Summer
( Developed for especially for Raven Scouts )
Hope you are excited about camp next
week! It is going to be a blast. I have been getting a lot of great questions from
parents…so I put this basic Summer Camp guide for you. Hopefully it answers many of
your questions. All the new Ravens will be doing the same senior Raven program which works on a lot of their First Class requirements. They should be aware of other merit badge sessions because next year they will get to pick several of the merit badges they want to take at camp.
Depart For Camp
Meet at the Bus Lot at
check-in, make sure you have all the necessary paperwork completed and load their footlocker.
Footlocker should be locked. Give Mr. Helms extra key or combination. T934 t-shirts are usually
on sale for $10. Bring a bag lunch.
Arrive Back From Camp
Meet at
Scout.
Adult Leaders
There will be adult leaders in camp for the entire week and there will be quite a few other adult
leaders who will be there in "shifts" throughout the week.
Tent Mates
There a two Scouts per tent. Scouts can pick who they want to tent with.
Uniforms at Camp
Class-A uniforms should be worn as we travel to camp. When we get there, we first go through
the registration process after which a group picture of the troop is taken. Class-A uniforms are
worn to dinner each night and to the Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday night campfires. Bring a
hanger so it can be kept as neat as possible.
Class-B uniforms will be worn when they are not wearing Class-A uniforms. The Class-B is a
Scout t-shirt or regular t-shirts with their Scout shorts or scout-like cargo shorts.
Group Picture
8x10 copies can be purchased for $10, but they must be requested and paid for in advance.
Messages
Scouts may receive electronic messages at camp.
1. Go to Raven Knob's website. http://www.ravenknob.com/
2. Click on "This Summer"
3. Click on "Send Scouts Messages" in left hand panel.
4. Select the Troop 934
5. Complete form and send message (messages will be printed and distributed to scout by the
troop leaders)
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Directions to
Take 52-North (toward Mt. Airy) to I-74 (toward I-77). Exit I-74 on Highway 89 and turn left (west
toward
after passing a concrete silo on the left). There is a small sign for Camp Raven Knob. This is a
little curvy road that dead-ends at a stop sign. Turn left at the dead end you will turn L on Hidden
Valley for only a couple hundred yards before you veer off to the right on the camp road.
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Parking
There is some limited parking space at the camp but the very best place to park is just before
entering the camp gates. There is a short path that leads to the camp. There will be a lot of
visitors and a lot of cars in camp that night, and this will prevent our parents from having to drive
all the way into camp and the traffic turmoil.
Directions to Campsite
Should you wish to visit the Troop 934 campsite (
directions except turn left at the bottom of the hill just in front of the log cabin. Go about 100 yards
+/-, and turn left again just before reaching the waterfall (seen on your right). Follow this road to
the end and park. It is better to visit the campsite while it is light and early, it is tricky after
campfire for numerous reasons.
Wednesday Family Night
We will meet at 6pm for supper at the chapel not at the campsite. You might want to bethere closer to 5:45pm to set up for the potluck dinner. Please bring a dish bigenough for your family and a few more.There will be some very hungry boys there and a lot of family members. To get to the chapel, come straight into camp, ignore all turns, come down the hill past the brown administration building. At the bottom of the hill go straight, proceed just past the log cabin and park in the grass on your left. You should see a covered bridge in front of you which will lead you (on foot) to the chapel.
Campfire Program (after dinner)
Following dinner, there will be a Campfire, Order of the Arrow Ceremony, and an OA Vigil
Ceremony at the OA Arena. This is a very impressive ceremony that you will not want to miss!
The campfire program is very interesting and will include the acknowledgement (tapout) of the
boys who have been elected into the Order of the Arrow this year. Plan to leave about 9pm if you
don't stay for the special Vigil tap and 10pm if you do. Due to our week in camp coinciding with
the annual Vigil tap, there will be extra traffic in camp. Therefore, it is advised to carpool when
possible.
What to Bring to Summer Camp
• Sunday Lunch
• Complete Class A uniform
• T-shirts, preferably camp or Scout shirts* (the boys get dirty-possibly avoid white?)
• Shorts and long pants
• Swim trunks
• Underwear
• Socks
• Hat or cap
• Jacket or sweatshirt
• Extra shoes and/or boots (closed toed only)
• Rain gear
• Notebook and pencils
• Scout handbook (kept in a ziplock bag)
• Watch
• Toilet articles: shampoo, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Sleeping bag and blanket (or sheets)
• Bath towel and beach towel
• Pocket knife
• Footlocker that can be locked and a lock (give extra key or combination to Scoutmaster)
Should be 14”h x 37”w x 17”d. The critical dimension is the height.
• Camera and film
• Sun block
• Bug repellant
• Small tarp or plastic sheet 8' x 10' (to go over tent)
• Rope 1/8 x 25' (for clothes line, etc.)
• Daypack
• Personal first aid kit
• Fishing gear (optional)
• Water bottle
• Playing cards and/or board games
*They will receive 1 camp T-shirt at camp. You do not have to purchase all Scout t-shirts if you do
not have them.
DO NOT BRING CELL PHONES, FOOD, GUM, DRINKS, CANDY, VIDEO GAMES, COMPUTER
GAMES OR KNIVES WITH BLADES LONGER THAN 3"!
Items on this exclusion list and knives or any other items brought from home and not used safely
become the property of the Scoutmaster.
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