Summer camp full of excitement
August 10, 2007 - The month of July saw the first few weeks of Boy Scout
camp and the Thunder Valley District Cub Scout day camp where hundreds of
boys enjoyed everything the summer had to offer.
Boy Scout Camp
Camp Yawgoog, one of two resident camps of the Narragansett Council, B.S.A.,
opened for business again on July 2. Camp Yawgoog, in Hopkinton, R.I.,
encompasses 1,600 acres surrounding Yawgoog Pond and bordering Wincheck
Pond. Broken up into three sub-camps, thousands of Boy Scouts from across
the northeastern United States attend the 92-year-old camp each year.
Hundreds of boys from Thunder Valley have attended Yawgoog again over the
last five weeks with three more weeks to go in August.
Scouts can earn Merit Badges and other advancement opportunities at the
various program areas, including the Crafts Center, Nature Lodge, Camp
Craft, the archery and rifle ranges, the Challenge Center and waterfronts.
Other activities include lifeguard training, geo-caching, kayaking, trap
shooting, farm mechanics, the Counselor-In-Training Corps., and many others.
For more information, log onto www.yawgoog.org or at www.narragansettbsa.org.
Camp Cachalot, located in the Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth,
Mass., is the other Boy Scout resident camp in the Narragansett Council,
B.S.A. Camp Cachalot sits on 880 acres surrounding Five Mile Pond. Cachalot
offers many of the same activities as Camp Yawgoog, including kayaking,
lifeguard training, the Counselor-In-Training Corps., high adventure courses
and the merit badge programs.
Cachalot opened on July 8 this year and is a popular camp for Boy Scout
Troops in southeastern Mass. Log onto www.campcachalot.org or at
www.narragansettbsa.org for more information.
Cub Scout Camp
The Thunder Valley District Day Camp week took place from July 9-13 at Cub
World at the 1,600-acre Buck Hill Scout Reservation in Burrillville, R.I.
Cub World offers four “theme” areas: The Pease High Seas Adventure,
Bridgeton Castle and the Wild West Dodge City. The Tall Ships, Castle Keeps,
and Mining Camp Bunkrooms all accommodate 48 campers.
Camp program activities include marksmanship at BB and Archery Ranges,
aquatics in the Swimming Pool, Boating and Fishing at “Crater Lake”, Pedal
Kart races at the Golden Nugget Speedway; and trail hikes based at the
Nature Center. The camp program is built around fun, age-appropriate
activities that will satisfy various advancement requirements. In addition,
boys gain immeasurable self confidence as they master new skills and meet
new friends.
Over the year, Cub Scouts have taken part in many different Den and Pack
activities, and Day Camp ties the program year together. This year’s Day
Camp theme was American Dreamers and Doers.
There are several other day camp weeks that ran through July and again this
month at the other Council-owned camps as well, including Champlin Scout
Reservation in Cranston, Camp Aquapaug in South Kingstown, Colt State Park
in Bristol, the Fall River Rod and Gun Club and at Camp Cachalot.
New to Camp Yawgoog this year is the Webelos resident camp program for
second-year Webelos. They receive the same opportunities at Yawgoog as the
older Boy Scouts, such as the advancement programs and other fun activities.
Other summer camp opportunities for Cub Scouts include the Adventure
Weekends and Family Camp.
Cub Scout Recruitment Rallys
School will begin for most students at the end of August and the
beginning of September, which is the prime time for Thunder Valley Cub Scout
Packs to recruit new members.
Packs throughout the area will be holding Rallys for new boys to see
first-hand what activities they will be participating in, what they will be
learning and how much fun they will have in their Scouting experience.
Parents will meet the leadership of the pack, communicate with other parents
and see the benefits Scouting offers their children.
Pack leaders from throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts attended the
West Bay Cub Scout Rally Roundtable on July 31 at Evelyn’s Villa Restaurant
in West Warwick. There they learned about what is new for the 2007 Cub Rally
season and received promotional lawn signs, posters, bookmarks, mini Boys’
Life, stickers, and other helpful hints and marketing materials as well as
great food.
The East Bay Cub Scout Rally Roundtable was held on August 9 at White’s of
Westport in Westport, Mass.
THUNDER VALLEY DISTRICT Serving Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Burillville,
Manville, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Lincoln, and Cumberland, Rhode Island;
and Blackstone, Bellingham, Uxbridge, and Millville, Massachusetts
The Narragansett Council Boy Scouts of America's mission is to serve others
by helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, prepare
them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full
potential. The Narragansett Council offers a program for boys and young men
ages 6 to 20 and young women ages 14 to 20. Scouting's program stresses
action-oriented activities that challenge young people to learn and grow.
The Council is made up of 23,361 youths from Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts,
Venturers, Explorers and Learning for Life participants. The Narragansett
Council services Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Pawcatuck,
Connecticut. For more information, please logon to www.narragansettbsa.org.
For information about Camp Yawgoog, please logon to www.yawgoog.org
