Summer Camp at Yocona

Hello everyone, Troop 45 will be attending summer camp at Camp Yocona from June 8th -June 14th. The Cost is 300$ as long as we pay a 50$ deposit per scout by March 31st. After that the cost is 325$ if we register before April 1st then 400$ after that. If you plan on attending please respond by March 28th, and either venmo your deposit or bring cash or check or CC to one of the meetings before then. We will be signing up as a troop and not individually. I am attaching a portion of the Leaders Guide that includes the daily camp schedule, the merit badges with fees and how many time blocks they take up, and the Merit Badge descriptions. For new scouts who have not attended Summer Camp, you will be enrolled in the POLARIS program which consists of working on rank requirements from scout rank through 1st class as well as the first aid and swimming merit badges. How to read the attachments For everyone else not doing Polaris; the camp schedule (1st page) shows the time break down for all the different merit badge blocks. The next two pages of the attachment titled Merit badges. At the top of the 1st of these two pages you will see 1-5 and below them a corresponding starting time for that merit badge. On the left of the page is the Merit Badge name, then anything you need to know about it such as extra fees, pre-reqs, and items needed for the MB. Then under the times and blocks you will have a number that correlates to the MB on the left. Here you will see a 1, 2 3 or 5, this just tells you how many time blocks the Course takes up. For example, on page one you will see Cope/Climbing you must be at least 14 and it has an additional 25$ fee then it also takes up 5 time blocks each day. So that tells us if we sign up for cope and climbing, that’s the only thing you will be taking that week. The last page of the attachment is the class schedule. This tells you everything you need to know about each Merit badge, Which time it is taught, how many blocks it takes up, who can take it, age minimum, extra fees and how many people they let in the class. We do not need the class schedule for summer camp just yet, we just want the scouts to be thinking about what they want to take so when it is time we can get that done. Right now we just need to know who is attending and have their 50$ deposit. So please respond to this email IF you are planning on attending. If you are not planning on attending then don’t respond. Lasty the scouts will be staying in tents during summer camp not cabins.
Ben Stepp Scoutmaster.