We look forward to seeing you at the Iron Horse Spring Camporee in April!

Signs, Signals, Codes and more

Event fee: $10/person early bird, $15/person late registration includes patch.

Troops provides their own food
Firewood is available for free on site, do not bring outside firewood
Above ground fires required if your area does not have a fire ring
Drinking water is available in our campsites

For more information contact: John Nelson (jnels10@yahoo.com) (312) 320-6547
 

Friday, April 19th , 2024
6:00—9:00 pm – Registration at Greene Valley
8:00 pm – Cracker Barrel, Scoutmasters and SPLs

Saturday, April 20th , 2024
8:00 am – Registration at Greene Valley continues
9:00 am – Opening Ceremony and Announcements
9:30 am – Unit Events begin
12:00 Lunch
1:30 pm Complete Unit Events/District challenges begin
6:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm – Campfire

Sunday April 21st 2024 
Troops are on their own, need to be out before noon.

Each troop should run a skill or team building event for the morning program if possible. For help on searching events please see handouts from previous years, or feel free to search online.

Afternoon District Events will draw from Signs, Signals and Codes merit badge (http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Signs-Signals-and-Codes.pdf) as well as a special guest presenter;
a. Morse code
b. Semaphores
c. Silent Signals
d. Signs when you’re lost (to help you get found)
e. Trail signs and markings
f. Map symbols
g. Emoticons (Emojis)
h. Braille
i. American Sign Language
j. Cycling/Driving hand signals