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New England Orienteering Club, Inc. All Scouts are invited to a day of Orienteering. It will be a day of outdoor adventure as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venture Scouts, and Webelos Cub Scouts learn and practice map and compass skills as well as work on orienteering related badge requirements. When:
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Saturday's program will emphasize skill development, training, and practice. Scouts (and adults) will be able to learn orienteering skills such that they will be able to orienteer through the woods on their own. Ample orienteering courses will be available for scouts to practice their orienteering skills. Junior Girl Scouts can complete requirements 2, 4, and 8 of the Finding Your Way badge. With a little advance planning, Juniors can complete 3 more requirements to earn this badge. (Please refer to the Junior Girl Scout Badge Book.). Juniors can also fulfill requirement 5 of the Hiker badge. Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts can complete Skill Builders 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the Orienteering interest project patch. To complete Service Project 2 or 4 (organizing a meet and/or providing instruction), contact Paul Windt by March 28, 2010. Boy Scouts can complete First Class requirement #2 (orienteering) as well as many requirements for the "Orienteering" Merit Badge. Note: for requirement 8, Meet Planning, contact Paul Windt by March 28, 2010 For first time orienteers, an experienced instructor will be assigned to work with you and your group and help Scouts learn skills and pass requirements. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: All participants must pre register and pre pay. Return pre-registration form with payment to: Pete Lane, 29 Ahern Road, Marlboro, MA 01752. Make checks payable to: “New England Orienteering Club.” PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 28, 2010. We need the time to print maps and assemble a packet of materials in advance. Enrollment limited to 400 Scouts. Note: This event may fill to capacity before the registration deadline. Early registration encouraged. Costs: $7.00 per person (scouts and adults). REFUNDS: Because the courses are preprinted on your maps, we cannot give refunds after the registration deadline. WE GO RAIN OR SHINE. Maps are in plastic bags. Scouts should dress for the weather. Only a severe weather alert may cancel the event. Arrival Times: Boy Scouts and Cadette/Senior Girl Scouts are encouraged to select 9:30 or 10:00 A.M. arrival. Cub Scouts and Junior Girl Scouts are encouraged to select 10:30 A.M. or 11:00. Departure Times: Depends on your group and the day. Generally, not later than 3:00 P. M. Waiver of Liability: Make copies of the enclosed Waiver of Liability as needed for your group. Each participant must bring a signed Waiver of Liability. Bring with you to the meet and hand in at check in. Scouts that arrive without Waiver signed by their parent or guardian may not be allowed to participate. In addition, each Scout troop should secure their own customary Boy Scout Tour Permit or Girl Scout Troop Activity Application. Camping: Contract Hale Reservation directly at (781) 326-1770. Concession: Probably not (Permit required from Board of Health). Parking: Off street parking is limited. Car-pooling is encouraged. Leader Training: Saturday, April 3, 2010 10:00 AM. Location to be determined. Prepare yourselves for orienteering, and be better able to help your Scouts. N.E.O.C. will conduct a training clinic for Scout leaders. Free and open to all Scout leaders willing to help guide their group at the Hale Reservation Scout-O. Attendance is not required, but all leaders are invited and encouraged to come. Training lasts about 3 hours, maybe a little longer if weather is favorable, and less if it is not. Help Out: We need volunteers to help during the event. We typically need a few adults to staff start and finish tables for a few hours during the event, and a troop of energetic Scouts to help pick up courses at the end of the day. We also may need help with parking early in the day. Score-O: A group event, where the object is to get to as many controls as possible within one hour. Contacts: for questions and additional information:
Registrar Meet Director: Pete Lane Paul Windt (774) 249-9649 (978) 250-9525
Pete.Lane@comcast.net PWindt@comcast.net Go to the New England Scout-O website: www.Scout-O.org
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