What: Circle 10 Winter Camp
http://circleten.org/winter-camp
Click on “2014 Winter Camp Leader Guide” for a complete overview/more details

UPDATE: Merit Badge Addendum Click Here

Where: Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp (Athens, TX)

When: December 27th through December 31st(Some may go on 26th for Order of the Arrow long-term camp requirement or staffing, more details to come)

Who: All T288 registered scouts and scouters (adults) are welcome

Why: Time for a top 25 list, in no particular order…

1. Whole-camp air conditioning provided during Winter Camp! Almost guaranteed to be mosquito free!
2. Merit Badges! (schedule/offerings available 10/15, registration opens 11/1, closes 12/15)
3. Good Food! (adults cook all meals except the last night BBQ dinner, which is also good)
4. Mr. Heater! (ask your scout)
5. Campfires are better when it’s not 80 degrees at night!
6. Chance to use your T288 long-sleeve T-shirt (buy one today!) and sweatshirt!
7. Other training for scouts and/or adults offered
8. Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (scout)
9. Wilderness/Remote First Aid (scout/adult, CPR training req’d, but can be taken in camp also)
10. Red Cross CPR, AED, & First Aid Basic (scout/adult)
11. Hunter Safety (adult)
12. Youth Protection Training – Face to Face (adult)
13. Winter Camp Woodturning! (I’ll give you a nickel if you can carve out a pen uglier than mine from last year)
14. Mountain Man and EXTREME Mountain Man programs!
15. Climbing Tower for merit badges or just for the fun of it!
16. Shooting sports, Polar Bear Swim
17. First Year Camper program
18. James Sweat Indian Village
19. Winter Camp Fishing Showdown,
20. “Taste of Winter Camp” Cooking Competition
21. Horse Trail Rides,
22. 5K Run
23. Tug-O-War
24. Archery/Rifle/Shotgun Competitions
25. HAM RADIO (FCC Technician license class) … and MORE!

Cost: $125 base cost per person which includes:

• $35 camp fee
• $80 for food/supplies (includes final night $10 camp-provided BBQ dinner and $10 DQ return lunch)
• $10 for trailer hauling fuel

The base cost is $10 less than last year because DQ money is included in the food/supplies cost this time around.

Other costs for optional activities are:

• $10 for Extreme Mountain Man program
• $5 Pen making/Woodturning ticket
• Rifle/shotgun tickets for merit badge classes or open shooting
• Canteen/Camp Store money
• Training listed above may include additional fees (see WC Leader Guide

Forms (the usual):

• Scouts and Adults – Completed BSA Health Form parts A, B, and C (physical/doctors signature)
• Adults only – YPT Face to Face training card
• Copy of TX Sex Offender Database Check
• Adult In Camp Compliance form
• At least one Severe Weather Hazard certificate for the troop

The due date for Winter Camp payment and forms will be the December 2nd troop meeting.

More details will be sent in the upcoming weeks. Please consider attending Winter Camp along with your scout(s)! It’s going to be fun!

Thanks,
Mac McDonald