Here we will attempt a comprehensive post with all info required about Akelaland. You can easily refer back to this anytime. We hope everyone has a great time this year.
What is Akelaland?
Akelaland is our summer resident (sleep over) camp. There is a daily schedule focused on cub scout skills and advancement, for each level. The scouts have water activites, outdoor skills, shooting sports, and free time daily. Plus dining in the mess hall, fun songs, and great supervision by a wonderful staff of camp counselors.
This means all sorts of fun and exciting activities like swimming, fishing, s’mores, row boating, night hikes, more s’mores, theme hikes, a water carnival, singing songs, scout skills, whittling, and oh MORE S’MORES!!!
The Arrow of Light (Webelo 2s) can attend Pioneer camp program, spending some program time with the boy scouts to prepare for the next level of scouting. They also spend a night camping out and cooking with the boy scouts and get to go see the Order of the Arrow call out.
See more about it here: Akelaland Camp Videos
Where and When is it?
Where: Akelaland Cub Scout Resident Camp (at Trexler Scout Reservation)
45 minute drive from Forks Township. (Address: RR 1 Box 1629-A, Kunkletown, PA 18350)
When: July 15-20, 2018 (Sunday to Friday) or mini-week July 15-18, 2018 (Sunday – Wednesday)
What Does it Cost?
$415 for a full week scout and $160 for a full week adult
$340 for mini-week scout and $105 mini-week adult
This cost includes the camp fees, food and snacks for the week, and camp t-shirts
Scout prices are discounted $25 only with $100 non-refundable deposit prior to Mar 1
FULL PAYMENT for any balances and new registrations is requested starting at the April pack meeting, and REQUIRED before pack graduation first weekend in June.
Not sure if you or your scout are ready for a full week? There is a mini week option that runs from Sunday to Wednesday. You can also decide at camp to stay longer and pay the balance if you like.
Minsi council offers Camperships to help offset the cost of camp for those with finanical need. For more information and to obtain the forms see this link. Any campership applications are due before April 2. Any family approved for a council campership will also receive campership contribution from the Pack to further offset some of the costs. Campership info
What else do I need to know?
Sometime in late May or early June, we will have a pre-camp meeting where we will review all the details and provide a camp packing list. We will also distribute t-shirts. All kids attending and parents will have color coordinated pack 29 t-shirts to wear each day.
Please start looking through your old shirts if you have them confirm what you need and what has been outgrown. A signup for t-shirts will be sent out soon. You can turn in outgrown shirts at the April pack meeting. Please re-use old shirts as much as possible to keep costs manageable.
Also we will arrange for a swim test prior to camp. This eliminates the need to stand and wait upon arrival at Akelaland. We have done this in the past at Palmer pool and will try to do it again this year, in early to mid June.
What paperwork do I need?
All Kids and adults must have BSA Medical forms. All adults must have current BSA youth protection training and all PA Act 15 clearances.
BSA medical forms: This is required EACH YEAR. A separate form is needed for each child and adult. Section A/B are completed by you, section C by a physician. Bring the forms to camp. Camp will not admit any attendees without these forms.
BSA youth protection training: completed within past 2 years. Available at my.scouting.org. After you create an account, there is a link on top right of the page for youth protection training. Print a save a copy of your certificate and bring it to camp.
PA Act 15 clearances are required for all adults attending. This is the same requirement for any coaching, volunteering, or other youth leadership activities in Pennsylvania. You can bring copies of your existing clearances if you already have them. Some of these clearances take several weeks to receive so you should begin ASAP:
- Report of Criminal History from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), (free): epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
- Child Abuse History Clearance from the Department of Human Services, (free): www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/hom
The FBI clearance is required unless you have been a PA resident for 10 years, then instead there is a council waiver form:
- Fingerprint based FBI criminal history clearance submitted through the Department of Human Services, $27.50, 5-10 minutes online and 10-15 minutes at the fingerprinting location: www.pa.cogentid.com/index_dpwNew.htm
OR
- Volunteers who have resided in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the past 10 years, can submit a Disclosure Statement for Volunteers in lieu of the Fingerprint based FBI Clearance: Disclosure Statement & Waiver Application for FBI Background Check for volunteers
That’s too much!! What do I do now?
We will review all this at the pack meetings and June pack graduation. Contact your den leader or Chuck Mina with any questions.
-Chuck Mina; cam5b@yahoo.com; 570.216.2731
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