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| 2012 |
 | Jan 13-15, Klondike Derby Beaumont
Cabin Manatoc cabin |
| Jan 16, MLK Day. |
| Jan 20, BBBH No School |
| Feb 4, Merit badge Midway |
| Feb 5, Scout Sunday. Pancake Breakfast
Service |
| Feb 10-12, Manatoc cabin campout |
| Feb 20, Presidents Day |
| Feb (Various) Webelos Crossing
Ceremonies. |
| Feb 22, Ash Wednesday |
| Feb 26, Eagle Scout Banquet |
| March 11, DST begins. Pancake Breakfast
Service |
| March 17, St. Patrick's (Saturday) |
| Mar 23-25, Father-son Camp at
Tuscazoar |
| March 31, Baden Powell Institute (Adult Training
University) |
| April 8, Easter |
| April 13-15, Outdoor Leader Skills
weekend training (Scoutmaster Training) |
| April 20-22, West Branch campout |
| April 29, Pancake Breakfast Service |
| May 11-13, CV Centennial Camporee |
| June 17-23, Manatoc summer camp.
 | Early Bird (by 5/18) $240, Basic
(by 6/8) $250, then $270 |
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| July ??, Parish Picnic Service |
| Sept. Cuyahoga Valley District Camporee |
| Oct. Campout |
| Nov 4, DST Ends |
| Nov 10, Yard Charge |
| Dec 5, Climbing Party |
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2011 Back to Top
| 2011 |
| Jan 14-16, 2011 Old Portage/Great Trail Council
Klondike |
| Feb 19, 2011 Winter Camp at Wygonski's in
Hinckley |
| Feb 2011 Blue & Gold Webelos Crossing
Ceremonies. P378: 26th, P652: , P59: |
| Mar 18-20, 2011 Father-Son Campout |
| March 19, Baden Powell Institute (Adult Training
University) |
| March 24, Court of Honor |
| Apr 24, 2011 Easter |
| Apr 29-May 1 Scout Games at Mohican Wilderness |
| June 19-25, 2011 Summer Camp at Manatoc |
| July 17, Parish Picnic Service |
| Aug 13-14, Civil War Reenactment |
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| Nov.
2011 |
November will include:
Registration, Popcorn
Sale, Campout & Yard Charge
Nov 2, Regular Meeting. First Aid
Merit Badge, Webelos visitors, Campout menu plan
Nov 9, Regular Meeting. First Aid
Merit Badge, Yard Charge plan,
Nov
11-13. Campout at Wygonski's (tents).
If you need cooking requirements for rank advancement, speak up! Bring
work clothes to the campout. Campout will start Saturday Morning
instead of Friday night. Meet at St. Basils and be ready
to leave there at 9 am Saturday.
Nov
16. Regular Meeting. Klondike Prep
Nov. 23. No Meeting. (Get ready for
Thanksgiving Dinner!)
Nov.
30, PLC and First Aid Merit Badge
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| Oct
2011 |
Congratulations to Brett Anderle on
achieving Eagle Scout Rank on August 22. Court of Honor was Sunday, Oct. 23. at 3. |
| Oct
2011 |
October will include: Popcorn
Sale, Troop Recruiting Open House, Parish Fall Fest, and campout.
Oct. 1 Popcorn Blitz!
Oct 5, Regular meeting. Open House Prep
and dry run. Campout Prep.
Oct 9, St. Basil Parish Fall Fest
service 1-5 plus take down tables and chairs.
Oct 12, Open House! Webelos
invited to experience some of what Boy Scouts do.
| Campsite: Tent and Gear |
| Fire building |
| Campfire and S'mores |
Oct 15-16. Campout at Manatoc (tents).
Site will be determined at check-in.
If you need cooking requirements for rank advancement, speak up!
Oct 19. Regular Meeting. Klondike
Sleds
Oct. 26, PLC
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| Oct.
2011 |
| Popcorn Sale Information now available.
|
Popcorn Kickoff Powerpoint (Right Click,
Save as...)
Popcorn Blitz resulted in over $1500 in
sales! Congrats to Anthony, Luke, and Sly.
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| Sept
2011 |
Sept. 7. (Wednesday) Regular
meetings resume. Preparation for the 9/9 camporee. Maybe Popcorn kickoff
Sept 9-11, Cuyahoga Valley Camporee in Brecksville
Metropark.
September
2011 Camporee Info
Sept. 14, Advancement. Summer Camp
badges, book sign offs, scoutmaster conferences, badge finishing,
etc.
Sept 21, Either Popcorn kickoff or Open
House (Oct.) prep/PLC
Sept 28, Either Popcorn kickoff or Open
House (Oct.) prep/PLC |
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Sept
2011
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September
2011 Camporee Info
Home Days sign-up online form
(New layout - easier to update)
Summer
Camp Parent Meeting (5/19) Handouts
Summer
Camp Parent campers online form
I rented the cabin near our campsite for the week so that parents
who would rather not sleep in a tent will have a great facility as
an option.
Gilwell
Lodge Detail
Summer
Camp Family Night sign-up online form
Summer
Camp Family Night Shopping List
Summer
Camp Check-in Procedure
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| July,
2011 |
Parish Picnic Service July 17
The St. basil Parish Picnic is July 17 from 1-5pm.
This is a service that we do for the parish as a way of giving back for their support of our
program. Scouts and adults are needed. We keep the coolers stocked with pop, water, and ice and
help the folks get what they need without having to dig through what we have in the ice-cold
coolers.
We also keep the trash cans from overflowing and help fold up the chairs and tables starting at 4:30
or so.
Please come and help. Food and drinks are free.
Event Schedule
- June 9, No Meeting. Summer Camp 10-day leader meeting, last day of school for BBH Schools
- June 16, Regular Meeting at St. Basil's.
- June 19-25, Summer Camp Week 1, Family Night is Wednesday.
www.manatoc.org/summer_camp
- June 23, 24, 25, 26 Brecksville Home Days Pop & Water sale
- July 17, St. Basil Parish Picnic Service
- July 23-31, High Adventure trip 2011. Appalachian Trail .
- Aug 13-14, Civil War Service and campout.
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| June,
2011 |
Summer
Camp 2011
We'll have a meeting about Summer Camp
where all the information and forms will be presented with a Q&A
session. For those who want to get a jump on it ...
Please visit www.manatoc.org/summer_camp/ for information.
In the left margin,
| The "Leader Guide" document
has the administrivia, |
| the "Forms" document has
all the forms: You'll need ,
| Instructional Schedule - shows
when the various badges are offered. |
| Camper Release |
| Annual Health and Medical Reecord |
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Early Details:
| June 19 - 25 (Sunday, Fathers Day)
Through Saturday morning |
| Dan Beard Site (same as previous
years) |
| Wednesday evening is "Family
Night", Invite friends and family, Webelos, and others who
might get a kick out seeing the ceremonies and how the scouts
work and play at camp. |
| Saturday April 9, 2011 at 9am Leaders
Meeting at the Manatoc Dining Hall. |
| May 19, 2011 is the last meeting to
sign-up/pay at the "Early Bird" discounted
price. Actual deadline is May 23 but you might have
to deliver the payment to the Akron Council yourself after the
19th. |
| Early Bird fee is $230, between May
23 and June 8 the fee is $240 and it's $255 after that. |
| First Year Campers are invited to
come out to camp on May 7th with their parents and get an
orientation of camp. This session will include the Dining Hall,
location of program areas, a visit to your units’ campsite,
and a tour of a model campsite to see their accommodations for
camp. This event will begin at 9am in the Dining Hall.
www.manatoc.org/summer_camp/1st_yr.pdf |
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| June,
2011 |
| June 16, Regular Meeting at St. Basil's.
- Skills: Lashings: Build Gateway, Marching
- Uniform guidelines for Summer Camp.
- Pop sale planning & time slot signups
- Family Night dessert or side dish, Parish Picnic
- Personal Fitness make-up testing for those who've missed sessions.
- Turn in Summer Camp paperwork: Health Forms, Camper Release
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| Summer Camp (6/19-25) and Family Night (6/22),
Summer
Camp Family Night sign-up online form
Visiting Webelos and their families do not need to bring a
side/dessert.
Reminder: get your Health forms done before camp. Might be tough to get an appointment with your
regular doctor in time. Let me know if you expect a problem and we'll see if we can arrange a
"physical fest" or something similar.
If you want to look through the details about camp, visit the site:
www.manatoc.org/summer_camp
Family Night is Wednesday evening. The troop provides drinks, burgers, and hot dogs.
Families bring either a side dish or a dessert to share. Invite family and friends and webelos who
might want to attend to meet their Arrow of Light requirement of visiting a Boy Scout Troop at an
Outdoor Oriented Activity. The whole campground is in "Open House" mode for Family Night. We
usually get around 100 people.
We'll need a head-count by Monday of Summer Camp so that we can buy the food.
There should be lots of moonlight for our week and we'll enjoy the longest daylight of the year!
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| Brecksville Home Days (6/23, 24, 25, 26),
Mr. Sasala is coordinating this for us and it starts on Thursday this year because we're celebrating
200 years of Brecksville and Broadview Hts.
This is the only fundraiser we use to provide enough funds to operate the troop. We need everyone's
help. This is how we pay for things like the troop trailer, tents, patches, merit badges, and
supplies.
We work out of a booth on the square but the scouts go out with wagons and coolers to sell cans of
pop and bottles of water for $1 to people who would rather not pay $5 for a drink from the vendors.
The City of Brecksville considers this a service.
Clean up your coolers and wagons and get ready for the fireworks on Sunday.
For those not going to summer camp, your help will certainly be expected. For those attending
summer camp, you can work the weekend and enjoy the continued company of fellow campers and tell
your stories to scouts who didn't go to camp.
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| May,
2011 |
May, 2011
| May 5, Regular Meeting |
| May 12, Regular Meeting, Summer Camp
Parent Meeting, Pers Fit. Test |
| May 19, Regular Meeting, Last meeting
for "Early Bird" Summer Camp discounted rate. |
| May 22, Dan Sasala Eagle Court of
Honor. Family Life Center 2:30-4:30 |
| May 26, Regular Meeting, Pers Fit.
Test in Gym |
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| May
7, 2011 |
CPR Training!
American Red Cross CPR Certification
course.
When: May 7, 2011. 8:00 am to 1:30
pm (bring a lunch or snack)
Where: Independence United Methodist
Church (south-east Corner of Stone Rd and Brecksville Rd)
Cost: $5 for scouts using the troop CPR
pamphlets.
Why:
| Scouts need CPR training for all
water merit badges (like Swimming) |
| Good to know information |
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| Apr,
2011 |
April, 2011
| Apr 4, BBH School resumes |
| Apr 7, Regular Meeting |
| Apr 14, Regular Meeting, Pers Fit.
Test |
| Apr 21, No Meeting |
| Apr 24, 2011 Easter |
| Apr 28, Regular Meeting, Pers Fit.
Test |
| Apr 29-May 1 Scout Games at Mohican Wilderness |
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| Apr
20, 2011 |
Mohican Wilderness Scout
Canoe Race
April 29 - May 1.
www.mohicanwilderness.com/New_Pages/New_Scout_Events.html
Click
here for Information and Permission Slip.
Cost $40 per scout. Payable by Scout
account, cash, or check payable to "Troop 652". It's $18
for canoe, games. and camp, plus the regular food costs plus a
little extra for gas for the drivers. This is a popular program with
lots of scouts from other troops taking over the whole facility.
Activities include: Canoe Races, Tug of War, Relay Races, Bike Race,
and Mile Run.
We will depart from the St. Basil
parking lot on Friday, Apr. 29th at 6:00 pm. We will return to
St. Basils by 11:00 am on Sunday. We will need a few parents
to help drive the scouts. Weather
Forecast for Mohican wilderness. www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/44628 |
| Mar,
2011 |
March, 2011. Personal
Fitness Merit Badge
Mar 3, Regular Meeting: (Chris's patrol has opening)
| Skills: Advancement, Personal
Fitness MB |
| Game: Personal Fitness |
| Post Meeting:
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Mar 10 Regular Meeting: (Deadline to
pay/sign up for campout)
| Skills: Menu and Activities for
Father-Son Campout |
| Game: Steal the Bacon |
| Post Meeting: Deadline to
pay/sign up for campout
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Mar 17 Regular Meeting:
| Skills: Father-Son Campout prep.
Who brings what. |
| Game: CTF |
| Post Meeting: Personal Fitness
MB Test |
Mar 18-20, Father-Son Campout at
Beaumont. Mar 24 Court of
Honor. Invite family and friends to see the scouts be recognized for
their accomplishments.
Mar 31 PLC (Planning) Meeting and Pers.
Fit. Test (only) |
| Mar
18, 2011 |
March
18-20, 2011 Father-Son Campout in Beaumont Cabin.
We
will also be touring the Coast Guard Station on Saturday as an
outing.
They
need to run a security check on all adults who will be attending so
we need to submit the list of adults who will be going on the tour.
The
cost for the weekend will be $40 per person.
Payment/Sign-up
must be done by March 10.
List
of ideas on what to bring is available Click
here. |
| Feb,
2011 |
February, 2011
Feb 3, PLC (Planning) Meeting
If you need Blue cards signed for the Merit Badge Midway, I can meet
with you during the PLC.
Feb 10 Regular Meeting: (Kyle's
patrol has opening)
| Skills: Advancement, Winter
camping, Polar Bear |
| Game: Snow Caves |
| Post Meeting: Deadline to
pay/sign up for campout
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Feb.
11: Pack 652 Blue & Gold. Webelos Crossing Ceremony.
Feb 17 Regular Meeting: (Jon's
patrol has opening)
| Skills: Flag Ceremony, Crossing
Ceremony, Advancement |
| Game: Broom Hockey practice
(indoor) |
| Post Meeting: Who brings what to
campout. |
Feb 18-20, Winter Campout at Wygonski's. Feb
24 PLC (Planning) Meeting Feb
26: Pack 378 Blue & Gold. Webelos Crossing Ceremony. |
| Feb
18-20, 2011 |
Feb
18-20,
Winter Campout
Cost $20 per scout. We'll leave
from St. Basil's on Friday evening at 6:30 and return by 9:30 am on
Sunday.
Bring your uniform shirt to wear for
travel and dinners.
Permission slips (Click
Here) will be at the Feb
meetings or we can email one or you can use the generic one (Click
Here) and bring it with you to the event.
We've got the hut for adults and Webelos
who aren't prepared to tent camp. Patrols will tent camp.
Map
to Location.
(Google maps is off a little on the
address. It's actually 8 driveways closer to Bellus Rd than
Google maps shows. Almost at address 1950 instead of 1976.)
Any unused funds will be credited back
to scout accounts.
The Wygonski property has everything we
need to finish up some advancement requirements:
| Flag Raising/Lowering ceremonies. |
| Cooking and Camping |
| Knots |
To view photos from 2009, Click
Here.
Videos as well.
Polar
Bear Requirements are here. Note that open fire is OK for
warmth, just not indoors. Also, the hike in is 1/2 mile and it
lasts 18 hours. The
current forecast (as of Feb 9th) is for rain with highs around 37
lows around 25 but things can change in the next 10 days.
Menu set from the Jan 20 meeting:
| Menu |
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Food Shop List |
Supplies |
| Fri Dinner |
Ramen |
Ramen |
Firewood |
| Sat BF |
Omelet in a bag |
Eggs, Bacon, Sausage |
Sleds |
| Sat Lunch |
Ramen, Hot dogs |
Cheese |
Cooking |
| Sat Dinner |
Chilli |
Baggies |
(8) brooms |
| Sub BF |
Donuts |
Hot dogs, buns, condiments |
Marking Paint |
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Donuts |
Puck |
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Chilli fixins: Grnd Bf,
Chilli seasoning, Onion,
Beans, Stewed tomato |
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Activity List from Jan 20 meeting:
| Snow caves, hike, Broom Hockey, sledding, ice fishing, Polar
Bear |
Preparation:
| Bring tinder that you think will work
for firebuilding and dry firewood if you have some. |
| Broom (if you have a classic style
broom available) for Hockey. |
| Bring a pocket knife. |
| Bring boots - expect some mud in the
woods. |
| Bring your mess kit and utensils. |
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| Feb
5, 2011 |
Feb 5, 2011 (Saturday)
Cuyahoga Valley Merit Badge Midway! 10am - 3pm
Saint Barnabas School Cafeteria, 9200
Olde 8 Rd, Northfield Center 44067
(South of the Rt 82, Olde 8, Brandywine Rd intersection)
Wear your uniform!
Merit
Badge Midway Information Flyer
Merit
Badge Midway list of badges and counselors. Latest as of
1/28 7:45 am
The Merit Badge Midway is designed for
Scouts to learn about Merit Badges. Consider it as a Trade Show for
Merit Badges.
Scouts may start , finish or totally
complete a Merit Badge.
| To start a badge , the Scout simply
needs to visit a counselor at the Midway. Establish contact with
counselor and follow the instructions the counselor gives. Set
up a date to meet with counselor to finish badge. |
| To finish a badge , the Scout must
have the prerequisites done. If badge has a time requirement or
work to be completed , this must be done. A partial badge may be
completed as long as Scout has met with a counselor and has
requirements signed off. |
| To complete a badge in a day , it
must be a badge that can be done with a counselor in the time
period .Some examples are, fingerprinting, coin collecting, etc.
Any required information must be done. |
Also, there are special sessions on
Advancement:
The Advancement Sessions will be scheduled every hour between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.
| Trail to Eagle : Help a Scout plan a project and prepare his paperwork for Eagle. |
| Scout Master Eagle information: To help Scoutmaster and Advancement Chair coach a Scout in Eagle preparation. |
| Merit Badge Counselor: To train counselors on proper procedures of counseling. Any adult welcome to see if they might want to become a counselor. Review certain badges that have specific policy requirements. |
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2011
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Personal Fitness MB Schedule
| Mar 3 |
Discussion & Testing |
Apr 21 |
No Meeting, Self-Testing |
| Mar 17 |
Testing |
Apr 28 |
Testing |
| Mar 31 |
Testing & PLC (BBH School
off) |
May 12 |
Testing |
| Apr 14 |
Testing |
May 26 |
Discussion & Testing |
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| Feb
2011 |
Patrol Leader Council (PLC)
Planning meetings are now the last Wednesday of the month instead of
the 1st. This starts Feb 24, 2011. |
| Jan,
2011 |
January, 2011 (Note Location
Change for the 27th)
Jan 6, Cancelled! PLC (Planning) Meeting
Jan 13 Regular Meeting: Klondike
prep
| Skills: |
| Game: |
| Post Meeting:
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Jan 14-16, Klondike! At Camp
Manatoc (like last year). See below.
Jan 20 Regular Meeting: (BBH School
off Friday the 21st. Anybody leaving town?) In Room 7 instead of the
usual large room
| Skills: |
| Game: |
| Post Meeting:
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Jan 27 Regular Meeting: In the
Family Life Center (Gym Building) Meeting Rm.
| Skills: |
| Game: |
| Post Meeting:
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| Jan
14-16, 2011
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Klondike!
Theme - “Winter Wilderness Rescue”
Camp Manatoc
January 14 – January 16, 2011
Full Description at oldportage.org/2011OPKlondikeBook.pdf
The Klondike Derby is a winter camping and Outdoor Skills competition. Each competing patrol needs a
Klondike sled that uses scout power to pull it. Patrols will load the sleds with their patrol equipment and pull
them through the competition course stopping at each competition station. Some events will be competitive and
some will be instructional. Each event will test and time patrols on their teamwork, scout spirit, winter camping
skills, Scouting knowledge and problem solving ability. The ideal patrol size is 6 to 8 scouts each. Multiple
patrols/sleds per troop are encouraged.
This year’s Klondike looks to challenge the scout’s survival and rescue skills that they learn throughout their
first couple of years in scouts. The weekend will highlight the early ranks and the skills that become the
foundation of outdoor activities they will use the rest of their lives. The activities are designed to refresh and
test every scout or crew member and encourage participation from all patrol members at each event.
Some of the activities that will be presented this weekend will cover the first aid requirements, knots, and safety
rules they learn in the Tenderfoot through First Class ranks. We will touch on Leave No Trace and EDGE
techniques. The scouts will be challenged to use their compass along with their knot ropes.
Friday January 14
5:30pm - 8:00pm - Check-in at the Training Lodge. Campsite selection is on a first
come first served basis
8:00pm (promptly) - Senior Patrol Leaders Meeting, Training Lodge.
8:30pm - Unit Leaders Meeting, Training Lodge.
9:00 pm – Scout T21 Skills Sled Race. Assemble at the Training Lodge parking lot. (Please
have your sleds ready to go.
Saturday January 15
9:00am - Assemble at the Camp Manatoc Flag pole. Flag Raising & Opening
9:15am - Event begins with a shotgun start.
11:30am - Event stations will close. You should eat at your campsite.
11:30am to 1:00pm - Lunch Break
1:00pm - Event stations will reopen.
3:30pm - Event stations will close.
4:00pm – Scout Knot Race. Parade field
5:00pm to 6:45pm - Dinner Break.
5:00pm - SPL Meeting in the Training Lodge.
7:00pm - Award Ceremony at the Manatoc Council Ring
8:30pm - Scouts return to campsite, SPL take charge!
8:30pm - Adult Leader Cracker-barrel at the Training Lodge.
11:00pm - Get to bed!
Sunday January 16
Units may check-out any time after 8:30am but no later than 10:30am
Equipment list Or...what your sled needs to have on it!
√ Patrol Flag
√ 1 Set Splints
√ 2 - five to six foot long staves (or equivalent)
√ Blanket
√ First Aid Kit including at least 4 Cravats
√ Firebuilding Material (tinder, kindling, fuel)* enough to build 3
fires
√ Small cooking pot
√ Matches
√ 8-10 Eight-foot Lengths of rope (whipped)
√ 1 fifty-foot length of rope (3/8” diameter preferred)
√ 1 Gallon Drinking Water
√ Compass
√ Scout Handbook (Might put it in a Zip-Lock?)
√ Empty 1 Gallon Zip-Lock style Bag
√ Your Sled
√ Paper & Pen (or Pencil)
√ Watch
√ #10 Can
√ Bonus Items **
*Materials for starting a fire: flint & steel, matches, twigs, wood etc…All materials used to
build the fire must be natural and items normally found in the forest. Accelerants such as wax;
steel wool etc…cannot be used. Fire building materials must be placed in accordance to proper
fire building methods. Your fire must be built to cook on not just burn a string. Scouts should
have their Totin’ Chit Cards for each patrol member and all primitive fire starting
methods.
Events:
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Friday Night T21 Skills Race
First Aid
Ravine Rescue
Fire Building
Ice Rescue
Paintball Slingshots
Signaling and Semaphore
Tracking
Orienteering Course
Saturday’s Scout Knot Race |
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