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Zombie Survival Scout Skills

2019 Winter Camporee

LEADER GUIDE

Be Prepared to Survive the Zombies: Zombie Repellant: Fire starting

Zombie Protection: Lashings

Zombie Cures: First aid

Survive the Infestation!

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Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 2

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 3

Camporee General Information .................................................................................................................. 4

Directions: ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Check-In: ................................................................................................................................................. 4

Campsites: ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Vehicles in Camp: .................................................................................................................................... 6

Uniforms: ................................................................................................................................................ 6

Leaders Meeting: .................................................................................................................................... 6

Food & Troop Supplies: ........................................................................................................................... 6

Medical and Emergency Procedures: ..................................................................................................... 6

Camp Fire: ............................................................................................................................................... 6

Camporee Patches: ................................................................................................................................. 6

Zombie Cure System: .............................................................................................................................. 6

Religious Observance: ............................................................................................................................. 7

Campsite Inspections: ............................................................................................................................. 7

Check-out: ............................................................................................................................................... 7

Zombie Survival Scout Skills Rules and Procedures .................................................................................... 8

Zombie Survival Skills .................................................................................................................................. 9

List of Needed Patrol Survival Equipment ................................................................................................ 10

List of Survival Sites and Activities ............................................................................................................ 11

Camporee Agenda .................................................................................................................................... 12

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Introduction

This winter at Camp Snyder, there was a chemical accident during a test at the S.T.E.M. Shack. The Scouts in charge of this test were creating a formula that had a green hue. After the chemical accident, a bug made its way into the lab and landed in the chemical. Somehow this bug was infected by the material, and could transfer sickness.

One week after the incident, a scout patrol went to the S.T.E.M. Shack to do 3D printing. After they had gotten the materials for 3D printing, they found an odd-looking green bug at the table. This bug bit all the scouts, and slowly turned these scouts into zombies!

Now it’s time for the Camporee Scouts to test their outdoor and problem-solving skills as a patrol and try to survive the infestation. To compete, each patrol needs to complete the trip to the survival centers and collect cures while avoiding the zombie infestations.

This leader’s guide contains the information you need to make this Camporee a success for your patrol. Please read this entire guide, it will explain the rules and logistics for the Zombie Survival Scout Skills Winter Camporee and provide a list for your unit to ensure you have necessary supplies prior to arrival. The most successful Units at this year’s Camporee will have thoroughly read and attained a complete understanding of all the information covered in this Guide.

Scouts will have the chance to test their scout skills such as fire building, knots, lashings, construction, first aid and more as they visit our Survival Centers

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact the following

people:

Logistics: Doug Goldring – dsgoldring@gmail.com - 703-794-3696

Program: Steve Wagner, Troop 1372 – wagnersmpw@aol.com – 703-408-9211

BRING MEDICALS and show at check in!

Camporee FIRST AID Located in Dining Hall

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Camporee General Information

Directions: Camp Snyder is approximately 10-15 minutes from Gainesville/Manassas VA.:

• Follow I-66 West towards Front Royal

• Take exit 40, US-15 South in Haymarket

• Take VA-55 West

• Turn Right onto Antioch Road

• Cross over I-66

• Turn left at Camp Snyder

Check-In: Check-in is from 6:00-9:00pm on Friday night. Upon arrival please stop at the Administration Building,

which will be the first building on your right as you enter Camp Snyder. As you arrive you will be

assigned a camping area based on the size of your Unit.

Request each Unit identify one-adult leader to assist Medics during the Activities; sign-up sheets

located at the Cracker Barrel.

At check-in Each Unit will need to present a roster of who is in camp for this weekend. Each Unit should also maintain all medical forms for all attendees (BSA Parts A&B only). Units will also be expected to provide payment upon arrival if they have not pre-paid / pre-registered on the Bull Run District event page:

https://scoutingevent.com/082-BRDWinter19Camporee

Event fees are: Weekend camping (either / or Friday-Saturday): $25 before January 13, $30 on or after

January 13, 2019

Units should strive to arrive together to simplify the check-in process.

Campsites: We will be utilizing the standard campsites at Camp Snyder. Campsite will be provided upon arrival.

Open fires are only permitted in the campsite fire pits! Please DO NOT bring your own firewood.

Firewood will be provisioned centrally by our campsites.

Camp Snyder provides potable water (spigots located near the campsites along the gravel road).

Bathhouses will be open for use of toilets. Please see the event map included in this guide for facilities

location information.

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Figure 1: Event

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Vehicles in Camp: All vehicles must be parked in designated parking areas (i.e. parking lot only) and not in the campsite

area. ONE trailer may remain in campsite area. All roads leading in and out of camp must stay free of

parked vehicles.

Uniforms: All Units will need to be in Scout uniform on arrival Friday, for all Flag Ceremonies, and for Sunday

departure. Uniforms are optional for Saturday activities.

Leaders Meeting: At least one Unit Youth Leader and at least one Unit Adult leader (e.g. Scoutmasters, Team Coaches,

Senior Patrol Leaders, President, Team Captains, etc.) must attend a Friday evening leaders meeting at

9:00 PM at the HANDICRAFT PAVILLION.

Food & Troop Supplies: Troops are responsible for their own food, cooking supplies and tenting. Additional Troop supplies

necessary to complete the various activity stations are listed in this Guide.

Medical and Emergency Procedures: Camporee medical staff will be available to handle minor injuries and illnesses. Accidents, injuries, and

illnesses MUST be reported and treated at the camp medical area located in the DINING HALL. A

Camporee medical officer will be available during the Camporee. If you have an emergency, please

notify any Camporee Staff member.

The nearest hospital to Camporee is Haymarket Medical Center – Novant Health.

15225 Heathcote Blvd, Haymarket, VA 20169 (571) 284-1000

Camp Fire: Saturday evening there will be an “indoor campfire” at the Dining Hall to close out the Camporee.

Each Unit is to have a song and a skit ready for the enjoyment of the District. The theme for the sings

or skit should be Zombie related. We will also have a desert competition during the evening campfire

and movie…. Bring your best Dutch oven desert to share with the surviving participants. This is also

where the Interfaith Session, Awards, announcements and MOVIE will be hosted. Additional

information will be provided during the Friday evening leader’s meeting/cracker barrel.

Camporee Patches: One Camporee patch will be given to each paid participant, this includes scouts and adults. Patches will

be distributed at checkout.

Zombie Cure System: On Saturday morning at flags, each Zombie Survival Scout Skills entrant (Patrol) will be issued Zombie

Cure collection card. Cures can be earned along the route and at the Survival Activities. At evening

flags, patrols will report how many scouts are infected and how infected they are. They will also turn

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in any additional cures they earned along the day. Patrols completing all of the Stations and Activities

with the most human Scouts will receive awards at Saturday’s Award program.

Religious Observance: A non-denomination religious service will be held Saturday as part of the evening events. Scouts are strongly encouraged to attend this service. Scout uniform is required. Those wishing to attend Catholic Mass, may do so on Sunday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 8213 Linton Hall Road, Gainesville, VA, at 7:00 am, 8:30 am, and 10:30 am.

Campsite Inspections: All Units will have a campsite inspection beginning at 12:00 PM on Saturday. Use your time wisely on

Friday night and early Saturday so you can be prepared. Zombie theme will add to your overall score.

Check-out: All units need to check out before departing with Doug Goldring. At checkout we will confirm that:

• We have received full payment

• Your campsite is cleaned up and free of residue

Once checkout is complete, units will receive patches.

Units departing on Saturday evening should coordinate with BRD staff to receive patches before

departure.

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Zombie Survival Scout Skills Rules and Procedures 1. REGISTERED SCOUTS: All youth participants must be BSA registered.

2. PREREGISTRATION: Please preregister. This will really help the event run smoothly. 3. COMPETITION: If there are any circumstances that would preclude a team member from competing,

the team should inform the Head Human immediately upon arrival at the survival activity so that

consideration can be given.

Zombies on the course - if you get caught you will be infected….

Medics on the course—they have stories to tell and questions to ask—Cures to share!

AWARDS for Zombie originality in your CAMPSITE—entrance, style, menu, fire ring.

4. TEAM SIZE. Teams should ideally consist of eight (8) members. Teams of 6 or more are viable. Teams

of more than 9 are not permitted.

5. BE ON TIME. All survivalists depart on the course at 0900 to your assigned station.

6. UNIT LEADERS ARE RESPONSIBLE for the general well-being of the youth in their charge, including

proper clothing and supervision. Please pay attention to warm & dry clothing, proper footwear and

warm headgear.

7. CODE OF CONDUCT: Scout Law applies. Leaders please remind Scouts beforehand that failure to

observe the Scout Law, e.g. through hassling other Scouts or swearing, will not be tolerated and may

result in a cure penalty or disqualification.

• A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY: Tampering with or removing trail markers or placing obstructions on the trail will result in disqualification and discipline. Obstructing the trail for following teams will result in a substantial time penalty.

8. DECISIONS: All decisions of the Survival Activity Director are final.

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Zombie Survival Skills Morning Rotating Stations:

1. Zombie Cure: First Aide, protect the injuries before the Zombies get to you! 2. Zombie Protection: Lashings, create something to protect you. 3. Zombie proof lodging: Crosscut saw competition to build zombie proof structure. 4. Zombie Repellant: Timed event to create the life-giving fire and repel the Zombies! 5. Vaccine Search: Each patrol given a long-lost set of instructions to find the ingredients to the

Zombie Vaccine… (need compass) 6. Snatch the Cure: Two Patrols Compete to get the Zombie Cure…….

Afternoon Patrol Activities

• Zombie Crawl Race: Set up a starting line and a finish line. Have all the zombies lie down behind the starting line, flat on their tummies. Tell the zombies they have lost their legs and must crawl/drag themselves to the finish line. The first zombie to cross the finish line wins the race and received one zombie cure!

• Zombie Tag: In this game, one player is the zombie; the rest are humans. The zombie stands in the middle of the play area. Designate two safe zones on either side of the play area. The humans must start in one safe zone and make their way to the other safe zone without being tagged by the zombie. Any players who are tagged by the zombie must freeze in place. All of the humans who made it to the safe zone must try again to cross back to the original safe zone. Along the way, a human can tag a frozen player to set him/her free but must be careful not to be tagged in the process. Free players can make their way back to the safe zone for the next round. Players who were not set free become zombies, too, and help the first zombie tag humans as they run across. Keep playing until everyone had been turned into a zombie.

• Zombie Battles: The two Zombie get into a squatting position, with the staff held behind the knees with hands clasped around the staff. Each Zombie tries to knock over his rival. (Just need your balance)

• Survival Supplies Scavenger Hunt: Each patrol will be given a list of survival items to find and bring to the station. (Need brains and Be creative!)

• Service Project: Help the Order of the Arrow with a project to keep the zombies away.

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List of Needed Patrol Survival Equipment YOUR Zombie Survival kit for your Patrol MUST include the following EQUIPMENT:

1. Patrol First Aid Kit 2. six (6) cravat bandages (for slings, etc.) 3. one large Ziploc plastic bag for checklist 4. small sack or Ziploc for bounty and treasures 5. one tight weave blanket (suitable for making a stretcher) 6. naturally-occurring kindling & tinder – but no artificial accelerants or fire starters 7. two (2) 50-foot-long light ropes suitable for lashings (1/4, 5/16 or 3/8-inch diameter); pre-cut

only one of these into eight (8) 6-foot sections (whipped or fused on each end). Precut the other into two 25’ sections.

8. Six (6) six-foot-long staves (Scout staves, closet poles or equivalent) 9. wooden stick matches 10. “spark stick” & striker (e.g., hot spark fire starter from scout store or similar) for lighting fire 11. a compass 12. notebook and pencil 13. backpacking tarp preferably with grommets (not merely a poncho) 14. duct tape 15. bow saw (exchangeable blade type, i.e., not riveted or fixed blade)

If you do not have any of the required equipment needed to survive the Zombies on the trail, the

Medics will not supply or lend you the required equipment. You will be penalized in your score for not

performing the challenge. What is the scout motto??

IMPORTANT NOTE TO SCOUT MASTERS: You are discouraged from arranging for these items to simply

appear on the morning of the event – your Scouts should organize to obtain these materials.

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List of Survival Sites and Activities Your Scout Skills will take you thru several survival sites. You will receive an overall “time on course” as you travel from a center to a center. You will need to Sign-in and Sign-out at each town with the Head human; this will allow the survivors to calculate your time on the course. You will not be penalized time while waiting to conduct the scout challenge at each town. You will receive a START TIME and LOCATION at Registration. The first teams depart on the course at 0900 Saturday morning. Arrive on the starting position at the Dining Hall for safety inspection at least 15 minutes in advance of the assigned start time. Teams that arrive late will be reassigned to the end of the start list. Each Medic will present your team with a challenge, you will receive score or additional cures based on your performance, completion, team spirit. Remember, this is a test of your scout skills—precision, speed, effectiveness, teamwork, and scout spirit are some of the factors.

1. Zombie Cure: First Aid (Dining Hall) – Timed event points for correct first aide 2. Zombie Protection: Lashings (Handicraft Pavilion) – Timed event, points for each correct

lashing, bonus 10 points for using item to take out a Zombie, 3 tries) 3. Zombie proof lodging: Sheltering (Chapel) – Timed event for Shelter from Zombies 4. Zombie Repellant: Fire Building (Outdoor Amphitheatre) – Timed event for heat and repelling

Zombies 5. Vaccine Search: (Pop-Up tent at the Dining Hall)- Timed event, points for each correct location 6. Snatch the Cure: Zombie Field – Points, last team standing…. 7. Bonus Points for helping the Order of the Arrow with a Service Project

- Must be at evening flags to collect cures and take count of infected scouts. The center for disease control (CDC) will only be at evening flags and the Patrol Leader must turn in corresponding information or NO points will be awarded to the Patrol.

Report your results to the Registration Area located at the Dining Hall before dinner. The afternoon

Program will consist of events in selected medical centers, details will be provided at the Friday

evening Cracker Barrel.

There are several Award Categories with the Top-3 Patrols announced in the first 3 categories:

1. Scout Skills Award: Based on Morning Activity 2. Patrol Unity Award: TBD 3. Zombie Survival Champion Award: TBD 4. Commissioners Award: Totally based on our Commissioners’ observations. 5. Best Desert Award

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Camporee Agenda

Friday, January 25th

Time Subject Location

6:00 – 9:00 PM Arrival and Check-In Camp Snyder – Admin Building (first building on right as you enter camp)

9:00 PM Unit Leader’s Planning Meeting / Cracker Barrel Handicraft Pavilion

10:30 PM Lights Out Campsites

Saturday, January 26th

Time Subject Location

6:30 AM Reveille Campsites

7:21 AM Sunrise Good Morning Sun

7:00 – 8:30 AM Wake-up / Breakfast Campsites

8:30 - 8:45 AM Open Ceremony / Flags Dining Hall Parade Field

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Zombie Survival Scout Skills Survival on-course (avoid the Zombies!!!!)

Non-Race Activities in the Dining Hall (Safe Zone)

Various Locations

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch in Campsite

Campsites

1:00 - 4:00 PM Afternoon Program at selected location and Dining Hall

Various Locations

4:00 – 4:30 PM Closing Ceremony and Flags at Parade Field Dining Hall Parade Field

4:30 – 6:00 PM Dinner in Campsite Campsites

5:24 PM Sunset Goodnight Sun

6:00 – 8:00 PM Awards, Interfaith Service, Skits, and Announcements Dining Hall

8:00 – 9:45 PM Movie in the Dining Hall Dining Hall

9:45 – 10:15 PM Dining Hall Clean-up Dining Hall

10:30 PM Lights Out Campsites

Sunday, January 27th

Time Subject Location 7:00 AM Reveille Campsites

7:00 – 8:30 AM Wakeup, Breakfast, Campsite Pack-up Campsites

8:30 – 10:30 AM Site cleanup and Inspection Campsites

No Morning Assembly