CAMPING NEWS
Area Camp Adviser: Brenda Wilson
MAY CAMP 2009
Groups come to camp self-contained with all gear/supplies necessary to take part
in the camp - tents, stoves, food etc.
MAY CAMP'09 OVERVIEW
We have crash landed in space and we must survive in this alien world.
Two hour challenges (developed and run by camp staff) will run from Saturday morning until
Sunday evening. ‘QUARKS’ will be awarded at each challenge. The patrol with the most ‘quarks’ on
Monday wins. The four challenges are organized into themes:
* COMFORT ZONE
* EXPORING & OBSERVING
* SHELTER
*COMMUNITY SPIRIT
The weekend will also include Space Orb, ‘Group Meal’, Scouts'/Guides' Own, Night Wide - Game,
Group Projects, Games & Activities, Campfires and lots of FUN !!!
COST: There is a $10.00 charge for the camp. This includes a pin or crest.
Most units charge an additional $40.00 for food and supplies.
Lunch on Monday (hot dogs) will be provided.
Camp sites will be assigned upon arrival.
SAFE GUIDE: Guiders, please note: May Camp is a yellow event.
Each unit is responsible for completing their own Safe Guide forms.
Your Safe Guide forms must reach Guide Office 14 days before the event.
SAFE GUIDE HELP
Activity: May Camp’09
Activity Start Date: May 15, 2009 1pm
Activity end date: May 18, 2009 1pm
Name of facility: Camp Carter
Address: 3350 New Harris Road, New Harris, C.B. B1X 1T2
Phone: 902-674-2271
Follow the links below to print the information sheet and unit registration form.
INFORMATION SHEET REGISTRATION FORM KITLIST _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
FRIDAY: Arrive between 1pm and 7pm.
Headquarter Staff will assign campsite.
You prepare your supper and meet your neighbours.
10 pm Leaders Meeting - 'BIG TENT'.
11:00pm Bed and Quiet Time
SATURDAY: Breakfast and dress in uniform
8:30am Flag Break
9:00amTeams Register
10:00am - 12:00 Morning Project Period: "BRAVE NEW WORLD"
12:00 Lunch
2:00pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Project Period
5:00pm Supper
7:00pm - 8:30pm "SPACE ORB"
9:00pm Campfire
Following campfire, "NIGHT ADVENTURE" for older members but only the brave.
11:00pm Lights out and Quiet Time
SUNDAY: Breakfast and dress in uniform
8:30am Flag Break
8:30am Scouts'/Guides' Own
10:00am - 12:00 Morning Project Period
12:00 Lunch
2:00pm - 4:00pm Afternoon Project Period
5:00pm COMMUNITY SUPPER. Each group bring a 'One Pot Meal' to the Chapel Area
to feed their group and for judges to sample. Trade recipes and socialize with your neighbours.
7:00pm - 8:00pm Evening activities. "SPACE ORB" continues.
9:00pm Campfire followed by "NIGHT ADVENTURES 2"
11:00pm Lights out and quiet time.
MONDAY: Breakfast and dress in uniform
9:30 am Flag Break
10:15am "SPACE ORB" FINAL. Leader NO STARS vs Youth ALL STARS
Break Camp - All to participate!
11:30am Lunch in the 'Big Field' provided by headquarter staff
12:30am Closing Horseshoe
INSPECTION: This will go on all weekend. Emphasis will be on a safe, clean and happy campsite with all working
together as a team. Inspectors will remain anonymous until Saturday morning! (click link to print inspection sheet).
UNIFORM:Any form of uniform is acceptable. Scout ies and Guide scarves should be worn. A Camp hat of some form is necessary.
PARTICIPATION All units are expected to participate in all activities. The planning staff work hard to make May Camp
a successful event but it will not be much fun without full, enthusiastic participation of all.
See you at May Camp 09! PRINT SCHEDULE
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PLANNING YOUR OWN CAMP?
Are you looking for camp themes?
There are two booklets on Becky's Guiding Resource Centre
filled with camp themes and ideas!
Book 1 - 39 pages CLICK HERE
Book 2 - 117 pages CLICK HERE
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A TRADITIONAL CAMPFIRE
A campfire is a ceremony with a definite beginning, middle and end.
The pattern used for planning an effective campfire is as follows.
The campfire is organized in this way to create a "mood".
You start out softly, and build in volume and energy until you reach the peak of
the campfire. Then, like the flames of the fire, you slowly die down until the closing
is reached. The campfire is especially magical when the flames of the fire mirror
the songs being sung - loud and sparkling for the action songs and yells, slowly
burning during the slow songs, and dying to embers for the vesper and taps.
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Ashes of Friendship -A Campfire Tradition
from: GuideZone
Legend has it that Lord Baden-Powell would always take a small amount of ashes
from the campfire and spread these ashes into the next campfire. The main purpose
of these ashes is to bring to all Scouts and Scouters the International aspect of the
world brotherhood of Scouting.
flames of the next Campfire. The next morning, when the ashes are cold, they are
stirred and each Girl Guide and Scout takes some with her to mix with her next
campfire. If more than one Girl Guide or Scout brings ashes to the campfire, the
lists are combined, the dates and places of all campfires are recorded and passed on.
As Girl Guides and
Scouts travel, the ashes circle the globe.
only those present at the ceremony carry ashes from that
ceremony.
The Ceremony
We carry our friendships with us in these ashes from other campfires shared with
friends in other lands.
this campfire, symbolize once more the unbroken chain that binds Guides and Scouts
of all nations together.
world, I will add these ashes,
and the fellowship therein, to our campfire.
'Will anyone with campfire ashes please come forward and join me?'
(Wait
for others)
'The ashes I spread into this campfire carry memories of past campfires dating
back
to <year>.
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WAGGGS Camping Cookbook HERE
SIT UPON made with old denims HERE