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2003 Summer Camp Report

Summer

Camp

2003

BOY SCOUT

SUMMER PROGRAM

Week
#1: 6/22-6/28

Week #2: 6/29-7/05

Week #3: 7/06-7/12

Week #4: 7/13-7/19

Week #5: 7/20-7/26

Week #6: 7/27-8/02

Week #7: 8/03-8/09

Week #8: 8/10-8/16

(215) 297-5790

 All 8 Weeks of
Summer Camp

Filled at
Ockanickon!

As you can see on the chart below the
Ockanickon summer program was attended by over 2,700 Boy Scouts
this summer with an even distribution over all eight weeks of
camp. With the help of many hundreds of unit leaders and careful
planning we were able to maximize the quality of the program for
all campers and still minimize overcrowding.

Ideal attendance was only one of the things
that made this year so great! We also had an excellent, well
trained staff, a constantly improving camp facility, and a well
designed program to meet the needs of all our campers. All in
all, 2002 was a great year to be at Boy Scout Summer Camp at
Ockanickon Scout Reservation!

2003 Summer Camp Weeks are already filling up so contact us
soon if your troop is planning on coming to Ockanickon next
year.

2002 Summer Program Report
THIS SUMMER all eight weeks of summer camp at Ockanickon filled up to
capacity.  With ideal attendance every week and a program that
couldn’t be beat, a great summer was had by all
2002 Merit Badge

Overview
AQUATICS
Total MB
Attempts		 1083
Average
Session Size		 19.3
Total Other
Activities		 768
EAGLE
Total MB
Attempts		 2063
Average
Session Size		 17.2
ECOLOGY
Total MB
Attempts		 1251
Average
Session Size		 8.2
HANDICRAFT
Total MB
Attempts		 3374
Average
Session Size		 15.1
ROCK
CLIMBING
Total MB
Attempts		 53
Average
Session Size		 6.6
SCIENCE
Total MB
Attempts		 832
Average
Session Size		 14.8
SCOUTCRAFT
Total MB
Attempts		 693
Average
Session Size		 8.7
SHOOTING SPORTS
Total MB
Attempts		 1099
Average
Session Size		 34.3
C.O.P.E.
Total
Participants		 232
2001 2002
Total Number of
Merit Badges Attempted:		 10,494 10,448
Average No.
Badges Attempted per Week:		 1,312 1,306
Average No. of
Badges Attempted per Scout:		 4.1 3.9
Average size of
a Merit Badge Session:		 28 28
Scouts Earning
the Polar Bear Award:		 606 574
Scouts who
participated in SCUBA:		 196 68
Mountain Biking
Participants:		 165 231
C.O.P.E. Course
Participants:		 150 232
Rock Climbing
Participants:		 148 477
B.S.A.
Lifeguards Certified:		 84 33
As you can see by the numbers above, attendance at our many
special program activities like the Polar Bear Swim, Mountain
Biking, Rock Climbing, C.O.P.E. and even Wood Burning soared.

Across the program areas our staff did some really fine work
this year.  In Aquatics, Dan Rowley and his staff had a
great summer with lots of participation and outstanding Wednesday
night Water Carnivals.  With the Science Center addition
completed this year, Carol Moyer and her staff offered an even
bigger, high tech program to all the scouts and their
leaders.  Our Handicraft Department under Lois Truit, can
proudly claim to have served 32% of all our campers with their
outstanding activities and program.  In the Eagle Department
we’d like to thank Todd Warner for doing a great job of filling
in for John Gorman when needed.  Finally, Jeff Menaker, our
C.O.P.E. & Mountain Biking Director saw increased attendance
in both programs.

We also had several new department heads this year.  Wood
Burning,  under Frank Yakovich, was a new

 and very popular program.  Dennis Curran served his first
year as the Scoutcraft Director and had a great year except for
the Tuesday night thunderstorms.  The Ecology Department
also had a new, very knowledgeable director in Leanne Vasold, who
offered a number of additional badges to scouts.  Tom Bailey
served as the Dan Beard Director where he was quite busy teaching
scout skills to younger scouts.  In Shooting Sports Dick
Whitley had a great (and busy) year.  Finally, our Rock
Climbing program was expanded this year with the addition of Ryan
Bagwell as the director of that exciting program.

In the Camp Management we had some new faces as well as some
dependable, familiar ones.  Lynne Rosenberger continued as
our Camp Health Officer with the assistance of Saret Moats and
Val Wesolowich.  In the office Carol Vasold and Dave Fischer
served as Assistant Camp Directors as Mark Breon finished his
first year as the Program Director of the best Boy Scout Summer
Camp around.

Hope to see you all next
year!

2002 Facility Improvements Report
Two New Water
Tanks Installed

These 14,000 & 9,000 gallon tanks were
donated by Suburban Water and installed by Eastern
Environmental

 New Sound System
in Foster Hall

New wireless microphones, indoor and outdoor
speakers and a new amplifier were purchased by the
OA
New Camp
Truck

A new four wheel drive, heavy duty camp truck
was purchased this year for Ockanickon

 Addition to
Science Center Completed

The BetzDearborn Science Center benefited
from the new addition which was up and running this
summer
100 New Cots
Purchased

As part of the replacement of the old WWII
surplus army bunks an additional 100 canvas cots were
bought

 25 New Tent
Platforms Built

The replacement of the old style tent
platforms continued with the construction of 25 more new
ones
4 New Computers
for the Camp Office

The older and obsolete computers have been
replaced by new ones, greatly increasing our computer
power

 3 New Staff
Cabins Added

These pre-built structures have proven to be
an ideal solution to our staff housing shortage
Garage Door
Installed on Maintenance Bldg

The older, energy inefficient doors have been
replaced by brand new ones

 Interior
Painting of the Camp Office

The process of repainting the camp office
interior has begun this year and will continue next
year
10 New
Mattresses in Totem Lodge

Thanks to the donation of Mrs. Downs and the
efforts of Chuck Goodenough, new mattresses were
bought

 New Women’s
Showers Installed

Construction continues on the addition of two
shower stalls to the women’s  bathroom near the health
lodge
New Windows
Installed in Totem Lodge

Continued improvements to this building
thanks to the donation of Mrs. Downs has included this
project

 New Ice Maker
for the Dining Hall

This new unit has a remote condenser for more
efficiency and makes 5 times the ice the old one
did
New Phone System
Installed

A brand new Avaya Partner System with
voicemail was donated to our camp by Ed Long & Tri-State
TeleCom

 New Windows
Installed in Nature Lodge

Installed during the Fall OA weekend with the
help of many adults and youth
Ockanickon.org
Website Established

Thanks to Al Folsom and the donations of Post
507

 Cub Barn
Renovated into Staff Lounge

This improvement made possible by Harold
Frederick
Continued Pool
Improvements

GCM Associates assisted us with repairs to
our pool including the donation of all chemicals this
summer

 New Camp Dump
Truck

Donated by Eric Jurin Roofing Services and
Skip Davenport of the Maintenance Committee
25 Pair Phone
Cable Installed

This new phone cable was installed by Luke
Marsden with help from the Apprentices of Local #380,
IBEW

 3 Camp Wells
Hydrofracked

To improve water flow and volume in three of
the camp’s wells they were hydrofracked
Memorial Lodge
Steps & Sidewalks

Gene Sempkowski and Troop 200 did an
outstanding job of improving the entranceway to this
cabin

 Walls Outside
Palmer Lodge Repaired

Leaders from Troop 78 of Feasterville
repaired the stone walls outside Palmer Lodge and
vicinity
New Benches
& Storage Units at the Pool

These new units were built by Ken
Gramiccioni

 Dangerous Trees
Removed

Bill Solly & the guys from Troop 200 once
again helped
Thanks for your continued Support of Our Camp!

Where did the Boy Scout Campers Come
From?
Bucks County
Council		 647
Central New Jersey
Council		 465
Cradle of Liberty
Council		 245
Patriots Path
Council		 218
National Capital Area
Council		 205
Jersey Shore
Council		 153
Northern New Jersey
Council		 127
Burlington County
Council		 119
Other Pennsylvania
Councils		 99
Southern New Jersey
Council		 92
Minsi Trail
Council		 86
Baltimore Area
Council		 63
Greater New York
Council		 47
Other Virginia
Councils		 45
Monmouth Area
Council		 38
Del-Mar-Va Council 36
Theodore Roosevelt
Council		 23