CAMP HINDS 2021 - Scouting Event

CAMP HINDS 2021

WEEK 1 : 4 JULY- 10 JULY
     ORDER OF THE ARROW WEEK
WEEK 2 : 11 JULY – 17 JULY
WEEK 3 : 18 JULY – 24 JULY
WEEK 4 : 25 JULY- 31 JULY

WEEKEND CAMPING (Similar to this past 2020 summer)
WEEKEND 1 : 13 AUGUST- 15 AUGUST
WEEKEND 2 : 20 AUGUST- 22 AUGUST

March 15       Campership deadline

April 1        Deposit due $50/scout

April 23       Earlybird Deadline

May 2, 10      Leader meetings for updated camp kickoff!

1:00 pm the Sunday of your arrival!! Leader/SPL Meeting!

NOW OFFERING A LONGER WEEK OF CAMP! SUNDAY-SATURDAY
      SMs and SPLs will arrive 1 o’clock on Sunday,
      Units have staggered arrival

CHECKOUT SATURDAY MORNING!!
      Pancake Breakfast 8am Saturday Morning!
      Invite your families! $7/ non-camper
      Plaque hanging after breakfast!
      Units depart camp by 10am

LUNCH/SIESTA COMBINED BLOCK
     Combined period for flexibility- do not have to eat as a unit

AFTERNOON SCHEDULE CHANGE
     OPEN AREA after lunch/siesta

     NEW Patrol Challenges after Dinner!
     Points towards Campwide Game!

CITs will develop their skills across all 4 weeks of camp! With the opportunity to
work as staffers for the summer weekends!
Just for the price of 1 week of camp!

CITs are 14, 15 year old scouts

Develop leadership and teaching skills with help of senior staffers

Working as a group, CIT’s will grow personally ,and learn camp life. We have a great
summer experience planned for them!

After completion of CIT program, Scouts will be able to teach at the merit badge
weekends

‘Drone Experience’- during merit badge periods

New merit badge offerings:
       Aviation, Electricity, Inventing,
       Robotics, Engineering, Exploration        Sea Perch Program
                                                 Limited class size,
                                                 Signups Sunday
                                                 Monday-Thursday

Offering camp staples LIKE:

Free Swim
Woodburning
Tomahawk Throwing
Camp-wide Cribbage and Chess Tournament
Scoutmaster Splash
Swamp Romp
Tenny River Run
Paddle boarding
Merit Badge offerings!, Citizenships, Chess, Fingerprinting

On Friday, new and improved Camp-wide Game!

Plus these new things for scouts to enjoy!

Dutch Oven Fry
Action Archery
Branding at the Blockhouse
Unit Leader Training
Battle Boats
New Older Scout activities

During the week, SPLs will help design
Our new and improved Camp-wide Game!

Scouts will take merit badges periods 1,2,3

Sailing Takes place of afternoon open areas

Monday-Tuesday instruction
Wednesday-Thursday open sailing on Panther pond

Similar to sailing program, scouts will use their
afternoon open area time

Units will have 2 nights to cook in camp!
       Use this for Rank Advancement and Cooking MB

Have younger scouts who need Tenderfoot and Second Class advancement?
       Your unit can raise flags in the morning!

Scouts who need Totin’ Chip? Firem’n Chit?
       Come to Scoutcraft during open areas

On Sunday, Troops will form patrols
Does not have to be regular patrols!

List of choices for patrol activities given
patrols give their choices Sunday Night

Patrol will be given schedule, challenges will take place after dinner!

Each night Monday –Thursday Patrols will do 2 challenges, using scout skills and
teamwork to earn points towards camp wide game on Friday

Patrol Challenges will take the place of Troop Rotations, but take place after dinner

Join your fellow Arrowmen in a week of cheerful service to camp!

Arrowmen will spend a full week at camp for only half the cost!

Camp will offer some program areas,
have merit badge offerings for half the day,
the other half will be giving service to camp!

Will offer Brotherhood conversions during this week as well

Nighttime Archery Program- Limited availability, Signups Sunday

Black Powder Demo for older scouts! (14+)

SCUBA Program (All 3 MB periods)
Scuba BSA Award, Scuba Diving MB
and the NAUI Certification

Tenny River Overnight

Units who signup for a week of camp before March 1st will
get a special Camp Hinds Cookie for every scout that is
signed up and deposit paid.

Bring the Cookie to the Trading Post this summer at camp
and get a special souvenir from the 2021 summer season!

Know of any scout in your troop looking for a meaningful
summer time experience, and to earn some cash along the way

Applications found online on black pug registration site

Know of any adult scouters or parents looking for a fun
summertime job?
Looking for area directors, administrative staff, med lodge staff

Let Us Know, We Want Them!

Contact us! Talk to us! Let us know!

General info- camphinds@ptcbsa.org

Wayne Holden Camp Director- hindsdirector@ptcbsa.org

Jacob Lanoue Program Director- hindsprogram@ptcbsa.org

Scott Martin Camp Ranger - scott.martin2@scouting.org