IMPORTANT NOTICE - ALL SPACES FOR CANADIAN PATROLS ARE NOW FILLED
There will be a very limited number of spaces for contingents of Scouts and/or Venturers from Canada to participate in the 2008 Michigan International Camporee. Each contingent from a Canadian troop or company will consist of 8 Scouts and/or Venturers and 2 adult leaders. Additional adults traveling with a contingent can apply to be members of our camporee staff. Canadian contingents must bring their own tents and personal camping equipment. All contingents participating in the Michigan International Camporee must travel with approved tour permits and follow travel rules of their Scout Association.
Each Canadian contingent will be placed in a campsite with 16 Scouts/Venturers and 2-4 adult leaders from the Michigan hosting troop(s) or crew(s) and with an international group of 16 Scouts and 4 adult leaders from outside of the U.S. and Canada, either one large contingent or several small contingents. This will result in a total of 40 youth and 8-10 adult leaders in each campsite. The campsite adult leaders will form the 40 youth participants into 4 mixed patrols of 10 members each for the week’s activities, so it is likely that 4 buddy pairs from the Canadian contingent will be placed in 4 different campsite patrols. One of the campsite adult leaders from Michigan will serve as the campsite Scoutmaster. The other 7-9 adult leaders in the campsite will serve as campsite assistant Scoutmasters.
Canadian contingents are welcome to arrive at Northwoods on Saturday evening, July 26, to set up and get ready for the camporee. However, food service from the commissary will begin with the evening meal on Sunday, July 27, and will end with breakfast on Sunday, August 3. Contingents arriving early are responsible for providing their own meals until the evening meal on July 27.
The nearest airport to Northwoods is Flint, but Lansing and Detroit airports can also be used. The nearest Viarail train station is Sarnia, Ontario.
If your troop or company would like to form a contingent of 8 Scouts/Venturers and 2 adults to participate in the 2008 Michigan International Camporee, your first step is to complete the Canadian Unit Application Form in the .doc format and submit it as an email attachment to registration@micamporee.org. Applications for out-of-state and Canadian patrols from troops and crews that participated in the 2004 Michigan International Camporee will have priority for a space at the 2008 Michigan International Camporee if received before June 1, 2007. All applications received by June 1, 2007, for out-of-state and Canadian patrols from troops and crews that did not participate in the 2004 Michigan International Camporee will be considered as a group. In considering those applications, our first priority will be to enable our international guests to meet Scouts and Venturers from as many different parts of the U.S. and Canada as possible by accepting one contingent from each state and province represented in the applications. We will then fill the rest of the out-of-state/Canada spaces. If there are spaces left after June 1, 2007, they will be filled on a first come first served basis.
After approving your application form, we will reply confirming that there is a space available for your contingent and that we will hold that space for one month while you complete the next step of the registration process. Your next step is to print a copy of your Canadian Unit Application Form, have it signed by your unit leader and unit committee chair, have it endorsed where indicated by a member of your council/area professional staff with their statement that your Scouts/Venturers and leaders will be good representatives of your council/area and Canadian Scouting, and mail that form together with a deposit of US $25 per youth participant for a total of US $200 (check made out to CHIEF OKEMOS COUNCIL BSA) to Michigan International Camporee 2008, PO Box 244, St Johns MI 48879. For us to continue to hold your unit’s space, we must receive your form and deposit within one month after you receive our confirmation message. Our MIC 2008 staff advisor will then contact your council staff to confirm their endorsement of your unit’s participation in MIC 2008 and your reservation will be complete. Deposits are not refundable and are transferable only to a unit that replaces your unit as an out-of-state or Canadian contingent.