Ockanickon 2002 Summer Camp Report

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Bucks County Council, B.S.A.

2002 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.

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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

For information about signing up for Summer Camp 2003
check out our reservations to date:

2003 Summer Camp Reservations & Summer Camp Sign-up Form