District Klondike Derby (Feb 4)

District Klondike Derby

February 4, 2017
Alpine Scout Camp
441 route 9W
Alpine, NJ 07670

Register: http://www.nnjbsa.org/event/2042261
Registration 8:00-9:30 AM
Stations are open 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Closing ceremony 4:00 PM

Fee:  . Sled Fee: Fee covers:  . Lunch:  . Patrols:  . Snow Date:  . Troop Respon- sibilities: Skills Needed:

$12.00 per person if registered on or before Jan. 21, 2017 $15.00 per person if registered Jan 22 - Feb 2, 2017 $10.00 per sled, Sled must have a min of 4 Scouts and no more than 8 Patches for youth, free soup and hot chocolate all day Patches for adults: add $12 Provide your own. Hot lunches please! Cold lunches are not good in COLD weather. They only slow the body down. Each patrol must submit a roster card during registration. http://www.nnjbsa.org/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?id=101967 Feb 18 -- If we have to postpone to the snow date, one troop leader will be notified and will have to pass the information on to the rest of the troop. To provide one adult leader to help staff the Klondike. To ensure good sportsmanship, kindness, and teamwork First Aid, Fire Building, Knots & Lashings, Shelter Building, Orienteering, Team Building

Please note: In case of a tie, the winner will be the patrol who can answer a trivia question about a famous incident that took place in Alaska in 1925. Required knowledge:
1. In 1925 a major diphtheria outbreak was a major threat to the kids of Nome Alaska.
2. Serum was transported 674 miles by multiple dog sled teams.
3. The name of the dog most famously associated with the event was named Balto, an American Husky.