WILDERNESS SURVIVAL 2007

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This page is under construction for the Senior Patrol's 2007 Wilderness Survival Trip scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend May 26 - 28, 2007.

WE LEAVE FOR THE WILDERNESS SURVIVAL TRIP IN

26 May 2007 06:00:00 UTC-0700!

This Trip is for Senior Scouts 14 years of age and older only!

Wilderness Survival links added below

CONTENTS

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Current Events (Latest Information on the trip)	Survival Links	General Trip Information
See Who is Going (Requires Password)	Individual Interviews	Requirements to Attend
Contact Information	Survival Challenge	Informational Meeting
Calendar of Events

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CURRENT EVENTS

Calendar(12/09/06)

There is now a calendar online for the Wilderness Survival Trip. Please check out the calendar and check back often for updates.

Wilderness Survival Calendar

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Informational Meeting (12/05/06)

There will be an informational meeting for Scouts and their parents that are interested in going on the Wilderness Survival Trip. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 13th from 7:30 to 8:00 PM at the Culver City Scout Shack at 10866 Culver Blvd. Cross streets are Overland and Elenda. All Scouts 14 years of age or older and their parents from Troops 113 and 110 are invited to attend. Information about the weekend will be shared and questions will be answered.

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Individual Interviews (11/26/06)

Scouts planning on attending the Wilderness Survival Trip need to schedule an appointment with Erik ASAP for an interview about the trip. The dates and times of the interviews are listed here. After the interview, prospective Scouts will have a better understanding of what the weekend may be like. Please pick three open time slots and e-mail Erik so that he can schedule a time to meet. The interviews will be held at the Culver City Scout Shack at 10866 Culver Blvd. (Cross Overland Ave. and Elenda St.). The interview should last about one hour. When choosing a time to meet, please be sure that there is at least an hour of OPEN time available on Erik's schedule on the link below.

Schedule an Interview with Erik

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Contacts (11/26/06)

Please use the following contacts for the Wilderness Survival Trip. For phone numbers and e-mail addresses, refer to your Troop roster or the signature line of emails sent on the Wilderness Survival list.

PURPOSE	CONTACT
Schedule Individual Interview	Erik M.
Troop 113 Coordinator	Christian P.
Troop 110 Coordinator	Nick U.
Questions about the trip from parents	Erik M.

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General Information (11/26/06)

The Second Biannual Senior Wilderness Survival Trip will be held Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 - 28, 2007. This is a very realistic wilderness survival experience held over a three-day weekend. Most of the information about the weekend is kept from the participants until they arrive at the secret location. Seniors that attend the weekend will first go through wilderness survival training on Wednesday nights in the months prior to the weekend.

This year's wilderness survival weekend will be different from the first one. Most of the differences will not be revealed until the weekend begins. One change is that Scouts from Troop 110 in Beverly Hills will be attending the weekend with us and attending the Wednesday training sessions.

There will be a Phase II for Scouts that attended the first wilderness survival weekend. Scouts that attended the first weekend may also volunteer to be on Staff for this weekend. I would also like honest feedback about the experience and new ideas that you have to improve and change the experience from Scouts that attended the first weekend. Please send me your input, ideas, and let me know if you would like to do Phase II or be on Staff for 2007.

SCOUTS THAT ATTENDED THE FIRST WEEKEND ARE REMINDED NOT TO DISCUSS WHAT WENT ON WITH ANYONE AS TO NOT RUIN THE EXPERIENCE FOR THIS YEAR'S GROUP.

Parents are let in on the details before the weekend at a parent meeting. We also need adults to attend and also drive Scouts to the location

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REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE

Scouts must be at least 14 years old and in the Senior Patrol by February 1, 2007 to attend.

All Scouts must attend a majority of the Wednesday training sessions starting at 7:30 PM. There will be no more than 3 trainings per a month from January to May.

Scouts must be able to attend the weekend training on March 24 and 25, 2007 at Camp Firestone

Scouts must complete major school projects prior to Memorial Day Weekend. You will not have time to do major projects on the Survival Weekend. You may be able to do basic homework that weekend. Plan ahead.

Scouts must be able to attend pre-weekend meetings on Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:30 PM for Final Briefing, Friday, May 25th at 5 PM for Equipment Check, and the Survival Weekend Saturday, May 26th at 6 AM to Monday, May 28th at 9 PM.

Parents must attend Parent Meeting on Wednesday, May 16th at 7:30 PM.

Cost for this weekend is tentatively set at $60 per Scout.

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INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS

Individual interviews will be held in November and December for Scouts interested in participating. During these interviews, prospective Scouts will get a good idea of what may happen during the weekend. Information about participants will also be taken to be used to organize and plan the weekend. After the interview, Scouts can decide if they want to commit to the trip.

There will be another individual meeting closer to the trip to do a skills assessment.

SCOUTS PLANNING TO ATTEND

At the last Philmont parent meeting, it was decided that all Scouts going to Philmont will attend the Wilderness Survival Trip. Below is a list of Scouts scheduled to attend the weekend: