Land of the Pharaohs
The
The Papyrus Times
National Pike District
Cub Scout Day Camp 2007
Volume 1, Number 2
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PHARAOH JACK:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP PARENTS
June 2525-29, 2007
Important dis
dispatch from the Upper Kingdom of Howard County Fairgrounds, 17 June 2007
1. Day Camp Arrival: Please plan to deliver your Cub Scout(s) to their Den area in the Main
Exhibition Hall of the Howard County Fairgrounds between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m., each day
Monday through Friday morning (see map on last page), and sign him in with the appropriate
Den leader. Do not drop your child off without signing him in!!! Authorized parents and
guardians may make changes at morning sign-in to the list of persons you authorize to signout your child at dismissal. Den assignments are posted at www.npdaycamp.com
2. Dismissal each day will be at 3:15 p.m. so please plan to pick up your son(s) between 3:15
and 3:30 p.m. at the Den area in the Main Exhibition Hall.
3. Please take advantage of Early Registration on Sunday June 24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the
Main Exhibition Hall, Howard County Fairgrounds, if you are able. At early registration, you will
be able to (1) pick up your son’s camp shirt, (2) fill in missing information or make final
corrections and changes to registration information, (3) drop off medications for the camp
nurse, (4) add or subtract persons authorized to pick up your son at dismissal, and (5) have
the opportunity to meet other parents in your son’s Den during Sunday’s camp setup.
4. Youth Volunteers (Boy Scouts and registered youth over 14 years old) are expected to
report to the Youth Volunteer check-in area between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. (yes- that’s a.m., not
p.m. guys!!) next to the Administration Area in the Main Exhibition Hall and receive their daily
assignments.
5. On Monday, expect a delay to sign-in your son at the Den area unless you attended Early
Registration on Sunday.
6. If your Cub Scout will be late or absent from camp at anytime during the week, please call
( number is being prepared ). This number will be posted on www.npdaycamp.com
7. Each day, your child (Cub Scouts, Junior Campers, and Youth Volunteers) should bring a
backpack or book bag containing the following:
a. A bag lunch that does not need refrigeration, and preferably packed in an insulated
and labeled lunch bag. Ice packs or frozen juice bags are a great idea to include!!
b. Sun screen, which should also be applied before getting to camp. No adult except
the camp nurse is permitted to apply sunscreen to your child.
c. A poncho or raincoat (inexpensive ponchos are better than raincoats for use in
camp). Camp will continue during rain events except during thunderstorms.
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d. Drinks in recyclable plastic bottles (for lunch only) or single-serving juice cartonsunopened. Do not send can or bottle soda, or any re-sealable and re-fillable bottled
drinks (example: no sports bottles). No caffeinated drinks.
e. A morning snack.
f. A “sit upon”, blanket or cushion for sitting in the Den area. No camp chairs are
permitted for children.
8. Each day, your child (Cub Scouts, Junior Campers, and Youth Volunteers) should wear the
following:
a. Sun screen, and apply it before getting to camp. No adult except the camp nurse
is permitted to apply sunscreen to your child.
b. His camp T-shirt, or else his Cub Scout uniform shirt.
c. Shorts or swim trunks. He will probably get wet at Water Games!!!
d. Old closed-toe shoes such as sneakers. Do not wear open-toed sandals, flip flops
or open-toe shoes. Wear only closed-toe sneakers. Open-toed footwear does not
provide protection from sharp stones, glass fragments and metal that is often found
on the fairgrounds.
e. Insect repellant is optional. Insects have not been a problem in recent camps but
this varies in accordance with the seasonal weather.
9. The camp will have a “Trading Post” for the purchase of [not cheap but very inexpensive]
snacks and small treats. Please do not send large amounts of money with your child. One or
two dollars should be sufficient.
10. The following items are prohibited at Day Camp, so please do not allow your child to bring
them:
a. I-Pods
b. Game Boys, PSPs, or other hand-held electronics.
c. Cell phones.
d. Knives
11. Your child will be provided with a camp hat by the Den leader on the first day of camp.
The hat will be worn at all times that the child is outside but must remain in the Den box at the
end of each day except Friday when they may be taken home.
12. If you and your child arrive after 8 a.m., go to the Administration area in the Main
Exhibition Hall to sign-in.
13. To assure your child’s safety at dismissal, your Den leader may ask for personal
identification to confirm your identity or the identity of other persons you have authorized to
sign out your child. Only you and other persons you have specifically designated on your
child’s registration form are permitted to sign out your child. NOTE: Mere recognition of the
adult by the child is not sufficient identification to release the child to the adult!! The adult
must be an authorized person.
14. Please, please, please!!! Check with your Cub Scout’s Den leader to see if you can
assist with making the camp a more pleasant experience for the boys by loaning a wagon,
cooler, extra drinks, snacks, etc. Remember…the National Pike Day Camp is an all-volunteer
effort!!!
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15. 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 29 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!!!
16. Family Campfire Night:
distributed Monday.
Thursday June 28, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Details will be
17. Medicines: The First Aid station is located at the Administration Area within the Main
Exhibition Hall and will be staffed by a Nurse Practitioner (“camp nurse”). Please deliver all
required medicines noted on the medical registration forms to the Nurse at the First Aid
Station. Please include explicit instructions- the instructions provided on medicine containers
do not always provide sufficient or complete details on the prescribed use.
18. Would you like to check the camp area? Camp families are welcome to visit our camp
area on Sunday June 24 for Early Registration and CAMP SETUP DAY. In fact, if you can spend
a few hours and are willing to do some work, we would love to have your help with camp
setup. Our staff expects to be there from 8 a.m. until dark (and beyond…?) getting camp
ready for Monday.
We’re looking forward to a great, enchanting week in the
ancient Land of the Pharaohs…here in West Friendship,
Maryland!