Special Events
This page contains additional information about special events that the Troop runs pretty much every year. Check here for all the extra details!
Summer Camp 2009
Dates
July 19 - 25, 2009
PRE-CAMP UPDATE
TBA
BASIC REMINDERS
Swim suit and towel should be readily accessible. One of the first things we do upon arrival at camp is take the swim test. This should be the last thing you pack so that it is on top in your pack (a day pack is also a great idea)
Pack a bag lunch. We’ll stop a couple miles outside of camp at a grammar school to eat before we make our way to camp for check-in at 1:00 p.m.
Bring a tarp for the top of your tent (just in case), and EVERY SCOUT MUST HAVE RAIN GEAR!!
NO FOOD, GUM, CANDY, SNACKS, etc. IN PACKS!!!
No electronics, cell phones, I Pods, etc…
Don’t forget your flashlight (extra batteries), pump bug spray (no aerosol), and sunscreen.
Here are some extra links to help you prepare for camp:
Summer Camp Equipment List - Click HERE and scroll down!!!
Resica Falls - The camp is run by the Cradle of Liberty Council. For a complete look at the camp and its facilities, check out the council website by clicking HERE.
For a map of the camp (which the new scouts may want to look at), click HERE. It also includes directions and a road map.
For our policies and procedures on earning merit badges at Resica Falls Summer Camp or at another summer Merit Badge Camp, please click HERE and scroll down to the appropriate policy statements.
For more information, please see the Campmaster at one of the meetings or send an email to campmaster@bsatroop194.org
Whitewater Rafting Trip
Dates: TBA
This is our last campout before the summer break and a great opportunity to soak adult leaders with water. Sign up deadline is to be announced.
Whitewater participants should meet by sheds on Saturday at 6:30 AM. Be on time; we will not wait for you. Eat before you leave. There may be a free breakfast but we’re not sure. Check in time is 9:05 AM; we will arrive home Sunday around 11:00 AM.
Listed below are the items we will need to bring on the trip:
1. Pack all normal items for an overnight (change of clothing, rain gear, hat, boots and sneakers, toilet kit, towel, jacket, a cup, water bottle, etc.). The Troop will bring tents but you can bring your own tent if you have one. If your tent is large make sure you can share with your fellow scout friends (we don’t want everyone to bring oversized tents). You do not need a mess kit; all food is served in a food pavilion…as much as you want. Make sure you eat breakfast Saturday morning.
2. Bring bug spray and sunscreen (SPF 35 or better). You can get a nasty burn just sitting in the raft. We will be on the water for about four (4) hours.
3. Bring money for snacks and souvenirs (lots of neat stuff).
4. For the rafting itself, wear a T-shirt, swimsuit or shorts, a hat, old sneakers or water shoes and sunglasses; apply lots of sunscreen. (PS: You will definitely want to wear water shoes more than the old sneakers. They can be purchased there for about $10.) Wearing your sunglasses with strap is a good idea. If you have to wear regular glasses, make sure you use an eyeglass strap (the camp store has them).
5. We will be jumping out of the boat to cool off and you may fall out of the boat so be ready to get wet. Bring a water bottle along as we will be having lunch on the water.
6. The Camp takes pictures of your boat going over the rapids. It costs $10.00 and is a nice picture.
Some things To Know About Whitewater Challengers Rafting: They have a big camp store and snack bar as well as all types of entertainment and skills programs available. There are movies at night and Scouts get a patch and a certificate for completing the Whitewater run. The people are very nice there and helpful so let’s show them that Troop 194 can display the same kind of courtesy.