When: July 13-19,  2008 Sunday Afternoon at SMCC to Sat. Afternoon back to your home.

Where: Holcomb Valley located 30 miles North of Big Bear.

What:

Boy Scouts have the opportunity to enjoy a sleep-away camp with a great Staff of experts who plan activities for advancement and fun specifically for them.

Work on 3 or more Merit Badges, plus Horse Riding, Campfires, Archery, Rifle Shooting, Swimming and more. More info will be given before trip. Call or email if you have questions: HV Troop camp leader David Sargent 626 - 533 - 7523.

Cost: Scout $325.00 Includes: meals, patch, tents, private hot showers and more. Parents may attend for the week or may come visit for a day or overnight, with meals for a fee.  Contact me for Adults fees.

$100.00 deposit is needed to hold a spot for anyone attending. Checks to SGVC BSA.
First deposit of $100.00 are due on March 24 to Mr. Sargent.  Second  deposit of $100.00 are due on April 22 to Mr. Sargent.  Last payment due May 27, 2008.

MERIT BADGE CLASSES AVAILABLE AT HOLCOMB VALLEY (2007 list, 2008 list most likely will be the the same, check back as it will be updated later) Merit badges with ** have prerequisites (parts must be done before or after camp). $$ must pay for craft.  Merit badges with ~ are not offered at Free time.
For MB details see:  http://usscouts.org/usscouts/meritbadges.asp

• ARCHERY ~   (Medium, hard for some)
• ART **       (easy) [may be coupled with LEATHER WORKER as one class]
• ASTRONOMY ** (easy)  (must watch sky in other seasons, one year to get)
• BASKETRY   $$    (easy)   [may be coupled with LEATHER WORKER as one class]
• CLIMBING (14 & OLDER) ~        (hard to easy, must be able to climb wall and repeal down)
• EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS       Eagle (easy)
• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE  ~      Eagle (Medium, must write reports) [counts towards "Panda" badge]
• FIRST AID   ~                                 Eagle (easy)
• HORSEMANSHIP ~ (2 MB PERIODS & 14 AND OLDER)  (must be able to put on a saddle)
• INDIAN LORE    (easy)
• LEATHER WORKER $$  (easy) [may be coupled with ART as one class]
• LIFESAVING   ~       Eagle (must be good swimmer, good to have 1st aid MB 1st)
• MAMMAL STUDY   (easy)
• ORIENTEERING ~    (Medium, Map and Compass work)
• PERSONAL FITNESS ** ~      Eagle   (medium to hard and must track 12 weeks of a physical fitness program)
• PIONEERING    (Medium, knots and lashing, hard to easy)
• RIFLE SHOOTING  ~ (22 cal.)  (hard to easy)
• SHOTGUN SHOOTING ~ (14 & OLDER) (hard for some, heavy 12 gauge used)
• SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (easy) [counts towards "Panda" badge]
• SPORTS ** ~ (must do two types of sports for 4 months before or after camp)
• SWIMMING  ~       Eagle   (Medium, good to have 1st aid MB 1st)
• WILDERNESS SURVIVAL    (Medium, good to have 1st aid MB 1st)
• WOOD CARVING   (Medium)
• TRAIL TO FIRST CLASS, not a MB class but rank class. counts as one of the three MB class time slots.

 Some of the above classes are also offered at free time (~ are not offered at free time). It is important that when signing your Scout up for merit badge classes that they reserve the time in free time for the class, if they want to complete the requirements. The following classes will not be offered during the normal class times, these merit badges will be offered only as free time merit badges:
• GEOLOGY (easy)
• NATURE  (easy)
• FORESTRY  (Medium)
• WEATHER (easy) (must record weather for one week, best to do before camp)
[You can get more free time my doing MB work at home before coming to camp]

Free time is normal set as fun time doing:  ARCHERY,  RIFLE SHOOTING, HORSE RIDING  any age level , CLIMBING any age level, SHOTGUN SHOOTING, if tall enough to safely hand the gun, and crafts. All these are for fun, not for MBs.  Scouts are not required to do any of the above free time events! Scouts not interested in all or some of these events, would have time for free time MBs.

PRINT OUT YOUR MERIT BADGE WORKBOOK TO HELP YOU KEEP YOUR WORK IN ORDER. VISIT THE WEB SITE AT http://sgvcbsa.org/camping_meritbadgehelpers.php, CLICK ON THE CAMPING PAGE, THEN THE MERIT BADGE HELPERS PAGE. ALL OF THE BADGES OFFERED AT CAMP ARE LISTED THERE.
It is good to study and work on the MB work book BEFORE camp. Book and sheet will be for sale at camp for those that change or add classes at camp.