2020 FALL CAMPOREE LEADERS GUIDE - CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNCIL - CAMP BENJAMIN HAWKINS | SEPT. 11TH-13TH - Del-Mar-Va Council

2020 FALL CAMPOREE
   LEADERS GUIDE
 CAMP BENJAMIN HAWKINS | SEPT. 11TH—13TH

      CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNCIL

Vision: To create a memorable experience, immersing Scouts BSA and Venturing youth in
leadership, activities, celebrating Scouting, and strengthening our Units’, Districts’, and Council’s
commitment to Scouting Adventure.

Cost: $25 per Scout. please understand that the units are responsible for bringing/preparing their
own food.

Health Procedures Briefing: A Leaders' Meeting Will Take Place in the evening of the
first night and Saturday Morning.

Trading Post: The Trading Post will be open with limited snacks and drinks. (Do not plan
on a meal from the Trading Post). If you have items you are interested in but have not made it to
the Scout Shop, please let us know so we can try to have it available.

Registration: Registration forms can be found in this leaders guide or downloaded from the
council website at www.centralgeorgiacouncil.org . Completed forms should be submitted to the
Council Office via mail (4335 Confederate Way, Macon GA 31217), fax (478.745.2686) or
emailed to April.Meeks@scouting.org .
We are requesting that each unit attending provide at least 1 adult volunteer to help assist with
program activities on Saturday. Registration as a volunteer is not necessary for leaders assisting
only with Saturday activities, but the adult must be registered with their unit.

WEBELOS II: Webelos II Scouts will participate with their Troop that invited them combined with
Boy Scout Patrols for competition. Webelos II are only allowed to attend as Saturday Only participants.
They should arrive for the 8:30 AM opening flag ceremony and stay through the Saturday evening campfire.

Administration/Paperwork:               Troops/Crews must update their Registration with their
final head count by August 28th, 2020 including the names of Scouts and adults attending.
Troops/Crews MUST have a copy of all their medical forms for all youth and adults in their
campsite (Parts A & B must be completed). The medical form is required to be able to participate
in Camporee Activities. Units will be required to keep a copy of health forms. Please make sure
that scouts and adults have a copy with them on Saturday in case they need treatment during the
event. Scouts Must Also have the Climbing and repelling wavers to be eligible for those events.

Check in Procedure:            One adult leader should check in at the main parking lot pavilion
where they will pick up unit information packet and wristbands.
Guests and/or visitors MUST have approval to show up on the camp grounds. If they are not
wearing a staff given wristband they will immediately be removed from the camp. Visitors MUST
check in and check out with a member of staff when visiting. If a visitor stays longer than 3 hours,
he or she must pay the $25 dollar fee.

Check-in Times:
Friday, September 11th 5 pm - 8 pm
Saturday, September 12th 7 am - 9 am
Where: Main camp parking lot pavilion

Campsite Assignments will be made approximately one week before the event and will be
distributed through the email used at registration. *Campsite assignments will also be posted on
the kiosk at parking lot, during the event. You may request a specific campsite but there may be a
need for another assignment.

Arrival:     Registration will be completed at the main parking lot pavilion. Each unit will be
issued one vehicle passes to unload equipment in their assigned campsite. The parking passes must
be returned to security by Friday night which means vehicles will be out of the campsite and in a
parking lot. Unit trailers may stay in the campsite but remember there will be a campsite inspection
competition.
For special needs participants and vehicles, please contact James Hulgan to work out a plan of
action. James.hulgan@scouting.org

Check Out Procedure: Eat Breakfast. Pack Your Gear. Clean up Campsite Get clearance
to depart from a Camporee Leader. Drivers to Parking Lot to retrieve vehicles. Unit Moves Gear
to Staging Area (or trailers). Receive Patches from designated Leader. Load Vehicles. Depart
camp. Reminiscence about Camporee on the way home!
Sunday, 9/8 9am-10am

Staff: In order, to make this a successful event, we need lots of hands. We are looking for
motivated, dedicated, energetic Scouts, Venturers, and Adults to help staff camp this year. We
need staff members who are available for the entire duration of camp, and that can attend the staff
training prior to camp. If you are interested, please fill out the staff commitment form. If you have
scouts or adults interested in becoming a part of the fantastic Camporee Staff, please have them
contact James Hulgan to apply for a position on this year’s camp staff.

Porta Potty- We are working with Health and safety and new Regulations For this year’s
camping and we are Unable to provide any information on this issue, but information will go out
as soon as we have an update.

First Aid & Health Services: Come healthy. Everyone should bring a refillable water
bottle (put your name on your bottle). Units are responsible for securing medications in their
campsites. If you need cold storage for medicine, please contact our First Aid Director. Wash
hands regularly. Bring insect repellent and sunscreen. Keep Bath houses and Porta Potties (if and
when they are available) clean.

Security:    Please be courteous to Security Staff and Camp Ranger. Please always drive
CAUTIOUSLY throughout camp!! Wear wristbands always. All swim areas are off limits. Use
the Buddy System. Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs are prohibited.

Uniforms:       All Scouts should arrive to camp in Field Uniform. Leaders and SPLs are also
asked to attend Leaders’ Meeting in Field Uniform. On Saturday, all scouts are asked to wear Field
Uniform for Morning Flag, Breakfast, and Evening Flag/Dinner. Immediately following Breakfast,
Class B (Camporee Shirt) uniform is required for daytime activities. A Uniform inspection will be
held at the camporee.

Campfire: Saturday night’s Campfire will be filled with skits/songs presented by your scouts.
Troops that wish to perform a skit, song, joke, etc. at the Campfire. Please come prepared; we

would like all units to participate! Parents are welcome to attend but must check in with security
staff.

Order of the Arrow Call Out: The Echeconnee Lodge of the OA will be conducting
a Call-Out for the OA at the Camporee Campfire. Please get in touch with your OA representative
to ensure that OA elections will be held prior to Camporee, to ensure that your scouts are included
in the call-out. For more information about OA elections please get in touch with Lodge Chief Ben
Lilley at lodgechief@echeconnee.org or Lodge Adviser Sheila Sweat at adviser@echeconnee.org
or 478-804-1644

Program Overview: Friday evening, units arrive and set up camp. Saturday morning there
will be a flag ceremony followed by program activities starting around 9am. On Saturday evening,
we will host a camp-wide Arena Campfire.

Campsite Inspection-          Unit campsites will be inspected for appearance, safety and
cleanliness beginning 9:30 AM Saturday morning.

Tentative Camporee Schedule
Friday night:
7:15-8:00 Troop Check-in/Camp Set-up
9:00 Scoutmaster/SPL Meeting- Dining Hall (snacks will be provided)
9:30 Staff Meeting in Dining Hall (snacks will be provided)
Saturday:
7:45 Breakfast (Line up on Poles in front of dining hall)
8:30 Opening Flag Ceremony (Bring your Troop/Patrol Flag and Stand to post)
9:00- 11:45 Patrol Competitions
12:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-5:00 Patrol Competition & Activities Continued
5:45-6:00 Flag Ceremony
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-8:30 Free Time-Troop
8:30-9:30 Campfire – Bring your Light will be dark walking back to campsites and
their may be Zombies on the prowl.
9:30 Cracker Barrell

Sunday:
7:45 Breakfast
8:30 Opening Flag Ceremony (Bring your Troop/Patrol Flag and Stand to post)
9:15 Non-Denominational Closing thoughts – “Vespers”
Disclaimer
Understand that this is a working document, and plans are still in progress.
Activities/Competitions may change based on registration numbers/budget and
availability of materials and supplies. The agenda/schedule may also be modified to
make sure that enough time is given to everyone for the events. This guide is
designed to give you an idea of what will be going on at the Camporee.
                                SCOUT SKILLS SHOW DOWN
Dessert Cook Off: Patrols will cook a dessert in their campsite during supper which judges will
sample to determine the winning desserts. (Desserts will be Judged around 7:30 pm Saturday
evening)
Six Knot Relay: Patrol (six members maximum can participate) will be judged on the time taken
to correctly tie knots. Each Scout runs 30 feet, ties a knot, and returns to tag the next Scout. The
six knots are the square, bowline, sheet bend, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, and
sheep shank.
Tripod Building: Each patrol must build a tripod by using 3 eight-foot poles as the legs and 3
six-foot poles as cross beams. There will be one 12-foot rope which will be used as the top tripod
lash, as well as 6 eight-foot ropes which will be used to lash the crossbeams. Scouts must follow
the Scout handbook procedures on the correct way to build a tripod (weave method). Scouts must
take down prior to leaving the site. Scoring: Timed event, with a 15 second penalty for each
incorrect knot or lashing. Additional points will be awarded for the tripod standing straight,
being able to hold the judge, and for having the center lash tied correctly.
Fire Building Station: The Patrol will use the materials given to build a fire. The patrol will not
need to bring any materials themselves. The patrol members will need to start the fire using a 9-
volt battery and steel wool. They will have to burn through twine set knee height above the base
of the fire. The patrol will need to complete this station in less than 30 minutes. The scoring will
be ranked based on the shortest times to complete the task.
Undead Bear Bag: Patrol will view items provided and must determine which belong in the bear
bag during an overnight campout. They are to place the selected “smellables” in the bear bag.
The patrol will place the bear bag at least 12 feet off the ground and more than 8 feet away from
the tree in which it is deployed. Appropriate knots must be used. This is a timed event and a 15
second penalty for each “smellable” not placed in the bag, incorrect knot tying, incorrect height
and distances deployed.

Zombie Run: Patrol (Eight member maximum can participate at a time) The event is timed the
patrols are ranked based on best combined team times as well as the number of flags not grabbed
by zombies. Zombies will be able to walk fast but not run; they are not allowed to Grab clothing
or body parts only flags on the runners. Runners are not to grab push or hit zombies in any way.
Runners will always stay in bounds of the track, any runners going out of bounds will cause a 20
second penalty on the final score. Each captured flag will add 10 seconds to the final team time.
Team time will be measured by the time it takes the whole team to cross the finish line. It will be
a down and back Run approximately 300 meters all together.
Zombie Attack: On Saturday there is a high likelihood of a zombie attack on campsites. Fear
not! They can be turned away with a bright light to the face, they do not like bright lights! So,
Stay Prepared and aware of your surroundings
Lassoing the Zombies: A small log is placed upright in the center of a well-defined circle 18
feet in diameter. On signal, all scouts make a lasso (with a 20-foot rope) using a bowline to form
the fixed loop. All those unable to tie the bowline until their lasso is made with the bowline.
Scouts stand outside the edge of the circle and throw their ropes to lasso the “undead” and pull it
out of the circle. Scouts can have as many throws as needed to rope the “undead” during the 30-
minute period. The patrol is awarded a point each time a member ropes the “Undead”
(Gateway) Zombie Barricade Competition: Gateway Competition Rules: Must be Scout built
– NO ADULT INTERFERENCE will be allowed! Must stop an average size Zombie from
entering while having a path for survivors to navigate safely.
Project: The Scouts are to design and build a gateway using wooden poles and either natural
fiber or synthetic fiber type rope. The opening should be at least 4 ft. Tall and must be at least 36
inches wide to allow people to enter or exit unencumbered. There will be a minimum of 10 poles
and a maximum of 40 poles total. All lashings and knots must be properly tied and have pigtails
of 2 inches or less. Gateways shall be no taller than 10 ft. above the ground. Units will supply
their own materials. The gateway must be assembled at the Camporee. Hammer and nails, nuts
and bolts or screws are allowed (Cannot stick out more than half an inch from the logs and must
not cause Harm to scouts, No wire of any kind will be allowed. Bolts will detract some from the
score. All joints must be lashed.
Time: No work will be allowed after 11:30 pm on Friday night or before 5:30 am Saturday. All
work must be completed no later than 8:30 am on Saturday morning. Violation of the time
frames noted above will result in the gateway being disqualified from the competition. We
suggest that you design and practice assembling your Barricade (gateway) prior to the event so
you will know how to put it together once you arrive at the Camporee.
Scoring: Scoring will be heavy on the originality of the design and the correct use of ropes,
lashings, whippings. The gateway must be functional, but not necessarily practical. Have fun
with it, but do not make this into a quest. The score will be based on originality, visual appeal,
best and correct utilization of material, but more importantly, construction should be obviously
safe and sound. Get creative, make the (gateway) Barricade that you always wanted to make.
Judging: Judging will be during the morning inspection period beginning at 9:30 am on
Saturday. The scoring of the gateway is not part of the campsite inspection score. Adult
assistance or interference is not acceptable and will lower the troop score.

Climbing/Rappelling: Climbing and rappelling activities will be offered to Scouts during the
Camporee. Each participant must bring their BSA Activity Consent Form (attached in Program
Guide) signed by their parent or guardian to the climbing tower at their assigned time. Leaders
please inform staff during the Friday night or Saturday morning registration if you have Scouts
who plan to participate. Times to arrive at the climbing tower will be assigned during
registration.
Undead Pumpkin Smash: To Be completed by patrols. (not an individual event) Scouts will
Build a Pumpkin smashing implement using only items on site, rocks, Sticks, Vines, etc. (No live
trees can be cut or used in any way) Rope or twine may be used with appropriate knots only.
Implements must remain intact after three hits to the Undead pumpkin. Implements will be
judged on looks and sturdiness as well as effectiveness. Each patrol will have one member
selected by the patrol to smash the undead pumpkin. (implements will be inspected for safety
before used to smash the undead pumpkins, make them sturdy.)
Scout History Quiz: The members of the patrol are asked 20 Scout history questions and 5
bonus questions. The patrol may discuss the question asked and are given 30 seconds for the
Patrol Leader to provide their answer. Each correct answer scores one point.

World Scouting History
Baden-Powell
Scouting began in England in 1907-08, created by General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-
Powell. B-P, a 50-year old bachelor at the time, was one of the few heroes to come out of
Britain's Boer War. He was known primarily for his unusual ideas about military scouting,
explained in his book Aids to Scouting. Startled to discover that many boys were using his
military book as a guide to outdoor activities, he began to think how he could convert his
concepts of army scouting for men to "peace scouting" for boys. Gathering ideas from many
sources (including Ernest Thompson Seton, who had founded a boy’s organization in the US), he
tested his program on a group of boys on Brownsea Island in 1907. The island camp was
successful, so B-P rewrote his military book, calling it Scouting for Boys (1908). The climate
was right for a youth program like Scouting, and it spread quickly around the British
Commonwealth, then to other countries. The first Jamboree was the World Jamboree which
brought Scouts together from all over the world to The Crystal Palace, in Britain.

World Scouting Today
Today, Scouting is found in 190 of the world's 195 independent countries. The United States has
a single national Scouting organization (many countries, especially in Europe, have several
separate Scout organizations, divided by religion or language, with different uniforms,
advancement, and national hierarchies). Scouting is the world's most successful youth
movement.

Scouting in the United States

William Boyce. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was founded by Chicago publisher William
Boyce on February 8, 1910. At that time in the US, there were several other loosely structured
outdoor-oriented youth organizations, some using the name "Boy Scout" and some using other
names, and there were already a number of troops in existence using some variation of the
British Scout program. Boyce's key contribution was to organize the BSA as a business. He
incorporated the organization (in Washington, DC, rather than Chicago), recruited key youth
professionals (in particular from the YMCA) to design and operate the program, and he provided
key funding for the infant organization.

Some of the early, non-BSA Scouting programs in the US included the US Boy Scout (founded
in 1910 shortly after the BSA; see next paragraph), the Lone Scouts of America (founded in
1915 by BSA founder Boyce, who had become dissatisfied with the BSA, and created the LSA
for boys living in isolated areas; the LSA merged with the BSA in the 1920s), and the Rhode
Island Boy Scouts (RIBS, founded soon after the BSA in 1910, merging with the BSA in 1917,
and existing today as the BSA's Narragansett Council). It is interesting that the BSA's Boys Life
magazine was started by RIBS member Joseph Lane in 1911 (BSA purchased the magazine in
1912). Early Actions. The new BSA quickly established a national office, developed a
temporary handbook, sought out Baden-Powell's endorsement (which they got), and began to
work to get a Congressional Charter from the US Congress (which they got in 1916). They also
began an active campaign to absorb all other Scout-type youth organizations into the BSA.
Indeed, only one such organization held out past 1912—publisher William Randolph Hearst's
militaristic "US Boy Scout" (also called the "American Boy Scouts") organization (founded only
three months after the BSA, and a member of the Order of World Scouts, a mostly British
program in competition with Baden-Powell's program). Resorting to the federal courts and aided
by their Congressional Charter and testimony from Baden-Powell, the BSA obtained a favorable
ruling against the "US Boy Scout" in 1919.

The Founders. Three people influenced the BSA's development more than any others: Ernest
Thompson Seton, James West, and to a lesser extent, Daniel ("Uncle Dan") Beard.

Daniel Beard. "Uncle Dan" Beard was beloved by millions of American Boy Scouts during his
lifetime. A well-known artist and outdoorsman, he had founded a Scout-like organization called
the Sons of Daniel Boone about 1905 and was the founder of the Buckskin Outdoor Program.
While it had much in common with Boy Scouting, it lacked organizational structure (it was
promoted through several magazines). It does not appear that Baden-Powell used any of Dan
Beard's literature as he formulated his ideas for Boy Scouting.

Ernest Thompson Seton. Seton, a famous writer and artist, had founded a loosely structured
boys' program called the Woodcraft Indians around 1901-02. Seton had also visited England in
1904, where he met with Baden-Powell and gave him a copy of his manual for the Woodcraft
Indians. B-P used many of Seton's ideas as he developed his Boy Scouting program. Indeed,
Seton's introduction to the Original Edition of the BSA's Boy Scout Handbook (1911) makes it
clear that he considered himself to be the real founder of the World Scouting movement: "In
1904, I went to England to carry on the work [of fostering a "Woodcraft and Scouting
movement"] there, and, knowing General R. S. S. Baden-Powell as the chief advocate of
scouting in the British Army, invited him to cooperate with me, in making the movement
popular. Accordingly, in 1908 he organized his Boy Scout movement, incorporating the
principles of the [Woodcraft] Indians with other ethical features bearing on savings banks, fire
drills, etc., as well as by giving it a partly military organization, and a carefully compiled and

fascinating book." When William Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8,
1910, Seton merged his Woodcraft Indians with the new organization and became the BSA's first
Chief Scout (from 1910 to 1915).

James West. West was a Washington, DC, attorney active in juvenile cases. Recruited in 1911
as Executive Secretary, West soon changed his title to Chief Scout Executive. West created a
well-organized national structure that was a key to the BSA's growth and reputation. Although he
had intended to make Scouting only a temporary diversion from his legal career, West remained
Chief Scout Executive from 1911 until his retirement in 1943.

Power Struggle. West and Seton soon found they had conflicting ideas on how Scouting should
develop. Scouting Founder Seton thought of West as a simple administrator and challenged
West's authority to control the young program's development. West had the organization and
power base and forced Seton out in 1915 (and removed all of Seton's writing from the Boy Scout
Handbook by the 14th printing in 1916). But Seton's contribution had been made, and American
Scouting today owes much to both men.

CAMPOREE ROSTER
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Note Page:

Registration by Unit: Unit Type: _________ Unit No. _________
                         Registration includes Patch and Shirt

REGISTRATION TOTALS
                                Total Scouts                     x $25 each
                             Total Webelo’s                      x $25 each
                                Total Adults                     x $25 each

                                 Extra Shirts                    x $15 each
                                                              GRAND TOTAL:

T-SHIRT TOTALS
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          YM                              AM                             A3XL

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          YXL                             AXL

Participant Name with medical issues:
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Participant Name with Food Allergies or special diet:
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     Submit completed forms to Council Office: Mail: 4335 Confederate Way, Macon GA 31217
                      Fax 478.745.2686 |email April.Meeks@scouting.org

STAFF APPLICATION

Name                                                    Age             Phone        __________

Address (street, city, zip)
       _____________________                    _______________________________________

Current Registered Position                                Shirt Size: __________________

Troop/Crew/Post

What camp staff positions have you held in the past? (list year & program area)

                                ___________________________________________________________

What experience and/or skills do you have which will help you do this job?
______________________________________________________________________________
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If accepted as a staff member, you will be expected to fulfill the following requirements:

1.      Attend training.
2.      Help set up program areas.
3.      Plan program activities.
4.      Conduct myself in a Scout-like manner always.
5.      Help out as necessary when asked by the Camp Director or Program Director.
6.      Meet national standards.
7.      Submit an evaluation of my area and camp operation.

YOUR SIGNATURE: ______________________________________ DATE:______________

Campsite Inspection Scoresheet

                                     Troop # _____
                No Scouts will be in the campsite during the inspection
                                Check items if present:
Fire ring ___

Ground cleared around fire ring ___

Fire out or leader monitoring if fire is lit ___

Water bucket nearby ___

First aid kit visible in campsite ___

First aid kit stocked and organized ___

Duty roster(s) posted ___

Menu(s) posted ___

Perishable foods properly stored ___

Cooking area clean ___

Potable water properly stored ___

Chuck box(es) clean and organized ___

Garbage disposal available ___

Axe yard roped off ___

Cutting tools stored safely ___

Firewood stacked neatly ___

Tents properly pitched ___

Areas surrounding tents clear of clutter ___

Tents zipped shut, if not neat inside ___

Fire buckets at each tent ___

Entire campsite has been cleaned/policed ___

Extra points

Tents arranged neatly ___

Separate adult tent area ___

Campsite perimeter roped off ___

Photo Release Form

       I hereby assign and grant to the Boy Scouts of America the right and permission to use and publish the
       photographs/video tapes/electronic representations and/or sound recordings made during Scouting Events
       and Activities. I also hereby release the Boy scouts of America from any and all liability from such use and
       publication.

       I hereby authorize the reproduction, sale, copyright, exhibit, broadcast, electronic storage and/or distribution
       of said photographs/video tapes/electronic representations and/or recordings without limitation at the
       discretion of the Boy Scouts of America and I specifically waive any right to any compensation I may have for
       any of the foregoing.

       Scouts Name:                                               Unit Type:              Unit #:

       Address:

       City:                                    State:                           Zip:

       Phone:                                            Email:

       Guardian Signature:                                               Date:

       Printed Name:                                                     Relationship:

4335 Confederate Way
Macon, Georgia 31217
Phone: 478.743.9386 ● Fax: 478.745.2686
www.centralgeorgiacouncil.org