NCAC Colonial District, BSA

OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
AT THE COLONIAL DISTRICT
SPRING 1999 CAMPOREE

In addition to the Leave No Trace activities that will constitute the core of camporee programming during the morning and afternoon of Saturday, April 10, a number of other activties are being planned:
BP at Mafeking, 1899 Mafeking Games for Older Scouts on Friday Evening:
When Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, commanded the "Frontier Forces" that enabled British settlers in the South African community of Mafeking to withstand a seven-month siege by Boer forces in 1899 and 1900, he was assisted by a "Cadet Corps" of young boys, most of whom were in their early teens.  Colonial District Scouts will begin a year-long commemoration of "the Relief of Mafeking" at the Spring 1999 Camporee through a series of competitive games played on Friday evening by older Scouts.   Some of these games will be versions of games that Baden-Powell used to drill the Mafeking Cadet Corps.   Others will be more modern equivalents.   Regardless of their vintage, the games will help older Scouts get the camporee off to a rousing start.
Planting Seedling Saturday Afternoon Service Projects:
In order to do a good turn, to apply Leave No Trace principles designed to leave natural areas in better shape than when Scouts first encountered them, and to thank the National Park Service for hosting the camporee, Scouts and adults leaders will participate in a set of special service projects as part of their program on Saturday afternoon.
Order of the Arrow Logo Order of the Arrow Brotherhood Walk and Ceremony:
Ordeal members of the Ordeal of the Arrow who completed their ordeal before June 1998 are eligible to participate in a walk and ceremony that will enable them to advance to Brotherhood status on Saturday.  Those interested in participating should contact Colonial OA Chapter Chief Phil Caridi at 703/360-9206 or Ppcaridi13@aol.com.
Campfire.gif (2181 bytes) Saturday Evening Campfire and Order of the Arrow Call-Out:
In addition to skits, songs, and cheers, the Saturday evening campfire will feature the official "call out" of newly elected nominees for membership in the Order of the Arrow.  This call out will honor Scouts and a limited number of adult leaders who have been judged by their peers to be especially worthy of inclusion in the "brotherhood of cheerful service."

 

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