Washington Crossing
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Topic created by kathyu on Sun Oct 28, 2012 at 10:33 amhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kathyu/sets/72157631871973243/detail/
Here are some snapshots of the scouts having a blast at Washington Crossing. There were a lot of adult "shadows" (was this mandatory?) and they seemed to have a great time. I hope they come back to a club event soon. Quite a contrast to the freak snowfall last year, with perfect temps and conditions for running. Thanks to the club members who persisted in putting on a great, fun event. -
Reply by rpboehme on Sun Oct 28, 2012 at 4:12 pmMost of the little guys are Cub Scouts - Adult supervision is needed at this age, so that is why there were shadows. It is part of the buddy system - in this case, the adult (usually a parent) is the buddy. The guys in the orange scarves are Tiger Cubs (first graders) and parents must accompany the kids.
Boy Scouts (> Grade 5) are supposed to follow the buddy system as well - that is why you usually see teams of scouts at most events.
It looks like a great event - I hope many got the O bug! I wimped out going to Fair Hill today because of the rain.
Cheers,
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Reply by camperpat on Sun Oct 28, 2012 at 5:35 pmFun day at Washingtons Crossing. It's always good to see the kids and family members enjoying the outdoors!We also had a great time on the course after getting the scouts under way, really nice day.. So sorry I watched the weather channel, I stayed home from Fair Hills today, as the news forcasted bad weather all day and it didn't rain until 3 pm at my house. Hope to see everyone at Quail Hill. pat
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Reply by Guy-O on Sun Oct 28, 2012 at 11:07 pmIt's great to see so many kids having fun running in the woods!
...but so few actually had maps in their hands.
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Reply by bobburg on Mon Oct 29, 2012 at 2:25 amWe encouraged everyone to pick up a map (we printed and provided enough maps for everyone), but many teams grabbed one map and took off.
And sadly, even if teams took multiple maps, apparently the tradition among scouts (or maybe just their personal preference) is to use one map per team. Next year, we will post you out in the woods, Guy, to enforce everyone carrying (and looking at) their own map.
On the other hand, I too was delighted to see so many teams actually running, getting into the competitive spirit.
Thanks for all the help we had for the event -- all of you were invaluable in providing 350 scouts and jrotc a great day of orienteering. -
Reply by Sandy on Mon Oct 29, 2012 at 9:44 amPreliminary results for the non-scout part of the event are posted. Scout results coming soon.
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Reply by DSevon on Mon Oct 29, 2012 at 10:02 amIn addition to adults for Cub Scout groups, the park wanted an adult shadow for all groups with a maximum age of 13. This resulted in more adult shadows for the younger Boy Scout groups than we've had in the past.
We had 352 youth compete with 29 adults shadows plus an additional 55 DVOA members and general public. Overall, a great turnout for nice, warm weather before the storm.
Putting on an event such as this takes the effort of many people: Bob Burg, Sandy Fillebrown, Jim Puzo, Jerry Smith, Rick Slader, Ed Scott, Bob and Pat Burton, Dave and Kathy Urban, Rich and Mary Plunkett, Dan and Zach Barker, Bob Rycharski, Dory Peterson, Diane Reider, Petr Hartman, Clem McGrath, Dasha Babushok. A big thanks to this great, group of people.
For those of you who got stuck in the line while trying to registering, I'm sorry about that but at the time it was the best approach to keep control on everything. I have ideas on how to avoid this problem next year so the registration/download line for non-youth groups will be the same as a normal DVOA event.
Doug
