Summer Camp Owasippe 2024

• ASAP – Adult Leader Background Check paperwork due
• April 15th – Merit Badge selection due
• April 15th – Payments due
• April 16th/ 23rd (tentative) – Merit Badge Selection Opens
• May 1st – Early Bird Pricing Payments due. (Registration will not happen without payment)
• June 1st – All Medical Forms (A, B, and C) due for Scouts and Adults,
• June 1st – Paperwork for medications, waivers, etc due
• July 7th – Summer Camp Fun Starts!

Those wanting to snail mail scouts at camp can do so via: 
Your Scout’s Name, Troop 100
Blackhawk
Site Number 12 (?? for female scouts)
Owasippe Scout Reservation
9900 Russell Road
Twin Lake, MI 49457

Questions…. Concerns!?!  Contact me: 

Sarah Costello: Troop100SummerCamp@gmail.com

Attachments:

2022- Blackhawk Merit Badge Schedule

2022 – High Adventure Schedule

2022 – MB Prerequisites, Fees, and Requirements

Mosquito Net Frame

Want to attend Summer Camp? Start with this link and sign up! https://forms.gle/igg3MesWr6KQga3f9

Chose your Merit Badges/ High Adventures: TBD

Troop 100 attend summer camp at Camp Owasippe! Owasippe is separated into several different camp locations. Troop 100 will be staying at Camp Blackhawk. The best camp ever!! Blackhawk is situated on the shore Big Blue Lake, offering lake front swimming and a dining hall. Camp Blackhawk information may be found at https://www.owasippeadventure.com/blackhawk/  More information is provided when you click on Resources

First Year Scouts will work on their Tenderfoot – 1st Class requirements through the Pathfinder program. Older scouts will have the opportunity to earn several merit badges. There are extra adventures that Scouts can attend, too!

Scouts are provided a cot and tent. A supply list will be provided to scouts who register.

Registration

• Summer camp must be paid in full before your Scout can register
• Should open mid-April
• First Come/First Serve for merit badges. Many merit badges/high adventures fill up quickly
• Some merit badges/high adventures have an extra fee
• When registration opens, I will be at the church to help anyone who might need help

Payment:

• $460 due no later than May 1
• $480 if payment after May 13
• Keep in mind- Registration opens in mid-April, BUT your Scout needs to be paid in full to register
• High Adventure activities and some merit badges require additional cost.
• If you need scholarship to help pay for summer camp, please talk to Mr. Meyer or Mr. Baker

Chaperones: Adult chaperones that have completed the necessary forms (BSA application, IL Background Check, MI paperwork) and online training (YPT) may attend camp and are encouraged to participate if possible.  We need adult volunteers- at least 4 with a minimum of 2 female leaders. 

Transportation: We carpool up to Summer Camp, just like our monthly campouts. Transportation fees may be additional depending on the amount of scouts we have participating for camp.  July 10, departure date, leaders, drivers and chaperones leave around 6:30 a.m.