2020 Virtual District Camporee

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Organize and participate in a multiple unit activity practicing proper social distancing and scout spirit. Contact your District or Council Activities Committee to arrange a joint activity with other packs and troops in your area.

General Rules

These Camporee rules here are for a multi-troop activity for mostly younger scouts.

  1. Local Covid-19 Rules: Modify this Activity as Necessary to meet Covid-19 restrictions that are in place for your communities and scout council.
  2. Venue Restrictions - Many outdoor locations, attractions, parks, beaches and trails are currently closed to the project.
  3. Patrol Size: Since most communities prohibit gatherings of 10 or more in one place. We recommend that a maximum patrol size of 9 scouts and a minimum patrol size of 5.
  4. Start Date: Give all units at least two weeks - advance notice before official start.
  5. End Date: Whenever you want. Could be as little as 24 hours or as big 90 days!
  6. Post Rules Online:
  7. District Facebook Page: - use to post rules, share updates and monitor the progress of the Camporee.
  8. Camporee Cost: Zero Cost Event! Get Donated prizes, patches, ribbons, awards, etc. No Campground or Portapotty Rentals needed!
  9. Trust But Verify - All participating scouts are expected to honor the scout law, but should be required to show adequate, time-stamped evidence of completion of each camporee event.
  10. District Camporee Committee - Approve rules and judging for each event.
  11. Event Scoring - Start with a sliding scale of 0-100 points for each event.

Camporee Events

Patrol Spirit

  1. 20 Points - Best original Patrol Flag - Submit photo of flag. Bonus for timestamp, camporee theme, patrol theme, Covid-19 themes.
  2. 20 Points - Best patrol Class B Uniform Inspection - Submit Group Photo Montage
  3. 20 Points - Best patrol Class A Uniform Inspection - Submit Group Photo Montage
  4. 20 Points - Original Patrol Song - YouTube Video
  5. 20 Points - Best Boys Life Joke -
  6. 20 Points - Patrol Yell -YouTube Video
  7. 20 Points - Best Example of "Social Distancing" at a Patrol event.

Home Beautification Project

Patrol Service Project

  1. 100 Points - for best original service project completed

Genealogy History Project

"Emergency Rations" Meal

Patrol Merit Badge Activity

STEM Project

  1. 100 points for the best submission.

Duty To God Project

Most all church worship and organized religious instruction programs are currently on hold. How well can your patrol do a Duty to God activity during this great spiritual crisis.

  1. 100 points for the best submission.

Patrol Talent Show

Shakespeare, Air-Band Concert, Original Song, Lost in Space, Goofy songs and stories, etc. etc.

  1. Max Limit 10 minutes per submission.
  2. 100 points for the best submission.

Family Activity

Best example of a scouting or fun activity completed by any one or more families of the patrol.

Bedroom Decoration Project

  1. Add Bonus points for Scout theme and cleanliness.

Recruitment

At every scouting event scouts are encouraged to "Bring a Friend". It is even a requirement for rank advancement.

  1. 50 points for each new scout completed youth application submitted with payment
  2. 40 points for each new Adult Volunteer completed application submitted with payment

Adult Training

  1. 40 points for each adult leader in the troop that renews YPG certification during the course of the Camporee.

More Event Ideas

Each District is encouraged to add two or more "unique" elements to make their Camporee a singular element.

  • See also the BryanOnScouting Blog for more Covid-19 Scouting ideas. (Sadly we cannot link to Scouting blogs from here!)
  • See Scout On Through Covid-19 for more related activity ideas.