The NEGA Council Hornaday Weekend is the first annual weekend event devoted to the William T. Hornaday awards.   

There will be 4 Merit Badge mini-clinics offered over the weekend.  These clinics are designed to help and encourage 

Scout advancement as well as promote the Hornaday awards. Held at Scoutland on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA,

this event is limited to the first 125 Scouts (with paid registrations). The Hornaday Weekend provides an emphasis on

the Hornaday Badge Award and the Unit Award, and offers all 21 Hornaday Merit Badges including ONE Eagle required 

Merit Badge.

 (Bold merit badges are Hornaday required, also marked with HR; Merit badges with an * are Eagle required)

 

All of the above MB classes will have pre-requisites required in order to complete the merit badge during this weekend. 

These will be provided by no later than the close of registration.



Additionally, there will be classes available for parents and adult Scout leaders.



Registration for the event is available online, which provides convenience and up-to-date event information for the

Troops and organizers.  Please go to www.meritbadge.info, follow the link to online registration, and click on the

SignUp link for the NEGA Hornaday Weekend at Scoutland.  Complete registration and payment instructions are

provided on line. This year, we are pleased to offer an on-line payment option.



Early Bird registration will be open on May 17, 2016 through June 1, 2016, to all registered Boy Scouts, regardless of

Council or geographic location.  Regular registration will begin from June 2, 2016 through July 13, 2016.  Registration

will completely close on July 13, 2016.



*  Each Scout may register for up to four classes only, and is included in the youth participation fee for each Scout.

Some of the Merit Badge classes may also require additional fees for supplies, and any additional fees will be noted in

the individual class descriptions.



All Scouts who wish to be guaranteed a class seat must be pre-registered by Troop or Unit through the online system,

and registration fees must be received via on-line payment or at the Lawrenceville Scout office (mail or drop off) no later

than midnight July 13, 2016. Any registration for which online or drop off payment is not received by

July 13 will be deleted (all mailed payments should be postmarked by July 13, 2o16), 

and the associated class seats will be made available for those scouts on the wait list.  Walk-in registration on the day of

the event will not be allowed.

The class sizes for the individual Merit Badges will be fixed, and multiple classes will be offered for most of the badges.

Similar to summer camp registration, once a class becomes full, registration will be closed for that class. Additional

classes may be added at a later date depending on demand and availability of qualified counselors.





Registration Dates/Timeline:

*  17-May-2016..... Early Bird Registration Opens to all Boy Scout Troops

*  01-Jun-2016..... Early Bird Registration Closes

*  02-Jun-2016..... General Registration Open to all Units, Districts, Councils

*  13-Jul-2016...... General Registration Closes

*  13-Jul-2016...... Registration fees due at Lawrenceville Scout office (by midnight)

*  29-Jul-2016...... Hornaday Weekend begins at Scoutland

*  31-Jul-2016...... Hornaday Weekend ends at Scoutland

 

Event Schedule by Day (tentative):

As required by BSA protocol, the NEGA Hornaday Weekend will be using official BSA Blue Cards to report Merit

Badge partials and completions. It is the responsibility of the individual units to provide each of their attending

\Scouts with a Blue Card signed by the Unit Leader.  The merit badge counselor will work with his/her class to fill

out the blue card as efficiently as possible.



At the end of class, the Merit Badge Counselor will list completed requirements on the individual Blue Cards and

return the blue card to each Scout at the end of class.



The Counselor will also be provided a MB Class Roster that includes each pre-registered scout in the class.  Please

manually make any adjustments to your roster noting adds and/or deletes to the class.  No other written

advancement records will be provided to the MBC.



There will be a counselor orientation meeting held on Saturday and Sunday morning before breakfast, July 30-31, 2016.  

During this meeting, we will review procedures for the event.  Instructions for filling out the Blue Cards will also be provided.



CHECK IN: All counselors must check in at the registration desk when they arrive. You will receive a copy of your

class roster for each session as applicable.



CHECK OUT and Staff Meeting:  After classes are dismissed, please return to the staff meeting area (location to

be provided) for final check out. At that time, you will return class roster sheets noting all scout adds/deletes and

recording all partial or total completions for each Scout on your class roster.

1. ALL UNITS MUST REGISTER AS A GROUP - To begin registration, at least one Troop leader must register in the online system. It is very important that the correct Council, District, and Unit are specified.  Have all leaders that will be attending with your Troop register in a similar manner.


2.  Sign in using your email address and password.                                   


3. Click the SignUp link next to the NEGA Council Hornaday Weekend event.


4.  Click the Select link next to the names of all attending leaders. At least one attending leader must be selected, or the system will not allow you to register any Scouts for your unit. Each Troop is required to register a minimum of 2 leaders for the event (always 2 deep leadership!). We recommend at least one leader or adult per 4 Scouts to help ensure order.  


5. For each Scout attending, enter their name, age, contact email & phone, and selected class. The system will only allow a class to be selected that still has seats remaining. Remember, in the spirit of BSA Youth Protection guidelines, please provide an email address and/or telephone number for the Scout’s parents or adult leader rather than the individual Scout.


6.  Once all of the Scout's information has been entered, click Add, and that Scout will appear on the roster for your Troop.  


7. After all Scouts attending have been entered and a minimum of two leaders have been selected, review the roster for accuracy. Make any changes necessary by clicking Edit for the selected Scout.


8.  Click Show & Print Roster, and print 2 copies of the registration information screen from your browser window.  

Unit Payment – On-line

• Paid by June 1, 2016....................... $60 per scout................ $30 per adult


• Paid June 2 – July 13, 2016............ $80 per scout................ $40 per adult

• Extra patches .................................. $3 each


• Event Shirt* (optional).................. $10 each (M, L, XL)....... $12 (XXL)

• Participant’s Name


• Participant’s Address (Street, City, State & Zip Code)


• Participant’s Phone Number


• Participant’s e-mail address


• Participant’s Age (if youth member)


• Participant’s Rank if youth or Position if adult


• Unit Type (Troop, Team) & Unit Number


• District’s Name


• Council’s Name

• Contact Name


• Phone Number


• Email Address

• Total number of Scouts registered for event (Participants)


• Total number of Adults registered for event 

• Payment Type: (check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover)


• Name of Credit/Debit Card:


• Credit/Debit Card Number:


• Creidt/Debit Card Expiry Date:  (mm/yy)


• CVC Number: (usually a 3 digit number found on the back of the card)


• Amount Due:
  
  
  
  • Registration fee
  
  
  • Additional Patches
  
  
  • Number of Shirts by size & fee due
  
  
  
  

1. Please follow the instructions for Online Payment and mark payment by check.


2. Please print two copies of your registration form as from Meritbadge.info and two copies of the Doubleknot registrations. Send one copy of each with complete payment. Retain the other copy for your records.


3.  ?On the printed copies of the registration info, in addition to the number of youth and adults; make sure that you have indicated the total number of additional patches to be ordered as well as the number of event shirts and sizes of each that you would like to pre-order. Total the amount due and add this to your registration fees (see below).  


4. Prepare a Troop or personal check for the total amount, which includes all registration and class fees, additional patches, and the event shirt total.


5.  Send the following registration form and payment to the Lawrenceville Scout office along with your doubleknot registration and the meritbadge.info registration.

NEGA Council, BSA

Re: Hornaday Weekend 2016

203 Swanson Drive

Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Scoutland

Camp Facilities

• Take Exit #16 to Highway 53 West. Follow Highway 53 for 2.2 miles.


• Turn right onto McEver Road (and stay on Highway 53). Highway 53 dead-ends at Dawsonville Highway.


• Turn left and continue 3.9 miles to Sardis Road.


• Turn right and continue to first intersection.


• Bear right (this is still Sardis Road) to stop sign.


• Continue 0.6 mile on Allison Road.


• Turn right and continue to Looper Lake Road.


• Turn right on Looper Lake Road and continue 0.6 mile to stop sign.


• Turn left and follow the road into Scoutland.

 

Road signs will aid in finding Scoutland from state highways.



Address:

3685 Looper Lake Road, Gainesville, GA 30506