What To Bring To Camp

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What To Bring To Camp
Medical Forms Releases Water Bottle Complete
Class A Uniform (OA Sash if Member) Shoes (No
Open Toes) Boots Pajamas/Sleep wear Plenty of
Socks Underwear Shorts T-Shirts Long Sleeve
shirt and pants Raingear Jacket Sweatshirt Cap/Hat
Swim Suit (pack near top) Towels
Washcloth Soap Shampoo Toothpaste
Toothbrush Comb or Brush Flashlight
batteries Insect Repellent Merit Badge
Pamphlets Boy Scout Handbook
Day Pack Sunscreen Notebook, pens
pencils Watch Sleeping Bag or Bed
Roll Pillow Pocket Knife Rope for
Clothesline Dirty clothes bag Spending Money (use
Troop ATM) Medications (use Medicine Man) Tote,
Suit Case (Backpack for Camping
MB) Optional Bible/Prayer book Work
gloves Camera Film Camp Chair Sewing
Kit Fishing Gear (a must for Fishing MB) Board
Games Air Mattress Hammock
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What Scouts DONT bring to Camp

• Fireworks
• Firearms
• Bows
• Sheathe Knives
• Hatchet, Axe, or Saw
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Matches or Lighters
• Pornography
• Pets
• Bikes, Skates, Skate Boards, Mountain Boards
• Cell Phones
• Electronics
• Can be used in car to and from camp, but not in
  camp.

Violators will be removed from Camp Refunds will
not be provided Parents will transport the
Violator home This typically makes for a LONG
ride home from camp
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Medicines

• Medicines must be in the original container
• Container should have
• Name of medicine
• Name of scout
• Troop 350
• Dosage (how much and when)
• Any other information necessary
• Instructions must be clearly legible
• Place instructions and medicine in a zip lock bag
• Turn in all medications to the Medicine Man (Mr.
  Nelson) on Saturday before we leave

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Spending Money

• Ballpark Estimate is 50 dollars.
• Some Scouts will spend more, some will
  spend less
• Trading Post
• T-Shirts
• Drinks
• Snacks
• Merit Badge Books and Supplies
• Misc Scout Stuff

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Troop ATM

• Put Scouts Spending Money in an Envelope
• Label the Envelope with
• Scouts Name
• Amount of Money
• Daily Spending Limit (if desired)
• Use small bills (5 bills work best)
• Turn in envelope to Troop ATM (Mr. Monell) on
  Saturday before we leave

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Check In Be On Time

• Saturday July 15th _at_ 100 PM
• Pack Trailer
• Turn in Medicine to Medicine Man who will turn it
  over to the Health Lodge.
• Turn in Spending Cash to Adult ATM (optional)
• Check with Summer Campmaster to make sure all
  your paper work is in order

• Sunday July 16th - 730 AM (It is a 4-1/2 Hour
  Drive)
• Arrive at Church in Class A Uniform
• Parents must Sign Scouts In
• Bring a Sack Lunch, Troop will provide the
  Drinks.
• Group Photo
• Group Blessing (A Scout is Reverent)
• Assign Car Pools (no car-swapping, so dont ask)
• Depart for Camp at 800 AM

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How to Get to Camp Woodruff (From Chattanooga)

• Take I-75 N 18.7 miles
• Exit onto off-ramp at exit 20 to US-74 E (TN-311
  E, Apd-40) 0.2 miles
• Take US-74 E (TN-311 E, Apd-40) Ramp lt 0.1
  miles
• Bear right onto US-74 E (TN-311 E, Apd-40) 4.9
  miles
• Continue onto US-74 E (BYP US-64 E, TN-60 N,
  Apd-40) 1.4 miles
• Enter on ramp to US-74 E (TN-40 E, Old Copper Rd,
  Waterlevel Hwy) 0.4 miles
• Continue onto US-74 E (TN-40 E, Old Copper Rd,
  Waterlevel Hwy) 7 miles
• Continue onto US-74 E (TN-40 E, Old Copper
  Rd) 0.9 miles
• Continue onto US-74 (Old Copper Rd) 25 miles
• Continue onto US-74 E (TN-40 E) 4 miles
• Continue onto US-64 E (US-74 E, US-74 W) 14.7
  miles
• Turn right onto US-19 (US-129, Blairsville
  Hwy) 3.8 miles
• Continue onto US-19 (US-129, GA-11, Murphy
  Hwy) 2 miles
• Turn right onto GA-325 3.6 miles
• Turn right onto Boy Scout Rd 0.9 miles

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How to Get to Camp Woodruff
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Camp Schedule
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Camp Visitor Policy
All guests (exception of family night) are
required to immediately check-in at the Camp
Office.
PARENTS NIGHT AT CAMP Friends and family
are invited to visit their Scouts on Friday
afternoon to enjoy camp fellowship. Parents are
encouraged to stay for supper, which begins at
600 PM. For those desiring to eat scrumptious
camp food at Woodruff, a 5.00 meal fee will be
charged for all guests and they will eat with
their respective units. Tickets for the meals
must be prepaid by noon on Wednesday to assure
that there will be sufficient food available.
After supper, everyone is invited to stay for the
final campfire and a farewell until next summer
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First Year Scouts - Mountain Man Program
OVERVIEW The Mountain Man Program is
designed for those Scouts who have either just
crossed over from Webelos or have limited camping
experience. Basic Scout skills for the new Scout
form the basis of the program. THE PROGRAM
Mountain Man is a two-hour program held every
morning all week. There are two sessions every
day. The remainder of the day, scouts can work
on merit badges that may interest them, or
participate in troop activity periods. Scouts
are instructed in the following skill areas wood
tools, meal preparation and cooking, pioneering,
knots, orienteering, nature, first aid, and
outdoor citizenship. In addition, scouts can
participate in a five- mile hike, which is held
most evenings. MOUNTAIN MAN T-SHIRTS (NEW FOR
2006) All Mountain Main participants will
receive a Mountain Man t-shirt to commemorate
their week at camp. MOUNTAIN MAN LEADER
ORIENTATION MEETING There will be a
Mountain Man Orientation Meeting on Sunday night
at 700 PM for troop leaders involved with this
program.
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First Year Scouts - Mountain Man Program

• MOUNTAIN MAN EQUIPMENT NEEDS
• Participants in the Mountain Man Program
  should bring following items
• SCOUT SKILL INSTRUCTION
• Scout Handbook
• Compass (if you have one)
• Notebook with plenty of paper Pen and pencil
• Cup or water bottle
• Pocketknife (subject to Leader approval)
• 5-MILE HIKE
• Water Bottle
• Rain Coat/Poncho
• Day Pack
• Flashlight
• Personal Kitfirst aid kit, bug spray,
  medications

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Merit Badges

• Be Prepared - - Read your MB Pamphlets
• Check them out from the Troop Library
• Purchase from Scout Shop (3 bucks)
• Long Poles in Tent (try to work these ahead of
  time)
• Written requirements
• Time based requirements
• Friday Night Data Dump
• Partial Completions
• Identify the Troops MB Counselor
• Contact the Counselor and set up a time to
  finish your requirements.

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Care Packages

• Care Packages can be mailed to your son at
• Woodruff Scout Reservation
• Scouts Name
• Troop 350 Week 7
• 10387 Boy Scout Road
• Blairsville, GA 30512
• Make Letters Upbeat
• Dont dwell on how much you miss them and how you
  wish they were home.
• Mail early
• Packages should be mailed before they leave for
  camp
• Letters should be mailed no later than Tuesday

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Contact Information

• WEBSITE
• www.atlantabsacamp.org
• CAMP EMERGENCY PHONE
• (PROGRAM OFFICE)
• The following phone number is for emergency
  contact only
• [phone].
• CAMP FAX NUMBER
• The following fax number (located in the Camp
  Program Office) is for summer camp business use
  only
• [phone]