Special Needs: Added “For a guide on how to add special needs accommodations to your registration, please see the Resources & Downloads page” after “two weeks before your arrival.”; formatting changes
Merit Badges at Camp: Added “For a guide on how to sign up for Merit Badge classes and other activities, please see the Resources & Downloads page” after “Troops that have paid their reservation balance in full.”
Parent Portal: Added new page
Resources & Downloads: Added Class Sign-Ups, Parent Portal, and Special Needs Event Registration Guides
Daily Schedule: Changed “This schedule may change until May 1st as we prepare for this summer’s program. There will be no changes after May 1st unless absolutely necessary.” to “This schedule may change until June 1st as we prepare for this summer’s program. There will be no changes after June 1st unless absolutely necessary.”
Merit Badge Schedule: Identical change as to Daily Schedule
Special Needs: Changed “we ask you or the scout’s parent or guardian to fill out a Special Needs Form a few weeks prior to your arrival. If the needs are significant, we’ll contact you or the person in need with any questions that we have to best facilitate their stay” to “we ask you or the scout’s parent or guardian to enter this information on that scout’s personal information page in Blackpug no later than two weeks before your arrival. If we have any questions, we’ll contact you, the person in need, or their parent or guardian with any questions that we have to best facilitate their stay”
Changed “We also have two battery-and-inverter setups we can lend to participants on a first-come, first-serve basis. To request, please fill out a Special Needs Form” to “We also have two battery-and-inverter setups we can lend to participants on a first-come, first-serve basis. To request these mobile batteries, please email [email protected]”
Changed “Please fill out a Special Needs Form for each person who needs a mobility-related accommodation, such as a campsite close to the Dining Hall or without hilly terrain” to “Troops with individuals needing a mobility-related accommodation can be placed in campsites close to the Dining Hall or without hilly terrain”
Food & Meals (& Menus): Changed “We have several special-diets menus for persons with a variety of food challenges. Please fill out a for each person so that our team can meet the needs” to “We provide vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free meals for those needing accommodation. To request, please add or have that person’s parents or guardian add their needs to their personal information in Blackpug”
Pre-Arrival: Changed ”Arrival times can be scheduled during our Pre-Camp Leader Meetings or during a phone call you’ll receive the week prior to your arrival” to “Arrival times can be through your registration in Blackpug. We also ask that you indicate in Blackpug whether or not your Troop is arriving by bus”
Arriving by Bus: Changed “Please let us know if your Troop plans to arrive by bus during one of our Pre-Camp Leader Meetings or by emailing us so we can be prepared to welcome you” to “Please let us know if your Troop plans to arrive by bus by adding this information to your registration in Blackpug”
Merit Badges at Camp: Changed “You can sign your scouts up for merit badges through Blackpug, our registration system, on May 1st.” to “Merit Badge sign-ups take place through Blackpug, our reservation management software. Sign-ups open on May 1st for Troops that have paid their reservation balance in full. If a scout decides after attending class that they wish to change to a different class, they should go to the class they want to go to and inform the instructor that they are a new student. We will take care of the back-end. Generally, there are no capacity constraints for Merit Badge classes.”;
Replaced “scouts will sign up after Sunday dinner” with “For these merit badges, scouts should sign up on Blackpug by selecting the ‘waitlist.’ On Sunday each week, the instructors for those classes will conduct a lottery.”
Deleted “There is no sign-up for these prior to arriving at camp. If your group is arriving after Sunday dinner or is delayed, please contact the camp no earlier than a week before you arrive and we will work out a reasonable accommodation.”
Early-Arrival Food: Changed “However, we can provide limited meal service for early-arrival Troops for a small per-person fee. This includes Saturday dinner as well as breakfast and a sack lunch on Sunday. Stay tuned for details on how to add this to your Troop’s reservation.” to “Recognizing that many Troops arrive early to Camp Meriwether from far away, we’re now offering early-arrival Troops the option for limited Saturday food service for a $15 fee. This includes Saturday dinner as well as breakfast and a sack lunch on Sunday. This option can be added to your reservation in Blackpug.”