Information Packet
Flying High With The Scouts
Fall Camporee 2001
EVENT RULES Scout Oath and Scout Laws. Because of
the nature and location of this event, there will be some very specific safety
guidelines for campers such as off limits areas and inappropriate actions. Friday
evening, all areas including the bean field, and any area outside the fencing
are off limits. You will be briefed
on additional safety and security rules after Flagraising on Saturday
morning. Any Scout or Scouter not
adhering to these guidelines will be asked to leave the Camporee.
UNIFORMS Uniforms
will be worn at all times. The Boy Scouts of
America is a uniformed organization. Considering the size of this event and the
number of other uniformed groups present (National Guard, Civil Air Patrol,
etc.) it is important that all Scouts are in uniform. The Scout uniform for this event will consist of, but is not
limited to, an official BSA shirt (buttoned and tucked in) with unit numbers
properly attached. If you have any
questions, please see the Scout Handbook or BSA Insignia Guide. Scouts not in uniform will not be allowed
to take airplane rides!
SAFETY/SECURITY A safety and security briefing will be given directly
following the opening Flagraising ceremony on Saturday. It is mandatory for all campers to attend
this briefing. Members of the Civil Air
Patrol are providing flight line and campground security.
MEALS Saturday & Sunday Breakfasts: Breakfast will be served in kits,
serving four per kit. Units send TWO Scouts to the food tent in their
camping area to receive the food for their unit. They must present the
appropriate unit meal ticket in order to receive the breakfast kits.
Lunch
& Supper: Each person will receive one ticket for lunch and one for
supper. Each person may present the
appropriate ticket at the food tent in his or her camping area to receive the
meal. All persons with special diets can present their
lunch ticket at Food Tent B.
CHECKOUT Units will
police their own sites. Remember, Scouts leave it cleaner than they
found it! Senior Patrol Leaders must check out at HQ. Please turn in your Camporee
Evaluation. Upon completed checkout,
you will receive patches and unit event recognition.
1st Aid Each troop
should be able to care for minor injuries.
Major injuries will be attended to by staff at Headquarters. Please have the proper medical paperwork
handy for every boy.
Flashlights This is an operating airport and there
may be traffic coming and going throughout the
& Lanterns night. Lanterns and
standard flashlights are permissible (Maglights or smaller). Hand held
spotlights and laser pointers are not allowed under any circumstances. No lights should be pointed to the sky. Any
lights pointed into the sky will be confiscated.
Fires No fires allowed
in campsites. Staff will host an
evening campfire on Saturday.
Garbage ALL garbage must
go in designated garbage cans or dumpsters!
Each unit will be responsible for policing their site before checkout.
Latrines Portable Toilets
available on site.
Water Water will be
available.
Schedule of
events
Friday
5:00-9:00 Check in and setup camp
9:00 Crackerbarrel
and Leaders Orientation (For Unit Leaders and Staff)
10:00 Taps
Saturday
6:30 Staff Reveille
6:45-7:15 Staff Breakfast
7:00 Reveille
7:15-8:45 Breakfast
9:00 Flagraising
9:15-9:30 Staff Briefing and Event Setup
9:30-11:30 Events/Displays/Merit
Badge/ Flights
11:30-1:00 Lunch
and Free Time
1:00-1:30 Airshow
1:30-5:30 Events/Displays/Merit
Badge/ Flights
5:30-6:30 Supper and Free Time
Colors retired at dusk
7:00 Vespers Service
7:30 Campfire
Following the campfire Minnehaha
Falls Chapter Order of the Arrow Callout Ceremony
9:30 Order of the Arrow
Crackerbarrel
10:00 Taps
Sunday
6:30 Staff Reveille
6:45-7:15 Staff Breakfast
7:00 Reveille
7:15-8:45 Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Break camp and
checkout with staff
AVIATION
MERIT BADGE All of the information and instruction for Scouts wishing
to earn the Aviation Merit Badge is included in your registration packet. Please make sure all interested Scouts
understand these instructions. Once
Scouts complete all necessary requirements, they will meet with an Aviation
Merit Badge Councilor. At this time
they should provide their own Blue Cards.
If your troop does not have Blue Cards, please check with the Merit
Badge Councilors. A list of Councilors
is included for Scouts who do not finish the badge at the Camporee.
PROGRAM
AREAS Each unit will be
assigned a schedule of program areas to attend. There are three areas, which are broken into two-hour time
slots. (9:30-11:30, 1:30-3:30,
3:30-5:30) Merit Badge requirements
will be available in each are for Scouts working on the badge.
AREA 1 Area 1 will have
static displays including WWII Warbirds, unique aircraft, and a variety of
aviation activities.
AREA 2 Area 2 will
include the aviation career expo and information on programs in aviation
education.
AREA 3 Area 3 will have
static displays including Minnesota Air National Guard Helicopters and flight
simulator cockpits.
AIRCRAFT
RIDES Tickets for airplane rides
are in the registration packet. Each
ticket is numbered and has an approximate time that the ticket bearer should
report to the ride staging area. All Scouts must be accompanied to the staging
area by a unit adult to confirm identification. The times and availability of all aircraft rides are subject to
change or cancellation.
The
trading post will have refreshments and snacks throughout the weekend. Hours and location of operation are as
follows.
Friday 7:00-9:00 Near
Headquarters
Saturday 9:30-11:00 In the program areas
1:00-5:00 In the program areas
5:30-7:00 Near
Headquarters - tentative
Friday
Night Crackerbarrel The Friday night
Crackerbarrel will be an orientation for all Scoutmasters. This will be an important session to attend
to get information on Saturday’s activities, details on meals, and the safety
and security guidelines.
Vespers There will be a
non-sectarian, non-denominational vespers service held Saturday evening. The location will be announced at the
Camporee. A Scout is Reverent.
Saturday
Night Campfire Saturday evening the staff will host a
campfire. If your unit is armed with a
good song or skit, they can let the staff at HQ know on Saturday and they may
get to perform at the campfire. We may
also have some interesting guest speakers so you won’t want to miss it.
Order
of the Arrow Callout The Minnehaha Falls Chapter Order of the
Arrow will be holding their annual callout ceremony following the Saturday
evening campfire.
Saturday
Night OA Crackerbarrel The Saturday night crackerbarrel will be
for Lodges and Chapter Officers, those Arrowmen on Camporee Staff and new OA
Ordeal candidates. (This includes
Minnehaha Falls and Lake Minnetonka)
Metro Lakes and Lake Minnetonka
District
Please
have Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Scoutmaster fill
out and return at check out. Each
evaluation will be read and considered in the planning of future Camporees.
(Keep in mind that we had nothing to do with the weather, good or bad. Comments concerning weather will not help us
improve our programs.)
1. What did you like best about
the Camporee and why?
2. What did you like least and
why?
3. What could have been done differently to
improve this Camporee?
4. Were the events able to include all
of your scouts? If not, which events presented problems and what were they?
5.
How were the evening
programs? Content okay? Too Long?
Too Short?
6.
Did you feel that the staff
was knowledgeable and organized? Need
to improve? How?
7.
Did the information packet include all of the information you needed? If
not, what should have been included?
Comments:
We are always looking for willing volunteers to
help out on Camporee staff. If anyone
in your unit (youth or adult) is interested in staffing future Camporees,
please write their name and a way to contact them below.