Calapooia, Eagle Valley and Willamette District 2020 Camporee Leader’s Guide Honoring the Past Celebrating the Future 100 Years of World Scout Jamboree 1920 – 2020 Cascade Pacific Council Boy Scouts of America Dear Leaders: This year, Calapooia, Eagle Valley and Willamette Districts are combining their camporee which will be held on May 1st – 3rd, 2020 at Camp Taloali (15934 N Santiam Hwy SE. Stayton, OR 97383), approximately 3.5 miles east of Stayton OR on highway 22. This year’s theme is 100 years of World Scout Jamboree. Our Camporee slogan is “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future”. The camporee is open to all Troops, Teams and Posts. It is encouraged that second-year Webelos Dens also participate, competing as an independent patrol or as part of an established crew or patrol. Please make sure to divide your unit into patrols or crews for the competition events during the Camporee. Each patrol/crew should be around 5 to 8 participating youth. The competition portion of the Camporee is based upon the skills obtained in the Boy Scout Handbook from Scout rank to First Class (Trail to First Class, TTFC). We hope that your scouts are challenged while having fun. If you have any questions, please contact the Camporee Chair. Below is a list of tentative events scheduled for the 2020 Camporee. Please note that station availability may change due to lack of station coordinators and/or volunteers. The required events that all patrols must participate in are: • Fire Building • First Aid • Knots • Service/Conservation project • Lashings (Pioneering) • Skit/song • Orienteering In addition to the required events, two elective events from the following are required: • Archery • Scout Knowledge • Tomahawks/knife throwing • Kim’s Game • Minefield We hope your unit will have a fun and exciting Camporee experience. The cost for this year’s Camporee is $40 at the gate. Units registering early will receive a 50% discount ($20/attendee, youth or adult) until March 31, 2019. After 03/31, units will only receive a 25% discount ($30/attendee, youth or adult) until April 24th. Units will be required to pay the full price of $40/person to register from April 25th to May 1rd. Please register as early as possible so that we can plan accordingly. Online registration is required and will be available as soon as possible. Your District Executive will make an announcement to your unit once the online registration is made available. A note about parking: Due to the expected number of attendees, it is strongly encouraged to carpool as much as possible. Priority parking will be provided to trucks/trailers but is as a first-come/first-served basis. Units providing station/event support will be provided reserved parking for their trailers. If you have any questions, please contact the Camporee Chair, Mike Jackson via email at [email protected]. Thank you! Michael D. Jackson 2020 Camporee Chair REGISTRATION All registration will be conducted online. An announcement will be made by the district once this has become available. It is important that your unit register as soon as possible so that adequate campsite space can be afforded your unit and competition events are adequately staffed and prepared. We want to ensure that everyone has a fun and enjoyable experience. The cost for this year’s Camporee is $40 at the gate. Units will receive a 50% discount ($20/attendee, youth or adult) until March 31, 2019. After 03/31, units will only receive a 25% discount ($30/attendee, youth or adult) until April 24th. Units will be required to pay the full price of $40/person to register from April 25th to May 1rd. No exceptions can be made. Refunds will be provided to units that have a lower attendance number than what they had registered for. Webelos scouts are encouraged to attend Camporee. However, the Guide to Safe Scouting states that Webelos Dens can participate in Camporee via day visit only. As such, Webelos dens may register on their own without the need to contact a Troop. PLEASE NOTE: Webelos will not be able to participate in all events and activities, such as tomahawk or knife throwing. They will be allowed to participate in all activities which are considered age appropriate per the Guide to Safe Scouting. EVENT/STATION COORDINATORS Please note! Free admission to Camporee will be provided to all station and event coordinators. IF your unit is providing an event or station coordinator, that individual need not register with the unit during online registration. However, their name and contact number must be listed on the Adult Leader roster found at the end of the Leader’s Guide. All station/event coordinators MUST be preapproved by the Camporee Committee prior to the March Roundtable (March 13, 2020). After March 13, the Camporee Planning Committee will remove those events or stations from Camporee that do not have an assigned coordinator. CHECK-IN Each participating unit must be prepared with all their paperwork. Please be ready with the following: • Proof of current Youth Protection Training (YPT) for all adults o Unit leader must verify that all attending adults are current with their YPT by signing the acknowledgement at the bottom of the Adult Roster found at the end of the Leader’s Guide. • Medical forms for all youth and adults • Proof of payment or check made out to Cascade Pacific Council in the amount of $40/attendee • Troop Roster Form o A troop/crew roster is provided at the end of this document. o If using a different form than what is provided in the Leader’s Guide, the form must include Unit number, unit leader’s name and phone number, SPL and ASPL names and the list of patrols. • Adult Roster Form (1 per Troop/Crew) with cell numbers o If using a different form than what is provided in the Leader’s Guide, the form must include Unit number, Scoutmaster name and phone number and the name of all adults and phone numbers. A separate letter must be presented indicating that the unit leader has verified that all attending adults are current with their youth protection training. o If your unit is providing an event or station coordinator, that individual still needs to be listed on the adult roster, but please indicate their role as a station/event coordinator so that your unit isn’t charged $40 for the extra attendee. Upon entering Camp Taloali, Order of the Arrow (OA) representatives will show you where to park your vehicle and direct you to Camporee Headquarters for check-in. Upon receipt of the required paperwork, units will be given their camping assignments and a totem for each patrol to be added to their patrol flag to decorate as they move through the Camporee events. As part of the check-in process, all vehicles will be issued a parking pass that must be displayed on the dash of your vehicle. This parking pass needs to have your unit number as well as a phone number if Camporee staff needs to contact the driver. Trailers will be allowed to enter the camping field to drop off equipment and then be directed toward the designated trailer parking area. Visitors (other than registered participants) are welcome at the Camporee. Visitors must sign in at the Camporee Headquarters. Visitors to a unit’s camping area must have permission from the unit leader. Visitors are welcome to attend field events and the Saturday evening campfire. All visitors must depart from camp before Taps. GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION ❖ Camp Taloali resides on the banks of the Santiam River. Because of safety concerns, no scout or adult is allowed beyond designated safety points. Any scout or adult found beyond the designated safety points will be asked to leave Camporee and Camp Taloali immediately. NO EXCEPTIONS! ❖ All adults and youth are to follow the Scout Law, the Scout Oath and the Outdoor Code during the Camporee. ❖ The Buddy System must be utilized at all times. ❖ Inappropriate conduct will NOT be tolerated and will result in asking the participant(s) to be removed from Camporee and Camp Taloali. ❖ Cutting or damaging live trees or plants within Camp Taloali is prohibited. Please do not dig holes in the camp. ❖ Uniforms are to be worn properly for morning and evening flag ceremonies, the Saturday night campfire, Scout’s Own on Sunday and at other appropriate times as announced. ❖ Scouts may dress in their activity uniforms for the Saturday activities. ❖ Campsites will be assigned by the staff. Because of limited space, campsites will be in close proximity to each other. Please be courteous to your neighbors. ❖ Vehicles will not be allowed into the main camp once activities have started on Friday evening (see attached schedule) and concluded Sunday morning. ❖ No open fires are allowed on the premises. BBQ’s and Dutch ovens can be used but must be off the ground. ❖ Follow all BSA rules regarding knife safety. ❖ All outbuildings not part of Camporee is off-limits. ❖ There is no electricity in the camping area. ❖ Porta-Potties will be provided for youth (both male and female). Flush toilets are provided for the adults. Youth are not allowed in the adult restrooms for any reason. ❖ Water and gray-water disposal receptacles will be provided. Plan to bring appropriate containers for the transport of water to your campsite. ❖ All trash must be packed out. There are no trash receptacles provided and please DO NOT use the dumpsters located in the camp. ❖ All skits, songs, etc that are used for the evening campfire must conform to BSA standards. ❖ Please plan to depart by 11:00 am on Sunday.