The purpose of good Scouting and Scout camping is to train boys in good character, vital citizenship and personal fitness. The objectives of the Camp Staff and the Camp program are to serve the needs of the Troop and the Scouts. In outdoor Scouting activities, simple skills of camp craft, woodcraft, aquatics, personal fitness and living in a Democratic society are at a premium. They are important because:
1. Learning skills and advancing bring self-confidence.
2. Solving immediate camping problems brings self-reliance.
3. Vigorous outdoor exercise promotes personal fitness.
4. Knowing what to do and doing it promotes personal initiative.
5. Making group decisions and implementing them develops cooperation.
6. Facing certain hardships with buddies makes life-long friends.
7. Experiencing nature develops outdoor appreciation and spiritual awareness

Lord Baden-Powell wrote in 1919, “The objective of a camp is:
1. To meet the boy’s desire for the open air life of the Scouts; and
2. To put him completely in the hands of the Scoutmaster for a definite period of individual
training and character and in physical and moral development.”

The basis of this training and character development is the Scout’s participation and acceptance of responsibility of his Patrol. Baden-Powel emphasized this in 1936 when he wrote, “The Patrol is the character school for the individual. To the Patrol Leader it gives practice in responsibility and in the qualities of Leadership. To the Scouts it gives subordination of self to the interest of the whole, the elements of self-denial, and the self-control involved in the team spirit of cooperation and good comradeship.”

At Camp Kootaga, we intend to reproduce and strengthen the processes by which a Troop ideally operates when it is in it’s home community. We do not intend to replace the Scoutmaster, the Troop’s Leaders Council or the Leadership Corp, but rather to work with them and through them in determining the needs of individual Troops and of the Scouts in them.

Camp will be more than out-of-doors; it will bring an intense and vital training session for the Troops that come and for the boys they bring. Its is a vital part of the Scouting program and will endeavor to build Scouts and Troops by supplying them challenges, opportunities and rewards of Scouting in an intensive and reinforcing way. This assists the Scouts and Troops to determine their own Program and effectively operate through their own Leadership.

Rules for acceptance and participation in all sessions of Camp Kootaga are the same without regard to race, color or national origin.

For additional informationn concerning registration, availability of camp sites, the leaders guide and much more visit the camp’s information page.

Click here for more information

Click here to pay online

Click here for more detailed information and nomination forms.

Click here for the District Award of Merit nomination form.

Click here to register on line

TO: Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Crew Advisors, Committee Chairs
FROM: Dale Musgrave, Scout executive

RE: Be A Scout

In the spring of 2010, the National Council created “Be A Scout”, a Google maps driven search engine for new families to find a Scout unit near them.

Your unit has a “map pin” that will show up for a person looking for a unit within your zip code. To see the “Be A Scout” site, go to www.beascout.org

In the event you did not receive information on how to personalize your “map pin” you can go to here for instructions on how to do this.

Please take a moment to personalize your “map pin”. Prospective new members will be able to learn about your unit and how to contact you.

If you have any question or need assistance, contact your Unit Commissioner, District Executive or the Scout Service Center.

The commission will remain 30%!

The sale will begin February 8th with orders due March 14th. Product will be delivered the first part of April.

On average, a Scout will sell $100 per hour going door to door, with little effort and encouragement from Mom and Dad.

A Scout can earn:

Hour’s     Sales            Commission
1           $100             $30
2           $200             $60 Pays for Day Camp
3           $300             $90
4           $400             $120 Pays for CS Resident Camp
5           $500             $150
6           $600             $180
7           $700             $210 Pays for Boy Scout Summer Camp
8           $800             $240
9           $900             $270
10         $1000             $300

The Nuts for Scouting is a turn key no risk fundraiser to help your Scouts earn their way to camp, build confidence and learn valuable public speaking skills.

For more information, contact your District Executive at 304-422-4507 (800-654-5272) or the Allohak Scout Service Center, 1340 Juliana St., Parkersburg, WV.

For a Unit Order Form, click here.
For a Product Sheet, click here
For a Informational Nut Letter, click here

The 2012 Hock Hocking Pinewood Derby patch will be designed by a Cub scout. The official entry blank provides the dimensions and deadlines.

All registrations for the Derby must be received by 5:00 PM on February
17, 2012. No registration forms will be accepted after this time. All paper
registration forms must be printed and legible.

Online registration is available. Registration deadlines will
be strictly adhered to. No registration will be taken after the deadline date or on race day. Each Pack will be issued a time to check in for registration.

Please adhere to these check-in times. Your Pack will be notified by
telephone as to your official race time. It is the responsibility of the
CubMaster to inform each Scout and their parents of their Pack’s race time.

A PDF versions of the following are avaiable

Send money and registration forms to:
Allohak Council
1340 Juliana Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101-3902
Phone: 304.422.4507
Toll Free: 800.654.5272
Fax: 304.428.8594
scout@allohak.org

The Adult Pinewood Derby Race will start immediately after the Hock Hocking Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Championship race. Please set a good example for your Scouts and have fun racing. Deadline for registration for the Adult Pinewood Derby race is February 17, 2012.