Due to the lingering issues related to COVID-19, units from Fall Creek and Monon districts will be participating in this year's Gold Rush Spring Camporee virtually. The event consists of a series of outdoor activities that patrols and Troops can participate in remotely at their home base campsite with the aim of reducing the spread of COVID-19. Like the previous virtual camporee, digital tools and a live stream will be used to tie the event together.

Your unit will join the Gold Rush Virtual Camporee from your home base on Saturday April 24 at 9:00am. There will be a variety of competitions that will then be joined/reported in a live stream throughout the day. Some of these activities are focused on Scout skills and teamwork, and others are just for fun. Additionally, there will be a cooking competition as well as a camp gadget contest. And with every activity Scouts do, they receive a clue to help solve the mystery of Prospector Pete's Gold.

An essential part of this virtual camporee will be creativity on the part of Scouts in our units to help make it happen, especially for competitive events and how digital media are used to bring Scout units together to see the fruits of their competitions.

We will have a base studio connecting with live reports from the field and updated leaderboards for the events throughout the day. The live events will finish by 4:00pm and then a Virtual Campfire will be streamed that evening from recorded skits and songs that were submitted to the base studio during the day. We encourage youth members to work on their campfire entries in advance and use this project, along with a treatment and storyboard, as a project for Movie Making merit badge.

Patrols, Troops, Crews, and Webelos Arrow of Light dens may compete in as many competition events as they choose.

Registration fee is $3 and it will cover a patch for each participant, awards, and production costs. Patches and awards will be available after the event.