2009 National Pike Day Camp

June 22 - 26, 2009

Howard County Fairgrounds


…Incoming intergalactic message from the Starship National Pike…

The Cub Scout crew of the Starship National Pike has reported great adventures and fun exploring the stars of our galaxy. The Commander and First Officer wish to remind our crew of the following important information

Absentee/ Late Arrival Hotline: If your Cub Scout will be late or absent from camp at anytime during the week, please call: 410-206-9709.

WEBELOS II NIGHT: Wednesday June 24, 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is a special event for 2nd-year Webelos scouts and parents (and only Webelos II scouts) arranged by Boy Scouts belonging to the Order of the Arrow scout honor society. Webelos II scouts and their parents will have a special opportunity to shoot on the BB and Archery Ranges and enjoy a Scout campfire dinner and program. Meal tickets are available at the Day Camp Administration Desk. (This event will take place after camp is closed and all campers are dismissed).

FAMILY CAMPFIRE NIGHT: All Cub Scout Day Camp families are invited to join us Thursday evening, June 25, for a special evening of food and family fun aboard the Starship National Pike. Join us beginning at 6:00 p.m. for a picnic-style dinner along with shooting on the Archery and BB ranges. This will be followed at 7:30 p.m. with an evening campfire program of fun for the whole family- much of it provided by our own Cub Scouts. If you’d prefer to have dinner elsewhere, please come for the campfire program starting at about 7:30 p.m.

Meal tickets are required for dinner and cost just $7.50 per person for a catered picnic dinner of hot dogs, hamburgers, side dishes and drinks and may be purchased at the Administration Desk until the campfire- unless they are sold out ahead of time (only 200 tickets available). Please note: Camp will close normally at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon and all Cub Scouts must be signed-out.

Visiting Camp: If you would like to visit camp, you may do so only by checking in at the Administration Desk in the Main Exhibition Hall. Friday June 26 will be Family Visitors Day. Cub Scout family members are invited to bring a lunch and accompany their Cub Scout around Camp- but please check in at the Administration Desk first!!!

We are a Nationally Accredited Camp!!! The Cub Scout Day Camp was inspected for health, safety, activity and the quality of program requirements and awarded National Accreditation by the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday June 23, 2009!!!! Congratulations, National Pike Day Camp Staff!!!

Other Important Day Camp Information:

ADULT VOLUNTEERS: please arrive by 7:30 a.m. Adult and Youth Volunteers may download the Day Camp 2009 Orientation Slide program.



PARENTS OF CUB SCOUTS AND YOUTH VOLUNTEERS: download the Parents Guide to Cub Scout Day Camp 2009.

CUB SCOUTS SHOULD ARRIVE AND BE SIGNED IN by their parent/guardian at their son’s Den area in the Main Exhibition Hall between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. After 8:00 a.m., please sign your child in at the Administration table.

ADULT & YOUTH VOLUNTEERS and CUB SCOUT PARENTS: If a Volunteer or Cub Scout will be late or absent from Day Camp during any day, please call and inform us at the following number:

CAMP LATE OR ABSENTEE HOTLINE: 410-206-9709.

CUB SCOUT DEN AND ADULT VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS now available.

CAMP SHIRTS will be distributed to Pack Coordinators or other authorized representative of your Pack prior to Camp. Please contact your Pack Coordinator to obtain your Camp shirt(s). If you are unable to obtain your shirt from your Pack Coordinator prior to camp, they will be available on Monday morning.

INFORMATION FOR PACK COORDINATORS: Please check your June 17 e-mail for message from the registrar regarding shirt distribution, or contact the registrar. If you are unable to obtain the shirts at the appointed day and time, please send one representative from your pack to the Main Exhibition Hall at the Howard County Fairgrounds on SUNDAY, June 21, between 12 noon and 2 p.m. to pick up the shirts for your Pack. Please do not send all the parents from the Pack to pick up the shirts as they have already been bundled by pack.

CUB SCOUTS MUST WEAR their supplied Camp T-shirt or, if not available, their blue Cub Scout or khaki Webelos uniform shirt at all times while in Camp (this is for safety and security reasons).

PARENTS: You may deliver any required medications for your child to the Camp Health Officer, Ms. McGuire, in the Main Exhibition Hall on Sunday, June 21. Parents that wish to make changes to the list of adults authorized to sign-in or sign-out your child may do so in the Main Exhibition Hall on Sunday, 12 noon and 2 p.m. Please see the above Parents Guide for the preparations needed for your Day Camper.

SUNDAY is Camp set-up day. We would greatly appreciate help with camp set-up from our Day Camp parents. Set-up begins at 9:00 a.m. and usually is completed by about 3 p.m. Den Leaders and den volunteers may begin setting up their den area on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

CUB SCOUT DEN AND ADULT VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS may be viewed by downloading the spreadsheet that will be available here the evening of Thursday June 18. Contact your Pack Coordinator information for more information. Only first names will be listed here due to privacy concerns.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR NEW YOUTH VOLUNTEERS (all new Boy Scout and other youth volunteers):

YOUTH (BOY SCOUT) VOLUNTEER TRAINING CLASSES
Training for New Youth Volunteers will be provided as follows:
Youth Volunteers: Sunday, June 21, 2009, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Main Exhibition Hall at the Howard County Fairgrounds.

Day Camp Information:
Location: National Pike District 2009 Cub Scout Day Camp
Howard County Fair Grounds (http://howardcountyfair.com/)
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship MD
Date: June 22-26, 2009; 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Description: Our nationally accredited Cub Scout Day Camp provides five full days of age appropriate activities including sports, archery, crafts, and nature activities. Planned games and activities can help Cub Scouts advance to their next rank and Webelos complete activity badges while they meet new friends from many other Scout Packs, all for about half the price of your other camp choices.
Every Camper and Volunteer gets a free Camp T-shirt, and Cub Scout campers get a Camp hat, patch and a professional picture of their Day Camp Den for their scrap book.


Camp Setup Day: Saturday, June 20
Camp Takedown Day: Saturday, June 27