Camp Rock Enon and Armstrong Scout Service Center, Could Increase the Risk of Contracting COVID-19
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SPRING CAMPOREE – SHENANDOAH AREA COUNCIL, INC. BSA 107 Youth Development Ct., Winchester, VA 22602 Armstrong Scout Service Center: 540-662-2551 www.sac-bsa.org PLEASE NOTE: • This is a Unit/Patrol level event. Register as a Unit. • Two deep leadership is required. • Overnight camping is permitted. • All cooking will be completed in campsites. • Units will be assigned a designated “base camp” area. • Units must bring their own cooking equipment, food, and other supplies. • Bring your own water. • No firewood may be brought to the chapter. No ground fires. Activity Date: May 14 - 16, 2021 Registration Deadline: 5/1/21 Fees: Scout $10 Leader $10 Register Online at: www.sac-bsa.org/springcamporee MEDICAL: Each participant (youth/adult) must have a copy of the Annual Health Form Parts A & B with them when they check in at camp. This can be downloaded at http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx For more information about this event’s activities contact Brian Callahan 540-664-1578 [email protected] General Schedule of Events Friday 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Registration/Check-in Lake Neff Setup Unit “base camp” 9:00 PM PLC Meeting Chapterhouse Porch Saturday 07:30 AM – 07:00 PM Fishing Derby Open Lake Neff / Layman Shelter 07:30 AM – 09:00 AM Breakfast Campsites 09:30 AM – 12:00 PM LEO Meet and Greet Multiple Locations SOS Stream Monitor Opequon Creek CSI Gloria Memorial Trail 12:00 PM Lunch Campsites 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Free Time 01:30 PM – 03:00 PM LEO Meet and Greet Multiple Locations SOS Stream Monitor Opequon Creek CSI Gloria Memorial Trail 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM Patrol Challenge Race Campground 05:00 PM – 06:30 PM Evening Meal Campsites 06:30 PM – 07:00 PM Final entries for Fishing Derby Layman Shelter 07:30 PM – 09:00 PM Awards Delivered to Campsites Sunday 07:30 AM – 09:00 AM Breakfast Campsites 09:30 AM – 12:00 PM Breakdown Camp Program Information: Thanks for your interest and we are planning a fun and educational Camporee. This event was made possible by a grant from the Izaak Walton Endowment. Scouts should move by patrol between activities and every scout requires a buddy by the lake. Here is our current explanation of events (simultaneous during the activity periods): LEO Meet and Greet – Meet the different Law Enforcement teams and understand their functions. Teams will be in different areas of the chapter to allow social distancing. CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) – A crime has been committed on the new trails. There are multiple crime scenes to collect clues to solve the crime. Your Patrol will follow the Gloria Memorial Trail and the Bishop Ken Trail to view the crime scenes, collect the clues and solve the crime. Turn in your answer to the Fishing station at the Layman shelter prior to 7:00 PM Saturday. Fishing Derby – We are stocking the lake with large catfish for this event!!! Take your catch to the Layman shelter for measurement. Be sure to follow the rules for Lake Neff! Panfish and trout can be collected and eaten but we ask that bass be returned (catch and release after measurement). The derby is based on fish length. Loaner fishing equipment and bait is available at the Layman shelter. Individual prizes will be awarded! Stream Monitoring – Save Our Streams will be conducting training to become certified stream monitors. There will be two sessions (training will be ~2 hours). Participation is limited and sign up will be completed at the Friday Evening PLC. Patrol Challenge – What did you learn about conservation on Saturday? What did you learn about the different functions and teams that perform law enforcement? Put your skills to the test while hiking the 1-mile loop to the outpost! Patrol prizes will be awarded! Watch for updates at the PLC – We are adding events as additional groups commit. Those commitments are slow or changing due to COVID. COVID Update: Shenandoah Area Council Scouting activities and considerations in a pandemic (Covid-19) environment. The safety of our Scouts, volunteers, scouting families, and staff continue to be our first and foremost main concern. We are working closely with our local health officials, BSA National and the American Camp Association to implement practices that address the issues related to this pandemic including medical screening, social distancing and sanitation making sure we follow all restrictions and guidelines. Effective May 1, 2021, the Commonwealth of Virginia has released updated protocols for general social gatherings including outdoor activities and overnight camping of people from mixed families with specific protocols to incorporate for the safe operation of overnight camping programs. COVID guidelines include the following: • Anyone that is in the “High Risk” category should STAY AT HOME. • Everyone registering to participate in an outdoor activity, must monitor themselves, and those they interact with regularly, for two-weeks prior to the program. Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 or answering YES to the pre- screen questions should STAY AT HOME. • Everyone coming to camp should avoid “car-pooling” with other people not in their normal circle of influence. • Everyone is required to be screened by event staff BEFORE entering the main camp area. Anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 or answering YES to the pre-screen questions WILL BE SENT HOME. (see Pre-Screen Checklist) • Current “social distancing” guidelines must be always followed including wearing a face covering and maintaining a minimum of 6’ distance. • Hand sanitizer will be available at all program areas and activity stations. • Overnight camping with participants from mixed families in the same campsite is permitted. o Limited to a maximum of 25 people in a group o Two people per tent sleep head to toe o Spaced a minimum of 10’ from other groups • Outdoor Program Areas & Activity Stations o Participants will be split into appropriately sized groups according to current guidelines to maintain proper social distancing. o One group at an activity station at a time or maintain a minimum of 10’ from participants in other groups. o When required masks will be worn by staff and participants. o All non-natural surfaces in program areas will be sanitized between sessions. o All equipment and materials will be sanitized between use. o Opening or closing ceremonies and campfires will follow social distancing guidelines. ▪ Maintain a minimum of 10’ distance between groups ▪ Face coverings worn by participants and staff • Indoor Areas & Activity Stations o Face coverings worn by participants and staff o Social distance markers on the floors to indicate the minimum of 6’ spacing o Physical barriers between staff and participants at check-out/in stations • Post-Event Monitoring o Staff and participants are required to report to the Event management if they test positive for COVID-19 within 14-days following the end of the event. Please be assured that we will continue to implement procedures to ensure we are operating programs and activities as safely as possible under current “COVID-19 guidelines” It is our intention to conduct as many of our programs as possible this year and our hope is to be back too normal as soon as it is safe. If you have any questions contact [email protected] or call 540-858-2551. 107 Youth Development Ct. 292 Rock Enon Springs Rd. Winchester, VA 22602 Gore, VA 22637 540-858-2551 Pre-Event Health Screening & Waiver Assumption of the Risk and Waiver of Liability Relating to Coronavirus/COVID-19: The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing, the wearing of face coverings, and have, in many locations, restricted the congregation of large groups of people. The Boy Scouts of America, Shenandoah Area Council, the leadership of your Unit (Pack, Troop, Crew or Post), the Unit's Chartering Organization and all subsidiaries thereof, here and after, collectively referred to as "SAC" have put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, SAC cannot guarantee that anyone attending a Scouting event, activity or meeting , collectively referred to as “program(s)”, will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, attending such programs of SAC and SAC properties, including Camp Rock Enon and Armstrong Scout Service Center, could increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. By signing this agreement, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my child(ren) and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by attending SAC programs, as well as SAC properties, and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at SAC activities and properties may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, SAC employees, volunteers, and program participants and their families. I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to my child(ren) or myself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I or my child(ren) may experience or incur in connection with my child(ren)’s attendance at a SAC activity or property, or participation in SAC programming (“Claims”). On my behalf, and on behalf of my children, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless the SAC, its employees, volunteers, agents, and representatives, of and from the Claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs, or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto.