Summer Camp 2020 + UseLetter 1

Camp Fee
1.For Summer 2020, the summer camp fee will be $350.
2.This is an increase of $15 over the 2019 camp fee.
3.The increase in camp fee will assist us with the following:
a.Hire additional staff members necessary to expand merit badge and program offerings;
b.Retain and attract quality staff members;
c.Continue to keep the camp staff to camper ratio to 1:4;
d.Purchase program equipment associated with expanding our camp program especially our new ATV program;
e.Assist with the construction of 16 new flush toilets and running electricity to 5 campsites.
4.The camp fee is all-inclusive and covers the cost of all merit badge supplies. Except for Scouts who choose to complete the CPR for the Professional Health Provider certification (CPro), at summer camp, as part of the BSA Lifeguard or the COPE & Climbing Instructor -in-Training programs. The CPro fee is an additional $50.
5.The early bird fee will be $330.
6.Campers who make a $110 deposit by Thursday, March 12, the early bird deadline, receive a $20 discount on the total camp fee.
7.Camp Payment Schedule
a.Payment 1: $115 due Thursday, March 26
b.Payment 2: $115 due Thursday, April 23
c.Payment 3: $120 due Thursday, May 28
8.Late fee: $10. After Thursday, May 28, a $10 fee will be added to the registration fee.
9.NOTE: All Scouts who transition from Cub Scouts to Scouts BSA after the March 12 early bird deadline or join your unit as a new Scout after the March 12 early bird deadline will receive the lowest fee available. They will be subject to the $330 early bird fee.
10.The Provisional fee is $375.
11.The Day Camper fee is $175.
12.Remember that camperships are available for Scouts for who the camp fee may be a barrier to attending summer camp. Typically, camperships cover at least one-third of the camp fee. The campership deadline is Thursday, April 23.
13.For Summer 2020, we will be able to make camperships available to out-of-council units. Camperships for out-of-council units will not exceed 1/3 of the camp cost - $150. The deadline is Thursday, April 23.
14.The adult leader fee is $145.
15.The early bird fee does not apply to adults.
 
Summer Camp Kick-Off Meeting

• We will host our summer camp kick-off meeting on Saturday, February 15, 2020
• The meeting will start at 1:00 pm.
• The meeting will be held at the Old North State Council Office, 1405 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC.
• Please RSVP by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 using this link
• If you, as the unit point of contact, are unable to attend, feel free to send another representative.
• Senior patrol leaders and other youth leaders are welcome to attend.
• If you are unable to attend, a hard copy of the 2020 Leader Guide will be mailed to the address you provided on the campsite reservation form.

 
Summer 2020 Merit Badge & Activity Schedule
1.Here’s a link to the Merit Badge & Activity Schedule
2.Merit badges and activities added for Summer 2020
a.Crime Prevention
b.ATV
3.Notice the start and end times for the ATV program
4.We adjusted these times to allow more Scouts to participate in the ATV program
 
Local Membership Requirements for Adults Spending the Night at an Old North State Long Term Camp (Summer Camp or Winter Camp)

• In December 2019, the Old North State Council Executive Board took action to increase the safety of Scouts camping at Cherokee Scout Reservation
• Effectively immediately, any adult who spends at least one night while accompanying a Scouting unit to a long-term camp activity, sponsored by the Old North State Council or any of its agents, must be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America with a completed criminal background check and completed mandatory Youth Protection Training.
• This local policy supersedes the national policy that requires adults who are staying in camp for more than 72 hours be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America with a completed criminal background check and completed mandatory Youth Protection Training
• Take action now to register the adults who plan to attend summer camp with your unit as members of the Boy Scouts of America

 
BSA Releases New Annual Health & Medical Record

• The BSA recently updated the health form
• 2020 is a transition year
• Starting in 2021 only the health form labeled 2019 printing can be used
• For 2020, we will accept health forms labeled 2014 printing if it contains an unexpired physical
• For those campers and adult leaders who need an updated physical before summer camp, you are encouraged to use the new form (2019 printing)
• Remember, all people attending summer camp must have a current health form at the health lodge

 
Construction Update
Flush Toilets

• Each of the four existing shower facilities will receive the addition of four additional flush toilets
• The contractor has been selected and will begin work on Monday, February 10
• Anticipate completion of the project in mid-May

Electricity in Campsites

• We will add electricity to Pawnee, Shoshone, Apache, Kiowah, and Seneca
• The existing shelters in the campsites will feature overhead LED lights and a few outlets
• The purpose of electricity in campsites is to support adult leaders who need CPAP machines and allow people to recharge devices
• A contractor has been selected
• We’ve coordinated electrical work to finish at the same time as the shower house remodel

ATV Infrastructure

• We will use the open field at the COPE course for the SafeRider instructional portion of the week
• We’re building a 30’x50’ shelter near the course that will allow for ATV storage and maintenance with a separate area for instruction
• ATV committee members have begun to identify the paths Scouts will use for trail rides