The Camporee “Face2Face...with Jesus” will be held at CampBerkshire, in Wingdale, New York. This year we expect over 2,000 Pathfinders, Master Guides, Staff, and Support Staff. It will be a super spiritual, grace oriented, dynamic, happy, and very meaningful event for those in attendance.
I know that some Pathfinders are getting ready for baptism at the Camporee. The baptism will take place at the swimming pool on Sabbath afternoon, at 2:30 PM. Please talk to your pastor and make sure he will make it for the baptism. Otherwise, I and several other pastors will be there ready to perform the baptism. However, it is important that you talk to your pastor and the parents of the Pathfinder before his/her baptism. A Director asked if points will be given for the baptism, the answer is YES, points will be given for the baptism. Though, kids and youth do not make their decision to accept Jesus because of the points, we cannot ignore the most important event that takes place during the Camporee, which is the baptism.
Master Guides will be a vital part of this Camporee. We are expecting Greater New York Conference Master Guides and Master Guide Candidates to participate in the Camporee, as well. Master Guides can register with their local Pathfinder Club. For churches without a Pathfinder Club, Master Guides can call the Conference and register directly with us.
The cost for the Camporee is $35.00. The price includes: camp facilities, events, patch, Camporee pin, and a T-shirt. As always, our shirt will be a colorful shirt with a beautiful and unique design, exclusively created for the Greater New York Pathfinders.
All registrations must be submitted and paid for, prior to the check in at the Camporee. Money will not be taken during Sabbath hours, Camporee packages will not be given to Directors (shirts, pins, wristbands, among others) who have not properly submitted Club Registration and Payment. Wristbands are required for participation.
First Aid Kit
The First Aid Kit needs to be up to date, according to the form we are sending you in this package, your club will not be allowed to check in, till your First Aid Kit has all of the supplies included in our First Aid Kit Sheet. If all the required supplies are not in your First Aid Kit, you will be asked to go to a Pharmacy nearby and get them before you are given entrance to the Camporee.
We are also suggesting that you add some packets of moleskins to your First Aid Kit; it can be helpful, in case of a blister. Please, also add a thermometer.
Both, the Parental Permission and the Medical Treatment Slip signed by the parents are needed for registration. Pathfinders will not be admitted to the camp unless these two forms are properly filled out. Master Guides, Staff, and Support Staff also need to fill out a Medical Treatment Slip. No one will be admitted to the camp, unless we have the proper Medical Treatment Slip. We are asking every Club Director to make copies of all Parental & Medical Treatment Slips for everyone in the club and bring that second set in a separate folder to hand in to the First Aid Office during the Camporee. The Club will keep one set and the other set will be at the First Aid Office for the duration of the event.
Club #s
There are many new clubs in our Conference, if you don’t see a number assigned to your club yet (number assignment sheet), please get in touch with us. We are working on getting every church a number.
Camporee Order & Supervision
Before each Roll Call or General Worship Session (Flag Raising/Flag Lowering/Worship Services), each area (Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Upstate) will gather and march together to the meeting place, under the leadership of one of the Area Coordinators.
In all other occasions each club is to march or walk, as a club, all together, from the Campsite to the activities. Each club must avoid anything that looks disorganized on the way to these activities. We are at a stage in our Adventurer and Master Guide development in which running toward the activities is no longer acceptable. The entire club must march or walk in formation. In cases when the club is divided in small groups to participate of different activities, each group must be together and led by a counselor or staff. This includes going to showers. Minors should not be on their own at any time during the Camporee.
Uniform Class A (complete Pathfinder or Master Guide uniform) will be used during Sabbath morning and Sabbath worship. After the worship service we will go to Class B uniform (Pathfinder bottoms & Camporee T-shirt). Pathfinders and Master Guides going on the Spiritual Walk and the Nature Walk can wear Class C Uniform (Camporee Shirt and regular pants or jeans).
Campsites
All Campsites must be set up before the Opening Ceremony on Friday Evening, definitely before the Sabbath. Points will be given for this very important item. Clubs will be allowed to pitch their tents, beginning on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 PM and all day Friday.
Campsite Inspections will take place, anytime, after Sabbath morning’s roll call, so the campsites need to be neat and nice throughout the weekend. Club Directors will not be told ahead of time; the inspection board will just show up and inspect.
We are asking each club to make a beautiful Entryway, or Entrance for the local club Campsite. This entrance will be measured and the top three winners will be announced and points will be awarded towards the Top Three Camporee Clubs. Only one thing, Nails cannot be used for the Entryway. The Entrance must be as natural as possible. Keep in mind, the theme is “Face2Face...with Jesus.”
Club Volunteers for Bathroom Duty & Security Duty
Volunteers will be needed, as usual, for Bathroom and Security Duty through the weekend.
Trash & Recycling
Each club must take Black Bags for Trash. Each Club is expected to keep its Campsite clean through the entire weekend. Points will be deducted for trashy, messy campsites.
Closing Ceremony
On Monday, we will close the Camporee with a beautiful ceremony, at this time we will award the top three clubs of the Camporee and give each one the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Flags. For this occasion we are asking each Club Director and one Pathfinder to dress up in Full Class A Uniform for the closing ceremony and Flag Parade. The winning clubs from last year, must bring their flags, dry cleaned.
Attached you will find: (1) the Advertising Mini Poster for the Camporee, (2) the Registration Form for the Camporee, (3) Camporee Participation Form, (4) Parking Agreement Form, (5) Number Assignments for Clubs, (6) the Absence Letter for the Educators (7) First Aid Supplies List, (8) Campsite Inspection Sheet, (9) Uniform Inspection Form
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