In April 2022 the Rivers Edge district hosted a camporee with about 300 participants in Brooks, Oregon. We ran 2 of the 9 activity stations- a leather name tag station and an animal matching game station.
About 220 people - mostly youth - joined us in learning about animals seen by travelers on the Oregon Trail via a matching game. Groups matched toy animals with corresponding pelts, info cards and items made from the animals.
Each participant was offered a educational pamphlets and a headband with bighorn sheep horns from The Wild Sheep Foundation.
Here is a word cloud of the feedback received;
Leather name tag station;
About 70 leather name tags were made by the scouts...
Thanks to a key sponsor Cabela’s, prizes were given to one person from the teams that did the Animals Along the Oregon Trail matching game. Participants that struggled but didn't give up OR someone who made a significant cheerful contribution were chosen to receive a prize.
Prizes included headlamps, flashlights, flint & steel strikers, dry bag, and other small camping items.
