October 13- October 15, 2017, Pleasant Grove Parke, Fluvanna Co. BOY SCOUT LEADERS GUIDE

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1 Stonewall Jackson Area Council and the Monticello District presents: The 39 th Annual Apple Harvest Camporee 2017 THE WILD WILD WEST October 13- October 15, 2017, Pleasant Grove Parke, Fluvanna Co. BOY SCOUT LEADERS GUIDE NEW CAMPOREE HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2017: Friday Night Sitting Around the Campfire Program Wild Wild West T-Shirt and Bandana Combination - Pre-order Only!! Wood Burn your own Wild Wild West Wooden Medallion Camp-Wide Patrol Challenge - The Patrol Rodeo The 4H Animal Experience - close interaction with large animals and learn from other young adults Chili Cook-off and Desert Dutch Oven Cooking Competition New Competition Events - Air Rifles, Bull Riding, Bull Whip, Cowboy Knot Tying, Cow Milking Program, Burn the String Fire Lighting, Axe Sharpening and more BIG Grand Prize Drawing for Troops with 100% participation in 5k Walk/Run New Fun Events: Clydesdale Wagon Rides, Horse Shoeing, Horse Shoes, and more OA Pizza Social Saturday Lunch- ALL members invited - be sure to bring your sash!! Scouts and Scouters will need to visit the Apple Harvest Camporee Facebook and /or the Monticello Facebook page for specific information on the Cowboy Rodeo at: (You do not have to have your own Facebook account to access these pages)

2 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration Fee: $10.00 Registration/T-shirt order Deadline: Received or Postmarked by Friday, September 29, 2017 Late/Onsite Registration Fee- $15.00 CAMPOREE CHECK-IN PROCESS Check-in: Friday, October 13, 2017, 4-9pm. The SPL and SM ONLY should come to Check-in Tent to finalize registration and turn-in completed Unit Rosters and Tour Plan. Make sure your scouts come prepared. (There will not be Patrol inspections. SM s should make sure their scouts are prepared). 5K WALK/RUN ALL Scouts and Leaders are encouraged to participate in the 5K Walk/Run. Scouts/Scouters should Register Friday Night at the 5K table located beside the Checkin Tent. Be sure to bring running/walking shoes and clothes. Runners will be grouped based on their expected finish time. Winners from ages11-13 and will be awarded prizes. There will be a drawing for troops with 100% participation for a Big Prize. THE CAMPOREE COMPETITION The Best Overall Patrol Competition will be based on points earned in the Field Events as well as: participation in the 5K Walk/Run, Chili Cook-off, Patrol Rodeo, Cow Milking session, and Campfire Skits. Patrol Leaders will be given a scorecard to track their progress. (There will not be a Gateway Competition this year). WEBELOS CAMPING SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts with a parent/guardian- will be allowed to camp on Saturday Night- weather permitting. They must have a sponsoring Boy Scout troop. Please coordinate with your feeder Packs prior to the camporee. SUNDAY MORNING COWBOY VESPERS After the flag ceremony on Sunday morning, there will be a non-denominational Vespers Service immediately followed by the Awards Ceremony. Scouts wishing to attend a faith-based service should check local churches for service location and times. FIRST AID First aid will be available at the camporee. Come to HQ if you have ANY injuries. DIRECTION TO THE CAMPOREE 271 Pleasant Grove Drive, Palmyra, VA Take I-64 East to the Zion Crossroads exit. Turn right and go South on Rt. 15. Pass Rt. 250 and continue into Palmyra. Cross the Rivanna River Bridge. Turn right onto Rt. 53. Pleasant Grove is about 2 miles up on the right. Look for the camporee sign. GENERAL CAMPSITE INFORMATION Troops will be responsible for maintaining a safe campsite. No vehicles will be allowed in the camping/activity areas. Follow the Guide to Safe Scouting. Potable water is available on-site. All campfires must be an off the ground fire pit. Stay out of wooded areas. Bring your campfire wood with you. Take the leftover wood and ashes home! Any scout, patrol or troop causing disciplinary problems will be sent home immediately. No animals will be allowed at the camporee. SATURDAY CAMPFIRE PROGRAM The campfire program will feature the Saponi Chapter of the OA. It will be filled with a camporee slide show, skits, stories, and songs. We will be having a Flag Retirement Program- bring any American Flags you would like to retire. Patrol skit tryouts will be Saturday afternoon at HQ. CANCELLATION - BACK-UP DATE Should the camporee need to be cancelled, the backup date is October 20-22, Any decision to move to the back-up date will be sent to the leader listed on the Unit Registration Form COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT Units are invited to participate in an on-site Community Service Project. More information will be given out at Friday Night Cracker Barrel. VIRGINIA BLOOD MOBILE Virginia Blood Service will be on-site Saturday. Scouts 16yr and above are encouraged to donate (with parent permission slip) and will receive 1 hour of Community Service. CHECKOUT PROCESS Troops should practice LNT principles! Please pack-out all of your gear, trash, pioneering timbers, and left over firewood/debris. Be sure to properly clean your campfire area. Units must have a staff inspect the campsite before departure.

3 THE COMPETITION The camporee competition events will be a mix of Wild Wild West Events that include creative traditional scouting skills. They will include: Air Rifles, Bow and Arrow, Bull Whip, Cow Milking Program, Blacksmithing, Burn the String Fire Lighting, Cross Cut Saw, Pioneering, Axe Sharpening, Hatchet Throwing, Battering Ram, Cowboy Knot Tying, First-aid, and Sling Shots to name a few. The final event list will be announced at the Friday Cracker Barrel. Additional fun events include: The 4H Experience, Horse shoes, Lever Rifle/Revolver Display, Clydesdale Horse Wagon Rides, Horse Shoeing, Branding, Corn Hole, Bull Riding, and more SCOUT ESSENTIAL IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EACH SCOUT TO CARRY THE SCOUT ESSENTIALS DURING THE DAY TO BE USED IN THE EVENTS - to include: Knife, Compass, Rope, First-aid kit, Flash Light, Water Bottle, Kindling for Fire, Fire Starter, Matches, Rain Gear, Snacks, Sun Tan lotion, and Bug spray. THE PATROL RODEO The Patrol Rodeo will take place after the field events close on Saturday. Patrols will compete against each other in head to head completion- in double elimination. The Patrol will move as a group through all of the events. Each member of the patrol has to tie at least one knot. Each patrol will: 1) Tie 4 knots/hitches (two half hitches, Bowline, Taught-line, Square knot) at the same time; 2) Two scouts will tie a large Clove hitch around the rest of the members of the patrol; 3) Lasso the cow; 4) Pony Express the Mail bag back to the start line. Patrols need to register for this event at HQ no later than 3pm on Saturday. CHILI COOKOFF /DUTCH OVEN DESSERT CONTEST The cooking completion this year will be 2 categories- Dutch Oven Chili and Dutch Oven Dessert. Patrols can earn points for each category they enter. Each dish should be 100% Boy Scout Cooked. Winners will be selected for each category. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT We want to encourage every unit to help support the Community Service Project this year at Apple Harvest. Fluvanna County and Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation has provided valuable support for our event- and this is an opportunity for us to give back and support them. Details will be sent out to unit leaders prior to the event as well as given out at the Friday Night Cracker Barrel. APPLE HARVEST 5K TRAIL RUN - A TROOP AND COMMUNITY EVENT!! We have had great participation in the past 5K Run/Walks. We would like for ALL scouts and scouters to participate. The Camporee Committee is working hard to make this the Largest Youth Trail Running Event in Central Virginia!! The troops with 100% participation of youth/adults registered for the camporee will go into a drawing for a Dick s Sporting Goods Gift Card. The run will continue to be a fundraiser for the Monticello Scouting District. We are hoping to attract 100+ additional community runners. Fitness is such an important component of our scouting program- lets help spread the excitement to our community- invite your non-scout friends, neighbors, parents, and work colleagues! Registration for non-scout/community participants can be done at: Appleharvesttrailrun.com *All scouts/scouters who register for the camporee with their troop will be able to participate/compete in the run without paying any additional fee. Go to the Apple Harvest Facebook page below to view the Cowboy Rodeo Video:

4 UNIT REGISTRATION and T-SHIRT ORDER FORM THIS FORM MUST BE POSTMARKED BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 SEND ONLY 1 FORM PER UNIT (PLEASE PRINT). Troop/Crew/Post Number: Scoutmaster: Unit address(s): Phone Contact: A Bandana comes included with each T-Shirt!! T-Shirt/Bandanas will be pre-order only! T-SHIRT SIZE QUANTITY Adult Small Adult Medium Adult Large Adult X-Large Adult XX- Large Total # of Shirts X $15.00 = Total # of Scouts/Leaders Attending X $10.00 = The shirt is Dark Chocolate Screen is on the front TOTAL REGISTRATION/T-SHIRT FEE ENCLOSED: PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME- AND DOUBLE CHECK YOUR MATH (make checks payable to BSA) Each unit will need to have adult volunteer(s) to help with the field events. Please list names below:,, Please mail this form and payment to: We need to plan for number of Webelos and Parents joining your unit for camping Saturday night. # WEBELOS + # ADULTS = Randy Seelye 17 Zephyr Road Palmyra, VA 22963

5 CAMPOREE UNIT ROSTER - UNIT # Patrol Name Patrol Name Scout name Scout Age Scout name Scout Age Patrol Name Patrol Name Scout name Scout Age Scout name Scout Age Patrol Name Patrol Name Scout name Scout Age Scout name Scout Age SCOUTMASTER: OTHER LEADERS: Total Scouts Registered: Total Leaders Registered: TOTAL UNIT REGISTRATION: (COMPLETE THIS FORM AND PRESENT AT ON-SITE CHECK-IN)

6 Camporee Daily Schedule FRIDAY OCTOBER13, :00 PM Troop Check-in Starts 5:00 PM Registration for the 5K Walk/Run Starts 9:00 PM Troop Check-in Ends/Trail Run Registration Ends 9:30 PM CAMP-WIDE COWBOY CAMFIRE PROGRAM 10:00 PM Cracker Barrel- SM and SPL Only- Bring your own cup! 11:00 PM Taps SATURDAY OCTOBER 14, :00 AM Reveille 7:30 AM Staging for 5K Walk/Run 8:00 AM 5K Walk-Run Start 9:30 AM Flag Raising, Awards for 5K Run 9:45 AM Field Events begin 10:00 AM Blood Donations begin 11:30AM Boy Scout Events Close- All Attend Cow Milking Program 12:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM CS Opening- Cub Scout Cow Milking Program 1:00 PM BS Events resume 3:00 PM Sign up for Patrol Cowboy Rodeo Deadline- HQ 3:45 PM Field Events End Bring scorecards to HQ!! 4:00 PM Root Beer Social The Cowboy Rodeo 5:30 PM Skit Competition Tryouts at HQ Tent 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Cooking Contest Entries due to HQ 8:00 PM OA Campfire Program/Flag Retirement Program 10:00 PM Cracker Barrel- SM and SPL - Bring your own cup! 11:00 PM Taps SUNDAY OCTOBER 15, :00 AM Reveille 8:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Flags, Vespers, Awards, Flags 10:00 AM Pack, Clean- LNT, DEPART!!