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FAMILY CAMPING TRIP This is a family camping trip. Siblings are welcome but must be accompanied by their parents or other legal guardians. Families may camp Friday and Saturday nights or Saturday night only. Belk Scout Camp is located in Mint Hill, NC and we encourage all attendees to be there Friday evening before 9:00 PM.
PARENTAL ASSISTANCE We will need parents to assist with most activities and encourage all parents to be involved in making the trip a success. Den leaders should encourage all parents to volunteer to help with a task or two. “Many hands make for light work.”
COST $15 per person or $40 per family. For this trip we will have the portable Discovery Place planetarium on Friday evening. The added $5 per person cost is to cover the fee for the planetarium. Den Leaders should collect the den’s checks (no cash please) and turn them in, along with the required forms, to Brett Harris. Please use the “Pack 33 Event Family Information Form” which provides a written summary of each family’s participants (including whether each participant will be camping one or both nights).
REQUIRED FORMS Each family will need to complete the following forms: (1) Pack 33 Camping Registration Form – listing all family members planning to attend; (2) BSA Class I medical form for all participants, including adults. Persons who participated in last fall’s camping trip should have already completed these. These forms should be turned in to the Den Leaders, who will then forward them to the Committee Chair. Forms may be downloaded from the Forms section of the Pack 33 web site.
CAMPING GUIDE The camping guide can also be downloaded from the Forms section of the Pack 33 web site. Every Den Leader should have one of these as well. Den Leaders should read this and go over it with the boys and their parents. The guide contains a list of suggested items to bring as well as general camping guidelines.
CAMPFIRES AND FIREWOOD Each family should bring a little fire wood. Within the camp use only wood that is on the ground. DO NOT cut or damage any trees within the campsites. Please remember that fires may only be built in the designated fire rings at the camp site, while under the constant supervision of one or more adults. Fire buckets must be filled and placed next to each camp fire.
WALKIE TALKIES Den Leaders should ask all families that have these communication devices to bring them. These should be GMRS/FRS models with selectable channels. We typically operate on channel 5 with no security code. We may have to choose a different channel if conditions warrant.
FIRST AID KITS Pack 33 has some first aid kits. Each campsite should also have (or have someone else in the den bring) a basic first aid kit.
WATER Every scout, sibling and adult should bring a standard water container to carry during the day (Nalgene, etc.). The Pack will set up water stations at each event area. Coolers should be distributed early Friday afternoon while we can still use vehicles to assist.
MEALS AND FOOD Each family or den will provide its own dinner Friday evening, its own breakfast Saturday, and snacks for other times. If Dens wish to plan group meals for these times, you are encouraged to do so.
Responsibility for other meals are as follows: Lunch Saturday – Wolves (Den 3) prep/serve; Den 5 clean-up Dinner Saturday – Dragon Patrol prep/serve; Rockstars Patrol clean-up Breakfast Sunday – Eagle Patrol prep/serve; Dens 4 & 1 clean-up
SIGNAGE There will be signage for the various areas and activities produced and placed by the camping coordinator. Each Den or Patrol will be provided a map of the camp with the location of the various campsites and activities.
UNIFORM NOTES Neckerchiefs, slides and Webelos Colors are NOT required and should NOT be brought on the trip. All other parts of the Class A uniform should be worn on our camping trip.
SCHEDULE Friday Evening: There will be a leaders’ meeting (“Cracker Barrel”) at 9 pm at the Staff House. Each Den should arrange for at least one leader to attend. Snacks will be provided. Astronomy and/or campfire activity will be conducted for the remainder of the group during this time. The leaders who don’t attend the Cracker Barrel, along with other parents, will participate in and supervise these activities.
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