2019 Spring Camporee “Treasure Island”

Friday-Sunday, May 17-19, 2019 Rancho Los Mochos

Hosted by W3S Kaweah Lodge #379, Order of the Arrow

Registration Fee: $22.50 per person (late fee will be $26.00 per person if paid after May 11)

All youth and adult fees collected by the Troop

Paid by the Troop coordinator online at www.bsa-alameda.org

Editors: Richard Christman & Skipper Ken Shupe

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2019 Spring Camporee

Alameda Council BSA

General Information

1. Rancho Los Mochos is located at 18450 Mines Road, Livermore, CA (Mile Marker 14.95)

2. There is limited Cell service and limited wifi in camp

3. Each troop will be assigned a campsite location to camp.

4. Scouts should be in full uniform (Class A) throughout the Camporee.

5. All accidents and emergencies are to be reported by Unit Leaders to Camporee Headquarters (HQ).

6. No Scout is to leave camp without reporting to his Scoutmaster.

7. All meals will be prepared by patrols and should be well-balanced.

8. Awards will be given out at the Saturday campfire.

Campsite Guideline

1. No Open Fires (including charcoal) on ground in campsites …charcoal must be elevated above

ground as not to scorch the ground (including Dutch oven cooking).

2. Keep areas around water supply clear. Water should be available to all without someone having to

walk through someone else’s campsite.

3. Tents or shelters arranged to best advantage, and erected correctly.

4. Patrol equipment stored in an orderly fashion.

5. Water buckets present.

6. Patrol menu and duty rosters are to be posted at all times.

Meal Guidelines

1. Patrol menu is used and cooking gear adequate for menu.

2. Well-balanced meal foods are used.

3. Food handlers must follow proper hygiene, and all food properly stored.

4. Meals prepared, eaten and cleaned up in allotted time.

5. Meals will be judged by patrol (lunch and dinner).

6. Proper disposal of uneaten food is required – no spreading out or burying anywhere in the area.

Editors: Richard Christman & Skipper Ken Shupe

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Kaweah Lodge #379 Welcomes You to the Upcoming Camporee

We welcome all Scouts and Scouters to the upcoming Camporee. In our quest

to make each Camporee different and exciting every year, this year we have

put together a program that will demonstrate their outdoor skills, preparedness

for the unexpected, team work, and quick thinking by the patrols and their

leaders.

Scouting endeavors to teach us many skills to prepare Scouts for life. This

year’s Camporee will again test one’s individual and team skills. Thinking

through the challenges that face us and coming up with good solutions are vital

to taking care of ourselves in the outdoors, especially when we must get out of

a difficult situation.

Miles “Ralph” Abadia Richard “Papa C” Christman

Kaweah Lodge Chief Kaweah Lodge Adviser

Editors: Richard Christman & Skipper Ken Shupe

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2019 “Treasure Island” Camporee Patrol Events

(All patrols must participate in all patrol events to secure maximum points, each

event is worth 40 points [Patrol spirit, teamwork, group participation, leadership,

skill proficiency will be evaluated])

1. Will Turner: Tomahawk

- Keen tossing skills a must, its not how hard you throw but your accuracy and the correct

number of paces you count from the target,

2. Sail Ho: Signaling

- Be ready to send a message to your scurvy mates, to warn them of marauders approaching,

3. Ahoy Matey: Communication / Team Building

- Scouts will approach a CB (Citizens Band) Radio and get a code word, then using

Telestrations – scouts will have to pass a message from scout to scout and see if they can

communicate without talking

4. Marooned “X” Marks the Spot: Orienteering

- You will be tasked with charting a course to find the buried treasure, know your pace or end

up digging in the wrong spot,

5. Crow’s Nest: Lashings

- Its important to stake your claim when plundering a desert island – be prepared to erect a 4

stave tall flag pole and hoist the Jolly Roger,

6. Saw Bones: First aid

- Be able to explain basic first aid skills (so you won’t get an infection and the “saw bones”

won’t need to hack off a limb and everyone call you “peg leg”),

7. Captain Jack Sparrow: Skit planning

- Be creative and come up with a pirate themed skit (you could use latter that night at campfire)

to showcase your theatrical skills and entertain your ship mates,

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8. Ship wrecked: Camping

- Describe the best way (on a white board) how to set up your camp – so the natives won’t

make you their supper,

9. Polly wants a Cracker: Plant & Animal track identification

- Be ready to explain want plants you can eat and not eat so when stranded you can survive,

10. Fire in the Hole: Fire Building

- Be able to quickly build a fire using your wits to burn a string suspended about 18” above the

fire pit (darn where are all those coconut husks when we need them),

11. Man Over Board (Lost at Sea): Aquatics

- Be ready to toss a life preserver the 20’ across the pool to save one of your ship mates (who

will be portrayed by a 2x4 blocks of wood) who went over board without hitting them in the

head “red painted zone on the 2x4”,

12. Batten Down the Hatches: Knots

- Be ready to show your knot tying skills by tying 7 common knots, Bowline, Bowline on a

Bight, Clove Hitch, Cleat Hitch, Two-Half Hitches, Square Knot, and Sheet Bend.

Patrol Bonus Events

• Keep Your Powder Dry –Shooting (BB Gun Range – Station #6)

- Have your best patrol shooter step right up and try and score the most points he can ,

• Heave Ho – Tug-of-War (Sports Field – Station #7)

- Be prepared to have 5 Patrol member compete against other patrols to see who can “Heave

ho” the best and fastest,

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Awards and Recognition

Patrol Awards: Will be awarded to patrols based on point totals.

Presidential Top 2 patrols with highest points

Blue Ribbon Proficient 610 points +

Red Ribbon Standard 540-609 points

Gold Ribbon Participating Up to 539 points

Troop Recognition

Blue Ribbon Proficient 400 or more points

Red Ribbon Standard 350 to 399 points

Gold Ribbon Participating Up to 349 points

Scoring Patrol Scoring is based on multiple categories:

Check-in, lunch, overall campsite, dinner, numbers in patrol, 1st time Scout attending a Camporee, the 12

camporee events, the two bonus events.

Unit Scoring is based on: First aid kit present and visible, Med. Forms for all attendee’s in camp, Unit

Camporee Staff Volunteers, is the campsite set up in an organized manner, Unit gateway and if completed

early registration for the Camporee.

Patrols should consider themselves under judging from the time of check in to the time of check out. You

never know who might be watching; so, let us always put our best foot forward!

• Check-in: Patrols will check-in to the camporee together after arriving at camp. Please do not check

in until your entire patrol is present and ready. Please keep the check-in area clear so that patrols that

are ready to check in can readily do so. During check-in, patrols will be asked to show numbers

registered, have troop or patrol flag ready on a pole, patrol first aid kit, a compass, demonstrate their

“patrol yell/cheer” and be whole ready as a patrol to march to their campsite with their personal gear

after check-in is complete.

• Campsites: your campsite will be furnished with a picnic table and running water. Patrols will need

to set up camp in an orderly way. Pathways will need to remain clear, and gear should be neat and

organized to reflect good stewardship. Patrols must maintain garbage collection/disposal and a camp

first aid kit.

• Meals: shall be cooked by each patrol and should be well balanced and filling. Menus should be

made by patrols and can be shown digitally or on paper. A meal duty roaster should also be planned

and shown by the patrol digitally or via paper. Meals need to fit into the time allotted by the attached

schedule.

• Medical and activity consent forms: must be maintained by the Adult in charge at all times and

present at camp. Please note that these are private and sensitive information and must be secured at

all times.

• Camporee Events: Each event will be judged on skill, teamwork, reporting in/out, scout spirt, and

enthusiasm.

• Bonus events: will be judge in a similar way to the camporee events, just with lower scoring.

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• Score Card: Each patrol during check in will be given a score sheet. This sheet will have the map,

schedule and boxes to record scores on.

• Scout Spirt: Every scout is encouraged to show scout spirt during the camporee. Guided by the Scout

Law, each scout will be given the opportunity to shine. Scouts within the patrol are encouraged to

help or guide their fellow scouts. Further patrols are encouraged to give encouragement to other

patrols as well! Cheering is encouraged!

• Unit Gateway: Each troop should design a gateway into their campsite. Units as a whole can work on

this aspect. The gateway should be able to identify themselves as scouts and which Unit number.

Units are encouraged not to use the same gateway every year and to tailor their gateway to the theme

of the Camporee each year. Let scouts get creative! Please make sure gateways are not destructive to

the environment and will not be knocked down or carried away by winds.

Patrols

Activities Maximum Points

- Check-in inspection 100

- Campsite Inspection 100

- Meals (50 points each for Saturday lunch

and Saturday dinner) 100

- Patrol events (12 each at 40 points each) 480

Subtotal 780

- Full patrol bonus

(5 points for each Scout in excess of 5 Scouts) 15

- New First Year Camporee Scout bonus

(5 points per First-year Scout, up to 8 Scouts) 40

BONUS EVENTS: (Patrols have from 4:30 to 5:20 pm to complete)

- Keep Your Powder Dry – Shooting 10

- Heave Ho – Tug-of-War 10

Grand Total 805

Troops

Responsibilities Maximum Points

- Troop first aid kit 100

- BSA Health/Medical Forms 100

- Troop provides Camporee staff member(s)

(50 points for 1 staff, 100 for 2 or more staff) 100

- Camporee registration submitted on-time to council 100

- Troop Gateway (Bonus Points) 50

Grand Total 450

Editors: Richard Christman & Skipper Ken Shupe

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Scoutmasters’ Dutch Oven Cookoff

- Scoutmaster provides Dutch Oven Bragging Rights -

entrée or dessert “Priceless”

Scoutmaster Dutch Oven Cooking Contest

The rules on this are simple: You prepare an entrée or dessert for dinner in a

Dutch oven.

This will be sampled by the staff and judged (and furnish dinner for the staff

volunteers).

The purpose of the contest is to allow you to show off your talents, claim

bragging rights (and your name engraved on the perpetual trophy at the

Council Office) and furnish dinner for the staff (which allows staff to spend

additional time on patrol events and other camporee activities).

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Schedule of Activities

Friday - May 17th

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Check-in Camp Entrance (Near Ranger’s House)

Inspection of packs and uniforms Camp Entrance

Hike to campsite, and patrol camp setup

9:00 - 9:30 p.m. Patrol leaders’ meeting Camporee HQ

9:30 - 10:00 p.m. Camporee staff meeting Camporee HQ

10:00 - 10:30 p.m. Troop cracker barrels

10:30 p.m. Taps

Saturday - May 18th

7:00 a.m. Reveille

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast by patrol – cleanup

8:00 a.m. Introduction to Outdoor Skills (IOLS) Bode Lodge

8:15 a.m. Opening ceremonies / Morning Colors Flag Pole

9:00 – 11:25 a.m. Patrol competitive events See Map

11:30 – 12:55 p.m. Lunch (Judged) by patrol at Troop Campsites

1:00 – 4:25 p.m. Patrol competitive events See Map

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Bonus Events Sports Field

5:00 p.m. Scoutmaster Dutch Oven cooking contest Camporee HQ

5:30 p.m. IOLS concludes

5:30 p.m. Evening Colors Flag Pole

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner (Judged) by patrol at Troop Campsites

8:15 - 9:15 p.m. Campfire – Skits and songs Campfire Bowl

Award Presentation

9:30 p.m. Order of the Arrow Lodge meeting Campfire Bowl

10:30 p.m. Taps

Sunday - May 20th

7:00 a.m. Reveille

7:15 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast by patrol at Troop Campsites

9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Scouts Own service Campfire Bowl

Closing Ceremonies

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Camporee Staffing

We are asking each troop or crew to recommend 3-6 Scouts to serve as

Camporee Staff (preferably members of the Order of the Arrow and/or older

Scouts with camporee experience) as well as two (2) Assistant Scoutmasters.

Scoutmasters, please encourage your senior members to be on staff. It is now

their turn to give back to our council’s featured Boy Scout activity.

We need a large number of staff members to facilitate the number of patrols

and Scouts participating in all of the patrol events -- your support on this will

be appreciated.

We will be taking Camporee staff applications until May 1 (applications

included in this booklet). Camporee staff will register for camporee with their

units -- exception is Venturers age 18-20 or non-Scouters (age 21+) may

register as individuals if they are not camping with unit and serving as troop

leaders during camporee.

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2019 Alameda Council Spring Camporee

Youth and Adult Staff Application

Volunteer Youth staff will receive credit for 10 hours of volunteer service

Return to Richard Christman on or prior to May 11, 2019

Name: _____________________________________ Troop/Crew #_______

Address: _______________________________________________________

City: ______________________ Zip: ______ Phone: (____)______________

E-mail address: __________________________ Age: _____ Rank: ________

OA: [ ] Ordeal Member [ ] Brotherhood Member [ ] Vigil Honor Member

Troop/Crew Position: __________________________ How Long? _______

Leadership Training: ____________________________________________

Skills, talents, abilities:___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Areas of interest as a potential staff member:

1)_________________2) __________________3)____________________

Upon acceptance to 2019 Camporee Staff, I agree to attend staff training at the

evening staff training Friday, May 17, 2019 at camp.

______________________ ________

Applicant Signature/Date

______________________ ________ ______________________ _______

Scoutmaster Approval/Date Parent/Guardian Signature/Date

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2019 Alameda Council Spring Camporee

Unit Registration Worksheet

Unit collects all fees and submits fees online at

www.bsa-alameda.org

Must submit by May 11, 2019 for $22.50 per person fee

Any participants registered May 12, 2019 or later are $26.00 per person

Camporee fees pay for

camp rental (combination of flat fees and per person head count),

camporee event supplies, printed supplies, and

multi-colored embroidered patch for each registered participant.

Friends of Scouting donations pay for the overhead expenses of camporee.

Troop/Crew #_____Adult Leader for Camporee__________________________

List patrol names: 1) _____________________________________

2) _____________________________________

3) _____________________________________

4) _____________________________________

Enter names of Scouts and adults attending on council website. Fees can be paid

online with unit electronic check, or credit card payment.

You may enter your contingent by May 11, 2019 at $22.50 per person.

You may add additional participants on May 12, 2019 or later at $26.00 per

person.

All Scout and unit adult registration is entered online as part of unit, by unit

leader.

Non-unit Scouters or Venturers age 18-20 may register as individual staff at

$22.50 per person – also done online on council website.