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Camp Somers

Eagle's Nest Year Round

Work on selected Eagle required merit badges

Eagle's NestFirst Class and above Scouts can attend Eagle's Nest Year Round at Camp Somers by appointment.  Here you can have work approved or reviewed for the following merit badges:

Scouts must contact Mrs. Pat Hawkins by phone (908) 310-6830 no later than the Monday before the session to make an appointment. All appointments are first come, first served. The events will be cancelled if there is not enough interest for any given session. Cost is $5 per merit badge. Meet in the conference room at Tuney Lodge. Parents, please do not call for your Scout. Scouts must make their own appointments.

Scouts must bring a blue card, signed by their Scoutmaster, to show that the Scoutmaster approves of them working on these badges. The Scout should borrow or buy the merit badge pamphlet. It is recommended that Scouts print out worksheets (available at www.usscouts.org) for their badges. Scouts can begin badges on their own, but for any requirement that states with the approval of your counselor, do not expect to have the requirement signed off, unless it has been approved by a merit badge counselor. Scouts can use Eagle's Nest Year Round to get approval, then return another time to have the requirement signed off when it is complete.

NestDates are as follows

       All sessions are 6:00pm to 9:00pm!

Eagle's Nest Jump Start Day

One Saturday in March at Camp Somers

This is an optional session for Scouts that are registered to attend Camp Somers summer camp and plan on working on Eagle required merit badges at Eagle's Nest. Scouts will meet with Eagle's Nest Director Pat Hawkins to get counselor approval for requirements. Scouts will get details on how to set up Personal Management time and money charts and how to properly track Personal Fitness exercise programs so these requirements can be completed before summer camp. Scouts must call Mrs. Pat Hawkins at (908) 310-6830 by no later than the Tuesday before the event. Depending upon how many Scouts respond and which badges they are working on, appointments may be scheduled individually or Scouts will be given a schedule of what time their badges are being reviewed. $10 per Scout for first 3 badges, additional badges $5 each.

Scouts who attend Camp Somers and have not begun merit badges before July will not be able to complete some of these badges at summer camp, but they can receive partials. If they have started the badge with another merit badge counselor, they may receive approval if contact information for that counselor is provided, and the work can be verified.

Eagle's Nest Follow-Up Day

One Saturday in November at Camp Somers

Finish up Eagle's Nest merit badge partials from summer camp

This is a special program only for Scouts that have partials on any of the above merit badges from the past summer camp at Camp Somers. Scouts must arrange an appointment time before the event by calling Pat Hawkins at (908) 310-6830. There is no fee, but Scouts must be pre-registered, no walk-ins! Be sure to bring your blue card partial from the summer camp Eagle's Nest.

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