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38th Maryland Orienteering Day


Orienteering Day Balto. Area Cncl. BSAPATUXENT RIVER PARK’s JUG BAY NATURAL AREA, near Upper Marlboro, SAT., OCT 25, 2014

38th Annual MD Scout Orienteering

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MAIL FORM BELOW BY FRI. OCT. 10! Youmustpre-registerbysurfacemailbyOct.10!

Designed for Boy/ Girl Scouts new to orienteering (O’). Map skills instructional activities start the day.

A one-day event; however, camping is available Fri-Sun. at the event site; Register on the form below.“Orienteering is meant to be a cross-country race with map and compass through unknown terrain, a kind of treasure hunt forstrategically placed markers. A good orienteer needs strong legs, a subtle brain, and the ability to exert both at the same time,

which is rare.”- Outside Magazine. $4 per participant. Over 770 Scouts, leaders, & parents orienteered and 375 camped at this event in 2013.

Your troop / Venture unit is invited to BAC’s annual day of orienteering instruction & fun! Easy-to-use color O’ map for everyone:$4.00 per participant. Girl Scouts 10 thru 17 & BSA /GSUSA leaders & parents welcome;
not Cubs /Webelos. Venture (<18) can come as a unit or part of a troop.
Everyone should
try the fun public beginner O’ events (
http://qocweb.org -arrive 10:30 -12:30; color maps like

ours & instruction available; most Sundays in A.A., Howard, Montg, Balto, or PG Counties.)Broad Creek has permanent O’ courses /info on the 2013 camp map ($1; 75¢ for >20).

Our self-guided instructional map hikes & "lost-proof" Route O’ start the day. This “more map,less compass” approach has proven to be very popular, much more fun than compass courses, &more valuable in developing self-reliance & map skills. We don’t sign off badges, but some ofthe toughest O' merit badge requirements (4 a-f, 6 b-c, 7a, & 10) can be met, + the 1st Class O'requirement. After the ever-popular Score O’: Awards (4:25pm) to the top 115 scouts (+patches& color maps for all who pay (**below.) For tips on skills, try links at www.orienteeringusa.org. Afterregistering, you’ll get directions, our schedule & “what-to-bring” list via email (or you may searchon "orienteering" at www.BaltimoreBSA.org.) Camping near cars & near one large picnic pavilion.

Scouts orienteer in "younger" or "older" pairs. Anyone who is any of the following is "older": 1) 1st Class; 2) 14 as of the event;3) 13 as of the event & has passed 1st Class req.#2 (O’ part); 4) has earned the O’ merit badge.

All others are in the "younger" category. Bring lots of scouts; troops with more than 14 scouts drop their lowest score in the troopcompetition, 18 or more their two lowest, etc! No refunds, so don’t over-register below...However, you can swap a name in for another all youwant at the event. Additions over the total below can be added at the event for $5 +$2/nt. camping. Patches to attendees only. To earn atroop award in our main category, you need at least ten scouts, but with less you still do all events & compete for all 110 individual awards!Small troops will be sent info the week before on how to combine with another small troop if they desire.
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DaveLinthicum@earthlink.net with questions, problems. Our event staff (BAC Cons. Comm., QOC, & friends) hopes to see you there!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - detach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
YOU MUST MAIL THIS by Fri. Oct. 10 if you want to attend, via surface mail, to "Orienteering, BAC, BSA, 701 Wyman Park Dr., Balto., MD 21211."

It helps to bring a copy of this form with you to the event where fill in a new form.

Troop/ Venture #_______ Unit’s town__________________________ District_______________________________ Council___________________________Leader in charge at event:_____________________________________ Home or cell phone_________________ Day (work) phone_____________________His/her email:__________________________________________ Street Address:________________________________________________ Zip__________Interested in more info on the great roast beef sandwich lunches provided every year!?: Yes___ No___ If yes, email by Oct.19 famouspitbeef@gmail.com.Special needs youth?...List only if to be accompanied in the woods by an adult:___________________ _____________________ _____________________A minimum of two youth is required to register and attend. Names of "younger pairs" of scouts (see above). Form a "triple" only if you have a Scout leftover after forming all pairs. (Do not mix "older" and "younger" in the same pair (except if necessary for that one left-over pair; list that mixed pair under "older".)):

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Names of "older pairs" of scouts (see above):
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Name(s) of any Scout(s) you feel can compete by themselves in the "super-advanced" group, and why (previous success at this or other orienteering events)(you will have few or no scouts in this category):_________________________________ Why?_____________________________________________________________________________ Why?__________________________________/ __________________________ Why?______________________________
Names of participating (**paying) adults/parents: __________________________ ___________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________ ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________________________________ _______________________ ________________________ ___________________________ _________________________Total names above:___at $4 each = $___ IF CAMPING, how many people Fri. nt.?___Sat. nt.?____at $2 per person (adult+youth) per night = $___Grand total: $________ (enclose, payable to "Baltimore Area Council, BSA") (IF buying hot lunches, pay separately: famouspitbeef@gmail.com)

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9th Annual NCAC Scout Orienteering Meet



9th Annual NCAC Scout Orienteering Meet

 Little Bennett Regional Park

Clarksburg, MD

 

Please take a moment to download and read the Course Setter notesabout our event located, The Meet Director's notes and the Course Setter's Supplemental Note.

You can download a flyer with additional details here.


REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED -- Please be aware that your unit must register online 
to take part in this event. There is no walk in registration for any unit or scout. Adjustments to the number of members from a unit can be made on the day of the event, but refunds may not be given. A unit is defined as at least two scouts and two adult leaders.

 

Summary:  This event is open to all Boy Scout Troops, Girl Scout units (ages 10 and up) and Venturing Crews. Scouts will be paired up and compete for awards to be presented to the first 15 places in each event. The morning sessions will include: instruction in Orienteering for Scouts new to the sport, competitions in one of four levels of orienteering courses, and a map skill-building event. Each Scout pair will have an opportunity to choose two events in the morning. Although we are offering instruction, we strongly recommend instruct take place at a unit level so you can ensure the use of Teaching EDGE instruction that we are unable to provide. Competition will be broken into two age groups, under 14 years of age and Scouts 14 years of age or older. Venturing Crews with members over 18 years old may be scored as a third grouping to try to ensure fairness. After a brief break at 1pm, the afternoon event will be a 90-minute Orienteering score course. The event will be completed with awards from the morning events at 5:00pm.

 

Cost is $9 per youth and includes an event patch for all youth participants. Adults may purchase patches at cost on the day of the event pending availability.

 

This event is run with volunteers from and supported by the NCAC and has the added experienced of help from the Quantico Orienteering Club.

 

Buddy system is strictly enforced with all events and adults are not permit "in the woods” during the competitions.* The morning competition will be on the individual (scout) pair level and on the unit level. Each troop or crew unit will have a unit score from this event based on the average of the unit's top five pairs from that unit.

 


Camping will be available on both Friday and Saturday nightsfrom the park camping office. Leaders from individual units need to make arrangements with the Park by calling (301) 528-3430(301) 528-3430. Please make sure you advise them that you are attending the NCAC Orienteering event. Sites A, B & C will be available to scout units at $25 a site, with each site can accommodate about 6 - 8 people and two cars. There is overflow parking available. Camping information can be found athttp://www.montgomeryparks.org/enterprise/park_facilities/little_bennett/little_bennett_campground.shtm.

 

Little Bennett Campground is part of Little Bennett Regional Park, and offers visitors quality wooded campsites and miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails throughout 3,700 acres of forests and meadows. With more than 20 miles of trails to explore, 91 wooded campsites from which to choose, and a variety of weekend activities available for all age groups and interests. Little Bennett Campground and Little Bennett Regional Park are operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and are located in northern Montgomery County, Maryland, 30 miles north of Washington, D.C.. 

 

This event is restricted to Scout Troops and Venture Crews only:

Because of the large volume of Scouts attending this event and the level of competition, we cannot accommodate Cub Scouts or Webelos at this event. The youth must be registered member of a Troop, Team, Ship or Crew.

 

 

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