Project COPE and Character camp out

 

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What:  Project COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience)

Date: September 25-27, 2009

Where: Woodruff Scout Reservation

Agenda

Details

• Arrive at Church at 6:00 pm on Friday – September 25^th. Depart from the Church at 6:30 pm
• Return Sunday, September 27^th, to Building at 183 Norcross Street at 4:00 pm
• Cost - $50 per scout (course fee, food, & transportation), $20 if not doing COPE
• Food will be furnished for Saturday and Sunday. Scouts should eat before departing or bring their dinner for Friday evening.
• Each scout must have a completed transportation form, updated physical form, and the Hold Harmless and Informed Consent Forms prior to any participation in COPE. Forms are attached. Forms will be collected prior to departure.
• Each scout should have his own tent or agreement to share a tent with another scout. Scouts should have all necessary camping equipment, including sleeping bag, coat, personal care items, poncho, water bottle, flashlight, etc. Long pants are required to participate in the course.
• Be prepared for cooler weather. Lows are expected to be in the low 50s/ upper 40s and highs in the mid 70s.
• Scouts should be at least 13 years of age by January 1, 2008 or have completed the seventh grade.
• No electronics gadgets (cell phones, IPods/MP3/CD players, games, etc.)

Forms

• Parental Informed Consent Form
• Release Indemnity Consent Hold Harmless Form

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Project COPE is a national program of the Boy Scouts of America. The program is composed of group initiative games, trust events, low-course events, and high-course events. Some activities involve a group challenge, while others develop individual skills and agility. Participants climb, swing, balance,jump, rappel, and devise solutions to a variety of problems.