Klondike Derby 2019
The Klondike Derby 2019 is here!! The Klondike Derby is a fun campout where patrols compete against other patrols from other troops. Patrols go around to stations and, using the gear in their survival kits, do challenges that require teamwork, scout skills, and creativity.
Sign up quickly to secure your slot! The deadline of sign up is Tuesday, January 22nd. Don’t wait until the last minute. This is a fun and easy campout that your son will not want to miss. Troop 773 won 1st place in the sled race last year.
We will need at least a half-dozen parent volunteers to camp the entire weekend. We are also hoping to volunteer the troop to run a station. We need a minimum of 8 parent volunteers for our troop to participate in running a station.
This campout provides good “cook” and “assistant cook” opportunities for Scouts needing the “cook” and “assistant cook” requirements. This is car camping. Food may be packed in coolers. Cooks should prepare four meals. Saturday, breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast. The breakfasts and dinner should be hot. The Saturday lunch should be a quick cold lunch (sandwiches and such) which maybe includes a hot drink.
Signup here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4AABAF2BA3FE3-2019
Where:
Little Bennett Regional Park, in Clarksburg MD. We do not yet know which campsites we will be in, but I will let you know as soon as we have that information.
When:
1/25/2019 5:00pm to 1/27/2019 11:30am.
Drop-off:
We will meet at the PUMC shed at 5:00 PM on Friday, January 25th. We need to depart the shed ASAP, so we may arrive at our campsites, unload, and register our sleds and survival kits at the Nature Center before 9:00 PM.
Drivers:
This event requires packing more troop gear than a typical camp out (3 wood sleds, 3 survival kits, firewood, etc.). Therefore, we will need more drivers and vehicles than usual on both Friday evening and Sunday late morning. It’s not too far, if you don’t want to camp there, you can just drop off kids and gears and go home on Friday. You also can just drive to the campsite and help to pick up kids and gears on Sunday.
Friday night dinner and snacks:
Dinner will NOT be served at camp Friday night. All Scouts should bring a bag dinner.
Departure/Return:
We plan to depart our campsites around 11:30 AM on Sunday, January 28th and will need to return the sleds and survival kits to the PUMC shed. I think we will not stop for lunch on Sunday.
Costs:
Scouts and adults should bring $25, including small bills, to pay the cooks. Cook will give the final $ number on Friday.
More info: