Mailing Address: Physical Address for GPS 2A Eileen Shore Road Places Mill Rd & Griswold Ln Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837 603-364 -2900
Owned and Operated by: Daniel Webster Council, Inc. 571 Holt Avenue - Manchester, NH 03109
603-625-6431 - www.nhscouting.org
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“…the land made for Scouting…” in its 45th summer of DWC operation FROM THE DIRECTOR Summer Camp – 2015
Dear Friends,
Welcome (back) to the “land made for Scouting!” Thank you for choosing Griswold Scout Reservation (again)!
There is no other way to say it: It is virtually impossible to find another Scout resident camp which, for this same fee, provides anywhere as close to the balance of: a) an active Executive Board – and friends – who are pumping an additional $1million into the property over this past year; b) 3700+ acres of varied and carefully managed terrain which contains our own six mountain peaks, four swamps, three lakes, twelve miles of roadway, over twenty miles of hiking trails all which abuts something as beautiful as the pristine Belknap State Mountain Range in the gorgeous Lakes Region of New Hampshire; c) as qualified and committed a Staff to provide both Boy Scout and Venturing programs for eight solid program weeks each summer; d) as extensive and industry-leading an adult leader development program as can be found in the entire Northeast Region during a week of summer camp; e) a challenging program waiting for all age brackets of your Unit which always has new and rotating offerings so as to keep things fresh and new while also preserving that which you need and expect; f) a camp supported by as many dedicated and untiring volunteer committees who care for its tangible and ‘unseen’ needs without hesitation. The list goes on and on! This is a very special place!
Yes, there are other Boy Scout and Venturing camps. But, Hidden Valley is the premiere choice in the Northeast.
Griswold Scout Reservation is beloved by so many for all fifty-two weeks of every year. It is a privilege to unveil the mere foundation of what kinds of things can happen for your Unit by choosing to attend a week or two of resident camp at GSR this upcoming summer. Throughout the pages of this Guidebook, you will find just the start of where our imagination suggests you can explore! After perusing further, please let your passion for this program and place run wild and let us know how we can best meet your Unit where it is and support whatever programs you wish to experience. Once again, the traditions you have come to love and expect at Hidden Valley will return, but, we are also proud to call your attention to some areas which are ‘new’ or ‘improved’ for 2015. Some of those new and revamped things include:
- NEW! A beautiful new Council Campfire Ring on the eastern shoreline of the Conservation Pond in Main Camp! - NEW! State-of-the-art fiber optics providing high-speed internet and superb telecommunications to the property! - NEW! Rebuilt Director’s Lodge to provide 20 bunks, year-round water & kitchen for off-season Unit rentals! - NEW! Main Waterfront erosion control and pea-stone footing with safer and more comfortable bare-foot walking! - NEW! A switch of Valley Voyageur to Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 and White Mountain Voyageur to Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8! - NEW! STEM Program Area w/5 special MB’s: Welding, Radio, Space Exploration, Inventing & Programming! - NEW! Adding Energy Merit Badge and returning Nature and Search & Rescue to main camp! . All told: Five New Merit Badges at Hidden Valley in 2015! - NEW! Advanced Program Experience (APEX) Weeks: NYLT (Wk 1); SCUBA & Aquatics (Wk 2); STEM (Wk 6); Apprentice (Wk 7); Shooting Sports (Wk 8)… Plus, Provisional all the time (Wks 1-8) - NEW! Older Scout Crackerbarrel on Wednesday nights! - NEW! Week-long COPE moves to afternoons instead of mornings! - NEW! Increased Adult Leader Trainings along two tracks: “How do I do my job?” and “How do I do it better?” - NEW! A combination Parent & Provisional Guidebook to assist with communication and promotion! - NEW! Pre-season webcasts and webinars to combine forces with the Griswold Gazette eletter to spread the word! - NEW! The relocation of main camp Program Areas: Scoutcraft and Handicraft! - NEW! The ability to attend the pre-camp meeting ‘remotely’ via the web, if logistics require such.
This guidebook is for both your youth and adult leadership to use. Please do your part to encourage each and every registered Scout and Venturer to attend at least one week of resident summer camp each year. Summer camp should be the ‘world series’ of each Scouting year for your Unit! High Adventure or specialty programs are ‘additional’ to the week of resident summer camp you share together as one. And, by all means, don’t forget to use summer camp as a great recruitment tool to gain new members, as well. We are very excited for this summer… and cannot wait to serve you!
See you soon, Mark Callahan Mark Callahan, Reservation Director [email protected] || 603-854-4800
Hidden Valley Scout Camp / GSR /2015 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 From the Director 19 – 28 HEALTH & SAFETY 2 Table of Contents Emergency Procedures 3 What We Believe…and practice daily Extreme / Hazardous Weather Encounters with Wildlife at GSR 4 Dates and Deadlines 5 – 6 Role of SM & SPL Homesickness (“Revicitis”) Youth Protection Training Guidelines 7 Contact Information Unauthorized Intruders 8 Directions to Griswold Scout Reservation Food Service / Food Allergies
Dining Hall Orientation 9 – 11 REGISTRATION Patrol Cooking Timeline of pre-camp tasks Visitor Meals Online Registration / Camping Services Special Desserts Campsite Selection Medical Coverage & Medication Dispensation Unit Accounts After-Hours Assistance Acceptance Identification & Wristbands Business Payments / Other Paperwork Verification of No-Shows Program / Medical / Logistical Matters Adult Leadership Pre-Camp Program Planning Meetings Early Departure Visitor Access 12 – 13 FEES, PAYMENTS & DISCOUNTS Eligibility 2015 Fees for GSR Programs Uniform Discounts Incentives for 2015 29 – 31 PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM Payments Morning / Afternoon / Evening Descriptions Camperships Merit Badge / Individual Program Schedule Refunds / Transfers Afternoon Activities Worksheet Leader Fees 32 – 53 PROGRAM 14 - 15 MEDICAL INFORMATION Daily Schedule Annual Health and Medical Record Form Sunday Schedule Medication Dispensation Evening Schedule Epi-Pen / Inhaler Permission Form Adult Leader Training & Meeting Schedule Multiple Program Week Participation Training and Meeting Notes First Year Program Daily Chart / Schedule 16 – 18 POLICIES & PROCEDURES First Year Program Descriptions Telephone Access & Messages Outposts (Day/Night) Wireless / Cell Phones Merit Badge Planning Radios & Walkie-Talkies How to fill out a Blue Card WiFi for Leaders Aquatics Prohibited Items Ecology Knife Policy Emergency Skills & Handicraft Stoves, Lanterns and Fuel Scoutcraft Wild Animals at GSR Shooting Sports Trash C.O.P.E.(Challenging Outdoor Pers. Exp.) Shower Houses STEM & SPOKE;Voyageur& White Mtn. Voy Footwear Adventure Packing List Smoking Provo & Advanced Prog. Experience (APEX) Disabilities and Special Needs Additional Programs at GSR Are you in shape? Check-out & Dismissal & Closing Ceremony Lost & Found Mosquito Netting 54 – 65 FORMS Buddy System Camper’s List of What to Bring Promotional Photos Daypack Packing List & Hidden Valley Notes Damage, Graffiti & Vandalism Troop and Camp Equipment Commissioner Service & Quartermaster Store Hidden Valley Campsites & Main Camp Map Unit Photos Reservation Trail Map Unit & Patrol Flags Pickup Authorization Form – 2015 Camper Dismissal / Release Adult Registration Form – 2015 Trading Post & Camper Cash Card Checklist of Forms – 2015 Parking & Vehicles in Camp Outpost Registration Form – 2015 Quiet Hours Packout Meal Request Form - 2015
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WHAT WE BELIEVE…and practice daily
MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
SCOUT OATH SCOUT LAW SCOUT MOTTO On my honor, I will do my best to
A Scout IS: Be Prepared do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law. Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, To help other people at all times; Friendly, Courteous, Kind, SCOUT SLOGAN to keep myself physically strong, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Do a good turn daily mentally awake Brave, Clean and Reverent. and morally straight.
AIMS Character Development Learning and growing from the ups and downs of daily camp life.
Participating Citizenship Flag ceremonies, respect for others, learning one’s ‘place’ in it all.
Personal Fitness Growing physically, mentally, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
BOY SCOUT METHODS OUTDOOR CODE VENTURING METHODS Each is an equal part of the learning. Each is an equal part of the learning. As an American, I will do my best Ideals to be clean in my outdoor manners, Leadership Living w/ unshakeable, timeless values! to be careful with fire, Serving for the sake of reaching a goal
to be considerate in the outdoors Patrol & Troop Method Group Activities and to be Learning how to function as a team Learning by doing & coaching others conservation -minded. Outdoors Adult Association Learning difference of needs & wants Shadowing and learning to mentor
Advancement Recognition Recognition for ‘deeds done right’ Awards for competence and proven skill
Adult Association Ideals Learning from same & different styles Living according to sound principles
Personal Growth High Adventure & Sports Being challenged at every age level Experiences and team-building through activities of significance and challenge Leadership Being responsible 24/7, 365 days a year Teaching Others Retaining knowledge by knowing it well Uniform enough to give it away to others Walking the walk; not just the talk
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DATES & DEADLINES
DATE EVENT / DEADLINE LOCATION
2015 Summer Camp Nov. 20, 2014 Live, Online Broadcast! Kickoff! January / February, All DWC Districts Roundtable Visits 2015 & Out of Council $50 Deposits Due toward Tier I pricing March 16, 2015 Send to DWC Office (deposits after this date are Tier II) DWC Program Kickoff April 18, 2015 Camp Carpenter 9am-1pm Balances Due for Tier I and Tier II pricing. Counselor In Training May 15, 2015 Send to DWC Office Applications due. (Payments after this date are Tier III) All medical, packout meal & menu June 1, 2015 Send to GSR paperwork due (at the latest!) w/Camp/Week/Troop listed (regardless of the week your Troop is in camp) Senior Patrol Leader June 5-6, 2015 Griswold Scout Reservation Overnight GSR WorkDay! Sat., June 6, 2015 Griswold Scout Reservation 9am-4pm
Stay tuned for Webcasts & Griswold Gazette installments on-going, as well!
PRE-CAMP DATES WEEK OF CAMP PROGRAM (shifted in 2015) PLANNING MEETING
WEEK ONE June 28-July 4, 2015 Mon., June 15, 2015 WEEK TWO July 5-11, 2015 Mon., June 22, 2015 WEEK THREE July 12-18, 2015 Mon., June 29, 2015 WEEK FOUR July 19-25, 2015 Mon., July 6, 2015 WEEK FIVE July 26-Aug. 1, 2015 Mon., July 13, 2015 WEEK SIX Aug. 2-8, 2015 Mon., July 20, 2015 WEEK SEVEN August 9-15, 2015 Mon., July 27, 2015 WEEK EIGHT August 16-22, 2015 Mon., Aug. 3, 2015
NOTE: Pre-Camp Meetings are held in Carter Lodge at Hidden Valley. Check-in begins at 5:30pm and contains a free BBQ. Flags are nearby at 5:50pm. The Pre-Camp meeting runs from 6:30pm to no later than 8:30pm.
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THE ROLE OF THE SCOUTMASTER
As Scoutmaster, you have a key role in your Troop while at camp. GSR has a Staff that is eager to assist you in
executing your program and tending to your Unit's needs. Commissioners are available to guide and assist you,
instructors to provide programs, food service staff help to make sure you are fed adequately and support staff to
help make your stay an easy one. Listed below are the Scoutmaster's duties for Summer Camp. BEFORE CAMP 1) Read Troop Leaders' Guide thoroughly. Be aware of its content. Share and discuss regularly with your
Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) and supporting adult leaders.
2) Familiarize your Troop with the camp, its current offerings and policies.
3) Meet with your Scouts. Learn their desires for advancement; empower the SPL to solicit interests in programs (both new and old); guide all to make the decisions which meet their age-appropriate needs. 4) Register your SPL & ASPL for the SPL overnight (with WorkDay) on the first weekend of June. 5) Hold a parent information night to update them on summer camp. Monitor each Scout’s fees/registrations. st 6) Complete/delegate Merit Badge/Special Interest registration ONLINE before June 1 . 7) Fill out remaining paperwork and mail it to camp before June 1. Keep copies for your reference. 8) Make sure each Scout and Adult’s medical form is current, properly filled out and meets all standards listed in this manual. This is also mailed to camp by June 1. Keep (and bring) a copy for your records. 9) Make troop payment to the DWC office according to the payment schedule. 10) Alert and discuss any food allergies/concerns with the Reservation Director / Food Service after June 10th. 11) Review Check In / Check Out Procedures with your Scouts & Scout’s parents. Encourage carpooling!!! 12) Finalize each Scout's payment to the Troop’s camp account. Make final financial adjustments with DWC office before your pre-camp program planning meeting thirteen days before your Unit’s arrival. 13) Attend with your SPL the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting two weeks prior (literally 13 days) to your attendance at camp (bring a third person so as to adhere to YPT guidelines!).
DURING CAMP 1) Primary youth/adult leaders (only) may arrive anytime after dawn on arrival day. You may bring one vehicle (with trailer) to/from your campsite once, if desired. Attend Sunday morning, 9:30am, Leader’s Meeting. Vehicles must return to parking lot before 12noon (trailers may stay at the site, however). 2) Meet with Support Service Staff to reconcile your unit account, confirm roster and make reservations for next year’s stay at one of our camps. 3) Frequently meet with your Commissioner who is your liaison for any site needs, equipment available and new program opportunities. Allow/invite your Commissioner to assist your Troop throughout the week. 4) Consult the Program Director with any program needs or questions.
5) Review with your SPL and unit the health, safety and sanitation requirements at camp, fireguard plan and
chart, troop bulletin board, emergencies in camp, Trading Post and feeding procedures. Consult your
Commissioner with any questions. 6) See that Scouts are getting program advancement, patrol and troop activities, individual time and camp wide events at age-appropriate levels. 7) Comply with – and share with others – the instructions in this manual. 8) Empower the SPL to enact and utilize a Duty Roster for the week. 9) Attend Leader Meetings. Check with your Commissioner for times and locations. Explore ways to enhance your year-round program. 10) Visit with your Commissioner, Program or Reservation Director for help, guidance or any other need. 11) Close your camp experience by following the Chec k Out Procedures Sheet. 12) Subscribe to receive a camp evaluation/survey prior to leaving camp. 13) Return Rotating Leader Badges and other borrowed equipment to the camp. 14) Be sure all medications are picked up for your Unit before departure. 15) Be sure all advancement paperwork is picked up for your Unit BEFORE departure. 16) Be certain at least two adults remain in camp until all Scouts/Venturers have been picked up on Saturday.
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THE ROLE OF THE SENIOR PATROL LEADER
The Senior Patrol Leader is the key boy leader in the Troop. Listed below are the Senior Patrol Leader's duties for Summer Camp. The SPL is the primary leader of your troop during your stay.
BEFORE CAMP 1) The Leaders Guide is also the Senior Patrol Leader's manual. Use it to develop your Troop’s program for camp by working with your Patrol Leaders Council and with guidance from your Scoutmaster. 2) Register to attend the SPL Overnight on the first weekend of June with your ASPL. 3) In the spring, meet with your Patrol Leaders Council to choose: a) Individual Merit Badge & Activity opportunities for your Scouts. b) Patrol & Troop activities you want to learn about or take part in 4) Attend (or delegate someone) – with your Scoutmaster – the DWC Program Kick Off in the spring where camp leadership will be present to answer questions about program planning.
5) Make certain an adult registers all Scouts for their Merit Badges via online registration.
6) Send in all required information to camp by June 1st. Any updates should be sent as soon as possible.
Failure to send items can delay or restrict program opportunities. This will determine the success of your stay at camp. 7) Attend – with your Scoutmaster – the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting two weeks prior to your arrival at camp. At this meeting, you will schedule your Troop’s afternoon activities and receive schedules of all advancement selections for your Scouts. The SPL should make all program selections. 8) Participate at the SPL Weekend & “Work Day” at the beginning of June (to help get camp physically ready) and in any other announced special events for SPLs.
DURING CAMP 1) Arrive early on Sunday with your primary adult leader and attend the Sunday morning leader meeting.
2) Meet your Commissioner and become familiar with campsite and campwide duties/responsibilities. 3) Meet with the Program Director to adjust Program schedule. 4) Attend daily SPL meetings at 12noon (before lunch) and relay info/ideas to and from your Troop. 5) Be responsible for the Troop's bulletin board. Be sure entries are made daily on the Fireguard Chart and that the Troop's program, roster and tent assignments are posted. 6) Create a daily duty roster and make sure Scouts follow it (including waiter assignments and times). 7) Make daily announcements about upcoming programs and the results of campsite inspections. (A good inter-patrol contest will help you here.) 8) If problems develop with programs, campsite health, safety, cleanliness or individual Scouts, you are responsible to deal with them either by yourself, with the Patrol Leaders Council or with the guidance of your Scoutmaster or your Commissioner. 9) Be sure that Scouts in the Troop, through their patrol leaders, observe the time for Taps and Reveille. As a leader, you know they need their sleep and you must also respect those Troops who are your neighbors both in your campsite and beyond. 10) Delegate responsibilities and get help from the troop’s junior leaders in campsite health, safety, cleanliness, programs, projects, Scoutcraft instruction, inter-patrol contests and similar jobs. You are responsible to the Scoutmaster and to the PLC to see that all goes smoothly. 11) Be certain your Troop completes all camp-wide duties they are scheduled to complete! 12) Subscribe to receive the camp evaluation/survey prior to departure from camp.
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www.nhscouting.org/camping
For Registrations, Payments and Billing (Business Paperwork): Daniel Webster Council Camping Services Valerie Seitz, Program Assistant Valerie.Seitz@s couting.org 603-625-6431 ext. 116
For Program, Medical, Trading Post, or Logistical Paperwork/Forms, etc.: Reservation Support Services [email protected] Call 603-364-2900 after June 1st to be connected!
For all other questions: Mark Callahan, Reservation Director [email protected] // [email protected] 603-854-4800 (cell) (or call camp directly at 603 -364-2900 between June 10th-August 22nd)
For Food Allergies: Café Services Food Service Director (June 10th – Aug. 22nd) Call 603-364-2900 after June 10th to be connected!
Griswold Scout Reservation: Hidden Valley Administration Building (June 10th – Aug. 22nd) 603-364-2900 (main line) [NOTE: Phones are not actively answered Saturday 11am until Sunday 1pm.]
To send US Mail to a Hidden Valley Camper: Scout’s Name / Troop # Week # Hidden Valley Scout Camp / GSR 2A Eileen Shore Road Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837 [NOTE: Mail should be sent early enough so it will arrive during the camper’s stay in camp.]
To send an email to a Hidden Valley Camper: [email protected] Notes about emailing: The email’s subject line should indicate: Camper’s Name, Troop # and Week # (nothing else) Emails are only printed once per day and placed into Troop mailboxes with ‘standard’ mail GSR Management will screen all received email before distributing it No attachments will be opened nor distributed Unit leaders should withhold emails if the Scout (or another Scout) becomes homesick/distracted Family/Friends should limit the volume of emails sent to one Scout (one, total, per day is plenty)
Family/Friends should not encourage campers to contact home, nor ask to go home
Campers will not be able to respond to any emails
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DIRECTIONS TO CAMP
SUMMER DIRECTIONS TO GRISWOLD SCOUT RESERVATION
Please use:
ROUTE 1 for weeks 1,3,5 or 7 ROUTE 2 or 3 for weeks 2,4,6 or 8 Note: Please use the following directions. GPS routes will often send you onto un-maintained roads.
Please make every effort to carpool as congestion makes check-in slower, more difficult and damages our relationship with our neighbors.
PLEASE OBSERVE ALL POSTED SPEED LIMITS (camp roads are 15mph). DO NOT TRAVEL FASTER THAN 25mph ON ANY ABUTTING ROAD TO THE RESERVATION. Please pass this information to all of your drivers. Thank you.
NOTE: Summer access to Camp Bell is always through Hidden Valley… only.
Points East, Southeast or Northeast: Take the most convenient route to Alton NH. Turn west onto Route 140, go 5.6 miles to Gilmanton Iron Works Village. Points North, South and West: Route 93 to Exit 20 to Route 140 toward Belmont to Gilmanton.
ROUTE ONE: Traveling West on Rt. 140, after the Gilmanton IW Village: go .3 miles and turn right onto Crystal Lake Road. Traveling East on Rt. 140 After crossing Rt. 107 go 6.3 miles on Rt. 140 and turn left onto Crystal Lake Road. Soon after turning onto Crystal Lake Road, bear left at the fork, travel 3 miles and turn right onto Places Mill Road. Travel ½ mile and turn left into the Griswold Scout Reservation Entrance. Follow the internal camp signs for HIDDEN VALLEY and CAMP BELL
ROUTE TWO:
Traveling West on Rt. 140, after the Gilmanton IW Village: go .3 miles and turn right onto Crystal Lake road. Traveling East on Rt. 140 After crossing Rt. 107 go 6.3 miles on Rt. 140 and turn left onto Crystal Lake Road. Soon after turning onto Crystal Lake Road, bear right at the fork onto Mountain Road. Travel 1.2 miles and at end of the road, turn left onto Mountain Road, which turns into Avery Hill Road. Follow road 2.4 miles and turn left onto Places Mill Road. Griswold Scout Reservation entrance is .9 miles on the right. Follow the internal camp signs for HIDDEN VALLEY and CAMP BELL
ROUTE THREE:
Traveling West on Rt. 140, go 2.7 miles from the Gilmanton Iron Works Village and turn right onto Middle
Route.
Traveling East on Rt. 140, after Gilmanton IW Village: go 3.9 Miles and turn left onto Middle Route. Travel 3.1 miles and bear right onto Sargent Road. Travel 1.6 miles and bear right onto Guinea Ridge Road. Travel 2.4 miles and turn left onto Places Mill Road. Go ½ mile and turn left into the Griswold Scout Reservation Entrance. Follow the internal camp signs for HIDDEN VALLEY and CAMP BELL
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CAMP REGISTRATION
June/July/August (previous year) Set camp dates Send in site reservation and fee to DWC (or roll over your fee from previous year). nd Alert 2 Year Webelos of Summer Camp Dates, also, so they can plan to attend camp with your Troop after their Cross-Over.
October/November Have Scouts / Adults make appointments for physicals and start assembling Troop copies of all physicals. (yes, really!) Recruit “two deep leadership” for camp next summer and/or contact DWC for help. nd Plan a parent information meeting: announce dates, fees, and program s. Constantly communicate with 2 Year Webelos families. Start camp savings and money-earning plans. Contact District Camping Chairman & OA Chapter for assistance and set up a Camp Promo Night.
Participate in Council Camping Kick-Off in November to receive & learn about programs and offerings for camp in upcoming year. Keep DWC informed of any changes to primary or secondary points of contact for your Troop. Review the current Troop Leader Guide. Start to develop summer camp program with Youth and Adult Camp Leaders – be sure to use the current offerings for this season…not ‘what you’ve always known.’ Select ‘old and new’ programs to keep your Unit strong. Distribute parent’s camp information, advertise the fee deadlines and advertise money-earning opportunities. Encourage eligible Scouts to apply for Camp Staff by submitting their application by end of November (interviews start in Dec.).
December/January/February: Hold a vibrant parent Camp Rally for Summer Camp. Have older Scouts promote programs to build interest for upcoming summer. Obtain deposits for each attending Scout. Create incentives for all Scouts to attend camp. Investigate campership money for Scouts with financial needs. Follow up on Unit leadership/coverage for camp. Continue camp savings plan and money-earning projects. nd Cross 2 year Webelos over into your unit and promote summer camp to them with Older Scout/Den Chief assistance. Finalize any outstanding medical forms (from adults and Webelos cross-overs, especially). Attend Roundtable with GSR Management and ask questions and acquire ideas for promotion.
March: Camp deposit fees – per Scout – are due to DWC no later than March 16th. Notify DWC or camp of potential changes in camp attendance reservations. Follow up on and constantly monitor Scout commitment to camp. Finalize campership money. Seek local sources of support as well as from District and Council before April. Register New Scouts with Summer Camp (crossover Webelos)
April: Conduct second parent meeting: final plans, transportation, equipment needs and explanations of programs. Empower Scouts to develop age-appropriate advancement goals & program ideas for summer camp. Submit medical forms for all Scouts and adults in your Troop. Have SPL solicit PLC input for Merit Badge/Individual Programs as well as for Afternoon Patrol/Troop programs. Register your in-camp SPL and ASPL for the SPL Overnight held on first weekend in June (in conjunction with WorkDay). Attend program Kick Off and get latest up to date information. Check Council Calendar or Web page for place and date
May: Double check that all medical forms for adults and scouts have been submitted and ‘back-up’ copies are ready for in-camp leader. Final balances for Tier 1 due or payments on Tier 2 camp fees are due to DWC no later than 5/15.
REGISTER for all programs: Consult the checklist of forms for the camp you are attending and send the requested forms to camp no later than June 1. (Empower SPL to lead PLC in program selection process). Complete online registration for Merit Badges. Finalize transportation, leadership and equipment plans. Consolidate travelers and gear as best you can..
June/July/August: SPL & ASPL attend the SPL Overnight Have as many from your Troop community register and participate in GSR WorkDay in early June. SPL and primary Adult Leaders attend the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting two weeks prior to camp arrival. Your Troop’s Pre- Camp Program Planning Meeting is thirteen days before your Troop’s arrival to camp.
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CAMP REGISTRATION
A Chartered Unit is a Scout Troop or Venturing Crew coming to camp with volunteer leadership registered with the local Troop or Crew. Troops must satisfy the minimal adult coverage ratio at all times as set forth in the Guide to Safe Scouting. Troops / Crews that have been coming to Hidden Valley or Camp Bell consecutively for years have priority consideration for reservations. Most units attending camp last year have already made reservations for this coming year. It is the responsibility of the Unit to contact DWC or GSR about changes which affect your registration, leadership, primary and secondary contact information and attendance numbers. To check your reservation status, make a new reservation or adjust an existing reservation, please contact:
DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Online Registration www.nhscouting.org/camping Daniel Webster Council, 603-625-6431 ext. 116 Camping Services
CAMPSITE SELECTION GSR will make every reasonable effort to honor a Unit’s request for a given week and campsite. Units will be notified of their campsite at the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting two weeks prior to their arrival at camp. Part of the mission of GSR is to foster the best atmosphere for all Troops / Crews to experience Scouting in the out-of-doors and to ensure the health and safety of each Unit and the staff. GSR reserves the option to relocate Units according to the capacity of the campsite, and size of the Unit, in order to meet its overall mission and the health and safety of all its campers and staff. Units may request a change to an alternative week by contacting the
DWC. Availability is on a first come, first served basis with priority given to DWC troops.
UNIT ACCOUNTS & PAYMENTS It is expected that your Unit account be paid in full before your session in camp (including campership payments). This can be accomplished in 3 ways: Make payment in full through the online registration address listed above (Unit incurs service fees). Make payment in full to the DWC office more than two weeks prior to your camp stay (no service fee). Make full payment to the Support Services Staff at the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting thirteen days before your Unit’s arrival in camp (no service fee). A representative from your unit who is familiar with the finances of your camp group must meet with the Support Services Staff to reconcile your account upon arrival at camp. All units must be reconciled by the end of the Sunday your Unit arrives. NOTE: future reservations, advancement records and leader recognition will be available only after this reconciliation. Units owing money due to damages and or lost camp equipment must make final payment by Saturday before departure. We suggest each Unit bring the necessary means to make necessary payments. Over-payments will be refunded through the Council Service Center. You must reconcile your account even if the Unit has paid in full prior to camp. [NOTE: Camp Photos, Trading Post purchases and some program fees are in addition to camp fees and are handled as described later in this Guide.]
ACCEPTANCE Rules for acceptance and participation in the Scouting program are set by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America and are the same for everyone. Our goal is to provide a complete camping experience for all our campers. To aid us in accomplishing this goal, we ask all of our applicants/Units to inform the camp in writing of any disabilities or impairments. We use this information to establish appropriate supervision and to insure that potential accommodations are available.
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CAMP REGISTRATION
BUSINESS PAPERWORK Remember: all monetary matters are always sent to the Daniel Webster Council Office: 571 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109. Follow the early-bird Tier I pricing schedule for the best possible price to attend camp!
PROGRAM, LOGISTICS & MEDICAL PAPERWORK SUBMIT to GSR NO LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2015. (regardless of the week you come to camp): Hidden Valley Paperwork / GSR Attention: Reservation Support Services (RSS) 2A Eileen Shore Road, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837.
In your mailing, please include: Pack-Out meal requests, Outpost registrations, Medical Forms (BSA Annual Health & Medical Record), Epi-Pen & Inhaler Authorization, Medication Administration Record, Special Needs requests, Pick-Up Authorization forms, etc.. [NOTE: Always send via regular US Mail. Do not use special couriers nor high-speed delivery services.] [ALSO: Never fax or email your documents to camp unless requested to do so by a Staff member.] [AND: Merit Badges and individual programs should be signed up via online registration; not via snail mail.]
2015 PRE-CAMP PROGRAM PLANNING MEETINGS 13 days before your camp arrival (on Monday nights)
WHO: Each Unit’s in-camp adult & youth leadership (remember to travel according to YPT guidelines). Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoutmaster…Senior Patrol Leader & Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ideally).
WHEN: Plan to arrive and sign-in between 5:30 and 5:45pm. BBQ will be provided to participants. Meeting will start once all have been served dinner and we will finish by 8:30pm.
WHERE: Carter Lodge at HV (for Troops/Crews attending both Camp Bell and Hidden Valley).
st NOTE: It is presumed each Troop/Crew turned its paperwork in before the June 1 deadline. Incentives will be granted to Units who complete paperwork before the given deadlines.
For Hidden Valley Troops: We give you: Report of any medical form problems, confirmation of outposts & packout meals, the name of your assigned campsite, the chance for your SPL to register for your Troop’s afternoon activities (don’t forget to consider challenging or joining with other Troops for extra fun!) and answers to all of your questions, etc.. You will also have the chance to pre-order Trading Post supplies in bulk! [NOTE: Unit Merit Badge roster is obtained via online registration.] Units will also be able to reserve day, time and location for your Unit photo!
You give us: remaining medical forms, Medical Administration Record forms, adjustments to any Scout’s Merit Badge and individual advancements, remaining outpost registrations, remaining packout meal requests, special logistical requests (as needed), food allergy info, Adult leader and visitor list, final reconciliation of Unit account, additional money for meal tickets (for during the week and/or extras for Sunday lunch, as necessary), Trading Post pre-order forms, pick-up authorization forms for campers, etc..
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FEES, PAYMENTS & DISCOUNTS
Griswold Scout Reservation Fees Daniel Webster Council Out of Council Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 2015 $50 $50 Weeks Deposit Deposit Camp and Program by 3/16. Paid by 3/16. Paid Offered Paid by Paid by after Paid by Paid by after 5/15 5/15 5/15 5/15 5/15 5/15 Hidden Valley Scout Camp Chartered Troop or Crew 1 - 8 $345 $365 $385 $370 $390 $410 Provisional (individual) 1 - 8 $370 $390 $410 $395 $415 $435 Camp Bell Chartered Troop or Crew 1 - 8 $370 $390 $410 $395 $415 $435 Provisional (individual) 2, 5, 6 $395 $415 $435 $420 $440 $460 APEX (Advanced Program Experience) Opportunities (and age requirements) National Youth Leader Training (NYLT) 13+ 1 $370 $390 $410 $395 $415 $435 SCUBA (info released Jan., 2015) 14+ 2 TBD TBD STEM Week (info released Jan., 2015) 12+ 6 TBD TBD Apprentice Week (info Jan., 2015) 14+ 7 TBD TBD Shooting Sports Week (info Jan., 2015) 12+ 8 TBD TBD Valley Voyageur 14+ 1, 3, 5, 7 $370 $390 $410 $395 $415 $435 White Mountain Voyageur 14+ 2, 4, 6, 8 $370 $390 $410 $395 $415 $435 1/2, 3/4, Counselor In Training (2-wk sessions) 14/15 $370 $390 $410 $395 $415 $435 5/6, 7/8
DEPOSITS AND FEES TIER 1: To qualify and take advantage of the lowest rates for your camp experience a $50 non-refundable deposit must be made by March 16th per camper to Daniel Webster Council and the balance of the full camp fee be paid by May 15th, 2015.
h th TIER 2 A discounted rate is available in TIER 2 This rate reflects reservations made after March 16 yet paid before May 15 .
TIER 3: This rate reflects a late fee for any reservations which are not paid in full by May 15th – regardless of deposit date.
Early registration is recommended for NYLT, Provisional, Valley Voyageur, White Mountain Voyageur program participation. A $50 deposit per camper per week is required with specific program registration form. Failure to send application form may result in loss of participation in the selected programs. Some programs are limited and offered during certain weeks only.
DISCOUNTS BROTHERS: A discount of $25/additional brother may be taken off your camp fee per week. MULTIPLE WEEKS: If a camper attends another week at GSR, he receives a $25 discount for each additional week at GSR CHARTERED TROOPS GOING TO BOTH CAMPS: Those scouts participating in both programs with their scout troop, get an additional $25 discount: Therefore: Multi week discount: $25 … Special 2 camp discount: $25 VALLEY VOYAGEUR, WHITE MOUNTAIN VOYAGEUR & SPOKE DISCOUNT: Any Scout who attends camp with his Chartered Unit will save $75 off his Valley Voyageur or White Mountain Voyageur fee when he returns Provisionally to participate in one of these two programs within the same summer.
CAMP CARD INCENTIVE – FOR DANIEL WEBSTER COUNCIL UNITS, ONLY DWC Scouts who sell at least 220 ‘Camp Cards’ in the Spring of 2015 can attend camp by only paying their $50 deposit! Additionally, their Unit will also receive their $2.50 per card commission…so, sell 220 cards, camp for $50 and earn $550!
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FEES, PAYMENTS & DISCOUNTS
PAYMENTS Payments are payable to Daniel Webster Council, BSA, 571 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109. [Do not send Payments to camp.] Campership awards are not the responsibility of GSR; Units are responsible for all payments by May 15th. Online payments include a service fee. In-person or by-mail payments do not have a service fee.
Payments must be received at the DWC office on or before the dates indicated above or postmarked by
the dates indicated on the TIERED pricing schedule.
All payments should be paid before arrival at camp in order to assure your reservation and participation.
CAMPERSHIPS Camperships are designed to assist families in need. Contact local service agencies, first. You may also contact your District Executive before April 1, 2015. Campership forms are available in the forms section of nhscouting.org/camping. It is the Unit’s responsibility to apply camperships to the camp fees prior to arrival at camp.
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS All but $50 of an individual’s fee/week is refundable, as long as the request is submitted in writing and received at the Daniel Webster Council Scout Service Center, 571 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109
and postmarked 2 weeks before arrival at camp. Circumstances for refunds are limited to: sickness or
injury (with accompanying doctor note), family emergency, summer school or family relocation.
Refunds for individuals participating in camp with a Chartered Troop will be made to the troop. Refunds for scouts participating in individual camp program will be made to the family. All space is available on a first come, first served basis for those paid in full. Fees are transferable to another Scout.
ADULT LEADER COVERAGE AND FEES Units are provided the following number of ‘free’ (i.e.: non -paying) leaders dependent upon number of Scouts: 1 – 4 Scouts attending – No Free Leaders 5 - 10 Scouts attending – 2 Free Leaders 11- 20 Scouts attending - 3 Free Leaders
21-30 Scouts attending - 4 Free Leaders
Follow same ratio for additional Scouts
Adult Leadership coverage is defined and charged as follows : Full Time Leaders are adults who remain in camp for the entire week of camp; start to finish. Rotating Leaders are adults who combine their periods of service to equal ‘one’ full-time leader. (i.e.: imagine a relay race: Rotating Leaders figuratively ‘pass a baton’ to complete one Full-Time Leader’s week-long stay.) Rotating Leaders who overlap are subject to additional fees. [NOTE: Full-Time Leader and Rotating Leader fees are paid by attending Scout ratios above.] Additional Leaders are adults whose attendance is ‘above and beyond’ the required/recommended ratio of adults attending camp with their Unit. Additional Leaders can choose between one of these plans/rates: o $50 Daily Fee …for visits up to 24-hrs and includes an overnight, three total meals and program involvement. A medical form must be on file. This option may be renewed in 24-hr segments for $50/each segment. o No Fee …for visits 8am-9pm only, cannot accumulate 24hrs, does not include meals nor program involvement.
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MEDICAL INFORMATION
st MEDICAL FORMS…MANDATORY , no later than June 1 , FOR ALL!!! NOTE: Chartered Units will need forms collected locally well before June 1st. Check with your Unit Leader. Scouts/Venturers registering individually must have their form to GSR no later than June 1st.
Every Scout and every Adult must submit a completed and current BSA Annual Health & Medical Record form in order to attend camp; no exceptions. Parts A, B & C must be complete (the high adventure sections are not needed). A doctor’s signature (accompanied by a date whi ch is within 12 months – plus the remaining days of that same month) must be present. Electronic signatures are highly discouraged as they are not always accepted when a non parent or legal guardian presents a youth for treatment at a hospital. The doctor’s signature affirms a physical examination has taken place within the past twelve months and all information contained upon the form is both valid and up-to-date.
NOTE: The BSA Annual Health and Medical Record is the only permitted form to be used for Boy Scout resident summer camp. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx Please work with your doctor to include all information within the BSA form and avoid using attachments. Medical forms will not be returned to you at the end of your stay per NH law.
MEDICATIONS New Hampshire State Law and National Boy Scouts of America policy mandate all medications at a resident camp session lasting more than 72 hours (regardless of how long the individual stays) must be declared (both upon the individual’s medical form and upon their arrival in camp). Per NH law, all medications must be given to the nurse upon arrival and secured in the Health Lodge (regardless of the participant’s age/position). Emergency
medications (or other medications noted only by the nurse at check-in) are exceptions. In the case of an exception
(granted only by the nurse), the nurse will make suitable arrangements with the individual on a case-by-case
basis. Only legal medications are allowed. Legal medications are medications in their original containers with a doctor name, patient name, administration instructions, dosage and date on the pharmacy label (or accompanied by a doctor’s note with this information on his/her stationery). There should be specific times listed for dispensation of each medication, as well (i.e.: please define ‘twice daily’ etc.). If any changes occur to the information provided on the pharmacy-labeled container (or doctor’s note), another updated doctor's note must be included which describes and approves such. Only medications described and included on the medical form will be allowed. Parental ‘permissions’ do not replace, supplant or alter doctor’s written orders on medical forms. A note from the doctor must clarify or clearly indicate when medications are only taken on an ‘as needed’ basis (i.e.: the nurse, parent or Reservation staff may never change the orders issued from a doctor on a medical form). New medications prescribed after the medical form was completed must be accompanied by a current doctor’s note indicating the information above, etc.. The camp provides basic over-the-counter medications. Special over-the- counter medications (i.e.: specific brands) will be permitted only with a note from the doctor authorizing such.
INSURANCE The Daniel Webster Council insures each of its registered Scouts and Leaders for accidents, sickness or injury that may occur during their stay at camp. NOTE: this insurance coverage is secondary coverage only, meaning that it will only cover those expenses that are not recoverable under any other policy. Out of Council participants MUST PROVIDE written evidence of their insurance coverage through their local council or as individual unit.
EPI-PEN & INHALER PERMISSION FORM
The State of New Hampshire requires resident camp participants under the age of eighteen who carry epi-pens
and/or inhalers to submit a permission form. This form should be submitted no later than June 1st.
http://nhscouting.org/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?id=72309
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MEDICAL INFORMATION
KEY QUESTIONS TO CHECK REGARDING MEDICAL PAPERWORK
Is there a parent signature and date on the form (this grants participation and permission to treat)? Is there a Doctor’s signature and date on the form (dated within the past 12 months of your stay)? If the Doctor used an electronic signature, did someone from his/her office manually sign to verify it? If there have been any changes since the form was completed, have they been properly recorded? Did you keep a copy for your records, and send a backup copy to go with the Troop to camp? [NOTE: The State of NH requires us to retain/keep your medical records for at least ten years.] Did you send (and label) a ‘new’ copy of the form for each program the participant will be involved?
Does the form indicate the Scout’s home Troop/Crew and Council (plus program/week at camp)?
Is the form written in ink and completely legible (especially after being copied)? Does the form list all allergies (especially food allergies)? If the participant has food allergies, please contact the Food Service or Camp Director after June 10th.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Please attach / bring a copy of each participant’s health insurance card (or maintain a folder which contains such). This will exponentially expedite the process for medical treatment at local hospitals, if necessary. Failure to have this card information will not prohibit treatment, but, could significantly delay or interrupt treatment.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Make certain – in advance – that actual medication and treatment practices from home are exactly what is listed on the medical form signed by the doctor. Parental interpretations, permissions or practices – from home – are not permissible by State Law at camp if those practices are not listed by a doctor on the medical form. To be clear: our nurses are legally bound to follow what is strictly written by the doctor on the medical form; not what the parent instructs whether in verbal or written form. Failure to match these conditions can cause improper medication dosages and treatments, delays in treatment to all, and frustration or confusion among all involved.
Please do your part and make certain these records and practices match in every way!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: To help speed up Sunday check-in for everybody, please use our MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION RECORD form legibly filled out in ink for each participant who will be administered medications (regardless of age). Please only fill out the top section legibly (the Nurse will complete the medical information at check-in). This form is given to the health staff during your check in tour at the same time as the participant’s medication(s). Be sure the name on the Medical Administration Record is written exactly as it appears on the Medical Form (no nicknames). http://nhscouting.org/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?id=72527
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Units should assign one adult to be extremely familiar with all medical matters within the Unit and to handle all medical questions at check-in. Non-attending parents are not permitted to visit with the nurse on check-in day. Parents of Scouts with unique circumstances should contact the nurse prior to check-in day to resolve matters.
NOTE FOR CAMPERS INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE WEEKS OF PROGRAM: If a camper is participating in multiple weeks of program on the Reservation, we highly recommend he/she submit a new copy of his medical form for each week he/she is attending. Please do not request to have his/her form pulled from earlier week’s files as that corrupts the archives and creates unnecessary expenditure of time and energy which can easily be avoided for the sake of all. Thank you!
REMINDER: New Hampshire State law prohibits the release of medical forms at the conclusion of your programs. As such, the Daniel Webster Council and Griswold Scout Reservation cannot return nor make copies of medical forms for you at the end of your week. Please make – and keep – copies of your forms prior to submitting them to GSR. Thank you!
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THE SCOUT LAW PROHIBITED ITEMS, INCLUDE… IS THE LAW OF THE CAMP. Alcohol possession (internal or external) Firearms, weapons or un-Scoutlike devices TELEPHONE & MESSAGES Fireworks, loud noisemakers, canons, etc. If we receive an incoming call at the Administration Drugs / Medications (not from Camp Nurse) Building, a message will be placed in your Unit’s Unauthorized generators mailbox. In the case of emergency, the message Unauthorized vehicles of any kind
will be hand delivered. The main camp lines are Unauthorized bikes (or bikes w/o safety gear)
for emergency or business use. Please discourage Firewood from elsewhere (we can supply you)
your Scout’s parents from the need for updates. Chainsaws or un-Scoutlike tools “No news is good news” works best! Please help us Un-Scoutlike logos, slogans, designs, etc. preserve the ‘total immersion experience’ by Pets of any kind eliminating the need for contact with family Open-Toed Footwear members while in camp. Emergency Phones: Hidden Valley: 603-364-2900 DWC KNIFE POLICY Camp Bell: 603-524-0436 For youth and adult leaders, folding knives with a Other phones are available for adult leaders to make blade length not exceeding 3 ½” are appropriate for outgoing calls. These phones are for calling card legal and practical uses at Daniel Webster Council (cards available in Trading Post), credit card or activities including summer camp. Therefore sheath collect calling only. Campers may only use the knives (i.e. fixed blades of any length) including phone under extreme circumstances when in the machetes, bayonets, swords, cleavers, death stars, presence of a Unit Leader, only. Phone locations: stilettos, switchblades etc. are not allowed for youth Hidden Valley – Carter Lodge or adult use at DWC functions. The only exception Camp Bell – Main lodge on the ramp to this rule is the use of a chef’s knife for the sole purpose of food preparation.
WIRELESS / CELL PHONES
Cell phone usage is limited to adults only at GSR. STOVES, LANTERNS & FUELS
Cell phones may never be used in sight/sound of Due to the extreme danger involving storage of fuels used in camping lanterns/stoves, you must make youth under the age of 18. Cell reception at GSR is arrangements with your Commissioner to store fuels very poor, and thus, we discourage use of cell in a safe place. Lanterns may not be hung in tents. phones completely. Consult the Reservation Director for further information or questions. Fuel of any kind (and their containers) must be declared to the commissioners. Both lanterns and RADIOS & WALKIE-TALKIES stoves must be used under adult supervision. Please: If your Unit wishes to use any of these items, please NO FLAMES IN TENTS. contact your Commissioner or Reservation Director. WILD ANIMALS AT GSR WiFi FOR ADULT LEADERS Griswold Scout Reservation is a wilderness area that Adult Leaders will find state-of-the-art WiFi is the home of many wild animals from chipmunks available in Carter Lodge and Bell Main Lodge. to fishers to black bears. We have not had anyone Leaders are responsible for providing their own injured by a wild animal to date. To maintain safety computer/device which can access the WiFi service. for all, we mandate all campers/leaders observe If any Scout is found utilizing the WiFi at any time these guidelines: (even with an adult present), the router will be No food in tents at any time turned off. Similar to the cell phone and smoking Please use the ‘raccoon barrel’ for storage policies, WiFi usage is never to include Scouts, nor Be careful of non-foods w/curious scents
be used where Scouts have any knowledge of its Never feed animals nor leave food for them
existence in camp. When possible, please use the Any abnormally acting animal should be reported to
internet in a way which will least interfere/ distract the Administration Building immediately. Keep other scheduled meetings and activities. away from such animals regardless of its size.
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HEALTH & SAFETY ARE YOU & YOUR SCOUTS IN SHAPE? Our Commissioner Staff will provide training and GSR is a physically demanding Reservation. Each supplies for the purposes of keeping your campsite day’s program demands extensive walking over and shared camp facilities (e.g.: shower houses, etc.) very, very hilly terrain. You will be required to pack clean. Also, each campsite will be monitored daily gear to your campsite. We do not provide or for health & safety trends and upkeep. encourage any alternative means of getting around camp other than by foot. Any exception to this TRASH CANS & PICKUP policy must be discussed and authorized by the HELP KEEP OUR CAMP CLEAN. A trash can is Reservation Director in writing by June 1st. provided at each campsite. Please leave it by the road so it can be emptied. This will also keep LOST & FOUND
animals from coming into your campsite. Trash is PLEASE LABEL ALL OF YOUR GEAR WITH
picked up after dinner each day. Trash cans are also NAME AND TROOP NUMBER. The camp is
not responsible for lost or stolen items. During the located throughout camp. Plastic Bottle and Aluminum can containers are marked and provided summer, GSR collects clothing items at the Main throughout camp. Please do not move trashcans or Waterfront, and valuable items at the the Rangers/Commissioners who need to empty Administration Building. When the summer ends, them will not know where to find them!!! items are donated or disposed of immediately.
SHOWER HOUSES & BATHROOMS MOSQUITO NETTING Two Shower facilities are available in camp: For those who use netting, please do not use dowels South Shower near campsite Saco or sticks to hang your net. Bring along a role of kite North Shower near campsite Buley string and a Commissioner will show you a far Please be good to our Shower Houses. Always better – and more Scout friendly – way to do it! remember to leave things “better than you found it.” In addition to each person doing their part, a duty BUDDY SYSTEM roster will be issued in camp which assigns various We always use the Buddy System at GSR. This is a Troops the task of cleaning shower houses and other great chance to make new friends and stay safe, too! central facilities (e.g.: Visitor’s & Dining Hall bathrooms, etc.). A Scout is clean! Do your best! PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS We are always taking photos and film throughout FOOTWEAR the summer season for camp promotional purposes. Bare-feet are only allowed in your tent, the shower If you or any members of your unit have objections
and at one of the waterfronts. Everywhere else: or privacy concerns, please notify the Reservation st YOU MUST WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES! Director by June 1 so we can honor your/their wishes. Also, if your Troop is willing to share any This includes walking from Main Waterfront across pictures it takes, we would love to have a copy of the parking lot to Visitor’s Bathroom! them! We’re always looking for pictures that
SMOKING capture our Staff in action…or to add to our Per New Hampshire State law and BSA National promotional materials! Thank you! Policy, smoking is reserved for adults age 18 and older, only. Smoking may never be within sight, DAMAGE, GRAFFITI & VANDALISM smell or knowledge of an under-18 year old. This In case of damage notify the Reservation Director includes ecigarettes, as well. Designated smoking immediately. There is to be no defacement or areas will be assigned in camp. Smoking may never unauthorized alteration of buildings, picnic tables, take place in a building or tent. tents, trees or any other structures and equipment in camp. The typical cost for tent/canvas damage is CAMPERS WITH DISABILITIES $50 base fee and an additional $25/inch. Such Any special accommodation request must be made vandalism will be charged to the unit(s) involved in writing by June 1st. GSR will do its best to assist and must be paid before departure. with special needs but can make no guarantees.
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COMMISSIONER SERVICE TRADING POST Your camp commissioner is your ‘host’ and link to Each camp has a trading post supplied with all sorts information at camp. Use him to seek advice, and of items such as: assistance while at camp. Each camp has a Merit Badge books
schedule of daily meetings with the camp Other camp literature leadership. Please offer suggestions, ask questions Camping equipment (e.g.: flashlights, etc.) and seek advice. Our goal is to help you deliver the Travel mugs & ‘thank you’ gifts for leaders pinnacle Scout outdoor program to your troop!!! T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, patches & souvenirs Snacks and ice cream QUARTERMASTER STORE & SUPPLIES Mosquito nets, bug repellent The Commissioner Service will provide you a list of Soda and juice drinks items available at the Quartermaster Store located Craft Kits (some for Merit Badges) beside Carter. Toilet paper may be obtained from Program Fees (e.g.: Shotgun, Rifle, ATV, etc.) either your Commissioner or the Dining Hall And much more Steward. Other cleaning supplies, American flags, Your Unit can ‘pre-order’ supplies at your two- brooms, axes, saws, service project tools, Dutch ovens etc. are available from your Commissioner. week, pre-camp program planning meeting which All unused supplies and loaned equipment must be will then be packaged and made ready for ‘payment returned by Friday. Please also see the Unit Packing and pickup’ on the day of your Unit’s arrival! List for suggested items to bring from home. Find a Commissioner before/after every meal, before/after CAMPER CASH CARD every adult or SPL meeting or by having the Don’t want to carry money around loose? Well, you Administration Building call him on his/her radio! can use a GSR Camper Cash Card, instead! $25 minimum UNIT PHOTOS $2 minimum purchase A Unit Picture is available to your Troop/Crew. Additional money can be added by This is an optional choice for your Unit. visiting the Trading Post or calling Remember: Your Unit can choose any Reservation Support Services.
day/time/location they would like their photo Balances can be credited to next season.
taken! The order form will be made available to NOTE: GSR Cash Cards only work at GSR.
each Troop at the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting. Payment is due at the time of the photo. PARKING & VEHICLES IN CAMP Carpooling is highly encouraged! All vehicles must The photo is an 8 x 10 color print in a grey, remain on main roads and park in designated areas. cardboard frame. The cost is $10.00 per picture. Photos can be pre-ordered online. Methods of Do not block or park alongside roadways. The speed limit on camp roads is 15mph. Campers under age 18 payment include cash, check or one credit card per Troop. Photos will be available for pickup by an need written permission to have a vehicle in camp.
adult leader in the Administration building on QUIET HOURS & BEDTIME Saturday morning. A Scout is Courteous. Quiet hours are from
UNIT & PATROL FLAGS 10:00pm – 7:00am. Taps is at 10:00pm each Don’t forget to bring your Unit flag to camp! Your evening Reservation-wide. These hours are in effect Troop/Crew will assemble behind your Unit flag daily both in main camp and also in the backcountry. on the parade field. And, don’t forget your Patrol There should be no loud noises or other noisy events Flags! Always use the Patrol Method! to disturb others. All scouts should remain in the campsite until reveille. All is quiet. Leaders are CAMPER DEPARTURE OR DISMISSAL responsible for their units conduct. If your Troop The Reservation Director must be notified if a camper plays Reveille or Taps, it must be sounded at 7am leaves camp – for any reason – before the end of the and 10pm, respectively, with no variance. week. Please make arrangements to gather advancement paperwork for early departures.
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EMERGENCIES IN CAMP
The Camp Staff has undergone extensive training to prepare for any emergency situation that might arise in camp. The camp has emergency phone numbers posted near all phones; FM radio communication throughout the reservation; a written agreement with the local rescue squad and the local hospital; fire equipment and first aid materials and a working relationship with the local Police, Fire and Sheriff Departments. If you have any questions on procedures, ASK. During an emergency, your responsibility is for YOUR Troop / Crew. Let the camp staff handle the emergency. Note: Please instruct your families before arriving… In the event of a major camp incident during your week , please discourage people from calling the camp. Those directly involved will be cared for and their families will be notified immediately. All Unit Leaders will quickly be informed and can communicate with families via your Unit’s planned method. Stay tuned for information in Spring, 2015 for how to sub scribe to text-blasts for GSR emergency updates, also.
EMERGENCY SIRENS / SIGNALS GATHERING ALARM: When you hear a swooping siren, report to Carter Lodge. NON-GATHERING ALARM: When you hear repeating tones, report to the nearest Program Area. Note: In the event another method of alarm is used to notify you, follow the directions of the Camp Staff. ALL CLEAR: Three long and distinctive blasts on the siren. Regular operations commence again.
EARTHQUAKE 1. First check your surroundings for dangerous situations. 2. Avoid hazards such as falling debris, fallen utility lines or cracked water/gas pipes
3. Proceed immediately to an open area free of hazards; Vacate buildings; Stay away from glass windows/doors. If you must remain in a building, proceed to a reinforced area. 4. Following earthquake, Troops assemble as directed; Take attendance; Send leader to staff member with a two-way radio, report troop status; further instructions will follow.
FIRE or FLOOD 1. Mobilize troop to a safe area. Send someone to the Camp Office and report the location of the fire or flood. 2. In the event of fire, no Units are to fight the fire in any way. In the event of flood, keep safe and together at all times. 3. Reservation Director or Ranger will spearhead operations. Evacuation, if necessary, will be led by local authorities.
ACTIVE SHOOTER OR HOSTAGE CRISIS 1. Notify Administration Building immediately (use radio or phone, as needed). Give all known facts clearly and carefully. 2. Reservation Director will take charge and provide directives / details, as necessary. Be patient; event could last a while.
LOST BATHER OR BOATER 1. Upon signal, report as called and check attendance. 2. Send a junior leader to a staff member and report attendance. 3. Remain as directed until all clear is given.
LOST PERSON 1. Report situation to Camp Office at once. 2. Reservation Director will spearhead operations and give directives / details from there.
PERSONAL ACCIDENT 1. Give immediate first aid. 2. Report accident to the Camp Office. 3. Health Officer will administer further first aid and/or make contacts for needed assistance.
SEVERE WEATHER / STORM 1. Check the daily weather report in Camp Office, from Commissioners or at meals. 2. Commissioners will alert unit leaders to impending weather conditions and procedures to follow. 3. Whenever a severe storm occurs, everyone in camp should move into the closest secure building: [e.g.: Bell Main Lodge, Climbing Barn, Stable, Shower Houses, Safety Shelter, Latrines]
4. Avoid wide-open areas (e.g.: parking lots, parade fields, etc.) in an electrical or windy storm and avoid ground contact.
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EMERGENCIES IN CAMP (continued)
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIVITIES DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER Always notify the Camp Staff if you wish to cancel an activity. We will create a safe alternative for you. At least let us know where you are. If your Troop does not show up, we are uncertain of your whereabouts and unable to know if you are in need. 1. Aquatics: All waterfront activities will be suspended under the direction of the waterfront director or his/her designate at the signs of impending thunder and lightning storms. All campers, volunteers and staff will leave the waterfront safely under the direction of the staff. The director will open aquatic program activities when deemed safe. 2. Boating, sailing and kayaking: All boating, sailing and kayaking activities will be suspended under the discretion of the waterfront director or staff leader in charge due to pending lighting storms, unsafe winds and waves. Campers and volunteers will follow the directions of the staff member in charge to bring boats ashore. Program will reopen when the staff leader feels conditions are safe. 3. COPE and Climbing Tower: At the direction of the COPE director the climbing tower and high and low elements will be evacuated pending severe electrical and lightning storm. Participants will follow the direction of the staff in charge. Program will reopen when deemed safe by the staff member in charge. 4. Swamp Canoe Trips: see #2 above. 5. Hiking and outpost camping: Weather conditions will be checked prior to starting the trip. Seek shelter from high points during electrical and lightning storms. Be aware of dangerous dead trees and branches during high wind alerts when picking campsites. 6. Horseback Riding: Follow the direction of the lead staff person during high wind and / or electrical and lightning storms. Dismount horses and follow the directions of the staff for care of the horses. Rides will be suspended by the staff leader if weather conditions will not allow a safe journey. Program will reopen at the staff person’s judgment – in consult with administration – that conditions are safe.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEAT HER CONDITIONS Special consideration must be given to atmospheric conditions that may affect campers and staff. You will be alerted to any changes in schedule and program when the following conditions exist: 1. Extreme temperatures or high humidity. Strenuous activities will be suspended and extra time at the waterfront will be made available. 2. Smog alert Those with breathing difficulties will be advised to subdue their activity levels. 3. Severe weather warnings: Administration staff will monitor weather warnings. Commissioner staff will advise leaders. Remain out of ‘open areas’ during electrical storms.
POWER LINES DOWN If you discover electrical wires on the ground: 1. Keep all people at least 50 feet from the wire. Follow protocol for a serious accident. 2. Call or send two runners to the Administration Building to report the incident and location. 3. Do not touch the wires with or without assistance from another object. 4. If injury has resulted, do not move the person until the wire can be safely moved away from the person.
CHEMCICAL OR UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LEAK OR SPILL Many chemicals and related materials can be found almost anywhere, especially in a remote area where people can illegally dump these materials, or where containers can bounce form a vehicle. Regulated materials can be carcinogenic, toxic, oxidizers, flammables and corrosives. Care should be taken when confronted with any unknown material, and they should be taken very seriously. Typical hazard areas at Scout camp could include but not limited to: kitchens, roadways, and parking lots. If you discover an unknown substance (leak, spill or container), gasoline leaking from a vehicle, the odor of LP gas leaking from a tank: 1. Clear the area for at least 100ft in all directions, moving people to the leeward side of the material. Keep all people away! 2. Send to runners to advise the Camp Administration 3. The camp Administration will alert the Reservation Director, Ranger staff and local emergency response personnel, and will handle the incident. Follow their instructions. If you discover gas leaking from a pressurized cylinder: 1. Clear the area for at least 1000 feet, evacuating any adjacent structures. 2. Send two runners to alert the office for the LP gas leak. 3. Assure that the area remains clear until help arrives. 4. The office will alert the Reservation Director, ranger staff and Emergency response personnel.
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ENCOUNTERS WITH WILDLIFE
Griswold Scout Reservation covers roughly 3500+ acres and offers a wide range of exciting adventures including the opportunity to observe many types of birds, fish and wildlife. Throughout camp you will see numerous animals especially squirrels, chipmunks and common birds. Undoubtedly the opportunity to observe a raccoon, turkey, deer, moose, bear, or great blue heron will provide lifetime memories.
Animals often will be an exciting part of your adventures. Seeing them in their natural habitat is always a pleasure, but it is wise to remember that they are the permanent residents of the camp while you are the visitor. Treat them with respect, give them enough space so they will not feel threatened by your presence, and they will seldom present a threat to your safety. When an animal feels frightened, threatened, or trapped, it may fight for
its life by attacking, scratching, and biting. In the event you are injured, seek help quickly as a doctor can best
determine whether treatments will be necessary.
Avoidance of most wildlife can be summed up in one word: FOOD. If an animal doesn’t find abundant food (or anything which, to them, smells curious like food does) , it will move on. Most conflicts between people and wildlife are linked to careless handling of food or garbage. Learn to live responsibly with wildlife…in a way which also safeguards those around you now and tomorrow.
Young wildlife sometimes strays from their parents and appears to be lost or abandoned. In most cases, however, the parents know where the youngster is. Taking in appar ently lost or abandoned young usually does more harm than good. Wild animals are best left in the wild. If the animal is obviously sick or injured, notify the camp ranger.
General Wildlife & Habitat Stewardship Hike at designated trails only Keep a clean campsite Keep food and items with scent out of your tent
Never approach or follow wild animals
Avoid aggressive behavior: o Walking directly towards an animal o Following an animal that has chosen to leave o Circling or standing around an animal Do not feed wild animals Don’t mistake a passive animal as a sign of safety Never tease or attempt to pick up wildlife Leave young animals alone; a protective mother is usually nearby Stay away from dead animals Notify the camp ranger or Reservation Director of any animals acting strangely
Wild animals and insects can also transmit diseases. If anyone in the unit is bitten by an animal or has a
suspicious bug bite. Please go the nurse as soon as possible.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE CONTACT YOUR RESERVATION DIRECTOR OR CAMP RANGER.
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HEALTH & SAFETY
HOMESICKNESS (“revicitis”)
Studies have shown that as many as 83% of campers between the ages of 8 and 16 will become homesick during
some point of their stay at camp. Homesickness can take many forms and includes (but isn’t limited to) headaches or sore throats, not eating, or crying. It is important for adult leaders to Be Prepared for the possibility of one of their scouts becoming homesick. (It is also important to remember the ‘homesick parent’ syndrome… most often seen with First Year campers away from home for the first time. Don’t let the parent get clingy!)
The parents and Unit Leader can and should prevent most homesickness problems BEFORE arriving in camp. Camp is an immersion experience designed to build self- reliance…not to be feared or given ‘opt-out’ strategies.
Before Camp:
Have parents read – carefully – the section on Homesickness in the GSR Parent Guidebook. Seriously!!! First and Second year scouts are the most likely to become homesick during the week. Try to include them on at least two or three weekend camping trips before coming to camp. Not only does this provide scouts with the valuable experience of being away from home and camping, but it also allows them to get to know those in their troop better.
Provide time during meetings for scouts to discuss what camp is like with peers and troops leaders.
Encourage parents to calmly reassure their son, and to discuss camp with them ahead of time. Remind
parents not to offer sentiments like “honey, if you don’t like camp, you can always call us and we’ll come get you.” Educate all parents (especially) and youth that calling home from camp will not happen.
During Camp: If scouts become homesick during the week:
First and foremost feel free to consult our staff at any time. We are always happy to help with homesick Scouts but we will not interfere until a Unit Leader asks us. FEEL FREE TO ASK! There are many trained staff that deal with homesickness from week to week who are glad to help. Separate homesick campers! Homesickness is contagious! Scouts can feed off of each other’s misery. For
this reason, keeping homesick scouts separate from other homesick scouts is important! At the same time, it
is important to make sure that homesick scouts have friends around them who can help keep their minds off
being upset. Try to discover exactly what is bothering your scout. Children can get homesick for various reasons including missing their parents, not liking the food, being picked on, not sleeping well, etc. Once you discover exactly what is bothering your scout you can work to fix it! The solution most often does NOT involve ‘giving them what they want.’ Consult the camp staff for assistance/advice. Remember, they came to came to learn how to be independent; this process will not happen in the blink of one moment! Be patient! Slow times can be the toughest for homesick campers. They tend to focus on being homesick and this can make it worse. Try to keep your scouts busy or focused on other things throughout the day. Set goals for activities later that day/night or in the subsequent days to come. Don’t make promises that you can’t, won’t or shouldn’t keep! This will only compound the problem. Don’t offer bribes to scouts for staying in camp, this sends the wrong message to children. The real reward should be the pride and confidence of surviving the week. Also please consult the staff BEFORE using the phone for any homesick “emergency!” Be sure not to berate or tease Scouts for feeling homesick. These are legitimate emotions and must be
respected as such!
In most cases, Tuesday and Wednesday are the most ‘homesick -prone’ days at camp for a young Scout. Be sure to keep them active and looking forward to the many activities yet to come.
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Youth Protection Training is required to be current for all adults present at any Scout activity. No exceptions. Youth Protection Training is required to be current for all youth present at any Scout activity. Written proof is necessary. Griswold Scout Reservation holds each Unit responsible for only allowing currently certified people to participate in activities.
The following policies have been adopted by the Boy Scouts of America to provide security for the youth in our program. In addition they serve to protect adult leadership from situations in which they are vulnerable to allegations of abuse.
Two-Deep Leadership No 18+ adult (regardless of gender) may ever be alone with one youth 18- (regardless of gender) unless ‘suitable conditions apply.’ A ‘checks-and-balances’ must exist for ‘grey area’ scenarios (e.g.: SM Conferences, etc.).
No one-to-one Contact No adult may ever make contact with a youth unless part of an above-board, monitored program. All activities must be explained clearly, properly administered and evaluated for having complied with YPT.
Separate Accommodations All bathing, showering, sleeping and changing must be separate between those over/under 18 and by gender.
Privacy Each member (adult & youth) is entitled to their privacy. No intrusions are allowed without permission.
Inappropriate Use of Cameras, Imaging or Digital Devices Prohibited Use of these devices is restricted to ‘above-board’ activities and locations regardless of age or gender.
No Secret Organizations All BSA activities are mandated to follow Adult Association and Guide to Safe Scouting parameters.
No Hazing Physical initiations and hazing actions are never permitted at any Scout activity.
No Bullying Verbal, physical or cyber-bullying are prohibited in Scouting.
Youth Leadership Monitored by Adult Leaders Adults will monitor and guide youth leadership techniques at all times to be certain BSA policies are followed.
Proper Discipline As part of positive character development, all discipline in Scouting must serve as a teachable moment. At no time is discipline administered on the premise that the person will “learn their lesson the hard way.”
Proper Clothing & Equipment Skinny-dipping, flashing and streaking are prohibited. All clothing must meet Guide to Safe Scouting parameters and be free of un-Scoutlike logos, slogans, etc.. All equipment must satisfy Guide to Safe Scouting parameters and be checked frequently.
Personal Responsibility Each participant agrees to act in a Scout-like manner at all times and never abuse nor allow abuse to occur.
Unit Responsibility Each Unit agrees to zero tolerance for abuse in their program or membership and to report suspected cases.
***IF YOU BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIALLY ABUSIVE SITUATION, NOTIFY THE COUNCIL EXECUTIVE OR RESERVATION DIRECTOR – EXCLUSIVELY – IMMEDIATELY. ***
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HEALTH & SAFETY
PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED INTRUDERS
Camp staff members and volunteer leaders play a primary role in preventing the intrusion of unauthorized volunteers or guests at camp. The following procedures will be implemented at camp to prevent intrusions of unauthorized visitors from escalating to youth protection issues.
1. All Leaders and campers are instructed to wear the identification wristband (or identification card) supplied to them upon arrival. Camp staff is identified with appropriate staff uniforming.
2. Leaders will be instructed to “check in” at their campsites throughout the day. All troops will be encouraged to have a leader remain in the campsite whenever possible.
3. All “mobile” staff members (Commissioners, rangers, etc.) will be trained to watch for unauthorized visitors while traveling throughout camp.
4. The buddy system will be emphasized to all Scouts and leaders during welcoming announcements on Sunday and at the Sunday leaders’ roundtable meeting. All staff members are instructed to question Scouts who are traveling in camp without a buddy and instruct them to return to their campsite and/or get a buddy as appropriate.
5. Camp taps is at 10:00 pm daily. After taps, the Reservation Director or Program Director will tour the camp looking for anything out of the ordinary.
The following procedures will be shared with staff during staff training, with leaders at Sunday roundtables, and with Senior Patrol Leaders at the first SPL meeting:
1. All visitors must report to the camp office to sign in and out. The Reservation Director monitors this book.
2. If an unauthorized visitor is suspected, notify the nearest program area or volunteer leader. All program area directors are aware of the best communication methods available. The program area director should report the suspected intrusion to the camp office. The program area director should remain available to provide more information. Do not allow the suspected intruder to roam free without supervision/monitoring.
3. The Reservation Director will proceed to the area with another adult member of the camp staff to question the suspected intruder.
4. If the suspected intruder flees, the checklist should be completed as soon as possible.
5. Program areas should continue as usual unless the Reservation Director determines the situation warrants a return of all Scouts and leaders to their campsites. If so, the camp will implement the Lost Camper Emergency procedures.
6. The Scout Executive will be notified. An assessment of the situation is made and, if warranted, the local law enforcement agency is notified.
Training for Scouts: 1. Use the Buddy System at all times. 2. If you suspect an intruder in camp, notify your leader or a staff member. 3. Do not confront or talk to a suspected intruder.
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FOOD SERVICE / FOOD ALLERGIES / DINING HALL
FOOD SERVICE We are very proud of the food service at Hidden Valley, and we will do our best to accommodate any packout meal requests. If your troop would like a meal in the backcountry, or a meal at the campsite, simply submit a pack-out meal request form no later than your two-week pre -camp program planning meeting. We will not be able to accommodate your needs after that time.
FOOD ALLERGIES Griswold Scout Reservation and Café Services work collaboratively to provide quality food service in all Daniel Webster Council camps. Many special diets can be assisted or handled by Café Services (especially with advanced notice). Occasionally, the camper will need to supply their own food and GSR will store these items for you.
We are committed to doing our best for each camper who comes to Griswold Scout Reservation. We are quite familiar with most common food allergies already! Any questions should be directed to the Food Service Director after June th 10 (but two weeks prior to the date of arrival) by calling: 603-364-2900. Every attempt will be made to review the ingredient and menu labels so as to formulate a plan which ensures proper management of the person’s special needs. Persons with food allergies should introduce themselves during their Dining Hall Orientation on arrival day.
DINING HALL ORIENTATION Please become familiar with all of these guidelines, and train all of the Scouts & Leaders from your Troop.
General Information: Entry for meals is contingent upon having a proper wristband, a visitor meal ticket (purchased in advance of the meal) or Staff uniform. Bags and other gear must be left outside the Dining Hall, even in bad weather. Be Prepared! Use one of the backpack hooks outside! PLEASE, NO HATS or RUNNING IN THE DINING HALL at any time! PLEASE go in the “IN” doors and out the “OUT” doors - always. Please encourage your Scouts to visit the latrine and washstand in your campsite, rather than washing when arriving at the Dining Hall. Staff member “door guards” will provide hand sanitizer for anyone wishing some as they enter the Dining Hall from the parade field. Meals will start on time. Please be punctual. [Occasionally, program, kitchen or unprepared waiters may delay the meal. Do your part!] All meals are served Family style, and are preceded by a (flag) ceremony on the Upper Parade Field ten minutes before the meal.
Salad and Breakfast Bars will open to all once the primary entrée has been served to avoid major congestion in the hall.
Family Style meals:
Each table will have at least one waiter (your SPL should set up a duty roster).
Waiters need to arrive 20 minutes before each meal to set up. The Dining Hall Steward will guide waiters with their duties before, during and after the meal. Please consider having an adult or older Scout remain after the meal to assist waiters with cleanup. During the meal, waiters will deliver food to the tables and refil l drink pitchers. Please share among surrounding tables to create a more Scout-like community and help eliminate waste. After the meal, waiters will remain to clean up, wipe off tables and seats, and sweep both under their table and in the surrounding area. Waiters may leave ONLY when dismissed by the Dining Hall Steward or a Staff member who has inspected their table. We ask that an adult leader (or JASM) accompany your waiters for each meal to serve as a 'floater' who will assist with big tasks (lifting benches, etc) and to be sure all tasks are done appropriate ly and in a timely and sanitary manner. Any adults wishing coffee will have it delivered to their table by a Camp Commissioner. Believe it or not, it's faster, easier, and fairer to wait at your table than to attempt to 'sneak into the line' at the coffee pot. Staying at your table minimizes Dining Hall congestion, and assures table control during meals. Drink pitchers are available at breakfast & dinner, not at lunch. It is recommended the pitcher be filled with water for the first serving. Chairs should be stacked in piles of eight, on the stage side of the table facing the big window. Wooden tables should have their benches stacked on top after both the table and each bench have been wiped down. Grace will be offered at the start of each Family style meal. Please enter the Dining Hall in silence and remain standing until after grace has been offered. To offer grace at a meal, contact the Steward. Grace may be offered in any number of traditions and styles…a Scout is Reverent!
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FOOD SERVICE / FOOD ALLERGIES / DINING HALL (cont.)
DINING HALL ORIENTATION (continued)
Each of your Troop tables must leave room for a Troop adult leader as well as a Camp Staff member. Both your adult leader and the Staff member are to help with overall discipline, portion control, and to see that everyone at least samples each part of the meal. Older or 'larger' Scouts (and additional Troop adults) are encouraged to disperse among multiple tables (if your Troop has multiple tables). This helps with setting a proper example, and guarantees a greater amount of food availability for those that need it most (putting larger bodied persons together means less food for each)! During meals, important announcements are made. Please be courte ous when the Scout Sign is used, and remain silent in every way during these times so all may hear what is being said. Remember, when you see the Scout Sign used, you stop all you are doing (including using silverware or cleaning) and raise your Scout Sign. There is NO need to say "the sign is up" - that defeats the purpose! Family style meals always have a song or program-related occurrence. All are asked to participate (adults included)! This is one of the best ways we show our Scout Spirit while in camp! Plus, it's mor e fun when EVERYONE takes part! In case of an emergency while in the Dining Hall: Loud alert tones and strobe lights will flash in case of an emergency. The building must be evacuated. Leaders and staff will help lead campers to the closest exit door. Remember: this may not be the same door you came in. All campers and leaders are to form in the emergency assembly area beside Carter Lodge for accounting. If you have any questions, please ask a Staff member or one of the Stewards. Most importantly, please have FUN!
PATROL COOKING Patrol cooking is an option for one or more meals. The camp has limited equipment. To participate, a unit must
select menus and fill out the appropriate forms from the Packet of Forms and submit to the camp no later than the
Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting two weeks prior to your camp arrival.
VISITOR MEALS All visitors must sign in at the Administration building upon arrival in camp. A visitor pass will be issued. Visitors are only permitted to visit others in the Dining Hall if prior arrangements have been made in writing at the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting two weeks before your week at camp and are subject to space and availability. Visitors with reservations must purchase meal tickets at the Administration Building prior to going to the Dining Hall. Please discourage parents and guests from arriving to ‘share a meal’ unless camp is notified at least two weeks in advance.
Cost for authorized visitor meals are: $5.00 for Breakfast $5.00 for Lunch $5.00 for Dinner
SPECIAL DESSERT AT YOUR MEAL! If your Patrol, Troop or Crew participates in any kind of cooking event while you are in camp, you might want to consider resisting the urge to eat it as soon as it’s ready! Of course, it’s your choice. But, if you’d like to bring
your cooking masterpiece to the Dining Hall and have the Steward or Officer-of-the-Day announce your great
work to the rest of the camp…let us know! Just think: your masterpiece can also set a great example for others!
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MEDICAL COVERAGE AROUND THE RESERVATION Hidden Valley is equipped with a Health Lodge staffed with a full time resident nurse. Additionally, several members of our staff are certified EMTs, Wilderness First Responders and the like. All key staff are trained in first aid and CPR. A non-resident physician is on call at all times, and local hospitals are available for those who might need additional attention. If a scout needs to stay in the health lodge, the Unit must supply a second scout for YPT. If, in the opinion of the Camp Nurse, a scout must be confined or have close medical attention, he will be sent home for this care. The camp is not responsible for medical costs for problems not contracted or worsened at camp. Finally, Units should be aware that a First Aid kit is located in every program area and building on the reservation. In the event it is used, please notify the nurse so it can be restocked and the necessary log entry may be included in the camp’s First Aid Logbook.
MEDICATION DISPENSATION
Medications are distributed before and after all three meals at the porch of Carter Lodge near the Dining Hall
(Sunday is the exception: all medications are distributed from the Health Lodge on Sunday night). Special times
may also be arranged, if desired (especially in the case of nighttime/bedtime medications).
AFTER-HOURS ASSISTANCE The Hidden Valley Administration building is staffed from 7:45am-12am every day and night. If you need medical or other assistance during the night, you can always call the Reservation Director or Nurse from the phones in Carter Lodge. Each phone has an emergency phone chart posted next to the phone.
IDENTIFICATION / WRISTBANDS st Your Troop will send a camp attendance roster along with other necessary paperwork by June 1 . During your check-in on Sunday, your Troop will need to confirm their roster with the Reservation Support Service Staff who will then issue wristbands based on campers present. These are to be worn on the right (i.e.: not left) wrist and must stay on for the entire week. (Rotating Leader badges are worn on the outermost garment on the front torso (not on the belt or hat). Each person, whether Scout or adult, will receive one wristband for the entire week. Please keep the color of the wristband intact or it will become invalid!
Wristbands serve two purposes in camp. The first purpose is safety and security. If you have a wristband on, all know that you belong in camp. If people come to camp and do not have wristbands, we all share in the duty to find out why they are in camp. The second purpose of the wristbands is they serve as a meal ticket for the entire week. Wristbands are checked as Troops enter the Dining Hall during meals. When it is time for your Troop to change leadership roles in the middle of the week, the identification tag must be exchanged with the incoming leader and/or left in your Troop’s mailbox. This helps us to monitor the people coming in and out of camp, as all visitors and leaders must also sign in and out. If wristbands break, please get them exchanged for new ones ASAP. Bring the broken wristband with you to exchange for a new one. Remember, all visitors must always
check in and out of camp and obtain meal tickets as necessary.
OTHER FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION There are several approved methods of identification at Griswold Scout Reservation. These include: Wristband, with the correct color of the week, worn on ‘right’ wrist Rotating Leader Badge (credit card size, worn by adults on upper torso) Visitor Badge (3in x 5in) worn on upper torso (two kinds: day and overnight) GSR Staff Uniform Easter Seals Staff Uniform (Easter Seal campers have a staff member as ID) Vendor with Vendor ID (e.g.: Coca Cola driver at the Trading Post, etc.) Special wristband or ID card for special occasion (would be announced in camp)
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VERIFICATION OF NO-SHOWS st A unit roster must be sent to camp no later than June 1 . The camp must be notified of roster changes at the 2 week planning meeting. This roster will be used to verify arrival of all scouts at check in. The unit leader, or his/her designee, must verify the well-being of any scout or adult on the roster who does not show up during the established check-in timeframe. The Reservation Director must be notified as soon as possible of any no-show campers and the reason for not attending. Accountability is essential for verification of no-shows.
ADULT LEADERSHIP Following the guidelines established by the Boy Scouts of America, chartered Units must have two registered, responsible adults (one 21+, one 18+) with the Unit at all times (and additional adults which satisfy the established camper/leader ratios). When leadership changes occur during the week, leaders must sign in and out at the Administration Building. Anyone staying overnight must have a current medical form on file with the health officer (see medical forms section). Leader coverage ratios and fees are addressed earlier in this Guide.
CAMPER DEPARTURE OTHER THAN SATURDAY
Campers must sign in/out at the Administration Building. Campers must notify their Scoutmaster and the Camp
Administration prior to leaving camp. For campers to be released or picked up, a Pick -Up
Authorization/permission Form must be properly filled out and signed by the parent. At the time of departure, an
in-camp adult leader must be present to verify all records and adults involved are approved. A copy of this form is available in the camp leaders packet of forms. A copy of this form should be presented upon arrival in camp to be placed in the unit’s file. Please be sure this form lists any ineligible adults for pickup.
EARLY DEPARTURE PAPERWORK CHALLENGES Please remember: Scouts who leave camp early will not be in camp and able to retrieve their final advancement paperwork and other week-ending materials. Therefore, each Unit needs to assign someone to retrieve these materials for Scouts who leave camp early. It is not possible for the camp to mail these items to the Scout or Unit after your program week concludes. Please plan accordingly!
VISITOR RIGHTS AND ACCESS Parents, relatives, and friends are welcome on Sunday from 1:00 -4:00 pm. and on Saturday 8:00–10:30am All visitors, other than Sundays, and Saturdays must sign in at the Administration Building between 8:00am and 9:00pm, must be approved by the Camp Administration and receive a visitor pass. We encourage unit leaders and committee members to visit during the week. Please notify the camp’s leadership of known guests who might be arriving at your 2-week pre-camp meeting. For a Unit that is trying to recruit someone to help out, this is a great opportunity for them to see the scout program in action. Meal costs are $5.00 each and may be available with prior arrangement only. Arrangements for meal tickets must be made at the 2 Week Planning Meeting. Meal tickets may be picked up at the Administration building. Spontaneous visitors may not be granted full access to meals or other programs.
ELIGIBILITY GSR resident camp programs are open only to paid, registered campers and registered leaders of approved age brackets invited to any given program. Other guests will need permission of the Reservation Director regardless of any potential relation to eligible people attending camp.
UNIFORM The Staff wear their uniforms proudly; so should you! The “Class A” uniform is worn at dinner and for the closing ceremony on Saturday morning (thought it is always proper to wear it, if you choose). Remember, a uniform is not a prerequisite for attending camp. However, please do all you can to assist Scouts who cannot afford uniform parts.
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PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM
HOW TO GET STARTED Each program day is basically separated into three parts. You should approach each part carefully! Mornings = Individual Programs Afternoons = Patrol or Troop Activities (or Free Time) Evenings = Campwide Activities (for buddy pairs or Patrols)
MORNINGS: INDIVIDUAL ADVANCEMENTS / PROGRAMS (Mornings) Refer to the Merit Badge, First Year and Special Interest Chart for scheduled offerings. You should give your Scouts plenty of time (and advice) when considering which badges/opportunities BEST meet their needs currently and in the future. Remember to assist Scouts in picking age-appropriate challenges so frustration does not set in. We strongly recommend that New Scouts enroll in the First Year camper Program along with one of the six highlighted Merit Badges geared for 11 and 12 year olds. PLEASE NOTE: Scouts who have partialed badges in
the past do not necessarily need to take the badge again. Please consider making alternate arrangements with the
Area Director or Program Director at the start of the week so that Scout can finish his lingering requirements on
the ‘side’ rather than re-register in a badge where he will likely become easily bored or a distraction to others.
AFTERNOONS: TROOP / PATROL ACTIVITIES Your Senior Patrol Leader should lead this process entirely. He should first become familiar with the AFTERNOON TROOP ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET. In advance of the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting, the SPL should survey the Patrol Leaders Council well in advance to see what activities they are most interested in doing at camp. Detailed descriptions follow in this manual of each program area and their offerings. The SPL should use the Afternoon Activities Worksheet to help prioritize the activities your Scouts would like to select. We recommend you only fill TEN of the fifteen blocks as, experience shows, your Scouts will want some free time, a chance to visit open programs, to participate in an open swim, to work around tricky weather, to take a nap, work on some extra advancement practice or maybe they’ll want to choose something spontaneous. We hope you leave at least one “unscheduled” block every afternoon for special troop activities that your PLC plans in camp. At the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting, your SPL will sign up (lottery style) for your Troop’s afternoon activities. Don’t let an adult do this; it is the SPL’s job!!! This is a great chance to challenge or collaborate with another Troop at an activity or two. When the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting ends, you will have your Troop’s afternoon schedule complete and ‘ready -to-go!’ It’s that simple!!!
[NOTE: Troops who do not attend the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting will need to send their SPL to the Administration Building on the Sunday your Troop arrives in camp between 1pm-4pm to finalize afternoon
activity selections. Do not mail your choices; your SPL will schedule them manually on arrival day.]
EVENINGS: CAMPWIDE COMPETITIONS AND PROGRAMS The PLC will want to have some flexibility with these until you arrive in camp. However, if you want to ‘practice’ before camp, that’s great! Regardless, you’ll want to keep some flexibility here…and possibly think about a Troop or Inter-Troop campfire!
NOTE: Any SPL wishing to change his Troop’s program should see the Program Director once in camp.
Hidden Valley Scout Camp / GSR /2015 Page 29 PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM st 2015 – Merit Badge / 1 Year / Special Interest – SCHEDULE MERIT BADGE / PROGRAM 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm WATERFRONT Swimming X** X X Rowing X X Canoeing ------X ------Small-Boat Sailing ------X ------X ------Motorboating X X Lifesaving ------X ------Kayaking X Swim Instruction X X X SCOUTCRAFT Camping X X X Orienteering X Pioneering X X Wilderness Survival X X Geocaching X X Search and Rescue X X SHOOTING SPORTS Archery X X X Rifle Shooting X X X Shotgun Shooting X X X ECOLOGY Mammal Study X** Soil & Water Conservation X Energy **NEW** X Fish & Wildlife Management X Forestry X Geology X Nature X Weather X** Environmental Science ------X ------X ------HANDICRAFT Basketry X** X Leatherwork X** X Woodcarving X X Art X** X Fishing X X Chess X X X Fingerprinting MB Wed only Pottery X EMERGENCY SKILLS Emergency Preparedness X X Communications X X X First Aid ------X ------X ------Fire Safety X STEM AREA **NEW ** Welding X X Radio **NEW** X X Space Exploration **NEW** X X Programming **NEW** X Inventing **NEW** X SPECIAL INTEREST First Year Program Pick**MBs ------X ------Fri. Hike Fri. Hike Fri. Hike SPOKE (see page 48 for specific info) ------X------Disabilities Awareness MB X Bugling MB By special arrangement with the Program Director Cooking MB By special arrangement with the Program Director Snorkeling BSA X Lifeguard BSA ------X ------Project COPE ------X ------Hidden Valley Scout Camp / GSR /2015 Page 30
PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM AFTERNOON TROOP ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET - 2015
How to use this sheet: Senior Patrol Leaders are encouraged to use this worksheet with their Patrol Leader’s Council. 1. Have Patrol Leaders inform their Scouts of all program opportunities available 2. All Scouts inform their Patrol Leaders of which activities they most want to do 3. The Patrol Leaders Council determines a priority ranking of ten preferred activities for the Troop 4. Your Senior Patrol Leader brings the Troop’s rankings to the Program Pre-Camp Meeting to choose activities Remember… We strongly recommend you only fill TEN of your FIFTEEN available afternoon blocks. We encourage each Troop to leave one block free each day for free swim, advancement work or personal time. Don’t forget to consider time for Troop traditions/activities not offered by camp Some activities require more than one block of time
Ecology: Emergency Skills _____ Boulder Exploration Hike* _____ Realistic First Aid _____ Lake Walk* _____ Woodland Rescue _____ Swamp Walk* _____ Synergy Search _____ Shannon Hike* _____ Mack ‘N Back Hike* Shooting Sports: _____ Flora & Fauna Identification _____ Troop Archery Shoot _____ Geological Formations _____ Troop Rifle Shoot _____ Tree Identification Hike _____ Troop Shotgun Shoot (either 2pm or 4pm)+ _____ Conservation Project* _____ Swamp Canoe Trip* Waterfront: _____ Owl Pellet Dissection _____ Assault Boats _____ Aquatic Exploration _____ Canoe Trips* _____ Nocturnal Nature Hike (8:15pm) _____ Canoe Race _____ Star Gazing (9:00pm) _____ Troop Kayak ( No Fridays on Odd Weeks) _____ Kayak Soccer ( No Fridays on Odd Weeks) Scoutcraft: _____ Dead-fish water polo ( No Fri.’s on Odd Wks) _____ Bake a cake/pie/cobbler* _____ Water Baseball _____ Make fried dough or donuts* _____ Water Basketball _____ Fire building / Firem’n Chit _____ Water Jousting _____ Knots & Lashings _____ Watermelon Scramble _____ Map & Compass Skills _____ Wet ‘n Wild Tug-o’-War _____ Orienteering Course* _____ Walk on Water _____ Pioneering Projects* _____ Troop Sail* _____ Rope Making _____ Free Sail _____ Totin’ Chip _____ Pirate’s Breakfast (6:30am-8:30am Tu or Th only) _____ Wilderness Survival Skills _____ Splicing Other Troop Activities: _____ Monkey-Fist Making++ _____ Troop C.O.P.E.* _____ Volleyball
Handicraft: _____ Horseshoes _____ Wiffle Ball _____ Ice Cube Candle making _____ Leather Slide Making _____ Disc Golf (bring discs or ‘frisbees’)
_____ Miniature Catapult & Castle Building _____ Patrol Challenge _____ Ultimate Frisbee _____ Patrol Flag Making _____ Troop Hike – Any length; staff available if desired _____ Bridge Master _____ How to plan your Troop’s Annual Calendar _____ Troop Tie-Dye _____ How to run an effective Patrol Leader Council _____ Who’s line is it Anyway?
_____ Chess Tourney * These activities last two or three blocks. _____ Totem Making + Must be at least 13+…buy tickets at Trading Post
++ Must purchase materials from Trading Post Not available on Friday
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Saturday NO ARRIVALS
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8:30am – 9:30 am - SMs and SPLs arrive…(no formal check-in…arrival anytime after dawn)
9:30 am - SM / SPL Leaders mandatory meeting (Carter Lodge) - Receive Buddy Tags & Finalize Check-In Process
10:30 am - SPL Meeting (Carter Grove )
12:00 noon - SM / SPL & Staff Lunch (Dining Hall/Only 4 meals per troop)
1:00pm – 2:00 pm - Arrival of Units. - Scouts meet Troop leaders at Troop flag in Upper Parade Field
2:00 pm - Orientation led by staff (Tour Guide obtained at Carter Lodge): Includes: - Leader check -in with Reservation Support Services Verify rosters, Issue wrist bands, final account settlement - Medical recheck - Camp Tour (customized to your Unit’s needs) - Waterfront Orientation & Swim Checks - Shooting Sports & Adventure Orientations - Dining Hall Orientation Find out where you sit at meals, waiter info, and procedures
5:50 pm - Opening Ceremony (Upper Parade Field – Class “A” Uniform) - Dinner Immediately Follows (Dining Hall)
- Opening Campfire (New Council Ring)
- All Faiths Service (Lower Parade Field)
(NOTE: Be prepared for the above events by carrying any necessary items in a day-pack
separate from your luggage. Don’t forget your water bottle and raingear!)
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Sunday Opening Campfire (New Council Ring) All Faiths Service (Lower Parade Field)
Monday Outposts! (GSR Backcountry) Patrols venture to every corner of the Reservatio n on one of four exciting Outposts! Cook dinner on the trail, stay overnight and return before breakfast on Tuesday morning. Open Shoot: Archery, Rifle, Shotgun (Shooting Sports)
Tuesday Water Carnival (Main Waterfront) All areas of main waterfront are open for this huge event including jousting, swimming and a giant game of assault boats. Can you “sink the staff?” Open Shoot: Archery, Rifle, Shotgun (Shooting Sports) COPE Games (Lower Parade Field) Team-building and fun is the name of the game! Bring your patrol or come as a buddy pair…fun either way! Inter-Troop Campfires (Campsites)
Your SPLs (with help from your Commissioners) will arrange some fellowship with neighboring Troops!
Wednesday
Fingerprinting Merit Badge! Hidden Valley Ironman! (Meet in Upper Parade Field) Does your Patrol have what it takes to rise above the rest? Challenges on land, sea and sky await you! Older Scout Crackerbarrel (Carter Lodge) Food, fun, fellowship… all just for Scouts aged 14 and above!
Thursday Open Shoot: Archery, Rifle, Shotgun (priority given to Scouts taking Shooting Sports Merit Badges) Free Swim (Main Waterfront) COPE Zip-Line & Games (Athletic Field & COPE Tower) Team-building and fun is the name of the game! Bring your patrol or come as a buddy pair…fun either way! In addition to games, the mighty zip line will be in-use from the top of the COPE Tower, as well!
Friday Closing Campfire (New Council Ring)
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SPL MEETINGS
These meetings take place in Carter Grove every day at 12noon. Each SPL should be ready to speak about his Unit’s experiences in all programs, badges, activities, etc.. SPL’s will be asked by management how to run their camp. Do not remain silent!!!
ADULT LEADER MEETING OPPORTUNITIES
Coffee with the Commissioner – every day 9am-9:15am in Carter Lodge. Informal Q & A and daily updates. Mandatory Leader Meetings – Tuesday and Friday at 10:45am in Carter Lodge. Program Update Meeting – Tuesday during Siesta in Carter Grove (to learn of advancement issues). Commissioner Chats – Anytime! Schedule an appointment or visit Admin and they will radio him/her! Though one adult is required for each of the above, ALL adults are very much welcome to attend!
SCOUTMASTER SUPPER
Tuesday evening in Carter Lodge (simultaneous to Gilbert Hall). Line up for dinner flags, as usual. All Hidden Valley and Bell Leaders assemble for a chance for fellowship, good eats and some discussion. Hear of some upcoming events and opportunities around Daniel Webster Council. Offer your input for long-range and ‘visionary -type’ projects or ideas at our camps. Meet and talk with the Daniel Webster Council Scout Executive, Don Shepard!
PADDLECRAFT SAFETY… …is available to adults by special arrangement (at your pre -camp meeting or on the day of your arrival) with the Program Director. This course requires both classroom and ‘field’ experience in the water over more than ‘one sitting.’ Participants must pass the BSA Swimmer test and attend all sessions to be eligible.
TRAIL TO EAGLE – OFFERED FRIDAYS, 2-4pm – for STAR & LIFE SCOUTS Selecting, planning, managing, and executing your Eagle Project What are the requirements? How do I choose? Who approves it? How do I run it?
Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork! How to do it! How do I do project proposals/write-ups, the Eagle , my “life purpose statement?” The Eagle Board of Review Who sits on the Board? What will they ask? How do I prepare? How do I schedule one? Planning your Court of Honor What are my options? How many speakers should there be? What are the rules? The spirit of being an Eagle Scout What do you mean it’s not just an award? What does it all mean? Why be an Eagle?
DEN CHIEF TRAINING
Offered every Wednesday afternoon from 5pm-5:45pm at Carter Lodge. This National training will certify Boy Scouts who will be assisting Cub Scout Packs. This training helps Scouts understand the Cub program and how to assist it properly.
Hidden Valley Scout Camp / GSR /2015 Page 36 FIRST YEAR PROGRAM 2015
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FIRST YEAR PROGRAM
The First Year Program is Each patrol will also visit a different Hidden Valley designed exclusively for the brand new, Program Area every day to learn about what they “never been to summer camp” can do in future years at Hidden Valley! The fun
Scouts from your Troop. never stops! This program is all-encompassing!
Scouts will be instructed in the following:
The First Year Program meets each day from Scout requirements: Scout Oath, Scout Law, 10:00am to 12noon Monday through Thursday, and Outdoor Code, Scout Sign & Salute, Square 10am to 5pm on Friday (Monday it meets Knot, Describing the Scout badge immediately from breakfast). The format of the Tenderfoot requirements: 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 9, program each day is modeled after an “ideal Troop 11, 12a, 12b. meeting.” All First Year campers will be grouped Second Class requirements: 1a, 1b, 2, 3c, 3d, with scouts from other Troops so as to form patrols 3e, 3f, 4, 6, 7a, 7c, 9b,. and a “First Year Troop.” Patrols will elect Patrol First Class requirements: 1, 2, 6, 7a, 7b, 8a, Leaders each day, make a flag to show Patrol unity 8b, 8c, 8d. and spirit, and do all sorts of things together. Fun Totin’ Chip, Firem’n Chit, and the Outdoor and learning is the name of the game! The First Code will all be taught, also. Year Troop will spend each day learning about and NOTE: At the time this Guide was written, the 2014 experiencing the basic outdoor and Scouting skills Boy Scout Requirements book was most current.
that a new Scout needs to know. Because of the Any changes will be indicated at your pre-camp
large volume of material to be covered, it is highly meeting.
recommended that Troops retest and review skills – before and after – which are learned in First Year. First Year Scouts are requested to pick one of the highlighted 9am Merit Badges available to them.
PLEASE ONLY CHOOSE ONE OF THESE MB First Year Scouts should always carry a water SELECTIONS! Other badges may be more bottle, raingear, and other supplies needed for that enticing, but are not suited to the First Year camper. day in a personal daypack. See the Daypack Look for the double asterisks (**) that denote the Packing List for more details. best badges for your First Year Scouts! (Staff will Be Prepared! guide First Year Scouts to their Monday morning badge immediately from dismissal at breakfast).
Each day in First Year has a theme: In order to receive a First Year Certificate, the Scout must complete every requirement listed Monday: Totin’ Chip & Firem’n Chit! above (including the hike) and attend all periods. Come prepared with your pocketknife! If no certificate is presented, please check with the Tuesday: Knots & Lashings! Area Director on Saturday morning prior to Learn by using your own practice rope! departure to review which requirements were not Wednesday: First Aid to First Class! Learn how to help your friends in need! completed. The unit is responsible for the final passing of the requirements achieved. Though we Thursday: Map & Compass! Bring your compass and learn to find your way! are confident the Scout will know all material
Friday: End of Week Challenge! presented, we encourage Troop Leaders to retest
Ecology, String Burning, Log Sawing and more! their Scouts each night in the campsite – as well as Friday afternoon: Challenge Hike! when you return home from summer camp. 5-mile hike that incorporates skills learned throughout the week. The hike also includes a trail lunch, a visit to the top of a mountain, a pass through a secluded swamp, and a tour of across the Reservation and through Camp Bell. Please refer to the First Year Program Grid which You’ll never forget this! shows the schedule for each morning in the First Year Program!
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OUTPOSTS – DAY & NIGHT Open to Patrols of all ages – Your SPL registers your Patrol at the two-Week Pre-Camp Planning Meeting Patrols must have at least 5 Scouts and not more than 9 Scouts (8 is ideal)
The Outpost Program gives campers the chance to experience the adventure and excitement of the Griswold backcountry in totally new ways each year.
When your Patrol chooses a Day Outpost , you leave main camp at 12noon, arrive at one of four awesome destinations and return to main camp before the 2pm afternoon activity block.
CANOE on Lake Eileen to a hidden cove, where you will enjoy a simple trail lunch before paddling back!
CANOE through the Swamp…if you dare…until you stop to enjoy a simple trail lunch before paddling back!
CLIMB Mt. Shannon to one of GSR’s best views, where you will enjoy a simple trail lunch before hiking back!
CLIMB Lookout Knob and enjoy one of GSR’s coziest sum mits as you enjoy a simple trail lunch before hiking back!
When your Patrol chooses a Night Outpost, you leave main camp at 5pm on Monday afternoon, arrive at one of four awesome destinations and return to main camp before breakfast on Tuesday.
CANOE on Sunset Lake to a hidden cove, where you will cook and eat a floating dinner, then camp out on the nearby shore!
PERCH atop Eagle’s Landing on the summit of Mt. Shannon to enjoy the stars and sunrise and a breathtaking view of main camp. You will reach Eagle’s Landing by climbing up the boulder scree and practice the principles of Leave No Trace as you make dinner and find your way onto the ‘wild side of the mountain!’
COMPASS CUISINE sets you on a course to find your food and the supplies needed to cook it! Will your map and compass skills be good enough to help you locate each ingredient of your meal… and even your campsite for the night?
ENDURE a simplistic outpost with minimal equipment and a variety of Scouting tests thrown your way with nothing but yourself and Scouting savvy! You’ll cook dinner using no pots or pans and sleep in a very primitive lean-to. Do you have what it takes???
For Night Outposts…BRING WITH YOU… Personal Gear: Patrol Gear: Sleeping Bag Tent(s) for Patrol (must carry) Flashlight Tarp / Ground Cloth Pocket Knife Cook Kit w/ Large Pot & Small Pot Ground Pad Fry Pan One Change of Clothes Serving Spoon Extra Socks Rain Jacket / Windbreaker Bug Repellent Bowl, Spoon & Fork Water Bottle (2 liters min.) Small Pack to carry the above (plus share of patrol gear/food)
Some volunteer Adult Leadership from your Unit will be needed for these programs. Adults who are willing to assist must also be registered at the Pre-Camp Planning Meeting.
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SELECTING MERIT BADGES SIGN UP FOR MERIT BADGES Selecting a merit badge depends on a variety of factors: the scout's Scouts look forward to spending a week at summer camp. We age, abilities, and the Troop's year round program. Each scout's need the Unit's help in making sure the Scouts receive the Merit schedule should be challenging, but attainable. A scout is at camp Badge programs they desire and which are most suitable to his age to have fun, not to be frustrated with incomplete merit badges. and abilities. Unit Leaders should talk with their Scouts about the Remember each scout is different, so each case should be handled Merit Badge offerings prior to making final decisions. individually. Most importantly, it's not how many merit badges are earned; it's how great of a time he had. Unit Leaders and boys should be aware of the Merit Badges available. Have the scouts decide, with your EXTRA HELP guidance, how many and what Merit Badges they would If a scout is having trouble with any merit badge, we will give him like to work on. the help he needs. Arrangements can be made for make-up time Units Leaders will receive instructions in January with the counselor. Leaders are encouraged to visit each Scout's st Merit Badge Counselor on a regular basis. They will share with related to the online Merit Badge, 1 Year and the Unit Leaders each boy's progress and attendance record at Special Interest registration process. These classes. It is important that any problems with a merit badge are instructions will include a restricted password/number to access the online system. This brought to our attention as soon as possible. It is usually impossible to remedy a situation Friday afternoon that began on password should be held in strictest confidence and Tuesday. We want to work with Unit Leaders and Scouts to teach maintained only by a responsible adult leader who is our merit badges successfully. Area Directors will be available familiar with the Scouts of your Unit and current after lunch (during Siesta) on Tuesday to meet with Unit advancement policies and procedures (i.e.: not Leaders and brief them on any trends or issues in any of the distributed to the Scouts nor their parents directly).
Merit Badge sessions. The scout should present Merit Badge blue cards, signed only once by the Scoutmaster, to the Merit Badge 100% ADVANCEMENT counselor on Monday morning. Blue cards may be filled Our advancement program will be run on the basis that a Scout out prior to arrival at camp. The second Scoutmaster must complete 100% of the requirements before receiving the signature is only signed upon completion of the badge. badge. Some merit badges cannot be completed during camp See the example provided later in this guide. unless prior work has been done before arriving at camp. The camp strongly suggests that scouts who are new to GSR PRE-REQUISITE GUIDEBOOK the Boy Scout Program – and who are new to summer Stay tuned for the 2015 GSR Pre-Requisite Guidebook to be posted camp – enroll in the First Year Program. New Scouts on the Daniel Webster Council website in March, 2015. This who choose, instead, to go after only Merit Badges will comprehensive book will outline – in detail – which advancement be frustrated in the fall when they still have not opportunities will require advanced work prior to arriving in camp. completed their rank requirements. Such a decision It is distributed after the first of the new year so the 2015 Merit often leads to early dropout from the program entirely. Badge and Rank requirements may be honored. Please be sure all of your Scouts and leaders are informed of the contents of this important Guide. ADVANCEMENT PAPERWORK PICKUP PARTIAL CREDIT All completed Merit Badges, partials, First Year Camper progress reports, any written work, and Awards may be picked up by an Any scout finishing some but not all of the requirements for a adult leader after 7:00am in the Administration Building on merit badge will receive a “partial” merit badge card (blue card). Saturday morning. Please make sure you have all Scouts’ Blue It tells what a Scout has and has not completed. He can work on Cards before you leave. The Area Directors and Program Director requirements until his 18th birthday to complete any Merit Badge will on-hand between 7:30am-8:30am to answer any questions. either at home with a qualified counselor or next summer at Please solve problems regarding paperwork BEFORE leaving Hidden Valley. A counselor reserves the right to re-test previously camp. It is very difficult to retrieve records from the archive passed requirements. A Scout should not have to fully re-take a after the season ends. Merit Badge if he has partial credit. Consult a member of the Camp Key Three for advice in this matter. EARLY DEPARTURES ADVANCED WORK Please make certain that arrangements are made to retrieve We recommend that Scouts read over their Merit Badge advancement paperwork for any Scouts who might be Pamphlets before arriving at camp. This will familiarize the departing camp before Saturday morning’s closing ceremony. Scouts with the requirements and content, making it easier to earn It is not possible for GSR to mail or deliver such paperwork after the badge when they get to camp. Many merit badges require prior dismissal is completed. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. preparations. Scouts should review requirements to see what work they need or want to begin before arrival. Proof of completion of any requirements done before arrival should be brought with the Scout to his Merit Badge class to be reviewed by the Counselor in order to receive a completion on a Merit Badge at camp.
Hidden Valley Scout Camp / GSR /2015 Page 40 HOW TO FILL OUT A BLUE CARD
This is what a Blue Card SHOULD look like on the day a Scout begins a Merit Badge!
Reminders:
1) All sections must be legible and completed in ink. 2) Always use first and last name on all sections. 3) The Unit Leader only signs the card ONCE – on the front – prior to starting the badge! 4) Blue Cards are due at the first meeting of the Merit Badge session. 5) The counselor will complete the rest of the ‘missing’ information. 6) All three sections should remain attached.
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AQUATICS
Hidden Valley offers all sorts of aquatic opportunities at three active waterfronts!
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION & AWARDS SWIM INSTRUCTION This is a great chance for Scouts to become stronger swimmers! Scouts work on strokes, relaxing in the water & building their confidence! Scouts work toward Beginner and Swimmer distinction…all while also gaining credit toward Swimming Merit Badge, too!
BSA LIFEGUARD Scouts/Adults must be at least 15 years of age to participate in this certification. This is an intense course which takes place Monday through Friday from 2pm-5pm each afternoon. This course combines the knowledge of rowing, swimming, lifesaving, canoeing and first aid Merit Badges. It is strongly recommended that Scouts have earned CPR prior to camp, however, an American Heart Association CPR and Advanced First Aid course is available to Lifeguard BSA candidates (for a nominal fee) on Thursday evening of each week. BSA Lifeguard certification allows your Unit to participate in aquatic activities throughout the year.
POLAR BEAR SWIM Main Waterfront…Wednesday morning at 6:30am…do you dare? Join Pompanoosuc the Polar Bear!!!
SNORKELING BSA A week-long program at Sunset Waterfront every afternoon at 11am.
MILE SWIM Open to any Scouts/Adults who successfully complete the ¼ Mile Swim on Monday at 4pm, the ½ Mile on Wednesday at 4pm and the Mile on Thursday at 4pm. For the mile swim itself, each swimmer will need a rower and a spotter to assist with traversing Lake Eileen.
TROOP & PATROL ACTIVITIES ASSAULT BOATS A Hidden Valley staple! Can you keep your rowboat afloat longer than your opponent? Guaranteed laughter and fun to be had!
CANOE TRIP Take your Troop on a tour of Sunset Lake!
KAYAK GAMES (not available on Fridays of odd-numbered-weeks in 2015) DEAD FISH WATER POLO is essentially lacrosse on water! The dead fish is actually just a sponge, though! KAYAK SOCCER combines balance, speed, and creativity to stay afloat yet also score on your opponent’s goal!
OPEN SWIM No advanced signup required…Enjoy a swim at Chase Waterfront at 2pm, Sunset Waterfront at 3pm and Main Waterfront at 4pm.
TROOP SAIL & FREE SAILING Troops may (on a first-come, first-served basis) reserve Hidden Valley’s Hobie-Bravo Catamaran sailboats for a two-hour block (2pm-4pm) any afternoon Monday through Friday. Individuals and buddy pairs may enjoy FREE SAILING any afternoon at 4pm (except Thursdays).
PIRATE’S BREAKFAST A chance to traverse Lake Eileen or the swamp in the misty hours of 6:30am -8:30am and combat the Pirate’s who want to steal your breakfast! This activity is only available on Tuesday or Thursday mornings. Troops will not eat in the Dining Hall on this morning.
CANOE RACE Who can paddle out to the island in the middle of Sunset Lake and back the fastest???
WATER BASEBALL Scouts play a five-inning game of baseball in the water! Talk about a level playing field!!!
WATER BASKETBALL It’s amazing how the ‘compete level’ rises when you add a few feet of water to this American classic!
WATER JOUSTING Buddy pairs demonstrate their strength & balance to see who can stay standing on their joust pad without getting knocked into the water! (NOTE: This activity is better suited for smaller-sized Units/Patrols.)
WATERMELON SCRAMBLE Ever played football with a watermelon…in a lake? Two teams…two sides…one watermelon! Winner gets to eat the delicious trophy!
WALK ON WATER See if you can balance your way to the center of Lake Eileen!
WET ‘N WILD TUG ‘O WAR Come and see how many variations of tug ‘o war you can play in the water! Don’t forget your bathing suits!!!
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ECOLOGY
The largest program area on the Reservation…because, we use the entire Reservation!
VARIOUS HIKES
BOULDER EXPLORATION HIKE Climb boulders and explore 10,000 year-old glacial caves while ascending the southwest slope of Mt. Shannon. [NOTE: This activity is best suited for larger-bodied participants who possess no fear of heights nor balance issues.]
LAKE WALK Explore the shoreline trail around Lake Eileen and learn the watershed ecology of Hidden Valley. [NOTE: Other lakes are possible, upon request.]
SWAMP WALK Experience the natural cycle of the Ecology Swamps on a shoreline tour through the ecosystem. [NOTE: Sturdy shoe s are recommended.]
SHANNON HIKE Take a guided nature hike over Mt. Shannon while also enjoying a ‘bird’s eye view’ of the Hidden Valley main camp with many hills beyond!
MACK ‘N BACK Take an extended hike to the Mack Ridge and back… customize what topics you want the Ecology Staff to cover, or just enjoy the views!
ADDITIONAL THEMES FOR YOUR HIKES
FLORA AND FAUNA Learn to identify a variety of native plants and animals, their significance around the Valley and beyond!
GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS Ever wonder how this area formed or why we have mountains and valleys?
TREE IDENTIFICATION What is a Tree Farm? What types of trees grow at Griswold Scout Reservation? What does it take to manage a forest?
OTHER ECOLOGY ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM
CONSERVATION PROJECT Help maintain Hidden Valley and practice the Outdoor Code! Choose between one, two or three hours and levels of ‘dirtiness!’
SWAMP CANOE TRIP Get an inside view of the Ecology Swamp through a guided canoe trip across the murky swamp and beyond.
OWL PELLET DISSECTION Discover the skeletal treasures of an owl’s diet through guided dissection of pellet remains!
AQUATIC EXPLORATION Explore the underwater plant and wildlife community while snorkeling the glacial Sunset Lake shallows.
NOCTURNAL NATURE HIKE Experience the Ecology Swamp at dusk and learn to identify Hidden Valley’s nocturnal creatures! (Start time: 8:15pm) [NOTE: Flashlights will not be used much, but should be brought for safety’s sake.]
STAR GAZING The Ecology Staff will announce which nights the summer constellations will shine best for a chance to learn about the sky’s celestial bodies and the myths which accompany their storied history. Start time: :9:00pm
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EMERGENCY SKILLS & HANDICRAFT
EMERGENCY SKILLS **Located next to South Showerhouse on the ridge behind Gilbert Hall** Are you prepared? Can you master these ‘everyday’ skills?
PATROL & TROOP ACTIVITIES
REALISTIC FIRST AID Learn how to create a life-like emergency situation using everyday household items. It is an easy, fun way to spice up First Aid instruction and a great idea to bring back and use at regular Troop meetings!
WOODLAND RESCUE Practice (with the assistance of the Hidden Valley Staff) those all-important Tenderfoot-through-First Class First Aid skills on a realistic “victim.” But first, you have to find him… treat his wounds… and bring him back safely!
SYNERGY SEARCH! It might be easy to find things on your own. It might be easy to work together as a team. But, can your team combine its skills to reach the goals when some can’t speak, move, see or hear? See how much you can achieve – as a team – when each member provides one piece of the greater whole!
HANDICRAFT
**New Location in 2015: North edge of the Conservation Pond (as opposed to the West edge)** How creative are you? Can you make everything with nothing?
PATROL & TROOP ACTIVITIES
ICE CUBE CANDLEMAKING Grab a paper cup, add a wick, pour some wax and then add some ice cubes…what do you get? One of the most incredible – and easy – candles you’ve ever seen! You’ll have to try it to believe it!
LEATHER SLIDE MAKING Take this opportunity to build a slide for your neckerchief that would make even Baden-Powell proud!
MINIATURE CATAPULT & CASTLE BUILDING In this activity, Patrols compete against each other to create catapults out of popsicle sticks and build the strongest castle structure they can out of film canisters! Who can destroy the enemy’s castle first? Once proficient, let’s see whether those catapults can be accurate, too, as you aim for targets which the Staff will present to you!
PATROL FLAG MAKING The Patrol Method is the most important method in all of Scouting. What better way to show your Patrol Spirit, than with a Patrol Flag you can be proud of having made as a team! Show your new flag off at a camp-wide assembly!
BRIDGE MASTER Do you like to build stuff? How much weight will your bridge built of straw support?
TROOP TI E-DYE The classic summer activity! Bring down a white article of clothing (or purchase for cheap in the Trading Post) and let your imagination begin! Or, if you’re feeling extra creative, bring down (or purchase) several items!!!
TOTEM MAKING Have you ever wanted to make a three-dimensional ‘monogram’ for yourself using Scout-approved materials? Now is your chance!
WHO’S LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Scouts perform this improvisational skit game which will get everybody laughing, yet also learning how to work better as a team!
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SCOUTCRAFT
**New Location in 2015 – On the ridge behind Gilbert Hall where the former Council Ring was located**
Can you put the Outing in Scouting? Do you have the skills every Scout should have?
PATROL & TROOP ACTIVITIES
BAKE A CAKE / PIE / COBBLER With guided instruction, learn and do every step of the process of preparing and cooking a delectable campfire masterpiece!
MAKE FRIED DOUGH OR DONUTS Can’t make it to Dunkin’ Donuts? No problem! Learn the secrets and try it yourself with guidance from our Staff! It’s easy!
FIREBUILDING / FIREM’N CHIT If your Scouts wish to practice (or even receive an introductory lesson) in fire building – as well as fire lays – this is the place to be! What are the differences between a log cabin, teepee, cooking, lean-to, council, reflector, etc….find out all about them: here! It’s also a great way to brush up on how to start a fire in the rain. This presentation can include Firem’n Chit certification.
KNOTS & LASHINGS Come on down and practice pioneering fundamentals! Our Staff can customize your session to be as basic or advanced as you wish. Specialty knots can also be offered (just let the Staff know in advance for supply preparation).
MAP & COMPASS & GPS SKILLS Test your knowledge of using a compass, orienting a map, taking a bearing or proving your know your map symbol.s! Basic use of a GPS can also be instructed, as desired (with advanced notice).
ORIENTEERING COURSE Try an orienteering course…or, make your own! This is really a ton of fun…give it a try!
PIONEERING PROJECT Scouts build a large-scale project using timbers and ropes; that’s it! A great team-builder and communication enhancer.
ROPE MAKING Learn to make ¼ inch rope using bow string and twine. Who knew it was this easy and fun?
TOTIN’ CHIP This session teaches safety, care, usage and storage rules for pocketknives and woods tools. A game or two is added to reinforce the lesson.
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS Scouts learn the basics of surviving in the wilderness. This includes basic outdoor survival, fire building, shelter construction & what you need.
SPLICING Forget having to whip or fuse the end of your rope…learn to splice the ends like back in the good ol’ days! Crown knots, round splice, eye splice, etc, etc…rekindle a lost art and learn effective splicing techniques!
MONKEY FIST MAKING So, you want to learn how to make a monkey fist? Here’s your chance! (this will require advanced purchase of materials from the Trading Post if you don’t already have the cord).
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SHOOTING SPORTS
How well can you focus? Can you keep a steady hand? Can you aim for excellence? Although shooting sports demand discipline, but fun and opportunity are the keys to success!
PATROL & TROOP ACTIVITIES
TROOP ARCHERY SHOOT Come check out the compound bows and carbon-fiber arrows at twelve stations!
TROOP RIFLE SHOOT Enjoy our expansive 16-station Rifle Range while firing bolt-action .22 Rifles! There is a $10/ Scout ammunition surcharge for those who take the Rifle Shooting Merit Badge.
TROOP SHOTGUN SHOOT For those age 13+, come shoot the 20 gauge shotguns with our automated trap thrower! [NOTE: Cost is $2.50 for 5 shots and $12 for 25 shots. Shot cards can be purchased at the Trading Post.]
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C.O.P.E.
CHALLENGING OUTDOOR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE We have more than thirty low and high elements to experience again and again. I bet you have never done them all! Now’s your chance!!! Now, try it with a blindfold…or with your dominant hand/arm out of service, etc, etc…FUN!
INDIVIDUAL COPE TROOP or PATROL COPE
Available for older Scouts who want to experience The entire troop can come on down and participate the thrill of learning through dynamic and cutting in some initiatives and games. Once the group edge outdoor "High Adventure.” A Scout must be proves its ability to work together (assuming it
at least 14 years of age to participate (or, 13 with does!), it will experience elements of the Low
special permission). Individual scouts will take part C.O.P.E. course. The Patrol/Troop will go through
in C.O.P.E. in all three blocks of each weekday the same obstacles as the morning students building afternoon (**different in 2015**) with other Scouts teams out of patrols and instilling leadership in their and, occasionally, members of the Easter Seals of Junior Leaders. This is what C.O.P.E. was designed New Hampshire Sno-Mo program at Hidden Valley. to do. Leadership, Trust, Decision Making, Self- esteem, Communications, Teamwork and Initiative games begin the week. These games are Problem Solving are the Goals and factors of the used to bring a group of Scouts from different units C.O.P.E Course. together. This is accomplished through communication, decision-making, leadership, In the journey toward these goals, Scouts are problem solving and teamwork. As a group learns assured Fun, Friendships and Memories that will to work together and support each other, it moves to last a lifetime. Don't miss out! Patrols may take part the next stage of elements; the "low" elements. in this great program opportunity, as well. This Regardless of the Scout’s personal abilities, he is activity lasts three afternoon blocks. challenged to always do his best and help others advance from wherever they are in the progression of challenges. The program will ‘stretch your COPE GAMES (Tues & Thurs nights) comfort zones,’ but, only at the pace you accept This is a chance for individual Scouts, buddy pairs,
through the “challenge by choice” method. Patrols or Troops to experience COPE first-hand!
All will participate in high-energy initiative games The low elements are designed to instill trust and featuring teambuilding and fun. And, the mighty cooperation. At this stage Scouts have a chance to zip line will also be made available for those who lead others, trust group members and challenge wish to fly through the trees of Hidden Valley! themselves as a team. Once completing this stage, it is on to the "high" elements.
The High elements personally challenge each Scout
to take risks with the support of their team. These
activities not only build trust with the group, but it also builds self-esteem. The success differs for each individual depending on his own choice of challenges. For some, success may be taking a step up on the rope ladder or it may be jumping for the bar high up in the air. No matter what choice he makes, a Scouts spirit soars with the thrills of the elements.
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**Located in the Pavilion at the north end of Hidden Valley…before the Athletic Field, beside Low COPE)** An opportunity to explore your inner scientist!
Whether working toward a NOVA or SuperNOVA award (or not), GSR has everything you need to get started! In addition to offering over 20 STEM Merit Badges, Hidden Valley now adds a STEM Program Area in 2015!!!
For more information on STEM initiatives in Scouting: http://www.scouting.org/stem/Awards/BoyScouts.aspx
At the above link, explore the NOVA and SuperNOVA awards and how they can enhance the learning and fun for the Scouts of your Troop.
The Hidden Valley STEM Area is located in the pavilion at the north end of camp. Housed within this pavilion is:
- 12 Station Lincoln Welding Lab outfitted with safety equipment and displays to aid learning - A large multi-purpose room for indoor involvements and classroom learning - An outdoor lawn area for group involvements - Accessibility to the Hidden Valley athletic field for activities requiring more space to stretch out or fly!
SPOKE
**Offered to Older Scouts and Venturers, Aged 14 and above!** Imagine a bicycle wheel. The ‘hub’ is staying in main camp with your Troop. The “SPOKE” experience is when you journey into a unique, age -appropriate activity (and back) on a memorable adventure!
SPOKE runs from 9am-2pm every day (Meet in Carter Grove to start the day at 9am)
Some SPOKE programs have maximum and minimum numbers of participants. In the event maximum or minimum numbers are not met, Staff & Leaders will work together to choose an alternate outcome. Registration for SPOKE programs takes place at the Pre-Camp Program Planning Meeting.
Choose only one activity per day:
OFFERINGS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Cit. in Nation MB Yes Cit. in World MB Yes Movie-Making MB Yes Personal Fitness MB Yes Photography MB Yes Griswold (Red) Trail Hike (~7.9 mi) Yes Mack & Back Hike (~5 mi) Yes Adventure of Scout’s Choosing! Yes Mountain Biking (all over) Yes Crystal Lake Kayaking (&MB) Yes
Refer to the 2015 GSR Pre-Requisite Guidebook (due out in March, 2015) for additional work/supplies needed. Partial credit on any badge will be given for any portions completed. Scouts can still participate in this program even if they have completed the advancements listed. Participants must pass the BSA Swimmer test in order to participate in programs with aquatics. Refer to the Daypack Packing List for the Hiking and Mountain Biking offerings.
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ADVENTURE
Awesome programs reserved exclusively for Older Scouts / Crews ages 14+ Be sure to register using the SPOKE and Voyageur Forms or register online at nhscouting.org/camping. NOTE: Scouts / Crews participating in Voyageur will be based out of Hidden Valley when in main camp. Remember: Boy Scouts can also attend any Adventure program Provisionally; your Troop need not be in camp. Only GSR Staff will accompany Scouts / Crews on Voyageur programs (i.e.: no Unit adults)
WHITE MOUNTAIN VOYAGEUR **This GSR offering is only offered during Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 in 2015.** White Mountain Voyageur introduces Older Scouts to the principles required for successful backpacking. Participants will spend five days and four nights on the trail (Mon-Fri) through the White Mountain National Forest within the State of New Hampshire (off GSR property). White Mountain Voyageur participants will carry all of their camping equipment, food and water for the week. Refer to the Adventure Packing List for details on what is needed for this trek.
ADVANCEMENT Partial in Cooking Merit Badge* (Merit Badges and more!) Partial in Hiking Merit Badge* Partial in Backpacking Merit Badge* INCLUDED ACTIVITIES Leave No Trace Awareness Award (beyond what is involved with advancement listings) Trail Maintenance Ability to ‘conquer’ some NH 4,000 footers
Recreational Swimming
VALLEY VOYAGEUR **This GSR staple is only offered during Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 in 2015.** Valley Voyageur introduces Older Scouts to the principles required for successful backpacking. Participants ‘choose their own adventure’ throughout Griswold Scout Reservation’s roughly 3,500 acres of sprawling backcountry as well as the abutting Belknap State Forest land of NH. Valley Voyageur participants will spend five days and four nights on the trail (Monday-Friday) carrying all of their camping equipment, food and water with them. Valley Voyageur participants must pass the BSA swimmer test. Refer to the Adventure Packing List for details on what is needed for this trek.
ADVANCEMENT Climbing Merit Badge* (Merit Badges and more!) Partial in Cooking Merit Badge*
Partial in Hiking Merit Badge*
Partial in Backpacking Merit Badge*
Kayaking BSA Award (and maybe MB)
INCLUDED ACTIVITIES Leave No Trace Awareness Award (beyond what is involved with advancement listings) Trail Maintenance Recreational Swimming
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ADVENTURE
Adventure Program Packing List for Valley Voyageur and White Mountain Voyageur treks.
Clothing (avoid cotton!) ● 1-2 pairs of shorts (gym shorts work great) ● 1 pair of long pants (non-cotton, no jeans, wind pants/track pants ideal) ● 2-3 non-cotton shirts (Under Armour or polypro wicking shirt ideal) ● 1 warm long sleeve top (fleece jacket or non-cotton material preferred) ● 1 rain jacket ● 3-5 pairs of non-cotton socks (hiking socks prefe rred) ● 1 pair of hiking boots* ● 1 pair of water shoes (for water SPOKE and Valley Voyageur trips) ● 1 winter hat and gloves (in case it gets cold)
Equipment ● 1 hiking backpack* (big enough for personal and crew gear!) ● 1 tent* ● 1 sleeping bag* ● 1 sleeping pad* (optional) ● 1 compass ● Large ziploc bags (2/3 gallon size is ideal) and trash bags (to keep things dry) ● 3 liters of water minimum! (Camelbacks OK, need 2 liters in hard water bottles) ● 1 bottle of sunscreen ● 1 bottle of bug spray
● Toiletries ● Mess kit* (Bowl and spoon at minimum) ● Flashlight/headlamp
Optional ● Knife (BSA appropriate) ● Book ● Playing Cards ● Snacks ● Sunglasses ● Camera
● Watch
* Things that can be provided by the Adventure Program, however, if you have it bring it.
Any items not listed here which are essential for the trek (i.e. stove, cook gear, food, tarps, etc.) will be provided by the Adventure Program. Again, if you have it, we recommend you bring it.
NOTE: White Mountain Voyageur should be prepared for alpine conditions which can be cooler and windier than GSR’s normal offerings.
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ADVANCED PROGRAM EXPERIENCES (APEX) AT GSR
PROVISIONAL at HIDDEN VALLEY – for all ages, 11+ WEEKS 1-8 (June 28-August 22) Scouts can attend Hidden Valley without their Chartered Troop all eight weeks of the summer! Veteran GSR Staff adults provide the leadership coverage so these Scouts can make new friends and experience more programs!
PROVISIONAL at CAMP BELL (**NEW IN 2015**) – for all ages, 11+ WEEKS 2, 5 & 6 only (July 5-11; July 26-August 1; August 2-8) For the first time in Camp Bell’s history, Scouts can attend Camp Bell as a provisional camper! This inaugural program will only be piloted for three weeks of the summer . This is a great way to experience the fullest of Bell!
NATIONAL YOUTH LEADER TRAINING (NYLT) – for 14+ WEEK ONE (June 28-July 4) Kancamagus is a week-long outdoor leadership training experience for one or two of your older Scouts who you believe might one-day be your Senior Patrol Leader or Assistant. Built around the Patrol Method, it is led by a youth staff who have been trained at National Advanced Youth Leader Experience (NAYLE). Space is limited and signups are through the nhscouting.org/camping website.
SCUBA DIVING & AQUATICS WEEK – for 14+ WEEK TWO (July 5-11) Scouts participating in this program can become certified as a Jr. Water Diver through SSI or PADI (depending on testing results), earn the Scuba Merit Badge and other aquatic opportunities. Approximate cost for the week is $700 and includes mask, fins, snorkel to keep! The option to earn BSA Lifeguard is available. Stay tuned for more information to be released in January, 2015 via the nhscouting.org/camping website.
STEM WEEK (Science-Technology-Engineering -Math) – for 1st Class & above WEEK SIX (August 2-8)
Come to camp and experience STEM programming all week long! In addition to advertised Merit Badges, additional
programmatic opportunities will exist to include unique STEM Badges, some NOVA work and chances to meet adults
from the various STEM occupations. Stay tuned for more details in January, 2015 at nhscouting.org/camping.
st APPRENTICE WEEK – for 1 Class & above WEEK SEVEN (August 9-15) If manual labor and work in the trades sounds exciting, this is the week for you! Work alongside our Reservation Rangers and earn some Scouting advancement at the same time! Learn from members of the GSR Property Committee and others from related fields. Stay tuned for more information in January, 2015 at nhscouting.org/camping.
SHOOTING SPORTS WEEK – for 14+
WEEK EIGHT (August 16-22)
Recurve and compound bows… Target and Field settings… .22 Rifle and .22 Pistol… .50 caliber Black Powder Musket… Tomahawk Throwing… 12 gauge Trap Shooting and almost a dozen Sporting Clays stations in the woods!
Stay tuned for details in January, 2015 at nhscouting.org/camping.
COUNSELOR IN TRAINING (CIT) – Offered four times, lasting two weeks What is it like to be on GSR Staff? If you will be 14 or 15, come learn in the GSR CIT program! Choose one of four two-week sessions (Weeks 1-2, Weeks 3-4, Weeks 5 -6, Weeks 7-8)! During your first week, you will experience/assist in ten different program areas across GSR (five at Camp Bell, five at Hidden Valley) and some nighttime training. Your second week, you will be assigned one specific area where you will ‘practice teach’ and see whether becoming a future Staff member is right for you! For more information, ask your Scoutmaster or contact the Daniel Webster Council office via nhscouting.org/camping. Applicants may register until May 15, 2015.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES EASTER SEALS The Scouting movement recognizes religion as an The New Hampshire Easter Seals Society and the essential part of the character building process and Daniel Webster Council BSA offer a truly unique and thus encourages its members to adhere to the beliefs integrated program. Campers from Easter Seals Camp and practices of their faith. An All Faiths Service will Sno-Mo live at Hidden Valley in their own lodge and be held on Sunday evening of each week. The Chapel campsite. Campers are mainstreamed into all camp is available for individual, Patrol, or Troop services, as programs and enjoy new acquaintances with Scouts. well. A Roman Catholic Mass will be offered during Please consider the many ways your Scouts can Siesta on Wednesday. Contact either the Program or participate with the Easter Seals! Easter Seals evening Reservation Director with questions/requests. programs will be announced at camp! ADULT LEADER TRAINING SPL OVERNIGHT th Our extensive Adult Leader trainings have been Friday/Saturday, June 5/6 is the 7 Annual Senior revised in 2015! In addition to the many courses you Patrol Leader Overnight! It’s a great chance for SPLs have come to enjoy in the past, GSR is proud to also to network and help plan for a great week of summer provide training/certification for a variety of courses camp. Also, training is provided to help establish duty which assist your Unit in achieving its Journey to rosters, waiter schedules and the like. Register your Excellence goals as well as renewing your Annual summer camp SPL and ASPL today!!! The SPL Charter agreement with the Boy Scouts of America. Overnight is open to leaders for both Hidden Valley Please take advantage of these great opportunities! and Camp Bell, alike. ORDER OF THE ARROW DAY OLDER SCOUT CRACKERBARREL The Order of the Arrow, which is the Honor Society of Wednesday nights, Older Scouts will have the chance Camping, has a key place in camp. Tuesday is set- to ‘hang out’ with friends their own age as well as aside in camp to acknowledge the Order of the Arrow. spend some casual time with members of the GSR On that day Scouts and Scouters who are members of Camp Staff. There will be some food and informal any OA Lodge are encouraged to wear their sash with conversation of age-appropriate opportunities their Class ‘A’ uniform. Members of the Camp Staff available to older Scouts in NH as well as the world. will be available after lunch on Tuesday to answer OA SERVICE CORPS questions about the Order of the Arrow. Anyone Arrowmen of any Lodge are encouraged to declare interested in patch trading is encouraged to bring their their willingness (at the pre-camp meeting) to serve collection to this informal conversation during cheerfully while at camp. Opportunities to serve Tuesday Siesta (non-OA patches are welcome, also). include assisting with Carter Lodge events, ceremonies ADVENTURE DAY and trail blazing. Contact the Program or Reservation Wednesday Siesta will feature some Q&A about High Director if you are interested. Adventure opportunities in DWC and beyond! GSR MEDALLION & ROCKERS VENTURING DAY Purchase a GSR medallion and then start to work Thursday of each week is Venturing Day! It is a toward achieving every ‘rocker’ which recognizes chance for Venturers of any Venture Crew to wear your completion of the many unique offerings of their Crew uniform all day. Members of the Staff will Hidden Valley! Can you earn them all? be available after lunch on Thursday during Siesta to HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT! answer questions about the Venturing program, Adults are encouraged to practice throwing some how/why to start a Crew, how a Crew relates with a horseshoes early in the week so they are ‘ready-to-go’ Troop and the Venturing recognition process. when the horseshoe tournament gears up later in the SM & AREA DIRECTOR MEETING week! Signups will be held in camp and specific days Tuesday, during Siesta, each Area Director will be and times will be determined according to the demand. available in Carter Grove to address any trends HIKE THE BACKCOUNTRY! observed in Merit Badge classes or disciplinary issues Various special afternoon hikes will be made available regarding any particular Scouts. Stop on by! during the course of each week for adults and Scouts WEBELOS WEDNESDAYS / Troop Thursdays alike. These include: “Mack ‘N Back,” the “Man Are you affiliated with any Webelos Dens? Well, Challenge,” the “Extreme Man Challenge” and others. invite them to GSR for “Webelos Wednesdays” so Adults may join with SPOKE daily hikes, as well. they can check us out! Contact your Commissioner TOURS OF CAMP BELL with questions. Also, “Troop Tour Thursdays” are for Let your Commissioner know if you want to see Bell,
‘fallen away’ Scouts or Troops, in the same spirit. learn about its programs or take your PLC on a tour!
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CHECKOUT PROCEDURES SCOUTMASTERS Breakfast on Saturday morning is an open Continental Breakfast served from 7:00 to 8:30am. Return approved check-out form Submit 2016 GSR Declaration form Units should be packed and ready to check out Pay for all damages that might have occurred
before 8:30 AM on Saturday. We urge parents to during your stay at camp. please be on time. The following steps should be Advancement packets (e.g.: blue cards, taken. partials, First Year Certificates, etc.) will be At the Friday Senior Patrol Leader’s meeting, a available in the Administration building after check-out appointment will be established with your 7am. Please review your paperwork Commissioner for final inspection. These carefully. Area Directors and the Program appointments will take place between 6:30am and Director will be on hand between 7:30- 8am on Saturday. Scouts, their gear and troop 8:30am to answer any questions you may equipment will need to be out of the site prior to have. Pictures will be included in your inspection. A check out form will be issued to the mailbox on Saturday morning, as well. troop leader upon successful check out of the Scouts may pick up their equipment under the campsite. sign by Carter Lodge and meet parents for their trip home. Adult Leaders must remain Locate and return all items you may have checked with Scouts who have not yet been picked up. out of the Quartermaster store during the week. Please inform your Scout’s parents that gear These will need to be returned to your must be carried from Carter Lodge to the Commissioner by Friday. Make sure all members in parking lot. No personal vehicles may drive to your Unit have their personal gear ready for the Carter Lodge.
walk to the parking lot. Equipment that is too large Submit evaluation forms and rotating leader
or too heavy to carry, such as footlockers or duffle badges to the Administration building.
bags, may be placed by the roadway next to your Information regarding additional weeks (e.g.: site sign. (DO NOT obstruct roadways). Camp Provisional, APEX, Adventure or CIT, etc.) vehicles will transport trunks and heavy troop will be available in the Administration equipment down and place it beside your campsite building. sign next to Carter Lodge. PERSONAL VEHICLES WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IN THE
CAMPSITE AREAS AS DEEMED BY THE CLOSING CEREMONY RESERVATION DIRECTOR. Scouts are
responsible for transporting their own personal gear There is a camp-wide closing ceremony at 8:45 am from the site. at the Parade Field near the Dining Hall. “Class A” uniform should be worn. Troops will have the FINAL INSPECTION opportunity to recognize one person or “people” The Unit Leader, SPL, and Commissioner will make who they feel went above and beyond and the final inspection of the campsite. They will epitomized Scouting’s best during the week. check the following: Families are encouraged to “stretch their legs” after Washstand and Latrine are clean their drive and join us for the ceremony. Don’t Toilet Paper & Soap are stocked at Latrine forget to visit the camp Trading Post one last time Campsite area is clear of trash before you leave! Dismissal follows the ceremony. Picnic tables are clean and free of markings Please be careful of campers and traffic as you exit Fire Equipment, buckets full & clean camp. Camp roads have a speed limit of 15mph.
A little firewood stacked for the next unit Please be good neighbors, also, and be very
watchful of your speed in Gilmanton (25mph Tents & cots in order, tent flaps down and cots turned on their sides maximum on adjoining roads to the Griswold Scout Any Troop or Scoutcraft projects are Reservation). disassembled and taken down.
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PERSONAL GEAR: OPTIONAL PERSONAL GEAR:
____ Extra Shirts (long-sleeves for some programs) ____ Compass ____ Extra Pants (needed for various programs) ____ GPS ____ Extra Shorts ____ Camera ____ Extra Socks ____ Sunglasses ____ Extra Underwear ____ Songbook ____ Jacket ____ Musical Instrument ____ Rain Gear ____ Nature Books ____ Sleep wear ____ Sports Equipment ____ Sneakers ____ Bible, Prayer Book ____ Hiking Boots (needed for various programs) ____ Fishing Gear, Bait
____ Swim Suit ____ Stationary & Stamps
____ Extra Towels ____ GSR Cash Card for the Trading Post
____Toilet Items (washcloth, soap, comb, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, toilet paper.) LEAVE AT HOME: A Scout is not a fool! ____ Sleeping Bag or Blankets Pets, sheath knives, fireworks, firearms, ____ Pillow ammunition, bows & arrows, radios, iPods, laptops, ____ Personal First Aid Kit tablets, MP3 players, cell phones, televisions, ____ Flashlight, Batteries walkie-talkies, electronic games, squirt/nerf/airsoft ____ Wallet, Money or paintball guns, dice, unscout-like literature, ____ Pocket Knife (2 1/2 " blade or less) alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs or similar ____ Handkerchief items (or people under the effects of them). ____ Notebook, Pen or Pencil Valuable items should certainly be left at home. ____ Scout Handbook ____ Merit Badge Books ____ Materials for your merit badge classes LABEL GEAR: ____ Non-Aerosol Bug Repellant Scouts and Leaders should mark each of their ____ Bug Net personal items with their name and unit number. ____ Laundry Bag Many, many items are lost or misplaced and are ____ Watch never claimed. If items are marked we will try our ____ Water Bottle best to return them to the rightful owner. ____ Sun Screen Lotion
____ Scout Uniform
____ DayPack, very handy to carry things **MEDICAL FORM** throughout the day (refer to the Daypack Units are asked to submit a copy of Medical Forms nd equipment list for what should be included). no later than June 2 . Leaders should also have a copy of all medical forms from your Unit with them when they arrive (as a backup). This will help avoid any problems that may arise.
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All Scouts / Adults should always carry a daypack containing: Rain Cover for your daypack! Filled Water Bottle Raingear Personal First Aid Kit Program gear / clothing needed for the day Sunscreen Pocketknife or Multi-Tool Bug Spray (optional) Notepad/pen Flashlight Watch Money (optional, for Trading Post / Vending Machine) Compass / GPS (optional) Remember: Wear closed-toed shoes at all times! Barefeet are only allowed: In your tent, In the shower, or at the Waterfront.
All GSR Program Areas & Buildings contain:
First Aid Kit Water Radio or Telephone or some form of communication for help
Considerations for Program Areas Aquatics Bathing Suit (one-piece suit for females) Standard clothing, as well Towel for drying off Personal Goggles (optional) COPE Long pants (for high course only) Ecology Sturdy Shoes / Daypack / Water for plenty of walking Emergency Skills Refer to daypack checklist First Year Program Sturdy Shoes / Daypack / Water for plenty of walking Handicraft May need to purchase a kit or supplies at the Trading Post T-Shirts for Tie-Dying (also available at Trading Post) Merit Badges Pre-Requisite Materials / Proof for Merit Badges Scoutcraft Refer to daypack checklist Shooting Sports Purchase Shotgun Tickets at Trading Post before shooting STEM Refer to Pre-Req Guide in March, 2015. Some kits needed. Other Hidden Valley Considerations Fishing around camp Personal Fishing Equipment Flag Ceremonies Troop Flag & Patrol Flags HV Ironman Comfortable running, swimming and active clothes Order of the Arrow (OA) Day OA Sash (optional) Moviemaking Camera…coordinate w/Unit Leader for safe storage Patch Trading Scouting Memorabilia / Patches (optional) Photography Camera…coordinate w/Unit Leader for safe storage Trail to Eagle Project proposal / write-ups, drafts, etc. (optional) Venturing Day Venture Crew Uniform (optional)
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TROOP & CAMP EQUIPMENT
THE TROOP MAY CONSIDER BRINGING: THE FOLLOWING IS AVAILABLE IN THE QUARTERMASTER STORE AT HV:
____ Copy of Leaders Guide ____ Picnic Tables ____ Blue Cards ____ Tarps (usually two per site) ____ First Aid Kit ____ Patrol Boxes
____ American Flag ____ Cook Kits
____ Troop Flag on a pole ____ Chef Kits
____ Other Cooking Gear ____ Patrol Flags ____ Lantern, fuel (No Kerosene) ____ Axes ____ Advancement Chart ____ Saws ____ Scout Requirement Book ____ Griddles ____ Extra Advancement Books ____ Latrine & Shower Cleaning Equipment ____ Lockable Cash Box ____ Toilet Paper ____ Matches ____ Brooms ____ Lawn Chair ____ Trash Bags ____ Other Special Camping Gear ____ Rope ____ Binders Twine ____ Axes ____ Saws (NOT CHAINSAWS) ____ Special Menu items ____ Song & Skit books ____ Surprise Awards ____ Ceremony Candles ____ Special Tentage ____ Equipment for trips or overnights ____ Large bag labeled with unit # for
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MAP OF HIDDEN VALLEY MAIN CAMP
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RESERVATION TRAIL MAP
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Pick – Up Authorization/Permission Slip 2015 This form is to be used only if a camper will be picked up during camp. Procedures for scouts leaving early: 1. This form must be completed and signed by: the adult, the unit leader and the camp representative. 2. The Adult must be listed favorably on the Pick Up Authorization Form 3. The adult must be positively identified with a photo ID and accepted by the in-camp Unit Leader 4. Provisions must be made for retrieving outstanding advancement paperwork for the departing Scout as the camp is unable to deliver/send. 5. The Scout can then be released to the adult.
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Please make certain to name, on back or additional forms, any adults who cannot be near your child. The follow individuals listed below DO have authorization to pick up my child during his stay at camp. (Please be sure to include your own name if you will be picking up the Scout!).
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Outstanding fees are due at the Program Planning Program Meeting the due at are prior to 2 your weeks arrival camp. at fees Outstanding
Tallyand list all additionally involved or overnight leaders and meal charges accordingly.
NOTE:Refer to ratio of free leaders in the GSR section of the Troop Leader Guide the& camp visitor meal policy.
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HIDDEN VALLEY Please use the checklist below to make sure all necessary forms are returned. All listed forms must arrive at Griswold Scout Reservation before June 1 to allow time to prepare and make arrangements for your Unit’s stay (regardless of which week you are coming to camp). Please be sure to identify Troop number, Council, Camp and Week number.
NEED HELP? GIVE US A CALL! Griswold Scout Reservation Hidden Valley: 603 364-2900 Reservation Support Services: (Call 603-364-2900 after June 1st)
PLEASE MAIL TO:
Hidden Valley Paperwork / GSR
Attention: Reservation Support Services (RSS) 2A Eileen Shore Road Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837 Do not fax, email or send by special courier...please utilize standard, federal US Mail.
Please include a copy of each participant’s medical form and this checklist with the listed forms. We also suggest you make a copy of every form you send us for your records… and consider bringing a backup copy with you when you arrive in camp.
Camp Adult Leader Registration Form
Copy of Medical Forms – Annual Health & Medical Record (keep a copy for your files)
Copy of each camper’s Health Insurance Card (keep those with the Troop leader)
Pick-up Authorization Forms – be sure these list anyone who is not eligible to pick up a Scout! Outpost Registrations Pack-Out meal forms
Camp Leader ______Phone ______
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Troop #______Council: ______Week: ______
Dates ___/___/___ to ___/___/___ Town/State ______
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OUTPOST REGISTRATION FORM
Hidden Valley Outposts Registration - 2015 For guaranteed enrollment, mail this form to GSR before June 1st. Drop-dead deadline is your Pre-Camp Program Meeting.
Troop # Patrol Name: ______
Week # Number of Scouts in patrol: (must be between 5-9)
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Patrol Leader: Name Age Rank
Assistant Patrol Leader: Name Age Rank
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Name Age Rank **Please note any dietary needs or restrictions very clearly on this form.**
Outpost Preferences: Please rank the choices in order of preference, 1 being the highest.*
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_____ Canoe / Swamp _____ Perch _____ Hike / Shannon _____ Compass Cuisine
_____ Hike / Lookout Knob _____ Endure
*We will do our best to accommodate your top choice – spaces may fill quickly.
Adult Volunteers Available If interested in accompanying a patrol on the outpost, please list your name here.
18+ / 21+
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PACKOUT MEAL ORDER FORM
PICK UP TIMES: 7:00am 11:30am 5:00pm
(Gilbert Hall unless otherwise specified.)
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HIDDEN VALLEY SCOUT CAMP OVERVIEW
GENERAL SCHEDULE OF EACH DAY: Merit Badges or Troop Activity Flags & Flags & Evening other Lunch Siesta Blocks or Breakfast Dinner Program Individual programs Free Time 7:50am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12:30pm 1-2pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5:50pm 6pm 7-8:15pm+
BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGES and ADVANCEMENT OFFERED First Emergency Shooting Scoutcraft Ecology Handicraft STEM Waterfront Other Year Skills Sports Canoeing Energy Bugling Kayaking Many Rank Environmental Citizenship in Req’s from Science Art Kayaking BSA the Nation Tenderfroot Camping through Fish & Basketry Inventing Lifesaving Citizenship in First Class Geocaching Wildlife Communications Archery the World Chess Programming Lifeguard BSA Patrol & Orienteering Forestry Emergency Rifle Disabilities Troop Preparedness Fingerprinting Shooting Radio Motorboating Awareness Method Pioneering Geology Fire Safety Fishing Shotgun Space Rowing Leave No Ideal Troop Search & Mammal Shooting Exploration Trace Meeting Rescue Study First Aid Leatherwork Small-Boat Structure Welding Sailing Movie-Making Wilderness Nature Pottery Five-Mile Survival Snorkeling BSA Personal Challenge Soil & Water Woodcarving Fitness Hike Conservation Swim Instruction Photography Weather Swimming Welding
ACTIVITY BLOCK, EVENING and TRAINING OFFERINGS (just a sampling) Emergency Shooting Scoutcraft Ecology Handicraft Waterfront COPE Other Skills Sports Low & High Disc Golf Ropes Course with work on Den Chief Assault Boats these skills: Training
Hikes of all Kayak Soccer Communication Horseshoes Cooking of all kinds Ice-Cube Troop kinds Candlemaking Archery Polar Bear Decision- Life-to- Conservation Realistic First Shoot Swim making Eagle Firebuilding Projects Aid Troop Tie-Dye Seminars Troop Rifle Walk on Water Leadership Knots & Swamp Synergy Search Miniature Shoot Patrol Lashings / Canoe Trip Catapult & Water Jousts, Problem- Leader Pioneering Woodland Castle Making Troop Baseball, solving Council Owl Pellet Rescue Shotgun Basketball Coaching Orienteering Dissection Totem Making Shoot Teamwork Watermelon Troop Woods Tools Tree Leatherworking Open Shoots Scramble Trust Calendar Identification Planning Wet & Wild Troop COPE Tug O’ War Ultimate Patrol Frisbee Challenge Volleyball Chartered Boy Scout Troops, the Provisional Troop or co-ed Venture Crews may attend Hidden Valley. The Provisional Troop opens the door to every program offered in camp for individual Boy Scouts. Hidden Valley features a majestic Dining Hall and all meals provided by a professional Food Service. The camp is supported by a Health Lodge with both a Nurse and an EMT (and most Staff trained in Advanced 1st Aid / CPR) More than twelve scripted Day and Overnight Outposts are available to Patrols or Troops, alike – or create your own! A camp-wide Opening and Closing campfire starts and ends each week. An Older Scout Crackerbarrel takes place on Wednesday night following the Hidden Valley Ironman! The annual Water Carnival on Tuesday evenings is a major, annual event at Main Waterfront.
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GENERAL SCHEDULE OF EACH DAY Free Time Day-Long (Swim, Evening Breakfast Flags Dinner Flags Program Animals Program or TP) 7-8:30am 8:45am 9am- 3:30- 4:30- 6:45pm 7-8:30pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 6:45pm
BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGES and ADVANCEMENT OFFERED Logging Native Mountain Brownsea Foxfire ATV Waterfront Farm Climbing Camp American Man Canoeing Camping Indian Lore Kayaking Emergency Paul Animal Science Preparedness Bunyan Leatherwork Environmental Shotgun ASI Lifesaving Science Shooting Training Gardening Climbing First Aid Pulp and Metalwork Course Small-Boat Paper Leave No Wilderness and Sailing Horsemanship COPE Orienteering Welding Trace Survival Trail Totin’ Chip Riding Swim Plant Science Pioneering Nature Instruction Woodwork Search & Weather Swimming Rescue Watersports DAY-LONG or EVENING NON-ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS (just a sampling) Logging Native Mountain Challenge Brownsea Foxfire Waterfront Farm Other Camp American Man Valley Candlemaking Blackpowder Wilderness Musket Patrol Care & Feeding Cast Engineering Chain Mail Hiking Castaway Challenges of Animals Iron Loggersports Options Lewis & Clark Chef First Aid in Knife Making Open Waterfront Extreme Western Games the Wild Pow-Wow Sporting Clays Obstacle Travois Tinsmithing Course Trail Rides Race Tomahawk Throwing Chartered Boy Scout Troops or co-ed Venture Crews may attend Camp Bell. National Youth Leader Training or Provisional during Weeks 2, 5 & 6 are the only ways to attend individually. Camp Bell is a Patrol-cooking camp where Patrols prepare and cook breakfasts & dinners in their campsites. The camp is supported by a Health Lodge and Nurse (with EMT and Advanced 1st Aid & CPR trained Staff) The primary method employed with all Camp Bell programs is the Patrol Method. Several thematic overnight outposts are available for Patrols or Troops to select (or they can create their own). A Staff-led Opening Campfire is offered Sunday while Patrols offer a Closing Campfire on Friday. Tuesday night has a Native American Pow-Wow while Wednesday features “Human Arcade” and an Older Scout Crackerbarrel. The Cast-Iron Chef competition and Travois Race provide friendly competition throughout the Patrols.
VENTURING RANGER AWARD ELECTIVES and VENTURING-SPECIFIC TRAINING OFFERED Logging Native Mountain Brownsea Foxfire Waterfront Equestrian Climbing Other Camp American Man Conservation CPR Ecology Outdoor Emergency Living History First Aid Core Preparedness Leave No Project COPE Outdoor Outdoor Trace Shooting Lifesaver Equestrian Fishing Land Living History Living History Sports Mountaineering Navigation Outdoor Intro. to Living History Wilderness Leadership Survival Skills for Plants and Crews Wildlife Venturing Advancement Progressive Program System of: Adventure, Leadership, Personal Growth and Service wil be honored. Venturing Trainings: ILSC, Time Management, Résumé Writing, Goal Setting, Crew Sustainability, Crew Calendar & Budgets, Crew Officers Orientation, Creating Crew Bylaws, Ethical Controversies and Tier II and Tier III planning and execution… and more!
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