Summer Camps and the Coronavirus

[Jackdaws 59]

Atlanta area council sent out a survey earlier.   Its where we are supposed to go.  Not a good sign.  

[Chisos 118]

2 minutes ago, Jackdaws said:

Atlanta area council sent out a survey earlier.   Its where we are supposed to go.  Not a good sign.  

Got that as well.  We're planning on Woodruff, but not until later in July.  So that that gets called off, there's not really any pushing it back to later in the summer.

[Jameson76 1485]

4 minutes ago, Jackdaws said:

Atlanta area council sent out a survey earlier.   Its where we are supposed to go.  Not a good sign.  

They (Atlanta area council) seem to be looking to modify the program, which is why one would go to camp, so agree not a good sign.  The ones the Scouts want are aquatics, COPE, shooting and field sports, and rafting trips.  Take away or limit those, it's a challenge

First question was very revealing, what would you do if camp is cancelled or delayed.....

Edited May 1, 2020 by Jameson76

[Eagle1993 2161]

Philmont update … June Treks cancelled, but July is a go.

https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/coronavirus/

 

 

[Eagle1993 2161]

Looks like Sea Base is planning to be active in June.  Given this, I expect many councils will continue to plan to hold summer camps, unless states prevent them.  I was thinking there would be a lot of cancellations if HA bases close, but as they are remaining open, it will encourage councils to also find a way forward.

In the end, it will really depend on the CDC and state health departments … they will have the final say.

[Chisos 118]

1 minute ago, Eagle1993 said:

Looks like Sea Base is planning to be active in June.  Given this, I expect many councils will continue to plan to hold summer camps, unless states prevent them.  I was thinking there would be a lot of cancellations if HA bases close, but as they are remaining open, it will encourage councils to also find a way forward.

In the end, it will really depend on the CDC and state health departments … they will have the final say.

Yes.  We  (were) early June at Sea Base, so it looks like we'll be rescheduling.  Sigh.

[RememberSchiff 3683]

5/1/20:

Mass is now requiring masks be worn in public where 6ft social distancing cannot be maintained.

NH is opening campgrounds but only if guidelines below are followed and only for members or NH residents.  The guidelines has the ominous title Stay at Home 2.0 Public and Private Campgrounds:

https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/stay-at-home/documents/20200105-campgrounds.pdf

 

[scotteg83 89]

7 hours ago, HashTagScouts said:

Katahdin Area Council (Maine) jsut announced cancellation of the summer camp season at Camp Roosevelt.

yup, thats where my troop was planning to attend

[eagle90 125]

Pathway to Adventure Council (Chicago Area) just announced the cancellation of all summer programs. 

[yknot 1338]

Our state and our district are considering online summer enrichment classes in June and July.  

[RememberSchiff 3683]

On 4/14/2020 at 12:24 PM, le Voyageur said:

Appears that NCS is now canceling a number of classes which will impact all council camps.....

Update:

For 2020 the remaining Camp Director and Program Director trainings will be held in an ONLINE format ONLY - virtual 3-day training course 

https://www.scouting.org/outdoor-programs/trail-to-adventure/ncs-is-cancelled-now-what/

[InquisitiveScouter 1656]

Wonder if I should take the course, just for the cert?

[malraux 369]

2 minutes ago, InquisitiveScouter said:

Wonder if I should take the course, just for the cert?

At the CSDC level, the online cert is good for one year only. 
 

edit: oh click the link. 3 year cert for resident camp stuff. That’s potentially useful. 

Edited May 5, 2020 by malraux

[Jameson76 1485]

Atlanta Area Council has cancelled first two weeks of summer camp (Week 1 - 5/30 and Week 2 - 6/7).  This is for both Woodruff and Bert Adams.

They will update 30 days out, so I guess 5/14 for week 3 which is scheduled to start 6/14.

[Jackdaws 59]

9 hours ago, Jameson76 said:

Atlanta Area Council has cancelled first two weeks of summer camp (Week 1 - 5/30 and Week 2 - 6/7).  This is for both Woodruff and Bert Adams.

They will update 30 days out, so I guess 5/14 for week 3 which is scheduled to start 6/14.

Our troop has made the decision to cancel for week 4  at Bert Adams.  We have a couple high risk scouts and couple adult's with travel bans.   Really hope they give us a full refund.