Prince William District Pioneer Days

October 25-27, 2019

Leader Guide Camp Rock Enon 292 Rock Enon Springs Rd Gore, VA 22637

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Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Camporee General Information 3

On Site Contacts 7

Program Description 9

Notes to Scoutmasters and Senior Patrol Leaders 12

Introduction

In the 1800’s Pioneers explored the wilderness, trapped game, hunted game, and lived off the land. They were rugged individuals who were skilled outdoorsman and could survive in the harshest conditions. Prove your worth and be considered among the ranks of the Pioneers by accepting the challenge of the Pioneer Days:

Who: Prince William District Scouts What: Patrol competitions to test the Patrol’s pioneer skills When: October 25-27, 2019 Where: Camp Rock Enon, Shenandoah Area Council

Highlights: ● Each Patrol will test their skills in 6 different competitions: a. Marksmanship at the Rifle Range

NOTE: Anyone participating in the Marksmanship Competition must complete the range safety briefing and the PARENTAL FIREARMS PERMSSION AND RELEASE form. No exceptions.

b. Tomahawk throwing for accuracy c. Lumberjack skills at log cutting for speed d. Slingshot target course for accuracy e. Pioneering skills in a Camp Gadget competition f. Cooking skills g. Fire building using pioneering methods such as flint and steel or a bow drill ● Competition stations are in an “open program” format except for shooting at the range. Sign up for the shooting station will be during Friday night’s leaders meeting. a. No set time for when Patrols compete at each station b. Patrols will need to strategize on who will compete in each station and when i. They may choose to all compete in all competitions, or ii. “divide and conquer” c. Points are only given for highest score in the Patrol d. Camp Gadget and Cooking competitions are done at the Patrols’ campsites ● Awards for: a. Overall Troop score: 1st, 2nd, 3rd - Based on Patrol average score for the Troop b. Overall Patrol score: 1st, 2nd, 3rd c. Highest Score/Best Time at each station d. Most Delicious Dish General Information

Check-In Check-in is in the admin building (on your right as you enter Camp Rock Enon) from 5:00-9:00 pm on Friday night. Please do not show up any earlier unless you are on staff for the weekend. This allows the staff a chance to prepare everything before check-in begins without interruption. Senior Patrol Leaders and one adult leader will need to check in their Troops upon arrival at camp.

UNIT LEADERS MUST POSSESS A COPY OF BSA MEDICAL FORMS (PARTS A&B) FOR ALL SCOUTS AND ADULTS IN ATTENDANCE!

Campsites You will receive your campsite assignments before the Camporee. If you have any special requests, please contact Vince Bonifera: [email protected]/703-732-7858. Platform tents are not available so please plan appropriately.

Camporee Fees Fees are $20 per person ($30 after October 11). You may pre-register at https://scoutingevent.com/082- PWDFallCamporee2019 by midnight Eastern October 20 and pay in advance, but note that there are no refunds. You may also RSVP before the deadline by contacting Vince Bonifera: [email protected]/703- 732-7858 and paying via check made out to NCAC when you arrive.

Meals All Meals are the responsibility of the individual troops. The cooking competition will involve a sampling of each Patrol’s Dinner or dessert, so please ensure a small amount is available for the Judge’s tasting.

Volunteers The following adult volunteers are requested:

● Wilderness First Aid trained, EMT trained, or trained medical personnel are requested to help man the First Aid Station ● NRA Certified Rifle Instructors and Range Safety Officers are requested to help man the Rifle Range. We also need range safety officers to man the Tomahawk throwing station.

Vehicles in Camp You may bring vehicles to your campsite to unload. You may leave a trailer at your campsite. However all vehicles, including those that towed the trailer, MUST be brought to the main parking lot. NO VEHICLES ARE PERMITTED OVERNIGHT AT CAMPSITES WITHOUT CAMP APPROVAL. Camp Rock Enon Logistics

● Potable water is available at the campsites ● All trash must be deposited in the dumpsters on site ● CRE has female and male toilets/private shower houses and each camp site has camp site has a latrine and a trowel sink. Scouts will be required to clean the latrines at their campsites prior to leaving. Dead wood from fallen trees may be gathered and burned in fire pits at each camp site, please do not bring outside wood into the camp ● Fires may be held in campsite fire pits or in above ground fire pits that you provide

Uniforms All Troops will need to be in their uniform on arrival and for all Flag Ceremonies. Troops should wear Troop shirts for Saturday’s activities. Note that this is a late Fall camporee and therefore, plan to dress appropriately.

Medical and Emergency Procedures A First Aid Station will be located (TBD First Aid Station Location) during the day on Saturday. Units are expected to manage issues outside of those hours. The dining hall will be available overnight on Friday and Saturday in the case of cold-weather issues.

The nearest hospital is: Winchester Medical Center 1840 Amherst Street Winchester, VA 2260 If there is an emergency and someone needs to go to the hospital, please ensure the Camporee Staff are notified as soon as possible. Camp Fire Saturday evening there will be a campfire at the amphitheater, or in the dining hall depending on the weather, to close out the weekend’s festivities. Each Troop/Crew/Team should have a song and a skit ready for the enjoyment of the Camporee participants. Please see the Skit/Song request form in this guide and present it to the Camporee staff during check-in.

This is also where the awards earned through the weekend will be awarded. Leaders will receive more information at the Friday evening leader’s meeting.

Camporee Patches One Camporee patch will be given to each paid participant, this includes scouts and adults.

Religious Observance Catholic Services will be held at the Chapel on Saturday evening at 1700 hours.

An interfaith, Scouts Own service will be held in the Dining Hall at 1700 hours. Adult Leader Expectations

A camporee is a great place to see old friends and meet new ones; however, the staff is NOT here to maintain discipline of your scouts or insure that they are properly cared for. You need to be aware of their actions at all times. Ensure that your Scouts act like Scouts, keeping the Oath and Law foremost in their minds. This may require you to visit less and monitor your Scouts more. Note that coffee will be available all day at the dining hall.

We are also advising units to have leaders prepare a hot lunch for Scouts on Saturday to ensure that Scouts have maximum available time for programs, and that Scouts receive a hot meal on what is likely to be a cold day.

We need your participation and help to truly make this a great Camporee!!

On Site Contacts

Vince Bonifera – Camping and Outdoor Co-Coordinator – 703-732-7858

Jason Lips – Camping and Outdoor Co-Coordinator- 912-224-6548

Ryan Owens - Program Chair – 703-789-5786, [email protected]

(TBD) – First Aid - (TBD)

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 25

1700 - 2100: Check in, Camp setup 2130 - 2200: SPL/SM Cracker Barrel - Final program information disseminated 2230: Taps - Lights out, quiet time

Saturday, October 26

0600: Reveille - Breakfast in campsites 0800: Opening Ceremony - Flag Raising, Welcome 0830 - 1130: Camporee Program 1130 - 1300: Lunch Break 1300 - 1630: Camporee Program 1645: Flag Lowering 1700 - 1800: Scouts Own/Catholic Mass 1800 - 2000: Dinner at Campsite 2030: Campfire - Awards ceremony, skits, songs 2230: Lights Out

Sunday, October 27

0600: Reveille - Breakfast in campsites 0830 - 0930: Cleanup/Checkout

Program Description Competition Areas Each Patrol member may participate in each of the competition areas, but only one score per program area may be used for the Patrol’s overall score. During program time Patrols/Scouts should participate in each of the Marksmanship, Tomahawk Throw, Lumberjack, and Slingshot program areas only once to provide everyone with the opportunity to experience each program area.

Marksmanship

Pioneers of 1800’s America were all excellent marksmen, they had to be in order to survive. Rifle skills were necessary to hunt and for self-defense. Rarely was a pioneer ever seen without his Kentucky Flintlock or Hawken Rifle by his side. Scouts will demonstrate their marksmanship using .22 rifles. Each scout will have 20 minutes to shoot 15 rounds, 5 for practice and 10 for score. NOTE: Anyone participating in the Marksmanship Competition must complete the range safety briefing and PARENTAL FIREARMS PERMSSION AND RELEASE form. No exceptions.

Tomahawk Throw

The pioneer was also adept at using a tomahawk, whether it was for hewing logs to make a log cabin, chopping firewood, self-defense, or hunting – all pioneers had a tomahawk by their side.

Scouts will arrive at the tomahawk competition area and be given a short tutorial on tomahawk throwing. They will then have 3 chances to stick the tomahawk in the target. Only tomahawks that stick and stay in the target will count.

Lumberjack

Whether it was for clearing trails or building a cabin the American pioneer was also a skilled lumberjack. Being able to quickly and efficiently fell a tree was a valuable skill on the frontier. Patrols will choose two members to compete in the Lumberjack competition. They will use a two person saw to slice off a section of log for time. Points will be awarded based on the time it takes each team to completely saw off a section of log. NOTE: Scouts participating in the Lumberjack Competition will need have their Totin' Chip card, bring their own work gloves, and be wearing long pants and sturdy shoes - preferably hiking boots or work boots. Anyone without a Totin' Chip card, a set of work gloves, or not wearing long pants and sturdy shoes will not be allowed to compete.

Slingshot

Pioneers needed to be agile, quick, and accurate if they wanted to eat. Being skilled at moving through the forest, taking aim, and bagging quarry meant that the pioneers were able to choose from a variety of small game to eat. Scouts will have a gallery of targets worth various points and given a set amount of time to score as many points as possible. They will need to strategize for quick and easy targets or more challenging, rewarding targets.

Pioneering

Being able to fashion tools, structures, and other gadgets quickly and efficiently was part and parcel of being a pioneer. Gadgets had to be strong and durable. Patrols will create a camp gadget in their Patrol areas at the Camporee. Points will be awarded for proper lashing techniques and use of the different lashings, usability, creativity, and complexity. Camporee staff will judge visit Patrol areas in the afternoon to judge each entry. If Patrol members are not available the gadget entry should be obvious.

Cooking Competition

Pioneers needed to be a good cook to survive on the frontier. Creating meals from items growing in the wild or game caught through trapping or hunting required creativity and skills. Test yours by preparing a dinner or dessert item for judging. Entries may be prepared wholly on site, prepped at home before the camporee, or wholly prepared at home before the camporee. Points will be awarded for taste, degree of difficulty, originality, and for being cooked “Pioneer Style” - either open fire, skillet, or dutch oven. Patrols should provide enough of each entry to feed their Patrol plus a little extra to ensure there is enough food for Judges.

Fire Building Competition

Fire is one of the most important aspects of survival. Fire allowed pioneers to stay warm during cold, harsh winters; make primitive glues; tan hides; and make arrows for hunting. In addition meat cooked over a fire is much more palatable and safer to eat. Pioneers did not have modern day lighters or matches for fire starting; rather they used the materials they had on hand such as flint and steel and bow drills. Flint and steel has been used for fire since before Roman times. The process is incredibly simple and effective; all you really need is a piece of steel and something to strike it against that throws a spark. The secret to fire building with flint and steel is char. Certain natural material will readily catch a spark when charred. A spark from flint and steel will form an ember on a charred material which allows a person who understands the basic elements of fire to create a blazing fire in a few short minutes. Scouts will test their fire building skills using either flint and steel or a bow drill and will be awarded point for starting a fire and additional points for burning through a string suspended over the fire pit/table.

Notes to Scoutmasters and Senior Patrol Leaders

The following suggestions are for preparation for a successful and enjoyable Camporee experience for Scouts: ● Patrols should plan ahead for the Pioneering Competition. It’s recommended that they design, and practice building, their camp gadget in the time leading up to the Camporee. They may bring their entry in a “ready to be built” state. Staves and other materials may be cut to size prior to arrival. But all lashings/final assembly must be done at the Camporee.

● Similarly, the Patrols should practice their Cooking Competition entries prior to arriving at the Camporee. Cooking Competition entries may be cooked wholly at the Camporee, prepped at home and cooked at the Camporee, or wholly prepped and cooked at home.

● This is a good time to teach the newer and younger Scouts good Totin’ Chip skills (and maybe some remedial Totin’ Chip for the older Scouts as well). While you may not be able to have them practice tomahawk throwing, or use of a two-man saw, proficiency with using a bow saw and using a hatchet properly will make wielding these tools in the competitions more intuitive. ● A troop meeting is a great venue for discussing the use of and making char cloth and practicing creating embers with either flint and steel or a bow drill.

Skit/Song/Run-On Request Form

(Please submit this form at check-in)

Unit: ______Patrol: ______

Each Patrol should provide three options in case of duplicate requests.

Name of Skit/Song/Run- Description On

YOUTH PERMISSION FORM

Firearms, Treat, Activity, Release of Minor, Photo

The following signatures are required for Scouts\Varsity\Sea Scouts\Venturers\ Explorers to fully participate.

One form per youth participant required.

MINOR'S NAME(Please print): Unit#: _ PERMISSION TO TREAT

In case of emergency, I understand every effort will be made to contact me (if participant is an adult, my spouse or next of kin). In the event I cannot be reached, I hereby give my permission to the licensed healthcare practitioner selected by the adult leader in charge to secure proper treatment, including hospitalization, anesthesia, surgery, or injections of medication for my child (or for me, if participant is an adult).

Signature of parent/guardian or adult: Date: _ PARENTAL FIREARMS PERMSSION AND RELEASE

U.S. Federal Law prohibits any person from furnishing, loaning or otherwise providing a minor any firearm or live ammunition without the express permission of their parent or guardian. Your son/daughter will not be allowed on the shooting range without the following signed release. If you do not wish your son/daughter to participate in shooting activities please write "NO PERMISSION".

MINOR'S NAME (Please print):

(Please print) The Parent Legal Guardian of the above named minor do hereby give permission as required by Federal Code 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, et. seq. to the , National Capital Area Council, and to instructors certified by the National Capital Area Council meeting the requirements for instructors established by the Boy Scouts of America (National), to furnish a firearm, BB Gun, .22 Rifle, 20 gauge shotgun, 12-gauge shotgun, .22 handgun (Venturers\Sea Scouts\Explorers only), and ammunition to said minor for the purpose of instructing him/her in the safe handling of firearms, safe shooting and marksmanship.

I do further agree to indemnify and save harmless the Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council and all officers, members, employees, and volunteers thereof, from all suits or actions brought for, or on account of, any injuries or damages received or sustained by any person or persons by or from the consequences of any negligence or any act or omission of the above named minor occurring during the course of said instruction.

Date Permission Granted: From To _

Signed: The Parent\Legal Guardian_

Print full name: Date: _

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RELEASE OF MINOR

I, the parent or guardian of troop/crew/team/post number (Name of Minor)

Permission to attend the Prince William District Pioneer Days Fall Camporee

Signature of Parent or Guardian: Date:

PHOTO (TALENT) RELEASE

I hereby assign and grant to the Boy Scouts of America the right and permission to use and publish the photographs/film/video/electronic representations and/or sound recordings made during my Scouts visit to any NCAC, BSA activity. I hereby release the Boy Scouts of America, and the National Capital Area Council from any and all liability from such use and promotion. I hereby authorize the reproduction, sale, copyright, exhibit, broadcast, electronic storage and/or distribution of said photographs/film/video tapes/electronic representations and/or sound recordings without limitation at the discretion of the Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council. I specifically waive any right to any compensation I may have for any of the foregoing.

Signature of Parent or Guardian: Date: _

CONSENT TO FULL PROGRAM

National Capital Area Council Camp programs may include some or all of the following activities: horseback riding, archery, swimming, boating (rowboat, canoe, kayak), hiking, mountain biking, crafts, use of knife and ax, rock climbing, rappelling, Project COPE, team sports, and other activities. Your signature below will grant consent for the above named youth. This consent does not include firearms. The consent specific to firearms must also be completed for participation in shooting sports.

Please check one of the options and state any limitations:

[ ] Consent to full program [ ] Consent to program with the following limitations/exclusions:

Signature of parent/guardian Date: _

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