Arrival Day and Check-out Instructions (From the Camp Guide)
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AT CAMP
Arrival Day
Plan to arrive between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM. Please enter through the Main Gate and stop at the first check-in area by the Administration Building to receive directions to your campsite.
Park in the parking lot closest to your designated campsite. Please do not drive vehicles to the sites. Vehicles remaining for the week must be parked at the Dining Hall parking lot outside of the camp’s interior gates.
A Staff Guide will be in the Campsite to assist and bring a lock box. The Guide will also have extra Buddy Tags and answer any questions.
Collect all Scouts’ prescription medications in original containers with current dates and place them in the provided lock box. Make note of any Scouts with signs of illness like flu, bad cold, or a fever. Double check again for required signatures on all forms.
A Unit Leader should drop off the Medical Form envelope at the Health Lodge between 1:30 – 2:30 PM. The camp’s Chief Health Officer and a team of trained Health Form Checkers will review the forms as soon as possible. If issues are identified, the Chief Health Officer will contact the Leader by dinner on arrival day. Contact the Chief Health Officer to make any arrangements for refrigerated medications and/or any other arrangements.
Check-In begins at 3:00 PM in the Lewis Family Conference Center located behind the Dining Hall. A Unit Leader from each unit must stop at the LFCC to verify registration and notify staff if there are changes to the Unit’s roster or registration.
Unit Photographs Photos are taken at the Butler Memorial beginning at 3:00 PM. Units must order and pay for Unit photos prior to arrival through the reservation system.
Site Inspection During campsite setup, a Staff Guide will review the condition of your campsite and note any previous damage to the tents or dining fly. Any damage not noted during this inspection but found at checkout will be billed to the Unit’s account.
Equipment or Tent Issues During Your Stay If you experience any issues with camp-provided equipment such as tents, dining fly, picnic tables or comfort stations, please stop by the Administration Building so office staff can submit a work order to the Camp Rangers.
Check out Day
On the day before your departure, Unit leaders will receive a Departure Inspection Form. Since a Scout is trustworthy, we are relying Unit leaders to complete the following on the morning of departure
Inspect tents and tarps for damage, inspect the site for cleanliness, and ensure that all campsite equipment is ready for use by the unit that will occupy the site next.
Leave the comfort station cleaning supplies at the campsite.
Bag all trash so it can be picked up.
Return any camp borrowed equipment.
On the way to breakfast, return the medical storage box at the Health Lodge
Departure
Immediately following breakfast on your departure day, the staff will hold a brief departure ceremony at the Dining Hall.
Upon conclusion of the ceremony, Units are free to depart from Camp Manatoc.
Unit leaders should turn in the Departure Inspection Form to the Administration Building prior to leaving camp.
Contact your district commissioners for help with your unit
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Canal District Commissioner. Jeff Carrico, (234) 718-0891, j.carrico1419@gmail.com
Crooked River District Commissioner, Vince Marchetti, (330) 389-1136, vmarchetti@ameritech.net
Soaring Eagle District Commissioner, Craig S. Wrobleski, (440) 552-0676, craig.wrobleski@gtcbsa.org
Stambaugh District Commissioner, Craig Williams, (330) 207-9222, craigmecheng@yahoo.com
If you are not from Great Trail Council, please contact your council's commissioner service team for help.
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During one meeting a month with your District Commissioner, you will learn and share what you have learned about your unit visits. This is how you plug into the Scouting Support Network. We help you know where you can go for the answers your units seek. You can do for the unit what they cannot easily do for themselves.
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