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In the Boy Scouts of America, districts or councils may hold a camporee once or twice a year. [5] Typically, the camporee involves patrol-based competitions, with events such as: hiking preparedness, fire building, knot tying, first aid, emergency preparedness, pioneering, citizenship, patrol mystery event (team building), outdoor cooking, camping or orienteering.
The West Point Camporee is an annual invitational camping event sponsored by the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. It attracts Scout units, from over a dozen states, along the east coast of the United States; from over 75 different Scout councils.
The Michigan International Camporee is a camporee attended by Scouts from the United States, Canada and other counties. It is hosted by the Michigan Crossroads Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The theme is international friendship and fellowship.
Comanche Trail Council Indian Camp at the National Scout jamboree in Washington, D.C., July 1937. The counterclockwise swastika emblems used for decoration still hold ancient meanings of luck and well-being, and not to be confused with clockwise Nazis symbolism.
Camp name Council Location Status Notes Camp Alaflo: Alabama-Florida Council: Enterprise: Active: Camp Horne: Black Warrior Council: Cottondale: Active: Located in east Tuscaloosa County, Camp Horne is a 496-acre facility.
No Council City State Founded Defunct Remarks New council 602: 3rd Congressional District Council: Richmond: Virginia: 1924: 1927: Merged into Richmond Area Council 602: 728: 4th Congressional District Council
Outside of the club meetings the members participate in church and community service projects, camping, and other outdoor adventure opportunities. The organization also sponsors a triennial international camporee which is a week-long wilderness camping experience. The event typically draws more than 1200 men and boys. [2] [3] [4]
Scouts were placed in the Camporee, and Venturers in the Jamboree, both with similar programs and held in the same venue. JamCam will be the new promotional name for the Interamerican Scout Jamboree and Camporee, replacing the JamPan, which stood for "Jamboree Panamericano", Spanish for Pan-American Scout Jamboree.