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Scouting rounds you out

Come join us for a weekend of Scouting skills and good times. The Old Sycamore District Fall Camporee is Sept. 15-17, at the 4H Camp in Celina. The cost is $10 per person.

Black Swamp Area Council 

 

 

 

Old Sycamore Fall Camporee 2017

 

This year the Fall Camporee will be held on the weekend of September 15, 16, and 17th at the 4H Campgrounds off Harbor Point Drive in Celina, OH.  The theme for this year is “Scouting Rounds You Out”.  This will be a fun opportunity for everyone as this was the exact site of the Boy Scout Camp Qussucotan in the 1920’s.  We are able to sleep in the original cabins from that camp.  There are no mattresses on the bunks, so please bring your own.  Tent camping is also available if a troop would prefer to do so.

 

Things Available at the Camporee

  1. An exciting program for your Scouts
  2. Plenty of parking (on the southeast corner of the campgrounds)
  3. Religious Services for all faiths
  4. First Aid on site
  5. Fresh water supply (Flushing Toilets)
  6. Special patch for the event

 

Items you need to bring

  1. A Scout uniform is proper dress for the weekend
  2. Troop Camping and Cooking Gear (provide your own meals)
  3. Charcoal for cooking (Please NO ground fires.  Above ground fire pits are permitted
  4. Medical history forms for each Scout and Scouter (We will need to see them but the medical forms will be kept with the unit leader)
  5. Garbage bags to take your unit’s trash home
  6. Totin’ Chip and Firem’n Chit

 

Camporee No-No’s

  1. ONLY your troop’s trailer will be permitted to stay in the campsite area
  2. NO cars or trucks in the campsite area
  3. Radio’s, TV’s, Computer games and cell phones

 

Registration

  1. The cost for the event will be $10.00 per person

 

To Register log on to: http://www.blackswampbsa.org/

 

Schedule of Events

 

Friday

 

6:00-9:00pm         Registration and Campsite setup. 

(Must have medical forms)

8:00pm                 Campwide Movie (Dining Hall)

TBD                      Crackerbarrel - SM’s and SPL Meeting

                              Staff HQ

11:00pm               All Quiet in the campsites

11:30pm               Lights out

 

Saturday

 

7:00-8:45am         Rise and Shine     Breakfast and Cleanup

8:45am                  Flag Raising

9:00am-noon        Campwide games

Noon-1:00pm       Lunch and Cleanup

1:00-4:00pm         Campwide games

5:00-6:30pm         Troop Supper in campsites

6:30pm                 Catholic Mass available at Celina IC church

TBD                      Non-Denominational Service at the Camp

8:30pm                 Fall Camporee Campfire and Awards Ceremony

10:00pm               Unit Leader’s meeting

11:30pm               All quiet in campsites and lights out

 

Sunday

6:30am                  Rise and Shine     Breakfast and Cleanup

9:15am                  Inspection of campsites and departure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Black Swamp Area Council
2100 Broad Avenue, Findlay Ohio
(419) 422-4356