Cub Scout Pack 159

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Cub Scout Pack 159

• Goshen Scout Reservation Briefing

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Basics

• Week 22 28 July 2007
• Camp PMI, Goshen Scout Reservation
• Sleep In tents, on cots
• Eat In Dinning Hall, In Campsite on Wed
• Note No cell phones, No TV, No Radio, No iPods,
  No Tivo, No Internet
• Address
• Pack 159
• Goshen Scout Reservation
• Camp PMI
• 340 Millard Burke Memorial Hwy
• Goshen, VA 24439-2421
• Phone Number
• Camp PMI 540-997-9273
• Emergency 540-997-5773

We will call local contact nightly and they will
e-mail a report to each of you on the days
activities
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By the Way

• Travel/Return in Class A
• Mail (Each Day)
• Phone (nope)
• Showers (Yep)
• Gear
• See List
• Backpack
• not reqd
• I can carry my stuff on my own
• Sleeping Bag
• Mosquito Net
• Tent
• 2-person
• Canvas- w/wood floor
• Cot

• Homesickness
• Money (camp store)
• Knives (whittlin chip)
• Ziploc Bags
• Label Everything!!!

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Program Activities

• Field Sports
• Archery
• BB Guns
• Waterfront
• Swimming
• Canoes
• Row Boats
• Fun-oes
• Fishing
• Scout Craft
• Fire building
• Knots
• Rope Bridge

• Handicraft
• Tie-Dye
• Gimp
• Art
• BMX Bikes
• Nature Center
• Geology
• Forestry
• Animals (Snakes, Turtles, etc.)

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Den Time

• Den Time each day can be spent
• Fishing
• Games
• Activity Badge Work
• NOTE Regular Program Not Designed for Activity
  Badge Work
• Chillin

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Schedule

• Sunday
• Travel, Check in, Photos, Dinner, Campfire
• Monday Wed
• Flag Ceremony, Pre-Scheduled Stations, Lunch,
  Pre-Scheduled Stations, Flag Ceremony, Dinner,
  Den Time
• Thursday Friday
• Scout chosen Schedule
• Friday
• Depart after Dinner

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Equipment

• See Equipment Check List
• All Scouts equipment to be carried by Scout to
  Campsite
• Each Scout / Scouter Requires
• Class II Medical for under 40 (valid for 3 years)
• Class III Medical for over 40 (valid for 1 year)
• Medicine Form (valid for 1 year)

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Youth Protection

• Two-Deep Leadership
• No One-on-One Contact
• Respect for Privacy
• Separate Accommodations
• Proper Preparations
• No Secret Organizations

• Appropriate Attire
• Constructive Discipline
• Hazing Prohibited
• Junior Leader Training/Supervision
• Youth Member Responsibilities

All Attending Adults Must Take Youth Protection
Training http//www.boyscouts-ncac.org/pages/266_y
outh_protection_training.cfm
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Safety

• Buddy System Scouts are Never Alone
• Safe Program and Program Areas
• Approved by National Camp School Standards
• Procedures and Training
• All Staff Trained on Emergency Procedures
• First Aid and Medical Attention
• Medic on Staff and Available

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Homesickness

• Its a Natural Emotion
• Sending Advance Letters or Postcards from Home
  Helps
• Usually More Homesick Parents than Kids
• Be Positive
• Have a Great Time
• Wish I Could be There
• Get Along with Everyone
• Dont Mention How Much You Miss Them
• Calling Camp Will Only Worsen the Effects
• Camp Staff is Ready and Trained to Deal with
  Serious Cases

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Questions?