STAFF RECOGNITION (Included in the Staff Fee)
1) TRAINED PATCH:
Each person that takes the Challenge Trophy Camporee Training receives a special pocket patch. (above)
2) STAFF PINS:
At the Challenge Trophy Camporee we hand out a years of service pin for the first 5 years a person was on staff. (See below)
3) STAFF PATCHES:
Each staff person gets a staff patch. It is the same on used on the plaques for program excellence. (See below)
4) STAFF CAPS:
Each staff person gets a camporee cap.
5) YOUTH LEADERSHIP STAFF PLAQUES:
Each youth in a leadership role receives a plaque at closing. This includes the event Area coordinators, the Subcamp Chiefs, and the youth Camporee Chiefs. When the camporee has 6 sub-camps, the youth recognition awards total 18 plaques.
6) CAMPOREE PATCHES:
Each staff person also receives a Camporee patch and a Subcamp patch.
This ends the STAFF recognition part.
ATTENDING TROOP AND PATROL RECOGNITION (Included in the fees at the Challenge Trophy Camporee)
a) PATCHES:
Each person receives a Camporee patch and one or more subcamp patches
b) DRAG DERBY PROGRAM PATCH:
Each person who makes a Drag Car receives a special patch (See below).
c) DRAG DERBY PLAQUES:
These special awards are determined by the youth staff. For example, fastest car, best design, etc. 10 to 20 plaques are awarded depending on the youth staff’s selections.
d) SUBCAMP CHARIOT RACE:
Each person who races in the chariot race, or helps officiate the event, receives a special patch (See below).
e) OUTDOOR & NATURE SKILL PATCH:
Each patrol who earns the outdoor and nature skill award for their subcamp receives a special patch. This patch was introduced ih 2003.(see below)
f) PERFECT CAMPSITE INSPECTION SCORE:
In 2004 we introduced a new patch. For troops that got a perfect score during the campsite inspection, every one in the troop received a Perfect Score pocket patch.
g) TEAMWORK PATCH:
In 2005 we introduced a new patch at the 7th CTC, a team work patch. The top 5 patrol in each subcamp recieve a Team work patch for earning the highest scores for the TEAM WORK events that they participate in.
h) PLAQUES:
Plaques are awarded for scouting excellence. Each subcamp will award, Top 5 Patrols – Events, Best 3 troops Inspection, Top 3 troops (combined scores) in the subcamp. If there are 6 Subcamps at the Camporee, a total of 66 of these plaques will be handed out to troops for Scouting Excellence. Note that this represents approximately 60% of the total recognition plaques awarded.
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Below is a picture of the plaques that were handed out for scouting excellence in 2002 at the 4th CTC. Note the colors that correspond to the 8 subcamp flag colors used at this Council sponsored Camporee.
RECOGNITION AT CAMPFIRES AND CLOSING
At the Challenge Trophy Camporee, some of the plaques are awarded at the Campfire. These include the subcamp patrol awards, the campsite inspection awards, etc. The remaining plaques are awarded at the Closing, which includes best troops in each subcamp plaques, special program awards, etc. The Subcamp leaders hand out the subcamp plaques. The Youth Camporee Chiefs hand out the recognition plaques to the subcamp leadership teams.
Second last item: The Volunteer In Charge (VIC) hands out the plaques to the youth Camporee Chiefs. At this time, the entire leadership team is front and center. The VIC verbally announces to the attending troops, "this is the entire youth leadership team that ran the camporee program". A round of applause follows. At that time, he or she, should also say that there are opportunities for youth who wish to be on staff next year.
Lastly, the VIC returns the Closing to the Youth Camporee Chiefs and they complete the closing by lowering the flag and dismissing the troops.
Below is a picture of the closing in 2002 at the 4th CTC. You will see an international flavor as Canadian Troops attended this camporee in Western NYS.
Only the youth leadership team is on the stage. Note the 8 colored subcamp flags indicating organizational order of the program and the strong presence of youth leadership as they hand out the awards. To avoid confusion the subcamp were named for colors, not animals or birds. For example, it is easy to find the subcamp H.Q. when the colored flag is on display. The flag is also used at Event Areas and during the Subcamp Chariot Race. This particular camporee was sponsored by Council. The youth successfully ran the program for over 1500 attendees.
