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ECB ENTRANCE
​STATE SCOUTING COORDINATOR
BRIAN WESTFALL
West District - FROSTBURG LODGE #470
​Cell: (301) 697 - 0438 / EMAIL: bwestfall@alleganygov.org
~ NOVEMBER 16 - 18, 2018 ~
** 11/07/2018: SCOUT  CAMPOREE IS NOW CLOSED FOR 2018...
~ HELD EACH YEAR IN NOVEMBER WITH PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY - ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. TYPICALLY, ITS HELD ON THE SCHEDULED SEASON FINALE HOME GAME OF THE USNA MIDSHIPMEN COLLEGE FOOTBALL; A "USNA - SCOUT DAY" IS HELD WHICH BEGINS WITH A TOUR OF THE USNA BY MIDSHIPMEN (Most are from USNA - NESA [National Eagle Scouts Assoc.]), THEN THE PARADE OF THE BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN TO THE STADIUM FROM ACADEMY GROUNDS THROUGH THE STREETS OF ANNAPOLIS, NAVY-FEST - TAILGATE PARTIES (ELKS SERVE [1,000+] SCOUTS & LEADERS HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, CHIPS, SOFT DRINKS), THEN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME. AFTER THE GAME; SCOUTS RETURN TO ELKS CAMP BARRETT FOR A LATE EVENING DINNER FOLLOWED BY A SCOUT LED BONFIRE, INCLUDING SONGS & SKITS.
~ SCOUT TROOPS ARRIVE ON FRIDAY EVENING AT ELKS CAMP BARRETT AND ENJOY A WEEKEND PROVIDED BY ELK VOLUNTEERS SERVING FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, LOADS OF FUN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WEEKEND DRAWS OVER [1,000+] SCOUTS & LEADERS FROM TROOPS THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES (MD, DE, VA, NC, WV, PA, OH, NJ, NY, CT, & DC). SATURDAY IS "SCOUT DAY" AT USNA, THE WEEKEND COMES TO A CLOSE ON SUNDAY MORNING AFTER A SCOUT LED NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPIRITUAL SERVICE AT ELKS CAMP BARRETT - SCOUT BUILT HILLSIDE CHAPEL.
~ SCOUTS PROVIDE THEIR TENTS AND SET CAMP IN THE FIELD, WOODED CAMPSITES, AND CABINS (USUALLY RESERVED FOR CUB SCOUTS & GIRL SCOUTS).