(work) Party weekend!

Hello!

May 11-13th, 2012 is our long-awaited work party weekend! I can’t wait to see everyone come out.

There are a couple big projects for us to work on, so please bring your work gloves! Camp should have all the tools we need, so unless you have an extra fancy rake or shovel made of platinum, you can leave it at home.
We’ll be putting in a bridge (at least in part, we may only get the concrete footings in), and creating a trail to the new climbs. I’m hoping the new climbs will be set up before we go in, but we may have to clean the area before they go in.

Saturday night, we’ll have our last meeting. We’ll be finalizing a lot of topics – registration, staff shirts, program, etc.
If Camp can spring for dinner, we’ll let you know, but right now, please plan on making your own dinner Saturday night.

For the weekend, I will cover the paperwork, but please bring your own gear (tent, sleeping bag, stove etc) and food. And please please PLEASE RSVP so I know how much space we need and can plan for projects and tools accordingly.

coyote (at) victoriascouts (dot) ca

Thanks!! See you in a couple weeks!

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Meeting Time

Hello!

Saturday, March 10th at 10am at the 1st Douglas Scout Hall on Glasgow Ave in Victoria is the time and location of our next meeting.

We have a few items to discuss and I’m hoping it won’t take very long to go through! We should be able to roll out between 11:30 and noon.

See you there!

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Meeting Re-cap

Another successful meeting! Thank you to everyone who came out.

We have some lovely new people who committed their names to ink, welcome to the team Assistant Co-Camp-Chiefs Brianna Nichols and Krisanna Mazur,
Registrar Michael Hryhoriw,
Program Coordinator Kevin Preston,
and Program element people: Rhonda Mitchell, Mike Tennisco, Jake (Big J) Underwood, Stephanie Fribance, Darian Gondor, Callum Middleton-Munn and Kate Adams!

We’re still looking for a few key people – we need a lifeguard with a waterfront ticket, First aid/security, Site Services (transportation, parking, sanitation) and a quartermaster.
If you’d like to volunteer, drop a line to coyote@victoriascouts.ca

If you missed it, we talked about the budget. (It’s a bit of a mess right now, but we’re working on it. Having never done a budget of this size before, and the fact we keep remembering expenses and incomes, it’s a little confusing.)
But we’re working on it. The treasurer and I will be speaking with one of our support Advisors about the budget in the coming weeks. And once we get it hammered out, we will have it available upon request.

We spent a lot of time getting our program laid out. And WOW, you guys. It’s gonna be so awesome. Rock climbing on REAL, ACTUAL ROCKS. Outside!
Plus we’re offering geocaching, rafting, rockets, a dance, potentially a concert, games and a Kickin’ Coyote (bucking bronco), archery, and more. So much more.
It’s in a draft stage still, but we will have it out once it’s finalised for your viewing pleasure and enthusiasm building!

I apologise to the Venturer Scouts who came out to the first meeting, I dropped the ball and forgot to email the meeting date out, I only put it online.
I’m looking forward to the next few months. Lots of work, but the payoff will be so wonderful when I see all you smiling campers and staff.

Keep on Rovering!

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Next Meeting

The holidays have whirled by and now it’s time to get back into the swing of things!

There is a planning meeting on Saturday, January 14th, 5-8pm at Scout House in Victoria.

We’ll be talking registration, program and budgets, so bring your ideas and thinking caps, ladies and gentlemen. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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We’re on the ‘Book!

Camp Coyote now has a Facebook page for you to lurk on!

We’re trying to make it as easy as possible for you to stay connected with us, by having twitter (@camp_coyote), this website and Facebook!

Thanks for visiting https://www.facebook.com/pages/Camp-Coyote-June-30-July-2-2012/337333372948935

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Twitter Test

Hey!

We have a Twitter Account, did you know?!

@Camp_Coyote

I’m working on a Facebook thing next, hopefully up in the next week or two.

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Getting the Ball Rolling

We had a good meeting on Saturday, Thank you to everyone who came out!
Lots of good discussions about activities and a lot of positive energy surrounding camp!

Already we have some volunteers for positions:

Nathaniel Doherty for Secretary
Richard Goulet for Treasurer and
Misty Tyres for Staff Feeding!
- Interest has been spoken of for other positions, but nothing firmed up just yet. So please let me know if you want to help out with or take charge of something!

Camp activities that were discussed include (but are not limited to)
– Archery
– Water Activities
– Rock Climbing
– Cooking and Eating Competition
– Adrenaline
– Rover Crafts
– Service Project
– Dance
– Live concert or wide game for 2nd night

A big point of discussion was Advisors.
It was discussed at length, and decided that Venturer Scouts require 2 Advisors to attend – 2-deep, guys and gals.
However, Rover Scouts do not need to bring Advisors. They are welcome and encouraged, but not mandatory for Rover Crews where everyone is registered as 18+ and as a Rover Scout in MMS (AMS if it ever comes out).

We discussed logo, staff shirt design and wristbands, but those are still in the works.
Keep checking for updates!

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Come Out And Meet Everyone

The First Meeting of Coyote:

Saturday, November 26, 2011 – 5:30 pm

At Keego Kitchen at Camp Barnard. (First big building on the right when you enter camp)

RSVP’s preferred, but not required. You can google maps the directions – Camp Barnard in Sooke, BC.

Drinks, snacks provided. Lots of food options on the way into camp if you like.

You do have to be a registered member of Scouting to be on staff, so please keep that in mind. Thank you.

-Amanda

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Welcome, Bienvenue!

Greetings, Scout-Types!

Camp Coyote is a camp you’ve wanted and we have delivered!

We offer high-adventure activities for you – things like Zip-lining and rock climbing on real rocks instead of a wall or inside gym!
Plus the site itself offers canoeing, kayaking, disc golf, archery, hiking, swimming, and a whack of other things we’ll set up. (Like maybe a floating trampoline on the lake!)

We’re based out of Camp Barnard, in beautiful Sooke, BC.  Camp Coyote will be held the first weekend in July. For the inauguration, it’ll be June 30-July 2, 2012.

If you want to volunteer or suggest an activity, please feel free to email me at rovers@victoriascouts.ca

Thanks, and I hope to see you there!

-Amanda, Camp Chief and DAC-Rover Scouts for Greater Victoria Area

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