Troop,
If you are going to camp next week 10-16 Jul, there was a development in the offerings. Bottom Line Up Front, all shooting sports and water sports have been cancelled. Please see the below email from the camp director. I am working on the situation and will update you as I get information.
If you were registered for anything water or shooting related (77% of the troop), then those events were cancelled and you’ll need to pick something else from the offerings. Let me know if you would like to discuss this and how we are trying to move forward from here. I have volunteered as a step in instructor for both archery and shotgun shooting as I am a qualified BSA instructor for both of those. I can’t do anything about rifle or water sports.
If you choose one or more of the new offerings, plet me know sonner rather than later so I can get you plugged in.
Here is the email I sent earlier and the original email from camp:
| Event Message From: Dan McGuire Event Details Week 4 – SISR Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 1:00pm to Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 9:00am San Isabel Scout Ranch 18353 State Highway 165, Rye, CO 81069 Regarding Contingent: Troop 287-BT – Colorado Springs, CO Troop, please read the below message i just received from San Isabel about 20 mins ago (1715hrs). I am attempting to coordinate with the adminstrators at SISR to fix this and have volunteered to instruct archery and shotgun as I am BSA certified for those.I emailed them and am awaiting a response as the director’s (Samuel) voice mail advises to email him. Anyway, worst case scenario is that our Scouts will have to choose alternate badges listed below. Please be patient and let your Scouts know the issue and make a list of alternate badges. Talk to you soon. Dan Event Message From: Samuel Ahlstrom Event Details Week 4 – SISR Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 1:00pm to Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 9:00am San Isabel Scout Ranch 18353 State Highway 165, Rye, CO 81069 We are looking forward to seeing you at camp very soon. San Isabel is a special place, and we are looking forward to having you join us for an exciting summer camp experience. There are a couple of items that I want to bring to your attention prior to arriving at camp regarding the program we have intended to offer this summer. AQUATICS The Boy Scouts of America requires that waterfronts at summer camp be managed by an individual with specific certifications, including lifeguarding, Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Camping School – Aquatics Director Section. Despite our best efforts and having hired a number of individuals to fill the position, when our staff training week arrive, the person we believed was onboard to run the program did not come to camp. We have reached out to many people to help us address this issue, but at this time, we must cancel the following programs: -Canoeing -Kayaking -Rowing -Stand Up Paddleboarding SHOOTING SPORTS Unlike our aquatics director position, we did have a shooting sports director this summer. Unfortunately, he contracted COVID-19 outside of camp which has turned into long COVID-19. While we wish for his speedy recovery, he will not recover in time for your session of camp. Because of this, we must cancel the following programs: -Archery -Rifle Shooting -Shotgun NEW MERIT BADGES Because of these vacancies, we have added 9 new merit badge opportunities. They include the following: -Astronomy -Plant Science -Public Health -Composite Materials ($10.00) -Photography -Mining in Society -Geology -Space Exploration -Oceanography All of these merit badges are currently available for registration with only 1 of them having a fee. MERIT BADGE REGISTRATION At this time, all individuals who were registered in these merit badges have been removed from those sessions. Additional spots for other merit badge sessions have been opened to accommodate this change, and registration for the new 9 merit badges is open as well. Please log in to your account to review and update schedules. FEES Any fees that were paid for these canceled activities will be eligible for a full refund. Refunds are dispensed in September. In order to receive a refund, you must submit an online form through our website. Please use the link below. https://pathwaytotherockies.org/camp/summer-camp-refund-request/ Fees that have been paid can be used to cover the cost of another merit badge. No additional steps beyond registering the Scout for the activity is required. I sincerely apologize for these vacancies. The staff and I have done everything possible to fill these holes. We will continue to search for solutions. If you have additional questions, please reply to this email. Sincerely, Samuel Ahlstrom Camp Director |
