What Do Sections Do?

What do sections do, and when?

November

• determine with volunteer team whether your section can commit

• Determine who will be the section's Section Representative on the Event Team. Commit the section using the Commitment Form.

December

• participate in theme suggestion, selection (discussion with your youth, answer polls)

• add event to your section's ScoutsTracker calendar, promote the event within your section

• advertise crest design contest with your youth and Scouters

• with your youth, develop the idea for the activity that your section will contribute. Submit activity idea via event website; receive approval from Activity Coordinator

January

• determine fee your section will charge youth, open youth and adult signup, collect fees

• Have members submit crest designs; section votes on crest submissions

• Register your section online with the Klondike Derby; pay registration fee

• Test your approved activity idea with your section, 

• Enter your activity's instructions into the activity template via website

• Design, build and decorate your Klondike sled (if you haven't already), or spiff up an existing sled.

February

• Try out your sled, practice racing

• Write your section's safety plan (risk management and emergency plan). This builds on the Event's emergency plan.  See the Emergency Plan page, which also includes a link to a sample section plan.

• Submit your plan and your Adventure Application Form (AAF) to your Group Commissioner for approval.

Throughout this period:

• Section Representative will attend organizing meetings

• Youth prepare by learning skills during regular meetings about:

  • how to dress in layers

  • how to stay warm and dry for the whole day

  • how to be safe around a fire

  • how to keep their water bottle from freezing

  • to bring extra clothes. 

  • camping skills (stove use, lashing, lashing, fire starting, etc).

  • Practicing the winter skills at a shorter event (e.g. 3 hours) before attending Klondike Derby (8 hours) is recommended.

See Also: Key Dates; What is Commitment?; FAQs; Troop Meetings Plan