Webelos Readyman

Event Flier

Buckeye District
2008 Webelos Readyman

Event Flier

Table of Contents

Overview	Registration	Gathering
Patch Gallery	Stations	Worthington Christian HS Building Map
Questions	Schedule	Google Map to Worthington Christian HS
Error Correction	Resources	Next Logical Steps

Overview
The 2008 Webelos Readyman event is scheduled for Saturday, Jan 12.

The Boy Scout motto is BE PREPARED. Should someone ask, "Prepared for what?" - "Prepared for anything is the answer. Readyman Activity Badge prepares the Scout for First Aid hurry cases, teaches how to get help when needed, and teaches safety.

Objectives

To teach WEBELOS Scouts simple first aid and emergency first aid for the "hurry cases"
To make WEBELOS Scouts more aware of safety around the home, bicycle safety, and car safety.

You never know when you will be called upon to help someone in an emergency -- at the store, while hikeing, babysitting, or elsewhere. The Readyman activity badge is desined to help the Webelos get ready for these emergencies. Youth and children are not too young to help others!

To earn the Readyman activity badge a Webelos Scout must learn first aid, safe swim rules, and how to drive his bicycle without danger to himself or others. He also learns how to make his home safer and the safety rules for passengers in the car.

In earning the Readyman activity badge, he will get a faster start on being prepared as a Scout. Many of the things he learns help him advance as a boy scout.

For more information, download the printable flier for this event.

8:30 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m.
CHECK IN and GATHERING

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Name Card front

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Name Card back

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Checkin/Registration
There have been some minor changes to Checkin, reflecting suggestions received in the past couple weeks.

The scouts are organized by pack/den. When you arrive, there will be a table in the lobby with a packet for each pack/den. The checkin packet:

will have your leader's name(s)
lists the order that your group rotates through the stations
has a map of Worthington Christian High School
contains the application you sent to Council
contains patches and other program material

There will also be a bin with first aid kits -- take enough for your scouts and any adult who forgot their neckerchief slide.

Scouts and adults will have name cards with

Their name, pack, den, group leader (the adult who signed the application).
Your patrol -- Bear, Beaver, Bobwhite, Buffalo, Eagle, Fox, Owl
A rally point -- this will be an area in the gym where you should meet with your group leader. There will be a map with an area marked for each patrol (see images left).

Once you have your card, procede to your rally point and join your group. Don't linger around the registration area -- it's much smaller than the gym.

One of the scenarios in the Safety Plan breakout will be "How to Keep a group of Scouts organized in a Crowd". Your ideas about this subject will be highly appreciated.

ERROR CORRECTION
The registration forms should have been checked and rechecked by the opening of the event on Saturday morning. Still, there is a possiblity that your den's registration form has been lost, misplaced, sent to the Merit Badge lady, eaten by household pets or toddlers, etc. If this happens, please be patient. We'll get you into the event. There are over 160 scouts registered. Checkin will not be a thing of beauty.

Stave Stretcher

How to make a sling

Gathering Activity

While your group is waiting for the opening ceremony, there will be a gathering activity in the gymnasium led by Ted Shigley -- basically a series of relays with simple first aid skills.

Make a sling from a piece of cloth, such as a pillowcase
Demonstrate making an emergency stretcher with hiking staves and a blanket
splint relay, with newspaper and triangle bandages.

Schedule

8:30	Regstration Gathering Activity in Gymasium	-	11:05 - 11:35	Session 4 Bear, Eagle Beaver, Buffalo	-	12:20 - 12:50	Session 5
9:00	Opening Ceremony Gymnasium Flag Ceremony Instructor Introductions Dismiss to classes	-	11:05 - 11:35	Lunch Fox, Owl Bobwhite	-	12:55 - 1:25	Session 6
9:20 - 9:50	Session 1	-	--	--	-	1:30 - 2:00	Session 7
9:55 - 10:25	Session 2	-	11:40 - 12:10	Session 4 Fox, Owl Bobwhite	-	2:10 - 2:30	Assemble in Gym Flag Retirement Closing
10:30 - 11:00	Session 3	-	11:40 - 12:10	Lunch Bear, Eagle, Beaver, Buffalo,	-	2:30	Clean up and Dismissal

The Scouts will be divided into Patrols
Here are the session assignments for each patrol

	Room 12 Personal First Aid	Room 11 Safety Plan	Room 10 Hurry Cases	Room 9 Burns and Shock	Multi Purpose Sprains/Broken Bones	Room 8 CPR	Gym Bike Safety
Sessions
1	Bear	Bobwhite	Owl	Fox	Eagle	Buffalo	Beaver
2	Beaver	Bear	Bobwhite	Owl	Fox	Eagle	Buffalo
3	Buffalo	Beaver	Bear	Bobwhite	Owl	Fox	Eagle
4	Eagle	Buffalo	Beaver	Bear	Bobwhite	Owl	Fox
5	Fox	Eagle	Buffalo	Beaver	Bear	Bobwhite	Owl
6	Owl	Fox	Eagle	Buffalo	Beaver	Bear	Bobwhite
7	Bobwhite	Owl	Fox	Eagle	Buffalo	Beaver	Bear

Event Patrols


Bear	Beaver	Bobwhite	Buffalo	Eagle	Fox	Owl

Questions, Questions

Some of the material on this page was taken over from last years' event. Some of it has been pulled in from various web resources. These sources were not always consistent. As you read these notes, if you notice something that doesn't make sense, it's probably because it doesn't make sense. Please let me know about these things. You'll enjoy watching me squirm and will help lay the foundation for next year's event. -- AWM

1. The flier mentioned that "all but one of the requirements" will be satisfied at the event. What's missing?

It would help if the scouts review Readyman Requirement 1, Courage Character Connection with their parents, guardians, or den leader.

With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Courage Character Connection:

a. KNOW: Define the importance of each courage step: Be strong

Be strong	Be calm
Be clear	Be careful

Explain how memorizing the courage steps helps you to be ready.

b. COMMIT: Explain why it is hard to follow the courage steps in an

emergency. Tell when you can use the courage steps in other situations (such as standing up to a bully, avoiding fights, behing fair, not stealing or cheating when tempted, etc.)

c. PRACTICE: Act out oneof the requirements using these courage steps:

Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful.

We will talk about the Courage Character Connection in the opening and in the rotations. This is a foundational concept that your scouts will build upon in Boy Scouts -- the more discussion the better.

An Emergency Phone List sticker will be included with your event packet. The scouts will need the information to fill this out either at or after the event.

2. My son is has a basketball, hockey, etc game on Saturday and will only be able to attend part of the event.

You'll only be able to participate in some of the stations, decide which ones you want to do, contact Al Magnuson, and we will try to accomodate you.