BALOO Training

The following is the text of the flyer for the 9/14/2002 BALOO sponsored by Virginia-Central. Please contact me at   or Carl Stout at if you have questions or want to take us up on the offer to train a BALOO director for your district.

Bill Lee

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation-BALOO

Saturday, September 14, 2002

This day-long training event is designed for the Pack leader who will give leadership to a Pack Overnighter and for those new to camping or who would like to improve their camping skills at the Cub Scout level. This is a fun course that provides immediately useable information on all the policies, equipment and activities that make a Cub Scout Pack Overnighter a success.

Topics include youth protection guidelines, health and safety, site selection, age-appropriate activities, and needs and requirements for an adequate number of adult participants at camping events. You will learn about all the changes in the Cub Scout camping policies including the need for a Council-approved local tour permit being required for all Cub Scout

campouts regardless of the closeness to the Pack home.

To be able to have a Pack overnighter, the leader of the camping event must be BALOO trained and possess the BALOO training card.

Saturday, September 14, 2002 9:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.

Scott's Run Road LDS Church, McLean, VA Directions (ADC map for northern

Virginia, Map 8, E7:

I-495 (inner loop, northbound). Exit 11. Take State Route 123 north (east)

to Lewinsville Road (SR 694). Left on SR 694 about 1/2 mile to Scott's Run

Rd. Right on Scott's Run Rd. to LDS church. I-495 (outerloop, southbound).

Exit 13. Left on Georgetown Pike 1/4 mile to SR 686. Right (south) on SR

686 to Lewinsville Rd. (SR 694). Right on SR 694 about 1/2 mile to Scott's

Run Rd. Right on Scott's Run Rd. to LDS church.

Dulles Access Rd. (east or westbound). Take exit 19 to SR 123. Take State

Route 123 north (east) to Lewinsville Road (SR 694). Left on SR 694 about

1/2 mile to Scott's Run Rd. Right on Scott's Run Rd. to LDS church.

COST: $15.00 covers lunch, handouts, materials and BALOO pin. Make checks

out to "NCAC BSA".

Advanced Registration Required. To register in advance, please

contact the BALOO Course Director Bill Hawk at 703-593-0194 or by

e-mail at