Troop
10
February Campout
Omaha Zoo
February 18 & 19, 2012
http://www.omahazoo.com/
Our February campout will be at= the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska.
We will be taking chartered motor coaches to and from the zoo.
Depart: 2:00PM on Saturday Feb. 18th<= /sup> from Prairie Star Middle School. Please arrive by 1:30PM.
Return: 7:00PM on Sunday Feb. 19th
Cost: $<= span class=3DGramE>35.00 Zoo Camping Fee = (per person)
&= nbsp; $35.00 Bus Ticket (per person. Assumes full bus of 54 passengers, will be higher if bus is not ful= l)
$10.00 Oceanography Merit Badge Class (optional) http://usscouts.org/ussc= outs/mb/mb079.asp
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; http://www.omahazoo=
.com/family/scout-programs/
Agenda and Program:
o&nb=
sp;
6:45 –=
7:00
p.m. - Meet campout leaders at Main Gate to begin your night.
o
7:00-7:45 p.m. -
Move vehicles onto Zoo property. Orientation and activities.
o
7:45-9:15 p.m. -
Night Hike
o
9:15-10:00 p.m.=
-
Zoo-related activities.
o
10:00-12:00 a.m=
. -
Inside a Zoo building for the night. Option to watch a movie, eat snacks=
and
wind down for the night.
Ø We will be slee=
ping
indoors in Troop Tents & Adult Tents
Ø These tents nee=
d to
be free-standing – NO tent stakes allowed
o
6:00 a.m. - Wak=
e up
call.
o
6:00-7:30 a.m. =
- Breakfast,
load gear into vehicles, move to main parking area.
o
7:30-9:00 a.m. -
Morning hike.
o
9:00 a.m. ̵=
1;
Visit the Zoo exhibits
o
10:00a.m. ̵=
1;
Noon: OCEANOGRAPHY MERIT BADGE CLASS
o
Noon: Buy lunch=
at
the Zoo
o
3:00PM Board bu=
ses
and depart for PSMS.
Meals:
o
Lunch
Saturday: Eat at home before =
you
arrive
o
Dinner Satur=
day:
Sack “lunch” style
o
Late Snack: =
Bring
with you.
o
Breakfast Su=
nday:
Bring your own cold (continental) breakfast. Juice and coffee is provided by
the Zoo.
o
Lunch Sunday=
: Buy
at the Zoo. &n=
bsp;
o
Dinner Satur=
day:
Eat when you get home.
o
Coolers are =
OK to
bring with you. No cooking
facilities are available.
Signup: We have to reserve three weeks in advance, so you must sign up by January 26th= . If you cancel, No refunds are possible<= /u>, since we have to reserve = the Zoo and buses in advance.
Please sign-up at the regular Troop meeti=
ng
on January 23rd or if you can’t be at that meeting, via e-=
mail
to: Scott Brown at <=
u>campmaste=
r@bsatroop10.org.
Please indicate if you want to take the optional
Oceanography Merit Badge ($10)
What to bring to the Campout:
o Class
“A” Uniform, We will wear our Class A’s all day on Sunday=
.
o&nb=
sp;
Sleeping bag,
pillow, air mattress or cot (optional)
o M=
inimal
personal gear (toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, etc.)
o&nb=
sp;
Flashlight
(optional)
o W=
eather
appropriate clothing, good shoes for hiking
o S=
nacks
and a DVD to watch after night hike
(the zoo has a small selection of DVD’s available)
o&nb=
sp;
Cooler for f=
ood
and drinks
o&nb=
sp;
Change of cl=
othes
o&nb=
sp;
Troop Tent (=
or
personal tent for adults) – free-standing (no tent stakes)
Ø
The =
truck
will not be going, so there is no need to load it on Thursday.
Directions: I=
-29N to
I-80W to exit 454 (13th Street). Go north on 13th Street (one way)
=
; &n=
bsp; http://www.omahazoo.com/=
visit/directions/
If you have any
questions please contact:
Scoutmaster
Campmaster Scott Brown: campmaster@bsatroop10.org,
913-907-7103
=
Printer
Friendly Copy of this Page (Adobe PDF)
=
Printer
Friendly Copy of this Page (MS Word)
![3D"Scout](3D"CampoutZoo2012_files/image003.jpg" "3D\"\"")
<=
/a>