Camp Lassen 2021 Cub Scout Leader Guide This Leader’s guide includes only minor details related to COVID guidelines 1 Welcome to Camp Lassen! Dear Scouts and Scouters: We are pleased that you have selected to participate in the camping destination, and we can’t wait for you to experience our Northern California Adventure! Thank you for selecting Camp Lassen for your summer camp adventure. The Cub Scout Resident Camp program committee meets several months in advance to start planning camp based on the theme for this year’s camp. Program for your Cubs will provide fun, exciting, and enriching activities. We will again be featuring the Healthy Living Initiative. Healthier snacks in the trading post, step competitions (based on percentages to give each unit a chance to win no matter how large or small), and improvements to our dining hall services to help make your experience even better! The theme this summer is EXPLORE! Your scouts will journey back to a simpler yet harsher time when people lived off the land. In the 1700’s and 1800’s Explorers set out to discover and settle new lands, find trade routes, seek treasure and claim new lands. Our staff is looking forward to having fun with your youth while portraying characters that lived during this exciting time. Meet such Explorers as Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, Sacagawea, Lewis & Clark, Calamity Jane, Sarah Winnemucca and many more while exploring all that Camp Lassen has to offer. Hopefully this Leader’s guide will help you to prepare for your great adventure at Camp Lassen. We look forward to hosting your unit this summer! Please send us some of your amazing pictures at [email protected] while you are here to see them highlighted on our social media pages. We look forward to hosting your pack and families and want to make this the best summer yet at Camp Lassen! Welcome! Yours in Scouting, Camping Department [email protected] (916)333-5434 2 CONTACT INFORMATION We look forward to working with your unit to make your summer camp experience outstanding. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or needs. Golden Empire Council – Phone Camp Lassen Summer Camp Phone (916)929-1417 – Main Line 530-873-4961 (916)333-5434 – Camping Department Golden Empire Council/Camp Lassen Camp Lassen Website Mailing Address (takes 7 days for delivery) http://www.gec-bsa.org/camping-/camping-lassen 21359 Scout Road Butte Meadows, CA Email 95942 [email protected] Our Philosophy We strive to create the Scouting experience of the year for every scout who attends camp. Leadership, personal growth & development, and duty & responsibility are the key ideals in Scouting and are the basis for everything we do. Our Mission Provide a weeklong, life changing opportunity for every Scout. Above all else, we will: Ensure that every Scout has a chance for a life changing experience. Help build memories with friends, leaders, and family that will last a lifetime. Teach fundamental skills to each Scout and develop leadership, citizenship, personal well- being, and self-confidence. Create a camp program that is exciting, innovative, and meaningful. 3 THE SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE There is something that appeals to young people about packing up their gear and going camping for a Cub Adventure Camp! Several nights and days in the woods to experience the mountains, the lakes, and the rivers; it is an adventure! And, an adventure that no pack can duplicate on their own. Time at camp builds memories that will never be forgotten. We look forward to another amazing camp season with you this summer! An Accredited Camp Camp Lassen is accredited each summer by the National Camp Accreditation Program through the Boy Scouts of America. This means that the camp has met strict guidelines in health, safety, and programming. We are prepared for emergencies and understand that Scouts and Scouters are in our care. The Staff Our staff hiring and training is a 10-month process, starting the day camp closes the previous year. We hire the best candidates for each position and complete a week-long training program before we see any Scouts! We are dedicated, we are enthusiastic, and we are here to serve. The staff at Lassen is top notch and what sets us apart! You will find none better throughout the BSA. Food Our meals are planned and prepared by professionals. You will enjoy well-balanced meals along with extra options to the served meal. You’ll enjoy salad bars, cereal, soup, baked potato bars and seconds! Please make sure you let us know if you have campers with special food needs or requests. We will offer our granola and yogurt breakfast options again this year to help everyone get the fuel they need for a full day of camp. Prepare and Bring to Camp To make the experience more fun, we suggest you bring the following to camp. This will help your Scouts with their confidence leading up to the event and get them excited to go. Excited Scouts are what we want! ● A skit or song with outfits and props related to the camp theme for your performance at the closing campfire. ● Plenty of spirit and special props for your group and campsite. ● Unit flag representing the theme to display in your campsite and to take with you throughout the day. This flag will be your unit’s totem while in camp, so make it a unique, youth-made representation. The unit must provide its own flag standard: This consists of a pole with a perpendicular cross bar for spreading the flag. There will be a unit flag competition with awards. 4 Preparing Your Unit for Camp Cub and Webelos Scouts wishing to participate in shooting sports activities must bring a completed “Firearm Authorization Form - Consent for Minor to Use B.B. Guns/Archery Equipment” signed by a parent/ guardian. Webelos who attend camp with their leaders and not their parents (2 deep leadership required) may become homesick. Encourage your parents to send them to camp with positive words. Saying to a young scout how you will miss them can sometimes have the reverse effect. Please remember that calling home only tends to make these things worse. Keep your homesick Scout busy and it will typically pass. Thank you for taking the time to help these young Scouts transition from being in a Pack to almost being a member of a Troop. Campsite Requests Your top 3 campsite requests can be submitted on your reservation form, or by emailing the camping department. We do our best to honor these requests with the following factors considered: Final payment completed date, unit size, changes in unit size, and availability. We will inform you of your campsite assignment about 1 week prior to your arrival at camp. Depending on unit size some groups may share a campsite. Camp Lassen Program While at camp, your Scouts will experience our top-notch program lead by trained summer staff. Your Scouts can choose from a variety of courses and waterfront activities to customize their week of fun! Action-packed activities include campcraft, nature, handicraft, boating, swimming, fitness, archery, BB gun shooting, campfires, and stargazing. The camp offers recreational activities for our adults as well, so be prepared to sign up for those as early as possible to reserve your space. Activities may include shooting, COPE, ATV rides (this program is suspended for 2021), etc. The Cub Resident Program is divided into 8 to 10 rotational sessions. Units will be assigned to a color group. Your color group will experience different activities as it moves from one program to another. Aquatics Handicraft Nature Campcraft Bears and Archery BB Gun Shooting Wrist Rockets Climbing Webelos Showmanship Special Webelos activities will be offered in certain areas will have the opportunity to earn their Whittlin’ Chip. There are also campfires, camp wide events for the entire group, and nighttime stargazing. One night you can check out everything you need 5 for a dessert (cobbler) cooked over a campfire in your campsite or in the lodge (fire danger will play into this event – if campfires are banned, we will provide you with a finished cobbler to share with your unit, so your Unit still has the opportunity to partake in this fun evening). The Daily Program Schedule will be distributed at check in at camp. For now, here is a sample of what the program might look like: This may change du to COVID Guidelines, but hope to keep camp as close to normal. 6 Awards and Camp Specialties Fishing – Bring your own pole and bait. There is a limit of 2 fish per week per Scout and for adults it is catch and release. You may cook your fish at camp or take it home to enjoy. Clean Campsite Award – A Scout is Clean and Camp Lassen would like to recognize the units with the cleanest, most organized, and most efficient campsite during their stay. Daily inspections are carried out and points are given for personal gear, unit gear, and overall appearance. A handsome ribbon is presented at the end of the week. (A copy of the campsite inspection sheet will be provided when you arrive at camp). Unit Theme Banner Award – The camp inspection team will closely inspect each unit’s “Pack Banner”. The unit with the best banners will receive the Unit Banner Award at the end of the session. Banners will be judged on incorporation of camp theme, workmanship, youth involvement, and graphics. Camp Lassen Annual Camp Patch – The camp patch will be awarded to each camper and adult upon successfully completing checkout.