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Title |
Northern District Friendship Camporee Patch, 1984 |
Object Name |
Patch, Fraternal |
Description |
Northern District Friendship Camporee Patch, 1984. Rectangular printed cloth patch with red threaded surging along outer edge. Printed scene depicts a campfire, orange tent and pine tree on green grass with green hills and blue sky in the background. White text at top reads, "FRIENDSHIP / CAMPOREE" while black text at the bottom reads, "SPRING 1984 / NORTHERN DISTRICT." |
Date |
1984 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2021.082.001.77 |
Dimensions |
H-3.25 W-2.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
3.25 x 2.5 |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"FRIENDSHIP / CAMPOREE / SPRING 1984 / NORTHERN DISTRICT" (white and black printed text on front) |
Provenance |
Part of the Ogden Lamont Boy Scout Collection. |
Notes |
"A camporee is a fun weekend filled with Scouts BSA skill competitions and meeting other Scouts from around your area (that area is called a "district" and is usually defined by school district attendance boundaries or county lines; read more about districts here). There is typically a Spring Camporee and/or Fall Camporee. A camporee can look a lot like a regular weekend campout. Other times, there might be a special theme for the weekend. "The camporee skill competitions take place by patrols (a patrol is a group of 8-10 Scouts within a troop). These competitions usually cover fundamental outdoor skills like fire building, knot tying, or cooking… or they could just activities just for fun like relay races, memory games, and more. All camporee events are friendly and intended to motivate Scouts to master basic skills, engage in respectful competition, and further develop youth leadership and teamwork. Often Scouts BSA Troops will invite Webelos (4th and 5th grade) Scouts to participate with them during the weekend to sample the activities they’ll enjoy when graduating to the next step in Scouting. A highlight of the weekend is the closing campfire, where top scoring patrols will receive awards and everyone has the chance to enjoy Scout Spirit and friendship." [https://www.bsacac.org/activities/camporees/ 10/21/2021] "During the postwar golden era of Scouting, both Stanford Area and San Mateo County Councils grew and flourished. San Mateo County Council organized Chapter 2 of the Knights of Dunamis, an Eagle Scout society that was the precursor to the National Eagle Scout Association. Both councils sent contingents to National and World Jamborees and organized Order of the Arrow lodges; Stanford-Oljato Lodge #207 in 1941 and Pomponio Lodge #528 in 1957... "San Mateo County Council continued its Camp Pescadero until 1948 when Camp Pomponio near La Honda was purchased. In 1956, another camp was obtained near Avery and named Camp Ed Barrer in honor of the first Scout Executive. Both of these camps were closed and sold to purchase Cutter Scout Reservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1969. A primitive high sierra camp dubbed Camp Kit Carson on Caples Lake near Carson Pass was also operated for several years until it was permanently closed in the mid 1970’s." [https://pacsky.org/local-scouting-history/ 10/21/2021] |
Search Terms |
Boy Scouts of America Lamont, Ogden San Mateo County Area Council (Boy Scouts of America) |
Subjects |
Boy Scouts Insignia |
People |
Lamont, Ogden |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Pacific Skyline Council |