BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Button Gwinnett District Camping Committee
Camping Committee Chairman: Joe Shields

Spring 2004 Camporee is in May

The Seventh Annual Button Gwinnett & Hightower Trail District 2005 Spring Camporee

 

Boy Scouts – Spring Camporee – April 29 – May 1, 2005

 

The Scouts of the Tella Qualla Boundary chapter of the Order of the Arrow are again pleased to host the Spring Camporee.  This year’s theme is “Survivor!”   The event is open to troops in both the Hightower Trail and Button Gwinnett districts.  Come out for a fun-filled weekend!

 

Location is Bert Adams Scout Reservation – Jameson West.  (Please check the council website for location and directions.  Entrance is off Pickett Bridge Road, not the main camp entrance.)

 

 

SCHEDULE

Friday night, April 29

7:00 – 10:00 PM                      Sign-in, set up campsites.  Vehicles restricted to the parking lot.

9:00 PM                                   SPL meeting to discuss the weekend

9:30 PM                                   Scoutmasters’ meeting to discuss the weekend

 

Saturday, April 30

7:30 – 8:30 AM                       Last sign-ins

9:00 AM                                  Events begin

Morning/afternoon                    Events

Late afternoon                          Battle Royale – Catapults and Water Balloons

Evening                                    Campfire and skits, OA Tapout

 

Sunday, May 1

Morning                                   Religious service

Golden Axe Relay presented by last year’s winner, Troop 534, Briarcliff UMC, Hightower Trail district

11:00 AM – Noon                   Campsite clean-up, inspection, and departure

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

  • CHECK-IN:  On check-in at Jameson West, participants will be assigned to one of five “tribes” or “clans.”  Campsites will be assigned then, based on the order that your unit has pre-registered.  The earlier you register, the closer you’ll be to the parking lot.  All vehicles are restricted to the parking lot at all times.

 

  • PRACTICE SCOUT SKILLS:  Troops are encouraged to practice their basic Scout skills before coming to the camporee – lashings, knot tying, fire building, fire safety, axe and knife safety, cooking, and teamwork.

 

  • COMPASS REQUIRED:  Each participant MUST bring a compass to participate in the orienteering event.

 

  • SKIT:  Troop SPLs should have a campfire skit ready to be presented at the SPL meeting Friday night.

 

  • FOOD:  Troops will bring their own food.  Meals will be cooked and eaten at the troop’s campsite.

 

  • BATTLE ROYALE:  Water balloons for the Battle Royale will be provided, but troops should bring a container(s) to transport their filled balloons to the event site.  Everyone will pitch in to clean up the site after the battle is over.

 

  • GOLDEN AXE RELAY:  Units competing in the Golden Axe Relay on Sunday will bring their own woods tools and skillet.  Units MUST produce a Firem’n Chit and a Totin’ Chip for EACH participant or it will not be allowed to compete.

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT TROOPS PRE-REGISTER.

 

Good planning and financial management of a big event requires an accurate headcount.  Walk-ins can wreak havoc, and we are trying to actively discourage these. 

 

Pre-registration

 

Cost for pre-registered units is $10/person.  Units should send a letter indicating the number of people participating and a check made payable to “Venture Crew 9236” to:

 

Jerry Andrews

3833 Whitney Place

Duluth, GA  30096

 

Letters and checks must be postmarked NO LATER THAN April 15 OR hand-delivered to the Button Gwinnett roundtable meeting on April 19 (Christ Church Episcopal, 400 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Norcross 30071).

 

Units that pre-register will be given priority campsite selection in the order that they register.  They will be guaranteed a special camporee “buff” (neckerchief) that each participant will wear during the weekend to indicate his “tribe” or “clan” affiliation.

 

Late registrations or walk-ins

 

Units that register late or show up without a reservation will be charged $25/person.  These units will be given any remaining campsites and their participants will not receive a buff.

 

DO NOT register through the council office.  They won’t know what to do with your registration, and you will end up NOT being registered.

 

Joe Shields, District Camping Chairman
Button Gwinnett District, AAC

Tella Qualla Boundary Chapter (Order Of The Arrow)

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