~ ECB - SCOUTING CAMPOREE CHAIRMAN ~

JAMES BIDDISON
(STATE SCOUTING COORDINATOR)

NE DISTRICT - 3720  /  NEWARK, DE LODGE #2281
Cell: (760) 583 - 8948  /  Email: [email protected]

~ ANNUAL ECB SCOUT CAMPOREE with USNA ~

***INFORMATION FOR THE 2026 SCOUT CAMPOREE***

NOVEMBER 20-22

WITH THE USNA - MIDSHIPMEN COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME
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"SCOUT DAY"

***GAME: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st - NAVY vs MEMPHIS @ 12 Noon
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~ HELD EACH YEAR IN NOVEMBER WITH PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY - ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. TYPICALLY, ITS HELD ON THE SCHEDULED SEASON FINALE HOME GAME OF THE USNA MIDSHIPMEN COLLEGE FOOTBALL; A "USNA - SCOUT DAY" IS HELD WHICH BEGINS WITH A TOUR OF THE USNA BY MIDSHIPMEN (Most are from USNA - NESA [National Eagle Scouts Assoc.]), THEN THE PARADE OF THE BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN TO THE STADIUM FROM ACADEMY GROUNDS THROUGH THE STREETS OF ANNAPOLIS, NAVY-FEST - TAILGATE PARTIES (ELKS SERVE [1,000+] SCOUTS & LEADERS HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, CHIPS, SOFT DRINKS), THEN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME. AFTER THE GAME; SCOUTS RETURN TO ELKS CAMP BARRETT FOR A LATE EVENING DINNER FOLLOWED BY A SCOUT LED BONFIRE, INCLUDING SONGS & SKITS.

~ SCOUT TROOPS ARRIVE ON FRIDAY EVENING AT ELKS CAMP BARRETT AND ENJOY A WEEKEND PROVIDED BY ELK VOLUNTEERS SERVING FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, LOADS OF FUN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WEEKEND DRAWS OVER [1,000+] SCOUTS & LEADERS FROM TROOPS THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES (MD, DE, VA, NC, WV, PA, OH, NJ, NY, CT, & DC). SATURDAY IS "SCOUT DAY" AT USNA, THE WEEKEND COMES TO A CLOSE ON SUNDAY MORNING AFTER A SCOUT LED NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPIRITUAL SERVICE AT ELKS CAMP BARRETT - SCOUT BUILT HILLSIDE CHAPEL.

~ SCOUTS PROVIDE THEIR TENTS AND SET CAMP IN THE FIELD, WOODED CAMPSITES, AND CABINS (USUALLY RESERVED FOR CUB SCOUTS & GIRL SCOUTS).