Firecrafter Grand Ritual at Camp Belzer for Firecrafter

1. Candidates will eat with the other candidates. Don't forget to bring your breakfast items per your instructions.
2. Candidates will require $45 registration fee for the weekend.
3. Firecrafters will require $5 registration fee for the weekend.
4. Firecrafters: Pork Chop will be cooking again this year for the troop. $20 to eat with the troop. Email Pork Chop at 306PorkChop@gmail.com if you plan to eat with the troop.
5. We will be stopping for fast food on the way there for dinner, and on the way home for lunch. Please bring money for these meals.
6. There will be lots of items for sale by Firecrafter and the various embers. If you wish to purchase anything (Tshirts, beaters, knives, etc. etc.) please bring cash.

The 2015 Firecrafter Rituals will be held at Camp Bear Creek and Camp Belzer. The Midsummer Ritual will be held on July 10-12 at Camp Bear Creek in Connersville, IN, and the Grand Ritual will be August 14-16 at Camp Belzer in Indianapolis, IN. You must be in camp between 5:00-6:30 pm Friday night. The Ritual will start with or without you; therefore it is imperative you arrive on time. Please eat prior to arriving on Friday night as there will not be dinner provided. You MUST stay the entire weekend. You will be free to leave at 12:00pm at the Mid-Summer Ritual or 1:00pm on Sunday of the Grand Ritual. Inter-denominational services will be held on Sunday.

Please register for this year’s rituals by visiting the Firecrafter website at www.firecrafter.org. Please fill out theCandidate Registration form.

Come dressed in work clothes, and pack the following REQUIRED materials:

1. Class A uniform.
2. Water Bottle
3. Flashlight
4. Boy Scout Handbook
5. Pack a breakfast of 1 or 2 eggs, a meat, bread, and a hot drink. (refrigerate by small cooler with ice or cold pack, this will be cooked on Saturday morning.  All other meals will be provided)
6. Cooking gear (on Saturday morning you will cook the food that you bring on an open fire, so it is suggested that you bring a metal mess kit or small metal pan that you can set on the coals of your fire to cook.)
7. Shelter (Friday night you will be sleeping out on a trail and will need some sort of tarp and rope to set up a shelter.)
8. Tent (Upon arrival you will set up a tent in a designated area to store some gear and use as sleeping quarters on Saturday evening.)
9. Fire-by-Friction Set and firebuilding materials (bird's nest, foil, etc.)
10.  Medical Form

The Ritual fee is $45, payable when you arrive. The Ritual fee includes insignia, certification, a picture of your Ritual Class and membership fees dues until age 21, and all meals except breakfast on Saturday. You will be given the opportunity to shower, so you may bring anything necessary for a shower if you wish.  DO NOT BRING fire-making materials like (matches, lighters, etc), a watch, an alarm clock, or a radio. Bringing any of these items may result in DISQUALIFICATION from the Ritual. You are responsible for what you bring, so make sure everything has your name on it.  

If you have any questions, you may contact either of us at the contact information below.  If you need any special accommodations or have a concern with anything listed above, please don’t hesitate to contact us as well. In addition, if you CANNOT attend either of this year’s rituals, let us know and we will help you get rescheduled.  

Review your Handbook, practice your Scouting skills, and hone your Fire-by Friction abilities. During the course of the Ritual, you will be tested in all areas of Scouting.  On behalf of the Firecrafter Council Committee, we would like to wish you the best of luck as you prepare for the Ritual. However, luck is an elusive element. It is only by DOING YOUR VERY BEST that can you hope to successfully meet the challenges before you. It is toward this goal we encourage you. Keep your set dry, your mind alert, and your heart true.