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Trek Timeline
Please follow the timeline below if you are attending this summer or considering a trek for 2010. We encourage units to sign up and start preparing for their high adventure trek a year in advance.Right Now:
- Obtain promotional materials about high adventure treks at Tesomas by contacting the Scout Center at 715-355-1450 or camp@samoset.org.
- Talk with older Scouts about participating in a high adventure activity next summer and show them the information you gathered.
- To reserve a week for trek, send a $300 deposit to the Scout Center or submit while at camp. This will be applied toward your first six camper deposits. Treks will be filled on a first come first served basis from when the deposit is received.
December
- Select your trek destination by Dec.15 to ensure us enough time to reserve campsites, equipment and begin designing your trek program.
- Begin collecting camper deposits from interested Scouts.
- Distribute annual health & medical record forms and set a date when they are due.
April
- Send a $50 camper deposit for each additional person beyond the first 6 campers (those deposits were covered in your reservation deposit) to the Samoset office by April 15.
- Campers registered after April 15 will pay a $10 late fee.
May
- Send out final High Adventure Trek notice to parents.
- Collect annual health & medical record forms from all participants. Make sure they are dated, signed by a doctor and parent. Make copies of each form.
- All remaining trek fees are due two weeks before your trek. See page 12 for more information.
Two Weeks Before Camp
- Send copies (NOT originals) of all Class 3 medical forms to camp to speed up check-in.
- Hold an inspection of personal packs and equipment. Also, prepare unit equipment for camp
- Plan to arrive at Tesomas between 12:30 and 1:00 pm. Check-In will begin at 1:00 pm. for all treks except Scuba which is at 2:00 pm.
Several Days Before Camp
- Complete the final check on transportation to ensure everyone has a ride to and from camp.
- Remind the Scouts of the behavior standards necessary for a Scouting trip.
- Remind the Scouts to pack a lunch for the day you arrive unless you plan to stop.
- Plan to arrive between 1:30 and 2:00 pm. Trek participants should arrive at 1:00 PM.
Right Before You Depart
- Collect any remaining medical forms and ensure everyone has their medications in their original containers with a label containing the Scout’s name and unit number. The Trek Leader, who is American Red Cross Responding to Emergencies certified will be responsible for distribution.
- Make sure rides will be at Tesomas to pick Scouts up the following Saturday by 11:00 am.
