May 11-13, 2018 Orange Fairgrounds, 525 Orange Center Rd, Orange, CT Register today at: http://www.ctyankee.org/program/connjam PROGRAM CATALOG March 2018 Printing Questions? Want to help make ConnJam a success? Email us: ConnJamProgram@ctyankee.org Updated: March 2018
CUB WORLD Come as a pack, den or with the family! Spend a day or stay the weekend- the choice is yours! We want you to enjoy the fun- leave the cooking to us! We ll have several commissary & canteen pavilions for food purchase- all proceeds benefiting our program! The Star Wars Cub Adventure Area May the Force Be With You in in more than 11 Star War activities including Blaster target practice, Lightsaber Training, Use the Force, Escape the Death Star (obstacle course), and a Bounce House to name a few. STEM Adventure Area Get into it with hands-on learning activities hosted by Venture Crew 353 Darien! Build and program several kinds of robots. Explore Makey-makey board kits to transform items into musical instruments. Experiment with amazing substances that can act like a liquid and act like a solid, learn about the solar system, and make a snowman. Shooting Sports Area Get in on the action! Even the Cubs can learn and try safe shooting with our trained professionals for: BB Guns Archery Slingshots Supervised by BSA Certified Instructors. But Wait! There s More! Climbing walls Giant inflatable challenge course and slide Pinewood Derby Championship with the top winners attending the World Championship in New York City PRO Brick Derby: build and race a LEGO Pinewood Derby Car Chess Tournament Radio Scouting Amateur Radio Log rolling indoor pool OA Indian Village Scouting Museum Rest and Relaxation with quiet craft area Meet our Heroes! o Coast Guard rescue demonstration o US Army Reserves o US Navy o local Police and Fire demos o Stratford Police Department K9 Corps. Our midway will be packed full of displays from both Scouting and outside organizations. See the huge arena show with fireworks!
Boy Scout & Venturing Program Come with your troop, crew, ship or post and camp as a unit for the weekend or come for the day and see it all! Don t worry about cooking- we ve got plenty of food! Ultimate Tournament Get ready to face off with troops and crews from around the Council in Ultimate USA approved tournament! Learn more: http://www.ctyankee.org/fs/page/002711/connjam18_ultimate_flyer.pdf Chess Tournament Checkmate! Practice your strategy and chess skills with in US Chess Federation ranked tournaments. Fun at the Pool BSA SCUBA Program (age 14 and older) Log Rolling Shooting Sports Pellet Guns Hatchet/Knife Throwing Paintball Target Shooting Supervised by BSA Certified Instructors PLUS... Spark an interest in a Merit Badges STEM Activities Zip through the air from a 28 feet platform at the Zip Line Station Mountain Bikes Cast Iron Chef Finals Judged by celebrity Chefs from the Cooking Channels. Each District to enter a team Patch Trade-O-Ree Order of the Arrow activities including a Tap Out Ceremony 501st Star Wars reenactment group Climbing Walls Ga Ga Pit Explore with the National Explorer s Club, creators of the Exploration Merit Badge Radio Scouting Amateur Radio A midway full of Scouting and non-scouting displays, activities and groups
ConnJam Special Programs & Midway 501st Legion Connecticut Garrison: Experience the magic and wonder of a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away with the costuming organization 501st Legion! They re invited to join celebrate the adventure with us at ConnJam! Be a Cartoonist: Ever wonder how comics come to life? Bill Janocha, expert Cartoonist and fellow Scout, who worked with the Beetle Bailey comic strip is hosting a workshop on drawing tips and even teach Scouts how to make up a comic strip or book. Trumbull BMX Track: Learn about the thrill and excitement of BMX Bike Racing with the team from the Trumbull BMX. Stay tuned for updates- we re working on securing a bike course! Trade-O-Ree: Join the Southwestern CT Scouting Heritage Museum and patch traders from across the region at the ConnJam Trade-O-Ree. Scouts can also check out rare, historical materials that you can buy, sell, or trade. Be prepared! Bring your trading patches and get ready for a fun time! The Museum will be giving out free patches and memorabilia to some visitors. Meet Nation and Local Heroes US Coast Guard Rescue Boat Demonstration US Marines Corps with vehicle, pull up bar, inflatable Devil Dog and plenty of give a ways US Army with Eagle Scout SSG Brandon Piche with games and military vehicles. US Navy and we re working on having a SEAL Team visit. Stratford Police K9 Unit & Demonstration Other Military Units with activities Play-Well Technologies LEGO Create and make interactive and mechanical building projects with LEGO Projects provides interactive and mechanical building activities with LEGO. And more in the Midway! Our midway will be packed full of displays from both Scouting and outside organizations. Does your Unit have an activity they want to show off? Join the ConnJam Midway! Email ConnJamProgram@CTYankee.org!
ConnJam Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Ultimate is a fun, fast-paced team sport that combines the nonstop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football using a flying disc. Ultimate relies on sportsmanship, invoking the "Spirit of the Game" to maintain fair play. Ultimate players will demonstrate mutual respect for teammates and opponents alike, which develops character, leadership, self- reliance, and conflict-resolution skills. The honor system works in ultimate, just like in Scouting. Typically, there are no officials. Players are responsible for playing fair, calling their own fouls, and making their own out-of-bounds calls. Join us for a USA ULTIMATE approved tournament. Troops/Crews can enter a team in a Single Elimination Round-Robin tournament. A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. We hope to offer each team 2 games before elimination. A regulation game has 7 players on each team. Each team can have up to 11 to allow for substitutes. If you can t field a team let us know, and we ll do our best to combine you with another smaller team. We are limiting this to 16 Teams. Each team consists of youth (under 18 years of age) from a Boy Scout Troop or Venturing Crew. Each Team must be ConnJam registered with their unit to play in the tournament. Participation recognition will be provided for each team and a Championship Trophy presented to the winning team. USA ULTIMATE through the New England Ultimate Chapter will be providing guidance, official rules, and game officials. This will be a youth run event. Team Captains will meet at 9:15 am to meet with Game Officials to finalize setting up the Tournament. Play time will start at 10 AM. We will have adult observers to intercede if necessary. Ultimate in 10 Simple Rules 1. The Field: A rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones 25 yards deep. 2. Initiate Play: Each point begins with both teams lining up on the front of their respective end zone line. The defense throws ( pulls ) the disc to the offense. A regulation game has seven players per team. 3. Scoring: Each time the offense completes a pass in the defense s end zone, the offense scores a point. Play is initiated after each score. 4. Movement of the Disc: The disc may be advanced in any direction by completing a pass to a teammate. Players may not run with the disc. The person with the disc ( thrower ) has ten seconds to throw the disc. The de- fender guarding the thrower ( marker ) counts out the stall count. 5. Change of Possession: When a pass in not completed (e.g. out of bounds, drop, block, interception), the defense immediately takes possession of the disc and becomes the offense. 6. Substitutions: Players not in the game may replace play- ers in the game after a score and during an injury time out. 7. Non-contact: No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made. 8. Fouls: When a player initiates contact on another player a foul occurs. When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone. 9. Self-Officiating: Players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players resolve their own disputes. 10. Spirit of the Game: Ultimate stresses sportsmanship and fair play. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players, adherence to the rules, and the basic joy of play. Sign up your team early. Deadline is Monday, May 7 or 16 teams which ever comes first. To reserve a Team spot for your Troop or Crew http://www.ctyankee.org/webpay/event/new/?form=000533 Or email ConnJamProgram@ctyankee.org
Council Pinewood Derby Championship Top Rank Winners will represent Connecticut Yankee Council at the World Championship Pinewood Derby Times Square, New York City - June date to be The Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America will be hosting the Fourth Annual World Championship Pinewood Derby in Times Square, New York City. This unique and exciting event brings Cub Scouts together from all over the nation and beyond! In order to qualify for the World Championship Pinewood Derby, a Cub Scout must be a Finalist in their 2018 Council Pinewood Derby. Finalists are those that have finished overall in the top 3 of their respective rank. announced. Here s what we are planning: Each district holds a Pinewood Derby Championship Race before the ConnJam date. Each District can send their top finalist in the following ranks to Council ConnJam Pinewood Derby Championship o 1st 3rd Tigers o 1st 3rd Wolves o 1st 3rd Bears o 1st 3rd Webelos 1st year o 1st 3rd AOL Webelos Race names due May 1. Racers must be registered for ConnJam to race. Email names with Pack, Rank and District to ConnJamProgram@ctyankee.org The first place winner in each division at the ConnJam Championship will be entered in the World Championship Pinewood Derby along with a cash card to help with travel expenses. Scatacook District will host the Championship Race at ConnJam Race Officials: Chris Barnabo & Jenny Weissmann Location Fairground Barn 9 to 9:45 AM Car Check-in 10:00 AM Championship Race The Greater New York City Council offers two divisions. Stock Car Division with a more simplistic designs and the Pro Stock Division allows for more modifications. The two Divisions were created so that Scouts can follow regulations similar to those in their home District or Council while also racing against Scouts that adhered to similar regulations. For the ConnJam we re asking that everyone follows the Stock Car Division so we need only to run one race division.
Chess Tournament ConnJam is offering United States Chess Federation (USCF) Ranked and Non-ranked Tournaments for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Ventures. Saturday, May 21, 2018 9:45 AM Check-in, 10 AM to 1 PM Game Playing Chess Tournament will take place inside the Community Center Building If you think Scouts avoid games that lack batteries or power cords, think again. Chess has consistently ranked among the 25 most popular badges 100,000 Scouts have earned the badge. Join us at ConnJam for an exciting Chess program! A chess tournament is a series of chess games played competitively to determine a winning individual. The Chess Tournament is not just for Boy Scouts working on the merit badge. 1. There is no age restrictions but players must have game playing experience. This is not for beginners. Parents are not permitted to coach and/or assist their son/daughter in play. 2. Each youth must be ConnJam registered with their unit or paid individually to play in the tournament. 3. Advance sign up required by May 7 or 100 sign ups whichever comes first. We have set up a special Chess online registration at http://www.ctyankee.org/webpay/event/new/?form=000532. This is in addition to the payment registration. The Tournament is being run by the Chess Club of Fairfield County LLC (CCFC)- 710 West Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850 - fairfieldcountychess.com: CCFC will provide all necessary staffing, chess sets and clocks, and will generate pairings between rounds for all of the designated sections. CCFC will be responsible for submitting the results to the US Chess Federation for rating. CCFC will provide trophies. Any questions on the Chess Tournament please contact ConnJamProgram@ctyankee.org
May 11-13, 2018 Orange Fairgrounds UNIT PARTICIPATION FORM More Info at: http://www.ctyankee.org/program/connjam Dear Unit Leaders, We would like your unit to actively participate in this year's Councilwide Scouting event - ConnJam 2018. We are eager to put together a program that will truly reflect the opportunities that Scouting has to offer all of our Youth today. The program midway will be open on Saturday May 16th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and we would like your unit to have an activity or booth that highlights one of your unit's interests. Let the whole council know what makes your unit unique. It could be as simple as a static display of an exciting event your unit participated in or as complex as a pioneering tower or interactive game. Anything you can think of... be creative, have fun!!! We are also looking or adult volunteers to assist with line management and other similar tasks (no preparation or supplies needed) please consider lending us an hour or two of your time -A Scout is helpful. Please return the form by April 1st so we know what space needs to be allocated for your unit and if you have other special needs such as electricity, water, etc. PROGRAM MIDWAY UNIT PARTICIPATION FORM Unit Number & District: Contact Name: Telephone Number: Email Address: Our unit will have / will not have a display at ConnJam 2018. If participating, please provide information about what your unit will be demonstrating and/or displaying. This information will be compiled into the guide given to all participants. Please let us know any requirements you may have, including space (in square feet), electricity, water, etc. If you don t specify a space requirement, we ll allocate you a 12 foot square area. Please provide your own tables and chairs if necessary. Yes! we can provide adult volunteers to assist with line management (we will contact all volunteers and schedule for 1-2 hour slots as indicated): Name Cell Phone Email Morning/Afternoon We ll see you at ConnJam! Questions? John Hanks ConnJam Program Chair johnwhanks@hotmail.com Please Mail To: ConnJam 2018 Program Connecticut Yankee Council, BSA P.O. Box 32 60 Wellington Road Milford, CT 06461 Or Fax To: (203) 876-6884 Attn: ConnJam 2018 Program Or Email To: johnwhanks@hotmail.com