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:
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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