Please be sure EVERY item your Scout takes to camp is marked with his name!  This includes socks, merit badge books, neckerchiefs and other uniform items and etc.  Remember some Scouts have the same initials, so a full name is a better way to mark the items.  Every year the Lost & Found fills about three large boxes and most items are never reclaimed.  Remember to check the Lost & Found pile often on Sunday morning and again just before you leave Cody.   Both parents and Scouts should check the pile and check it often!!!

Make sure Scouts are at the top of the hill by 8am on the day that Cody begins.  The entire Patrol must be present for the Scouts to go into camp.  Don’t let your Scout be the reason his Patrol must go into camp last.

Scouts must be able to carry all their gear in one trip and MUST have broken in hiking boots (tennis shoes or similar are NOT sufficient).

Parents are welcome to bring cameras to take Patrol photos of the Scouts with their Patrol hats just before the Scouts walk down the hill.  Scouts are also welcome to have disposable cameras for taking pictures during camp week, however they should leave expensive cameras at home.

Parents are encouraged to bring cookies or another dessert (finger foods ONLY, please) when they return for Family Day.  Families should NOT arrive prior to lunchtime, as Scouts are still finishing Merit Badges and etc.  It will get chilly and dark during campfire so remember a jacket, bug spray and flashlight. 

Karl Machschefes will be signing up new Merit Badge Counselors on Saturday and Sunday.  Please find him and look at the Merit Badge list to see if there is a badge or two that you could help with.  Counselors may teach Merit Badge classes, help at a future Cody or may simply work one on one with a Scout or two during the year.  Everyone has a skill, occupation or hobby that makes them a perfect candidate for a Merit Badge or two.  Please find Karl and look at the list.  Remember, the more Counselors we have, the more opportunities for YOUR Scout to earn his badges.

Families provide their own tents and etc., for Family Day, but remember, you want to be able to pack all your items into camp in just one trip!

Dinner is provided for family members for a nominal charge of $3 per person.   Exact change is very helpful.   Breakfast on Sunday morning is provided at no charge.

The Cody Cannon will sound at about 5am on Sunday morning and everyone should plan to get up right away, eat breakfast, breakdown individual campsites, and then help break down Cody.  Scouts and families should eat breakfast first thing in the morning, as breakfast is cleaned up early and once it is cleaned up there is not another opportunity for food until you leave Cody.

Please try not to leave until the entire camp is leaving.  Many hands make light work and there are many traditions that take place at the very end of camp, such as handing out Cody patches, a final check of the Lost and Found and the closing remarks of the JCD.  Camp closes out more smoothly if we ALL stay until the very end.  If we all stay and help camp could be dismissed as early as 11am. 

See You at Family Day!
Stephanie Ashby