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Hello Goshen Leaders!

My name is Eric Smith and I would like to start by introducing myself as the new 2022 Reservation Director. I have worked on camp staff for 25 years and am excited to meet you this summer at Goshen Scout Reservation. As the staff is hard at work preparing for your arrival this summer, I would like to highlight a few key updates to help you prepare as well.

Some quick updates:

1. We will be hosting a series of Leader Orientation webinars on Monday evenings in March at 7pm and will be recorded for future use. Please pass the word on to parents in your units. More details on links will be coming out shortly. The topics will be:
   1. March 14 – High Adventure
   2. March 21 – Scouts BSA Camps
   3. March 28 – Cub Scout Camps
2. We are approaching the Campership Deadline – March 1st. If you have youth that need a bit of extra financial assistance to get to camp, please have them fill out an application here: www.gotogoshen.org/camperships . Camperships can grant up to 50% of the cost of camp. Please make every effort to submit applications by the deadline, but if you have additional youth that come in after the fact, please continue to apply online and we will allot as funding is available.
3. Due to popular demand, we have opened another week at Camp Ross. Week 6 will run 7/31 to 8/6. If you are interested in switching your Pack’s registration to this week, please contact Camping Specialist Sarah Moses at Sarah.Moses@scouting.org.
4. Several of our camps are still looking for staff for this coming summer. If you have anyone interested, they can apply here: www.gotogoshen.org/staff
5. We are in the process of evaluating our COVID protocols for this coming summer based on local guidance and guidance from the CDC. Stay tuned shortly for updated details pertaining to Merit Badge classes.
6. Speaking of Merit Badges, Merit Badge & Activity Sign Ups for Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted will open on March 31 at 9am. We’ll be releasing the updated Program & Prerequisites Guide as well as the Merit Badge Sign Ups How To in the next week or so. You can find both of these resources here: www.gotogoshen.org/information/forms-downloads . Participants at Lenhok’sin High Adventure, rather than activity sign ups, be sure to fill out your crew survey by May 7th, found here: www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin/#downloads . For Packs at Camp Ross, activity sign-ups will occur at camp.
7. And lastly, some helpful posts:
   1. If you can’t get back into your registration, check out this post: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-re-accessing-your-registration/
   2. If you aren’t the person handling your unit’s registration anymore, check out this post: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-changing-your-registration-contact/
   3. If you are ready to add campers to your registration, check out this post: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-how-to-add-more-campers/

Eric Smith | Director of Camping Services

Hello Goshen leaders!

Its that time of year again! We are reaching out today to check in and remind you that registration for summer of 2022 is now open! If you had already reserved your spot in 2021, then you’re good to go! If you have not, now is the time! We are accepting deposits at the rate of $420 for one youth to attend camp. Please make your reservation soon to lock in the week that your unit wants! Spots are already starting to fill up earlier in the summer. Youth and adult fees are here: https://www.gotogoshen.org/registration/

On a different note, we are looking for some stories on your experiences at camp this summer to chat about on our council blog as we build excitement for next summer! Please do feel free to share those with me or post directly to WeOwnAdventure here https://weownadventure.com/submit/ .

Finally, if you have any new programs, badges, etc. that you’d like to see for next year, please don’t hesitate to mention it to me. We are compiling the information from your surveys to build the best possible program for your scouts and additional feedback is always welcome.

Please let us know if you have any questions! Is it time for summer yet?

-Phil Barbash

Hello Goshen leaders!

Phil Barbash here, with a couple of quick updates:

1. The early bird payment deadline is this Friday, the 16^th at 11:59PM. At midnight, the price will switch over to $440/youth and $265/adults. Please make every effort to get your youth and adults signed up!
2. For Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted: Merit badge registration will open at 9AM on Friday morning the 16th. It is first come first served, but please do not fret too much if you have to waitlist youth for certain heavier traffic badges. There is going to be wiggle room for us to adjust our staffing and open up additional sections of merit badges as needed. Please do register those youth for the waitlist if they desire to take that badge, and remember that youth must register with at least one merit badge buddy. Multiple members of the same cohort developing similar schedules is preferable.
3. Please continue to reference our pandemic protocols here as they continue to evolve here: www.gotogoshen.org/coronavirus. The latest updates centered around the use of cohorts, merit badge buddy requirements, and pre-screening procedures – a mandatory 14 day symptom screening before arrival at camp OR a negative PCR test within 7 days prior to your arrival at camp.
4. If you have adults splitting the week (one coming down the first half, one coming down the second half), you can get details about how to register them here: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-splitting-adults/.

If you ever need to reference any of my previous emails, they are here:  https://www.gotogoshen.org/information/latest-news/ . Please let us know if we can help!

-Phil

Hello Goshen leaders!

Phil Barbash here, with Goshen Scout Reservation. A couple of updates for this summer:

1. We have the last installment in our series of webinars tonight at 6PM EST. This was the webinar on Scouts BSA camp that was originally postponed. We will run through some of the changes as it relates to pandemic protocols, and also highlight some of the programs going on in our camps this summer. You can register here: https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K297JI5zTrOSqIcHr9mpVw?fbclid=IwAR0Q1ZHhDgVTU_Z0Whn6_Sq3wh3FYRQx93ZPr0WPCPCrL6jP617c2Ckn03Y
2. If you missed our previous webinars on Cub Scout and High Adventure camps, you can watch recordings and download slides both on our website and on the Scouter’s Digest. Cub Scouts here: https://weownadventure.com/lets-get-camping-webinar-series-cub-scouts-go-to-camp/ and High Adventure here: https://weownadventure.com/lets-get-camping-webinar-series-high-adventure-at-summer-camp/
3. Our early bird payment deadline is right around the corner! Please ensure that you sign up all of your youth by 11:59PM on April 16th to avoid the added $40 fee.
4. If you are wondering how to sign up your campers, be sure to check out our blog post: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-how-to-add-more-campers/
5. Need information on how to register adults splitting the week? We have a blog post for that, too: www.gotogoshen.org/registration/registration-tips-splitting-adults/
6. Merit badge registration will go live on April 16th at 9am. Schedules are available online for each individual camp at www.gotogoshen.org. Tune into the webinar tomorrow to get details on how program is going to work and some basics about sign ups.
7. You can also continue to find updated information about our pandemic protocols here: www.gotogoshen.org/coronavirus
8. Lastly, we do still have funds available for camperships. Applications can be found here: www.gotogoshen.org/camperships

Its getting close to camp. I can taste it! Take care and please do reach out with any questions.

-Phil