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Our Departments:
Packing List:
Clothing and Bedding:
Complete Scout Uniform
Comfortable Hiking Shoes/Boots
Daily Change of Underwear and Socks
Extra Shorts, Pants, and Shirts
Swimsuit & Towel
Raincoat or Poncho
Sleeping Bag, Pillow, and Sheets/Mattress Cover
Sweater or Jacket
Pajamas & Blanket
Optional:
Camera
Musical Instrument
Deck of Cards
Fishing Tackle
Sewing Kit
Bible or Prayer Book
Mess Kit and Canteen
Book or Novel
Toiletries:
Toothbrush & Toothpaste
Hand Towels, Bath Towel, and Wash Cloth
Soap, Bodywash, and Shampoo
Comb/Hairbrush & Mirror
MUSTS for a Happy Week:
Flashlight with Extra Batteries
Water Bottle
Scout Handbook
Pencil, Pen, and Notebook
Compass
Money for Merit Badge Books & Trading Post
Merit Badge Prereqs (if applicable)
Notice:
Please leave at home: radios, comic books, game systems, MP3 players, TVs, cell phone etc. Items such as these tend to detract from the scouting experience as well as the atmosphere that should prevail in a Scout Camp.
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Please note that some merit badges require the scouts to have specific materials for the badge. Leather work and basketry require purchase of materials from the trading post. The All Adventure Department require long pants for some activities. Both Metalworking and Welding require jeans in order to participate. Camping merit badge requires a backpack per scout. Photography merit badge requires a digital camera. Please review the requirements of each badge so scouts have the proper materials and equipment with them when they arrive at camp.
Health Lodge
Health Lodge
The Health Lodge is covered 24 hours a day by a qualified health officer who meets the standards of both the State of Connecticut and Scouting America. If an individual has to take medication during camp, the health officer must dispense it (State of CT rules for youth camps). All medication for scouts and adults is to be checked in during check in on Sunday. The health officer will dispense all medication in camp, save for items like rescue inhalers or epinephrine auto-injectors.
Immediately after meals is the normal time for routine medical problems such as giving out medication or changing a bandage. If a Scout is seriously injured, send two messengers to the health lodge and aid will be sent to you. Do not attempt to move a seriously injured person.
Medical Forms
It seems medical forms are by far the largest hurdle a Unit faces in preparations for Summer Camp . We offer the following suggestions and a checklist for checking forms. Start early! Most Doctors require an appointment for physicals. The more time you give your parents, the easier the process is.
Everyone must have a physical every year using the Scouting America annual health and medical record. Regardless of age, all scouts and adults are required to have a physical every year. This must include the entire week at camp.
Get a Troop Committee member to oversee the whole Medical Form process for your unit (maybe a RN or EMT if you’re lucky).
Get medical forms as early as possible to check them. Waiting until Sunday while you’re trying to check-in to camp puts a lot of strain on leaders and par-ents alike.
All medication is turned in to the Nurse in pharmacy containers, each with a State medication form. The Nurse will decide what Scouts and Leaders may have with them in the campsite. Make a copy of these medical forms, camp will not be giving back forms handed in on Sunday (you keep the master, give us the copies).
Let Us Help
Bring your medical forms on your Tuesday Night Program planning meeting and let us take a quick look. Check Medical Forms for the following:
• Make sure that everything is filled out, Part A, B, C, and D, including the emergency phone numbers. If parents are going away, who can make medical decisions for the child/person?
• Current Parental Signature: Parents must sign every year.
• Immunization record is filled out.
• It must be good for the entire week at camp, not just 4 of the 6 days.
• All medication in camp must be on the medication form and signed by both the parent and doctor. Medication must be in a pharmacy container when brought to camp.
To get a copy of the BSA Medical Form Visit CT Rivers Council Website.
Medication in Camp
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is very stringent with what campers may and may not have in their possession while at camp. All prescription medications must be in original pharmacy containers labeled with the name of the patient, date the prescription was filled, pharmacy phone number, name of the medication, dosage, schedule for taking, prescribing doctor, and expiration date of the medicine.
This is especially important for controlled drugs like Ritalin and mood-changing drugs like Prozac. NO MEDICATION is allowed in zip-lock bags or little jars or envelopes with the scout's name and “take yellow pill once a day” labeled on it. This is for prescription and over-the-counter drugs alike. Scoutmasters should also have a dosage schedule for each scout so that they can remind the scout to take their medicine.
Pharmacists are very good about making a labeled pill bottle for parents who prefer to send only what is needed for the camp period - both over-the-counter and prescription drugs.
State regulations require that no prescription or non-prescription medication be administered without current, annual, written, parent and MD permission. Parent permission and other state-required information such as allergies, side effects, and start/stop dates must be obtained for each medication. Please fill out a separate State of CT form for each medication taken at camp; it is similar to those used by most schools.
We ask that those with serious allergies requiring emergency medications have an action plan completed by their physician. Most allergists are familiar with these plans. If the doctor does not have a standard form for this purpose, a sample can be downloaded from the above website also. It must contain the MD and parent permissions mentioned above.
Scouts may have first-aid kits however the nurse, with no exceptions, MUST see all injuries.
Scouting America Medical Form
Health Form.pdfTrading Post
Trading Post
Our Trading post sells the gamut of Mattatuck swag from hats, to t-shirts, to sweatshirts so you can show your Mattatuck pride year-round. Sometimes during camp, you need an afternoon pick me up in the form of candy, ice cream, or soda. That's what our trading post is here for!
Leaving Camp
Leaving Camp
When the unit checks in on Sunday, the leader should hand in a list of any scouts and/or adults that will be coming up or leaving, and what day and time. Mattatuck is very concerned with the safety of the youth in our care. We must insist that when a scout is signed out of camp, a Pack leader is present with the scout in the camp office so the staff sees that the Pack is aware that the scout is leaving and to help verify who is picking up the scout. Also, the person picking the scout up may be asked to present a picture form of ID. Please let parents know about this policy so that nobody is surprised by it or the time it may take. After all, it is for the safety of the scouts.
Administrative Details
Administrative Details
Restrictions: There are certain things not allowed at Camp for the health and safety of everybody, including No pets (This includes check-in) No alcohol or drugs No mini-bikes or personal bicycles No smoking in front of scouts No personal firearms, ammunition No personal archery equipment No fireworks No bare feet walking around camp No pocket knives without totin/whittling chip.
Youth Protection: For adults, Youth Protection Training is offered online by the National Council any time year-round. Access it through your “My Scouting” account. Please take this training at home so that you can spend time at camp doing all the great outdoor activities that the camps have to offer. Camp Mattatuck Main Office - 860 - 283 - 9577.
Communicate Special Needs: To better serve your Scout, our volunteers, and your family, please fill out the Individual Plan of Care for a Child With Special Health Care Needs or Disabilities form Page 6 of the Summer Camp Health Form. This form should be filled out if your Scout has a Plan of Care through your school. This would allow us to work with your Scout and to be aware of any medical or developmental special needs. Please provide the health officer with details of ANY medical special needs.
Fee Guide
Fee Guide
2025 CRC Summer Camp Resident Fees DRAFT.docxPage updated
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