Summer Camp Operations Order:

Mission :  Camp McKee  DATES CONFIRMED   June 19 - 25,  2011

 INFO : Cost per Scout: $235 - or $220 ($15 discount) if you pre-pay according to the payment schedule below

1st deposit - $50 due Feb 1 - Please make checks out to: Blue Grass Council

2nd payment - $70 due March 29

Final payment - $100 due May 10 (or $235 due May 10 if you do not pre-pay)

Deposits CANNOT be refunded BUT CAN be transferred to another scout.

SUMMER CAMP T-SHIRT CONTEST  info

Scholarships:  "Campership" financial aid, partial or full,  to cover the fee to go to camp, is available from  funding given to the Blue Grass Council, BSA,
for this purpose (see Page 6 and 57 of the Camp McKee 2011 Summer Camp Leader's Guide ,see Scholarships section here  and here ),  or from Troop 73.    
Must be received at Scout office by April 1, 2011. 

Contact:  Summer Camp Coordinator:  Mark Vranicar    vranicar@uky.edu

Merit badges offered  :  Merit Badge Classes 99.2KB

MEDICAL FORM : new MEDICAL FORM - Each scout must have a physical each year. Physicals offered at the troop, or can be done by personal physician before May 10.

CODE of CONDUCT  FORM : Conduct  Form

Pharmacist checklist  Pharmacist form

Additional info:

Leader's guide

Camp Mckee Website

MAP TO McKEE

ITINERARY

Sunday June 19

1. Arrive at church at 9:30 am

2. Attend service at 11 am 

3. Lunch at 12 noon

4. Depart for camp about 1:10 pm

SUMMER CAMP Packing List:

___ 1 Complete Scout Uniform (Mandatory).
___ Hanger for Scout Uniform
___ Scout Handbook (VERY IMPORTANT)
___ A personal locker / storage bin with lockable top. (Like at Wal-mart Example)
___ Combination lock (please give a copy of the combination to a Scoutmaster)
___ 1 blue 10x10’ tarp to cover the wall tent. Some of these tents may have holes.
___ Flash light / head light
___ Hanger for Scout Uniform
___ T-Shirts, Socks, Underwear (duh)
___ Swimsuit
___ Shorts , jeans
___ Shoes (tennis & hiking) NO OPEN TOED SHOES ALLOWED.
___ Towels
___ Toilet articles (tooth brush, tooth paste, soap, comb, etc)
___ Rain gear (Jacket definitely, rain pants optional but helpful)
___ Blankets & sheets or sleeping bag (and a cheap zip up mattress cover)
___ Pillow
___ Paper/pencil/ pen
___ Merit badge pamphlets & material
___ Insect Repellant
___ Canteen (Water bottles / Nalgene Bottles) This is for EVERYONE
___ Day pack* (for the 5 mile day hike/Camping) bring Full backpack for Wilderness Survival.
___ Ground cloth* (Camping / Wilderness Survival)
___ Long sleeve shirt/long pants**
___ Money for program materials (baskets, leather, shotgun shooting, rifle, etc)
___ Money for trading post

OPTIONAL Scout Equipment
___ Watch
___ Laundry bag
___ Compass
___ Bible or Prayer Book
___ Camera & film/memory
___ Pocket Knife

___ Fishing pole / tackle
___ Frisbee / football
___ Cards / smaller type games
___ Books to read
___ Folding chair

Also, please take note of the following:

(1) Prescription medications. Meds need to be in their original containers and placed in a ziploc plastic bag along with instructions for their use. We will collect all of these prior to getting on the bus, so please don't pack them deep inside a backpack or footlocker. One of the adults will hand out these medications when required, so it's essential we keep them organized and know exactly when they are to be given.

(2) NO Cell phones. Please leave them at home. Most of the adults will have cell phones and the camp has phones, so we have plenty of ways to communicate if necessary. Cell phones make it hard for a boy to work through any "homesickness" he might experience and - these days - they're also game platforms and as such are very distracting from the camp experience. If a boy brings a phone, one of the adults will hold it for him until the end of camp.

(3) Electronic games. Not allowed. Like cell phones, they're just too distracting. Cards, puzzles, books, frisbees, board games, etc., are all okay for evening downtime - but please NO electronics.

(4) Merit Badge books and materials. First-Year campers are in the Dan Beard program (formerly called the Baden-Powell program) and need be concerned only with the Swimming and First Aid merit badges, but it is expected that each camper will bring his own merit badge pamphlets and materials for the classes he's taking. These can be obtained from the scout store. (They have a limited selection available at the Trading Post too, but it's best to get them ahead of time.) Tammi Michl sent an email listing of all the merit badges and their requirements and they also be found in Merit Badge Classes 99.2KB.

* Needed for the Baden Powell Program, Wilderness Survival and Camping Merit Badges

** Needed for Merit Badges: Lifesaving,Swimming and Project COPE

NOTICE!!
Sheath, butterfly, and survival type knives, etc. are not allowed on
the reservation. IF brought, the Scoutmaster should hold them until the Scout returns home. .

Support:

Local Info:

Mailing address to 

Camp McKee

Carryon for the bus:

In a plastic bag – bring the clothes you will change into after travel (we will leave ALL uniform pieces – including Scout socks on the bus so we can travel home in clean uniforms).

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