2015

Pathfinder

Camporee

The Grand Canyon

October 9-11, 2015

September 8, 2015 SUBJECT: Grand Canyon Camporee 2015 LOCATION: Mather Campground South Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ Pathfinder Leaders, Fall Camporee 2015 promises to be a great Camporee to be remem-bered by all Pathfinders. Our guest speaker this year will be Pastor Jonatan Tejel. He is the General Conference Associate Youth Director and World Pathfinder Director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Attached is your Camporee Packet for 2015. Please review it before- hand and make sure you and your clubs understand the RULES & REGULATIONS of the Grand Canyon Campsite and Park. This is a Camporee so bring your tents and camping gear. Please let Evelyn know if you are checking in Thursday or Friday. We need a head count for the Community Service Project Friday morning. You will notice that your club must be registered at the conference office and have a Certificate of Operation to be able to attend. If you have not sent in the Certificate of Charter application, please do so before the Camporee. Otherwise, you will not have insurance cover-age through Adventist Risk Management. We are looking forward to seeing all Arizona Clubs at the Grand Can-yon this year. Blessings, Manny, Fred, Beth, and Evelyn

Camporee 2015 Information Please read carefully and share this information with your club, staff and anyone else

helping your club at the Camporee.

Date: Friday October 9 - Sunday October 11, 2015 Location: Mather Campground, South Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ Registration: Go to Mather Campground: Sage Loop SITE 1 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Thursday October 8 or Friday October 9. You will be directed to the registration area by the locating coordinators or signs. Please be sure to arrive in plenty of time to register your club. We need to have an accurate count of individuals at each campsite. Please do not plan on arriving before 12:00 p.m. at the earliest. Check in at the campsite is 12:00 noon. Please set up and register before sundown (6:00 p.m.) You will want to be at the camping area before dark. Please plan ahead to make this possible. Registration Fee: -$15.00 per person if Reserved through Arizona Conference. The $15.00 Registration fee includes campsite and Camporee activities (ALL INCLUSIVE). -$6.00 per person if NOT reserved through Arizona Conference. This $6.00 Registration fee only includes camporee activities. It does NOT include campsite. You pay the Grand Canyon DIRECTLY for campsite. Camporee fee is due at the registration booth when checking in. There is no billing of churches. Trash: Trash, garbage, etc, must be discarded properly in tied garbage bags and put them in the dumpsters. Each club will need to provide plastic trash bags for this purpose. Be sure to leave your campsite cleaner than you found it. We are PATHFINDERS!! We want it to always be clean and tidy and leave the campground in perfect condition. Firewood: Purchase wood at Canyon Village Market. DO NOT GATHER FIREWOOD. Pets: Must be kept on a leash and under physical control at all times. For the safety of your pet, do not leave them unattended. Pets are not permitted below the rim, on shuttle buses, or in buildings. Sign or Banner: Each club should have a sign or banner for identification at the entry of its camp. The US Flag and Pathfinder Flag should be posted at the entrance. Bathroom/Facilities Showers are located near the campground for a $2.00 fee. Restrooms are located throughout the campground and they are free. Open Fires: Wood and charcoal fires permitted in provided campsite grills only. No gathering of down wood, wood may be purchased at the general store. THE CAMP STORE PRICES ARE HIGH. You may want to bring firewood with you. At least one shovel and one bucket full of water and a fire extinguisher should be near the kitchen area at all times. Use pro pane or white gas stoves for cooking. You will want to bring a table for your kitchen.

Uniforms: Class A Club uniforms will be expected on Sabbath for Morning Worship and Inspection. Newly established clubs may wear field uniforms. Clubs are to be in field uniforms at all times other than Sabbath morning. Friday Sundown: Sundown is 6:00 p.m. Plan adequately that your club is settled and everything is in place. Have worship with your club to begin the Sabbath hours. Club Organization: 1) All Pathfinders should camp by units. 2) Each unit must have at least one adult counselor. 3) Units must be made up either of all boys or all girls. 4) Each club must be self-sustaining. That means each club must have its own food, cooking equipment, tents, tables, and other Camporee needs. 5) Always be prepared for rain. Use plastic ground cloths well tucked. Club Responsibility: Each club is responsible for all its members and volunteers during the entire Camporee. All Pathfinders are to be in meetings or activities as a group with their Counselors. No children or Pathfinders are to be roaming unsupervised. Camporee points may be deducted for wandering children or Pathfinders. Taps: After Taps, a quiet atmosphere will be maintained until Revile the next morning. Please indicate to your staff that talking must be held down as not to disturb those around that are trying to sleep. Tent walls are very thin. A staff member should be on duty until the camp is completely quiet. Quiet Hours at the Grand Canyon Campsites are from 10 pm to 6 am. Departure Procedure: 1) Please make sure that your campsite is clean and that every evidence of your having been there has been removed 2) Haul away all garbage in tied garbage bags to assigned dumpsters. 3) Check out with the coordinator in charge and leave your evaluation sheet with him/her. Your Coordinator will check your campsite and issue Camporee patches at that time. 5) On the way out, please drive carefully and have a safe trip home. Be sure that you have your medical Consent to Treatment forms and Trip Permission Slips

Be sure that you have your medical Consent to Treatment forms and Trip Permission Slips.

Camporee Outline October 9-11, 2015

Mather Campground, Grand Canyon, AZ Thursday Time Event Location 3:00-7:00 Registration Mather Campground Sage Loop Site 1 6:00 Dinner Individual Clubs Campsite 7:30 Worship Individual Clubs Campsite 10:00 Camps are Quiet Campsite Friday Time Event Location 7:00 Rise and Shine Campsite 7:35 Flag Raising Sage Site 1 8:00 Devotional/Breakfast Individual Clubs Campsites 8:45 Meet for Instructions Sage Site 1 9:00 Community Service Project Various 12:30 Lunch Individual Clubs Campsite 2:00 Camporee Activities: - Hiking - Visitor Center - Film: Grand Canyon A Journey of Wonder - Bicycle Tour - Honors: Geology, Cacti, Endangered Species, Mammals, Mountains, and Stars - Yavapai Geology Museum & Observation Center - Scavenger Hunt 6:00 Sundown Worship Individual Clubs Campsite 6:30 Dinner Individual Clubs Campsite 7:30 Evening Service McKee Amphitheater 9:00 Astronomy Experience 9:30 Directors’ Meeting Sage Site 1 10:00 Camps are Quiet Campsite Sabbath Time Event Location 7:00 Rise and Shine 7:45 Flag Raising Sage Site 1 8:00 Devotion/Breakfast Individual Clubs Campsite 9:00 Inspection AZ Coordinators Campsite 10:00 Pathfinder Sabbath School McKee Amphitheater 11:15 Worship McKee Amphitheater 12:30 Lunch Individual Clubs Campsite 2:00 Bible Frozen Pictures

Camporee Outline October 9-11, 2015

Mather Campground, Grand Canyon, AZ

Sabbath Time Event Location 3:00 Camporee Sabbath Activities: - Hiking - Visitor Center - Film: Grand Canyon A Journey of Wonder - Honors: Geology, Cacti, Endangered Species, Mammals, Mountains, and Stars - Yavapai Geology Museum & Observation Center - Scavenger Hunt 5:00 Vespers McKee Amphitheater 6:15 Dinner Individual Clubs Campsite 7:30 Load vehicles for iMAX Experience Parking Area 7:45 Depart 8:00 Arrive at iMAX Theatre iMAX Theatre 8:30 iMAX Experience iMAX Theatre 9:00 Back to Camp 9:30 Directors’ Meeting Sage Site 1 10:00 Camps are Quiet Campsite Sunday Time Event Location 6:45 Rise & Shine Campsite 7:30 Flag Raising Sage Site 1 8:00 Breakfast Individual Clubs Campsite 9:00 Opening Ceremonies McKee Amphitheater Drilling & Marching TBD 11:00 Closing Ceremonies McKee Amphitheater

General Campsite Items

Tents/poles and pegs

Ground Cloths

Tent Broom

Rake, Shovel & Bucket

Axe

Lantern(s)

Complete & Adequate First Aid Kit

US and Pathfinder Flags

Unit Guidons

Propane Camp stoves & fuel

Kettles, Utensils, And Dish Pans

Table Service or

Individual Mess Kit and Canteen by PF

Food & Ice chests

Canopy Shelter (opt)

Garbage Bags

Drinking Water Container(s) - full

Water for the weekend (drinking, cooking, dishes, washing hands and face, etc)

Tables

Personal Items

Pathfinder Dress Uniform Flashlight (Extra batteries)

Club Field Uniform Canteen or personal water bottles

Extra shoes (sturdy shoes) Mess Kit (ask your counselor)

Socks Sleeping Bag & extra ones for warmth

Underwear Extra Blanket

Warm Jacket Dirty clothes bag

Hat/Cap Sm. Bible and personal devotion material

Rain Parka or poncho Comb and toiletry items

Pocketknife Toothpaste and brush

Soap/washcloth/towel

A Suggested Check List

2015 Arizona Pathfinder Camporee Registration Form

October 9-11, 2015 Grand Canyon

Club: ______________________________________________________ Church: ____________________________________________________ Director: ____________________________________________________ Email or Phone: ______________________________________________ # of Pathfinders planning to attend: ___________ # of TLT’s planning to attend: ___________ # of Staff planning to attend : ___________ # of Adults/Guests planning to attend: ___________ **If RESERVED through Arizona Conference

Registrations Total ________ X $15.00 = $___________

**If NOT reserved through Arizona Conference Registrations Total ________ X $6.00 = $____________

Please register with the office no later than October 5, 2015. You can fax, mail or email your completed form to the Youth Department. 1. Fees are due on or before October 5, 2015. 2. There is no billing of churches. 3. Club must be chartered to attend. Please have auxiliary staff fill out Volunteer Ministry Information form and present them at the Camporee Registration

AZSDAYOUTH.COM Youth Ministries Department

P.O. Box 12340 Scottsdale, AZ 85267

FAX 480-991-4833 esaravia@azconference.org

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