Purpose (on website)

An all female weekend retreat to learn outdoor skills and helpful hints from seasoned leaders along with lots of games, laughter and fun. WOW is a weekend training and skill development experience for women involved in scouting programs. The goal is to provide a comfortable setting for women to learn scout skills, develop in their scouting role and learn about the scouting resources available to them, plus fellowship and learn from other scouting women. We have a 3-year program focus rotation with the 2012 focus on Fire Building & Fire Safety, Outdoor Cooking and Planning Outdoor events. In addition, the Low Ropes course has been reserved for us to have a little fun!!   

Attendees

Female leaders involved with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture and American Heritage Girls. Leaders must be at least 21 years old. No children are allowed. 

Dates

Tba - Friday 6:30 PM through Sunday 12:00 noon

Registration

Deadline March 1 - Limited to the 30 first paid registrants. Complete form ( I have them). Include $40 payment and copy of current medical form.  Check to LHC and list WOW on memo line.

Where:

Camp Crooked Creek - leadership Development Center 

Cost:

Purpose

Learn the skills necessary to put the “Outing in Scouting!” This is your opportunity to learn how to conduct a great Webelos Outdoor Program. Webelos Outdoor Training includes sessions on how to camp within the guidelines set forth by BSA, hands on sessions for many of the outdoor group activity badges, and camping skills for the novice and experienced camper alike. This training is for any adult scout leader who works with the Webelos Den, not just Webelos Den Leaders.

Objectives

The GOAL of this training is to provide you with skills that assure a Webelos den overnight event that is:

• Age Appropriate
• Based on the purposes of Cub Scouting
• Successful in wetting the appetite of your Scouts, their parents and the leaders who want to do more in the outdoors!
• Webelos Outdoor Activities: health and safety issues, hiking and camping concerns, outdoor ceremonies
• Webelos outdoor-related activities (Outdoorsman, Naturalist, Forester, Geologist), values of the outdoor program, identifying and conducting Webelos outdoor activities. Flag Ceremonies: procedures for flag raising, lowering and folding. 
• Planning Overnight Campouts: key factors, planning and conducting a Webelos overnight campout, joint campouts (with BS troops), and council camping opportunities.
• Campfire Planning: how to plan and direct successful Den campfires and Outdoor Skill Workshops in the following areas in:
  •  First Aid: Cooking and sanitation
  •  Knots and Ropes: Campsite selection and tents
  • Wood Tools: Bedding and Weather

What to Bring

Camp/lawn chair, cup, tent, ground cloth, sleeping bag, flashlight and lantern, weather appropriate clothing, personal items, garbage bags, and bring other camping items that you feel are necessary for your comfort.  We ask that you be in uniform for this training.

Dates

March 22-23, 2013
at Camp Roy C. Manchester (Benton, KY)

March 22-23, 2013
at Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation (Charlestown, IN)

April 26-27, 2013
ar Wildcat Hollow Camp (Russellville, KY)

$25.00

Registration

Online Registration
 Paper Flyer (Manchester/Wildcat Hollow)
Paper Flyer (Tunnel Mill) 

For more information/directions, call Larry Arnold (502) 361-2624 or email at larry.arnold@scouting.org 

Purpose

BALOO will give Cub Scout Leaders the tools they will need to successfully lead a pack camping program in their units. BALOO training will provide a new leader with minimal camping experience the basic skills needed for great pack camping outings.

Attendees

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation is the required outdoor training for all Cub Packs  that would like to do Overnight Camping as part of their pack activities. At least one leader of the activity must be Baloo Trained in order for it to be an authorized Scouting activity. All leaders eager to have a great pack outdoors program.

Learning Objectives

 The goal of this pack outdoor experience is to provide a successful outing that is fun while being based on the principles of Cub Scouting. At BALOO you will learn about:

• The aims and purposes of the BSA progressive camping program
• How to plan a pack outdoor experience
• The Cub Scout Outdoor Essentials list of equipment
• Different kinds of sleeping bags
• The best types of tents for Cub Scout camping
• Planning successful and fun campfire programs
• Building safe campfires
• The CAMPING safety program
• Age appropriate worship services
• Cooking in the outdoors
• Stoves and Lanterns
• First aid
• Sanitation in camp
• Nature hikes
• Outdoor games

Dates and Locations

April 26-28, 2013 (WLOT included)
at Harry S. Frazier Scout Reservation 

Register by April 22, 2013. No walk-ins permitted. 

April 27, 2013
at Wildcat Hollow 

Register by April 22, 2013. No walk-ins permitted.

Cost

$25.00

Items to Bring with You

Camp/lawn chair, cup, flashlight, and weather appropriate clothing

Registration

Online Registration for CCC BALOO and WLOT
 Paper Flyer for CCC BALOO and WLOT
Online Registration for CCC BALOO Only
 Paper Flyer for CCC BALOO Only 
Online Registration for WCH BALOO Only
Paper Flyer for WCH BALOO Only 

***NOTE: No walk-ins for this training
Your pack will only get credit for you if you are there the whole time!
Bring your Cub Scout Leader book with you and wear your uniform if you have one!

Contact

Questions? Please call Larry Arnold (502) 400-5373 or email to: larry.arnold@scouting.org .