Date: June 21-27, 2015 (Sunday – Saturday)
Location: Camp Cherry Valley
Cost: $650 + $200 mandatory transportation cost = $850
Detail: Parents Info, Week at a Glance, Leaders Guide, Parking Instruction, Photo Albums
Required: Camp rservation form and Permission slip due October 28th, Parent’s Consent form

Timeline:
10/28/2014: Reservation form, permission slip, and 1st payment of $100 due
01/27/2015: 2nd payment of $200 due
02/24/2015: 3rd payment of $200 due
03/24/2015: 4th payment of $150 & $200 transportation payment due
05/19/2015: Mandatory parent meeting
06/21/2015: 4:00AM (Yes AM) Meet and depart from Sycamore Park & Ride
06/27/2015: 9-10PM Arrive at Sycamore Park & Ride

To Troop 805,

I was notified today that we are to submit our reservations and first payment to Cherry Valley by end of October otherwise we will lose our reservation. My apologies for the short notice.

For 2015, Troop 805 is planning to go to TWO summer camps:

• Camp Cherry Valley – June 21st – 27th
• Camp Wente – July 12th – 18th

Your scouts can attend either summer camps or BOTH. Please note, we may end up going to ONE summer camp only if we have a majority of the scouts choosing to go to only one camp. We will make our final decision once we know how many sign up.

Camp Wente Reservations will be coming shortly… please look for an email from me regarding that summer camp.

MY ASK:

If your scouts want to attend Camp Cherry Valley in South California (Catalina Island), I need you to do the following:

• Fill out the Camp Reservation Form
• Fill out the Camp Cherry Valley Permission Slip
• Staple a check made out to Troop 805 in the amount of $100 (first payment)
  • NOTE: Total cost for Cherry Valley is $650 (this does NOT include ground transportation to Long Beach – we will figure that cost out later).

PLEASE RETURN the THREE items listed above to me no later than Tuesday, October 28th (PLC). This is very important. I need to make our first payment to Cherry Valley by October 31st otherwise we lose our reservation.

To help parents and scouts to compare between the two Summer Camps, I’ve included links to their 2014 Leader Guides…

In these guides, you will see the type of programs they offer. Camp Cherry Valley is famous for their water front and water activities. Camp Wente is known for their Merit Badge offerings…

For comparisons, Camp Cherry Valley is $650 (cost adjusted). Camp Wente roughly cost around $450 or so… NOTE: cost is adjusted to include troop level costs. In addition, transportation cost is not factored in.

Here is the leader guide for Cherry Valley – scroll down to the bottom to see their program offerings:

http://www.sgvcbsa.org/files/downloads/camping/cherry_valley/CCV_2015/2015%20Cherry%20Valley%20Leaders%20Guide.pdf

Here is the leader guide for Camp Wente – scroll down to the middle to see their program offerings (MB list)…

http://www.wentescoutreservation.org/LeadersGuide_WSR_2015.pdf

I hope this helps in making a decision…

Thank you in advance for your help and again I apologize for this short notice. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Ray Chan
Troop 805 Scoutmaster
NYLT Course Director
925-548-6179 – Cell

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