camporee.  Please contact Herb Strain for more information.  816-941-8614    hastrain@aol.com  

 

 

Friday, October 18

 

4:30pm

Registration begins

7:30pm

Powell Observatory & Haunted Forest (Optional; Additional fee)

8:30pm

Camporee staff meeting @ HQ

9:00pm

Unit leader (Troop/Crew/Pack) meeting @ HQ

9:30pm

Social hour/cracker barrel. Get to know your neighbors

10:30pm

Taps; Lights out

Saturday, October 19

 

7:00am

Reveille

8:00am

Registration continues

8:30am

Unit leader (Troop/Crew/Pack) meeting @ HQ – Get scorecards

8:45am

Assembly, Colors, final instructions @ flag mall

9:15am

Midway opens & trading begins

11:30am

Lunch begins (Midway closed for lunch)

1:00pm

Lunch ends; Midway opens

4:00pm

Midway closes

4:45pm

Assembly and Colors @ flag mall

5:00pm

Begin supper preparation

7:30pm

Campfire program

8:30pm

Cracker Barrel / Powell Observatory / Haunted Forest

10:30pm

Taps; Lights out

Sunday, October 20

 

7:00am

Reveille

8:45am

Unit leader (Troop/Crew/Pack) meeting @ HQ

9:00am

Short interfaith service @ flag mall

9:45am

Campsite inspections, check-out @ HQ

10:15am

Departure

 

Driving Instructions:

Beginning from 135th St and US-69, take US-69 (South) for 14.1 mi

Bear RIGHT (South) onto Ramp (247th Street) for 0.2 mi

Turn LEFT (East) onto 247th for 0.5 mi (over US-69 bridge)

Turn RIGHT (South) onto S HWY-169 [Metcalf] for 2.0 mi

Turn RIGHT (West) onto W 263rd Street for 1.0 mi

Turn LEFT (South) onto Jingo Rd for 0.2 mi

Park & Camporee entrance is on your right (West) – Follow Signs

 

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If you have any questions please contact:

 

Scoutmaster Bill Haner:   913-814-9077       scoutmaster@bsatroop10.org

 

or Rick Isham:   913-681-1806       campmaster@bsatroop10.org

 

Camporee Website:       www.bsatroop257.org/Camporee2003/