Henderson Scout Reservation UNIT LEADER’S GUIDE SUMMER 2020 Leatherstocking Council Scouts, BSA Leatherstocking Council, 400 Oneonta Satellite Office 1401 Genesee Street 6134 State Route 23 Utica, NY 13501 Oneonta, NY 13820 Phone: 315-735-4437 Phone: 607-432-6491 https://www.leatherstockingconcil.org *Revised* Leaders Guide Pages Henderson Scout Reservation Leaders Guide Update As We Look Forward to a great camping season at Henderson this year. We wanted to keep you aware of some scheduling changes! New For 2020 Camping Season Breakfast will Begin at 8:00 AM Program Sessions will begin at 9:00 and run for 1hr and 15min. Lunch will be open and begin at 11:45 and run until 12:45 4:00-5:45 will be Open Program Friday Afternoon will be Grab and Go Lunch beginning at 11:30 and moving into Adventure day. Upon return will be BBQ with Closing Campfire. HENDERSON SCOUT RESERVATION LEADER’S GUIDE - 2020 Dear Fellow Scouters, Welcome to Henderson Scout Reservation! On behalf of our volunteers and staff we would like to thank you for selecting us as your summer camp destination and look forward to having you as our guests. It is very important to us that you and your Scouts feel like Henderson Scout Reservation is your home away from home during your stay with us. All of us at the Leatherstocking Council are dedicated to making sure that you receive outstanding service and that you have the best Scouting experience possible. We are here to make sure that you and your Scouts achieve the goals that you set out to achieve. We hope that your time with us will help to strengthen your year-round program. In the past few years, we have made many investments to the Reservation to make the program experience for your Scouts one that they will remember for a lifetime. In 2020 you will find a new forge for our blacksmithing area, and we have extended our rifle range to accommodate more scouts. Over the last few years we have added a new state of the art dining hall, a new gaga ball pit, added cowboy action shooting, an awesome climbing wall and many more great additions to our program. We have prided ourselves on keeping Henderson Scout Reservation entertaining, exciting, and relevant for the young adults we serve. If you have any suggestions for new program ideas, please share them with us. This year we will be moving our Adventure Day to Fridays which will allow your unit to experience all that Leatherstocking region has to offer without interfering with merit badge schedules. Cooperstown attractions include the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, with its interactive exhibits, artifacts and Plaque Gallery, the Farmers’ Museum depicts 19th- century farm life, and the Fenimore Art Museum features American fine art and folk art. Another favorite attraction is Howe Caverns which is New Yorks second most visited natural attraction, with Niagara Falls being the first. Once again, I cannot stress enough how important you and your Scouts are to the Leatherstocking Council and how important it is to our entire staff that you have a fun, safe, and productive stay with us. Finally, if for some reason our on-site staff cannot be of service, please contact me on my cell at 315-867-6130. Again, Welcome to Henderson Scout Reservation and enjoy your stay! Yours in Scouting, Ray Eschenbach Scout Executive / CEO Leatherstocking Council Boy Scouts of America ii HENDERSON SCOUT RESERVATION LEADER’S GUIDE - 2020 BEAVER WEEKEND 2020 Come to Henderson Scout Reservation from May 31–June 2 for our spring Beaver Weekend! Stay the weekend for free in one of our campsites and help get camp ready for summer. Includes lunch and dinner on Saturday. When: 6:00pm Friday, May 29–10:00am Sunday, May 31 Where: Henderson Scout Reservation, Maryland, NY What: Projects including: staining, painting, carpentry, and general clean-up. A full list of projects will be published in the spring. Who to Contact: (315) 735-4437 or Paul Obernesser at [email protected] Council ____________________ Unit # ______ Number Attending ___________ Contact Name __________________________ Phone ________________________ Email ________________________________________________________________ A complete listing of projects will be available in April on our website: www.leatherstockingcouncil.org iii HENDERSON SCOUT RESERVATION LEADER’S GUIDE - 2020 Table of Contents Why Henderson Scout Reservation? ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Camp Reservations, Deposits, and Fees ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 Camp Fee Schedule ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Council Refund Policy .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Camp Policies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Health and Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Annual Medical Examination .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Food Service ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Patrol Cooking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Food Allergies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 The Summer Camp Program ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Henderson Scout Reservation Program Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Guidelines for Good Program Planning .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 The Crumhorn Mountaineers Program .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 BSA Lifeguard & NRA Marksman Awards ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Off-Site Climbing Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 BSA Advancement Program .................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 The Merit Badge Program ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Merit Badge Degree of Difficulty Scale ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Specialty Week Programs......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Custom Camps………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..18 Special Awards………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .18 2020 Merit Badge Offerings by Program Area ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Merit Badge Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Adult Leader Training ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Camper Awards and Recognitions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Open Program ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................