The Fall Events are coming up quickly– Autumn Adventure Challenge! being the first one on the schedule. We are moving forward with the focus on safety and increase quality of our of our programs. There have been a lot of questions that come to us, and we wanted to address them for everyone. These FAQs will go for all events this fall.
Question: Why is there no individual registration?
Answer: Based on Youth Protection Policies, units are required to provide 2-deep leadership
Two registered adult leaders 21 years of age or over are required at all Scouting activities, including meetings. There must be a registered female adult leader 21 years of age or over in every unit serving females. A registered female adult leader 21 years of age or over must be present for any activity involving female youth. Notwithstanding the minimum leader requirements, age- and program-appropriate supervision must always be provided.
Question: Are your Fall events only for Cub Scouts?
Answer: Autumn Adventure Challenge is for Scouts BSA, Crews, and Ships; Let it Glow and Dashing through the Woods are both Cub Scout only.
Questions: What if the unit doesn’t want to do all the things the event has?
Answer: The program that is being offered has been put together with the maximum amount fun of for your scout. If your unit doesn’t wish to participate in some part of the event, they don’t have to. Your unit can build in activities to do together during this time as well.
Questions: Can you tell me what is going to be available for each event?
Answer: There will be a parent guide for every event which will list about 90% of the program that will go on in all our events. The extra 10% is meant to be a surprise 😉 Parent Guide can be located on the event registration page, under the resource tab.
Question: Why do you need 100 people for each event as early as 30 days out from the event?
Answer: This is going to happen with all our events moving forward. We are doing this to make sure that all the events are getting the best of efforts. That way if say our September event doesn’t have anyone who wants to attend it, we don’t continue to put forth a lot of time and effort to it. We can then move the efforts to the October event and make that one the best possible. We really don’t want to waste our volunteers time with planning events if they are not appealing to our scouts. This happened in 2023, so be sure to sign up early!.
Question: Will there be a way to earn merit badges at these events?
Answer: We will not complete any merit badge in full—there will be opportunity to meet certain rank/badges requirements. We will provide a passport with a list of activities they can participate in.
Question: The online registration said that food is provided, who is cooking for us?
Answers: We have wonderful volunteers who cook for all our events. Be sure to stop by and say Thank you 🙂
Question: What do I do if I have specific food allergies?
Answer: After you have registered for the event, any dietary restriction can be emailed to Adventure@alamoareabsa.org at least a week before the event. We will make every effort to accommodate reasonable restrictions. We will reach out to anyone we cannot accommodate to discuss options.
Question: My unit doesn’t want to come to the events– but I do. How can I still participate in the event?
Answer: Safety is our focus. Each Unit is required to provide 2-deep leadership. We are unable to combine units to create 2-deep leadership because only a Charter Organization can approve the leadership that supervises the scouts in their unit. We encourage you to promote the activities in your unit to increase participation.
Question: Will there be day passes?
Answer: Each event this f
all is offered in a different format. Autumn Adventure Challenge is a weekend event, Let it Glow is an overnight, and Dashing through the Woods is a day event. Constant coming and going creates a risk to our scouts that is difficult to mitigate so we are not offering day passes to our weekend events. Please choose the event that fits your time commitment schedule and your scout’s age.
Question: I missed the deadline to sign up, can I still register?
Answer: With our focus on safety and increased quality, it is difficult to continually adjust logistics based on late registration. Therefore, we ask that you track the closing registration closely—if you miss a registration deadline, please register for the next available event.
Question: Will there be a Trading Post at these events? What form of payment is accepted?
Answer: There will be a trading post at all our events. We will accept all forms– Cash, Credit, and checks.
Question: Will there be patches for the events? T-shirts?
Answer: This year we are doing something a little bit different. Autumn Adventure Challenge and Dashing through the Woods will be given patches. Let it Glow will be given a t-shirt– so sign up early!
Question: Will there be swimming at any of the events?
Answer: There will be no swimming at any of the events. The Autumn Adventure Challenge will have activities in a canoe, so there is a small chance you could get wet still.
Question: Is there a packing list?
Answer: Packing lists are included in the Parent Guides found on the Resource Tab of Registration.
Question: I saw that the Haunted Forest is back this year. Can my troop sign up to help?
Answer: Absolutely. Troops, Crews, and Ships are invited to help put on the spookiest haunted forest yet. Troop sign up is live, so if you want to help register today!
Question: I saw that the Haunted Forest is on two different Saturdays, is that correct?
Answer: Yes! We are bring the Haunted Forest back– bigger than ever! Those dates are Saturday, October 18th, and Saturday, October 28th.
If you have more questions about the events that have not been answered above, feel free to reach out to Adventure@alamoareabsa.org
Click here to register for Autumn Adventure Challenge, Let it Glow, and Dashing through the Woods.
