Spark-Builder: Taste of Scouting

Register for Family Camp 2023 (Sun-Monday)

Date: May28-29, 2023 

Lake Address: 1 Lakeview Dr , Santa Barbara, Ca 92305(Click for Google Map)  

Campsite location: Pawnee Plateau Cachuma Lake (Click for PDF Map) 

** For Free Parking, please mention that you are with "Boy Scout Troop888 Family Camp" ** 

*** Please see Gear List below***

Each participant needs to submit the following form when check-in at camp:

1. Medical Form Part A & Part B, and a copy of your Insurance Card front & back.  (no Part C) 

2. ACTIVITY CONSENT FORM AND APPROVAL BY PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIAN 

A taste of Scouting, May2023 (past events...)

• Flag ceremony,  

May 5, 2023: Fire and safety 

Agenda:

7:30pm: flag ceremony: 

• print out scout oath and scout law and fire safety pledge for each scouts.  (5mins)

• First safety: "I will safely use and store fire-starting materials. I will see that fire is attended to at all times. I will make sure that water and/or a shovel is readily available. I will promptly report any wildfire to the proper authorities."

7:35pm "small" Camp fire prepare by scout in courtyard. (water needed) 

8:00pm: Songs: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Fire Fire Fire) Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTby1NIAMvc

Lyric: Late last night night, when we were all in bed, Mrs. O'Leary left a lantern in the shed. And when the cow kicked it over, She winked her eye and said, There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight! Fire! Fire! Fire!

8:05pm Video introduction fire safety (Kaden: 5mins): https://youtu.be/icyhOJUKM9g?t=182

8:10pm Campfire Cooking Demonstration  (Kason: 5mins, materials: tin foil, vegetables, SPAM, spices)

8:15pm Small group instruction: O'Leary's Cow songs play in the back ground.

• Make prepare tinfoil food package (10mins), bring to the campfire for cooking

• building a fire and fire safety in the gym. (15 mins) materials Webelo style: 6x foil tray, Ferro rod, Petroleum jelly and cotton ball; https://youtu.be/lXxjifI3h70?t=327

8:40pm Campfire: Crew 1/2/3/4/5/6 sing around the campfire three crews at a time take their food back to gym

8:50PM (10 mins): Wrap up and review

May 12, 2023: Shelters

7:30PM: flag ceremony: 

• print out scout oath and scout law and fire safety pledge for each scouts.  (5mins)

• outdoor code "As an American, I will do my best to, Be clean in my outdoor manners. Be careful with fire. Be considerate in the outdoors. Be conservation minded."

8:00PM (25 mins): Demonstrate on setting up a tent (Matthew: materials: tent, stakes)

8:25PM (25 mins): Intergroup game: "Tent Building Race" (Yanhao with timer) materials: stopwatch, tent, stakes)

8:50PM (10 mins): Wrap up and review

May 19, 2023: First Aide and Maps

7:30PM: flag ceremony: outdoor code 

8:00PM (25 mins): Small group instruction on wilderness first aid (Bryan: materials: first aid kit, bandages, antiseptic, )

8:25PM (25 mins): Intergroup game: "Orienteering game" (Ethan: materials: compass, cones, rope, chairs, blindfolds)

8:50PM (10 mins): Wrap up and review

This is a joint service project with FECC Spark-Builder Friday night Children group. 

• Objective: To introduce scouting for 1st Grade to 6 Grade Children in FECC

• Time commitment: May 2023, 3 Friday night from 7:30PM to 9:30PM. 

• Friday night volunteers: Expect to have minimum 3 Troop888 scouts to work with 6 Crew leaders. 

• May28-29th Camping: Expect to have minimum of 4 Troop888 scouts to stay with Spark-Builder Family Camp.