The Saturday morning program will be Building Fort Mafeking, a
participatory activity where each patrol will build one section of the
fort using pioneering skills.
Afternoon program:
- Water Cannon: the Mafeking "Big Birtha" at the river
- Fire in the River
- Giant Polo (a revision of the giant croquet)
- Pig Sticking (pigs as targets at archery)
- Skit workshop in preparation for the evening campfire
- Flint and steel fire lighting
- B-P Trivia Quiz: follow the trail signs to the answers
- Put up a tent blindfolded, one person seeing gives the instructions
- Old Spotty Face: Spies sneak up on a person and report his actions
without being seen
- Cavalry, horse, and wagon ride: tent pegging
- B-P Bingo?
Cook off: In view of the B-P's 150th Birthday theme, the cook-off
will be a cake decorating contest. Each troop is to bring a plain cake
and decorating items. Design and presentation to be the criteria. After
the campfire will be cake eating. For decorating, icing syringes can be
found at the dollar store.
A wide game plan is still needed.
Logistics
- Ted presented the draft application form. Registrations are due at
the meeting on May 17, after that there will be the late registration
charge. The application form will be made available as NW Scout House
and posted on the club website.
- Friday BBQ: Pierre and crew will do the Bar-b-que. The price will be
$5 for a burger, pop, and chips.
- Tuck Shop: Ken Arnett, who will be the Campmaster, will be asked to
run the Tuck Shop as it is only open during the Event times.
- Silent Auction: $200 is set aside to buy items for the auction.
There is the paper money and the coinage from the past camporees which
can be used. It was suggested that the bidding be for envelopes that
have a playing card in them. A similar card will be attached to the
items. Perhaps the patrol with the highest amount of money will get
first choice. The system needs to change since last year the
blind-silent auction bidding was not conducted in a way that made it
functional.
- Wheeler Shield: Ted has ordered the keeper plaque for the Wheeler
Shield.
- Crest: Ken reported that the camp badge has been ordered.
- 38th Kitchener Rovers will do the site inspections morning and
afternoon.
The Camporee is a club event. Its success depends on each troop
taking responsibility for a part. Come to the next Scouters' Club
meeting to register your troop and to volunteer for part of the event.
[A Post-meeting idea from Scouter Ted: An idea for this, the Siege of
Mafeking. We could get out the trebuchet and have it fire about 10 paper
wrapped flour bombs at the Fort at a time and have patrols of
"sharpshooters" go out from the "Fort" to throw flour wrapped bombs at
the Scouts who are operating the trebuchet. It might work with water
balloons also.]
