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Camp Commissioners

Your camp commissioner is your special agent for everything. It is your commissioner's job to do everything he can to make your stay at camp the best it possibly can be.

Sunday you will meet your commissioner and from that point on he will be your encyclopedia for all things Bear Paw. Use your commissioner as the ultimate camp resource. He can connect you with the people and places that make camp go.

Here are just some ideas

• You want to take your troop on an overnight hike. Your commissioner can help arrange a meal, check out quartermaster equipment, and give you a map. Usually she is dying to be asked to join you.
• Some scouts in your Troop need service project time. Your commissioner can find the projects that will best help keep camp beautiful and get your boys some quality work.
• You are trying to cook a special nighttime snack. Your commissioner can order you some special goodies from the commissary.
• You have a great program idea but don't know how we could use it at camp. Your commissioner can help.

Be sure to ask your commissioner about....

• Troop Time Activities
• Adult Leader Aquatics Programs
• Coffee with the Camp Director
• Leader Cook-Off
• Leader/Staff activities

While at camp be sure to put your commissioner to work. During the week your commissioner may be found providing leader training, participating in adult leader discussions, and partaking in in good old fashioned leader fun.

Becoming a Camp Commissioner

The commissioner corps is made up of a seasoned volunteers who have a love for Scouting and knowledge of all things Bear Paw. Camp commisioners come from all walks of life, from retired Scoutmasters to former camp staff members.

Commissioners are responsible for aiding the general operation of the program at camp. Each commissioner is assigned a handful of troops to monitor, support, and befriend for their week in camp. Typical commissioner duties include:

• Guiding troops through the camp check-in and check-out
• Suporting troop campsite and equipment needs
• Meeting with leaders at daily meetings
• Hiking out for regular campsite visits
• Participating in fellowship activities, like cooking and shooting events
• Placing food orders for the camp commissary
• Chating away an afternoon from a bench on waterfront hill

Commissioners are an integral part of the Bear Paw Staff for the weeks they volunteer at camp. They are active participants in all that happens and are forever part of our Bear Paw family. Each volunteer is housed with the camp staff and is provided with meals and a "Class B" uniform shirt.

Registered Adult Leaders may volunteer to work as many weeks of the summer as they can manage. Volunteers will be selected in an attempt to involve as many talented applicants as are willing and able.

If you ready to volunteer or just looking for more information, complete the Commissioner Interest Form. You will be contacted by the program coordinator as the season approaches. We look forward to hearing from you.

Commissioner Interest Form

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