Camporee

Service Unit 23 - Camporee
May 3-5, 2024

Camp Sycamore Hills

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Site Visit 4/14

Here is the update from our Site Visit  Read the Notes below :

Notes:

Hogan - screens falling down, no electricity in cabin 1

Couldn’t check the bathrooms


Creekside

Back porch maintenance on railings 

Nothing in the cupboards!!! One muffin tin and teapot

I tried to take a video, but I forgot to press record - sorry!


Pine hill 1 and 2

One of the tables from pine hill 1 needs to move to 2

Water pumps weren’t working - sending a note to the maintenance team


Jam Hall

Lots of cooking equipment

Ants in the kitchen….

Ice maker is working.  Troops many need to get ice here. 


Hilltop

Couldn’t check the bathrooms

Water and electricity were both fine


Riverview

Don’t pet or feed cats!!!

Lots of kitchen equipment, but don’t use the things are labeled Equestrian staff


Cabana 

Decent pots/pans and cookie sheets 


Treehouses

Wasp in Treehouse 2

Electricity working

Couldn’t check the bathrooms

New gravel on the road all the way from Norman Harris Rd/ Bryant Rd


Multi-Purpose building - There is a cooler and water cooler that for each cabin in the Multi-Purpose building, so you can plan to stop there on the way into camp to get ice and water, etc.  

and then there are either pictures or videos of cabins in the drive- Visuals

Get Ready for Camporee

SU 23 Camporee Volunteer Signup

Please Signup here. Every helping hand makes this event come together to give our girl scouts an amazing experience. Sign up and lend a hand!


Dinner Menus 

We are excited to be using the Kitchen and Multi-Purpose building for combined dinners.  There is a space for you to enter special dietary needs in the Head to Bed form.  Also, we'll need adults from each troop to help in the kitchen and you can signup in the Signup Genius section above. :)

Friday Night Dinner

Gluten Free and Vegetarian/Vegan options available - if noted on the Head to Bed that it is needed. 

Saturday Night Dinner

Gluten Free and Vegetarian/Vegan options available - if noted on the Head to Bed that it is needed.

Property Waiver

What is a property waiver?
Everyone who will be at camp during Camporee needs to sign one. Yep. Every last person.
Consult this list  to see who is current with waivers and who isn't from your troop.

Need help with how to complete it?  It's on Council Alignment and here's a walkthough document you can send


Head to Bed 

What is head to bed?
We need a list of everyone who will be at camp during Camporee. Yep. Every last person.
Please list your scouts and adults here. If you don't have access to this document, please request it asap. Our deadline for head to bed is quickly approaching. You also need to list any dietary needs on this form. 

Packing List for Camporee

Don't know what to bring?  Take a look at our packing list created by scouts with years of experience. 

Activities - Be Prepared

You need to make sure that you have the things you need as a troop and that the Scouts are dressed for your activitiy choices.  Here is the Outdoor Adventures requirements.  Be sure to review and make sure to add any necessary items to your troop packing list. 

Getting To Camporee and Getting Around Camp

Map of Camp Sycamore Hills 


Camporee Schedule and Activities to Try at Camp

Council's Own Badges for Camporee - Try these Activities!

GSMidTN Council offers lots of Council's Own Patches that you can earn at Camp! Click the button on each badge to download the badge requirements.

This patch program was created by Courtney Kendrik for her Gold Award. It's a scavenger hunt along the Happy Birdsong Trail at Camp Sycamore Hills

S.K.I.L.L.S. Patch
 This Patch Program was designed to to be a leader's guide to teach basic skills in knife use, firebuilding, trail signs, intro to compass, and knots.

Camp Passport Requirements:

a.          Complete at least two of the tasks at each camp, and share something you tried that was new to you!

b.         Spend at least one night in a pitched tent, platform tent, lodge, or cabin at each camp.

c.          To purchase patches, bring a copy of this form to the Cabin with completion dates for each criteria.

Earn the Camp Sycamore Hills part (complete two activities plus share something that was new to you)

o   Participate in a Girl Innovator Program

o   Participate in a Horse Program

o   Walk across the Swinging Bridge

o   Participate in an Outdoor Adventure Program

o   Clean Jean Project

o   The new thing I tried at Camp Sycamore Hills:


Service Unit Camporee Activities - Try these Activities!

We have instructions and supplies for many of the activites that we have organized from previous SU 23 Camporees available. 

The S.K.I.L.L.S. Patch was the focus of our DayCamporee in 2022 and Girls Scout Eras was our 2023
 We will have some of the supplies for some of the skills available for use at our Spring Camporee, as well. You can review the instructions using the link below for the skills instructions that will be printed with some activity supplies available for troops to share in the Multi-Purpose building. 

 Email mckidd@comcast.net with any specific questions.

Camporee Scavenger Hunt

Explore Camp Sycamore while you brush up on Outdoor, Life and Team Building Skills.  You'll have a Scavenger Hunt in your Camporee Welcome packet!


Eras Tour

Founders Day Station – variety of Juliette Gordon Low games, crafts and activities

20s/30s Station – T-shirt tote craft, Golden Bar and Semaphore and more

40s, 50s and 60s Station – Leave No Trace and I have a Dream Catchers

70s, 80s and 90s Station – Higher Awards brainstorm, Presidential Fitness, Pet Rocks

2000s Station – Friendship bracelets, Game of Nim, Yoga and more


Letterboxing - We have four SU Letterboxes that we put out a camp for following clues and exploring camp.  Scouts can also make their own personal stamp to use before heading out.  


Origami – There will be some Origami Instructions available with paper for Scouts – these are for all troops to share, so please leave them when you are finished.  

 

Fire building - One essential skill in outdoor cooking is fire building. Before learning to cook or going on a cookout or troop camping experience, you should have practice fire building and fire safety. You can use the pie tins and go outside to collect brush and light small fires in the pie tins.  Make sure you have water to extinguish the fires. 

 

First Aid: We have various First Aid activity supplies from our Outdoor Skills 2022 DayCamporee. 

 

Orienteering: We have compasses and maps of Sycamore available for exploring camp and learning new skills.

Knots: (At the Pool Pavillion) We have booklets printed out and 3 feet of cord to practice knots. We also have Knot boards that will be on display with visual examples. 

Nature Walk - Actitivites to do while on a hike to use senses, experiment, and design with nature. 


Camporee Schedule

Below is the general schedule for the weekend of Camporee. You will receive a troop specific schedule printed in your welcome packet when you arrive.

We are working together on Dinners again this year. Based on the type of cabin your troop has chosen (kitchen, partial kitchen, or no kitchen), you must bring supplies to prepare meals for breakfast and lunch on your own.


This spreadsheet has a page for every troop.  You can edit your tab in the Google share, to add times for your meals and other troop specific activities, but do not edit anyone else's tab. Thanks!