CaptRon010

Thanks for the input everyone. I was ask to Chair our district camping committee and took the job based on the description that was given by Longhaul. I had found that on line. I am an enthusiastic camper with 30 years of camping in the area I live in. I had thought that my experience and knowledge would allow me to help units in our district develop a more healthy camping program. When I came on I was told that part of my duties were to recruit a chair person for our camporee's. The first one after I took office in january, was held in March and was set up by the previous chair. I was kept out of the loop and told not to worry because it had been handled. Then in the Fall, I was ask by the District Committee Chair and the District Executive to go in with another district and help them with their program. That was not how I wanted to handle the event, but did as ask. This spring I recruited a veteran Scoutmaster to handle the event. And he did a wonderful job. Shortly after it was over, I received a email from the District Committee Chair asking me to step down due to the fact that we had a horrible camporee in spring of 2006 (the one she would not include me in) and another disapointing camporee for the fall of 2007 (the one that I did at her request) and another disapointing camporee in the spring of 2008. (this one was actually the biggest sucess in the past gew years. In fact I had recruited for chairmen for the next 3 camporees off of the success of this one. She also sited that I had not set up any camporees for the Cub Program. Now she has her husband in the position and he has the next three camporees already being worked on by people I recruited. I do not mind stepping down, but I am not happy about the blackeye I am getting from this. Am I wrong?

Can anyone tell me what the job of a District Camping Chair includes?

My son is working CIT at Camp La-No-Che in Paisley Florida. He is receiving his lifeguard training and must work 2 weeks on the waterfront. There is no charge for camp or food, but he does have to pay $40.00 for CPR certification. He is staying in a old canvas tent on a wood platform with 2 cots in it. He is staying with another boy from our troop. It is over 100 degrees in the heat of the day and very humid. CIT is put in the small 2 person tents while other staff under 18 stay in the more roomy 4 person cabin tents with electric hook up. Staff over 18 sleep in air conditioned cabins. My son likes it because it is a little cooler at night.

If it were french, wouldn't it sound more like;

Dip, dip, raise up your hands

Give them your silver

Call for the USA to save us again

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