Summer Camp 2020

Sunday, July 12 -
Saturday, July 18, 2020
J N Webster Scout Reservation
Ashford, Connecticut

On May 12, 2020, the J. N. Webster summer camp director announced that Connecticut was not allowing any overnight summer camps in 2020 due to COVID-19. As a result, this camp is cancelled. Troop 54 subsequently signed up for summer camp at Camp Squanto.

Event Description

This year, Troop 54 will attend summer camp at June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation, our first time at their summer camp. This camp is out-of-council for us as it is in Connecticut Rivers Council. July 12-18 is their Week 3. Our Scouts will stay in two-person canvas wall tents on wooden platforms; each Scout will have a cot. Meals will be prepared by the camp and served in their dining hall. Our camp site will be determined later.

To see how this camp is run, you can look at the following camp documents. As 2020 versions become available, we will post them:

2019 Summer Program Guide (Part 1)
2019 Summer Program Guide (Part 2)
2019 Merit Badge Matrix

Registration

• Youth Registration Fee is as follows:

  Payment Amount Due Date Deposit $50 3/14/20 Remainder of Early Pay Fee $385 4/28/20 Regular Rate $460 After 4/28/20 Webelos Crossovers and New Scouts Fee $435 Before camp

• Addtional Leader Fee - Leaders beyond those planned and needed by the Troop pay their own $120 additional leader fee through the Troop.
• Annual Health and Medical Record - each youth or adult member staying at camp one night or more must submit this form (Parts A, B and C) at or before the summer camp prep meeting on June 16. It is recommended that you keep the original and submit a copy. See this web page for details on how to complete the form and to get the form. Note that this requires a physical exam within the year before camp (with doctor signature) and a copy of both sides of your medical insurance card. If your doctor did not complete Part C, transcribe information from the doctor-provided record onto Part C.
• Camp-specific Med Forms:
  • Part D - Each youth and adult participant must submit this form.
  • Medication - Each youth taking prescription medication must submit this form.
  • Special Needs - Each youth participant with special health care needs or disabilities must submit this form or a document based on it.
  • Treatment for Allergic Reactions - Each youth participant with an allergy must submit this form.
• Summer Camp Campership Application - To apply for a troop campership (financial aid) for summer camp, submit this form to the Scoutmaser by April 15.
• To stay overnight at camp with the troop, an adult must be a registered member of the BSA.

Program

Activities at camp include merit badge sessions, patrol activities and camp activities (such as camp fires).

Badges earned during Summer Camp will be presented at a Court of Honor in September.

What to Pack

Details on what to pack will be posted later.

Travel

Details on departure and return will be posted later.

Page updated 7/2/20 J. Froimson