DORCHESTER INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD CAMPOREE (DIBC)
This annual event will run over the weekend of May 9 - 10 - 11 in Dorchester, Ontario, Canada (just outside London). Along with about 7,000 other Scouts from all over the world, our troop has attended this event almost every one of the last 10 years. This is a great fun campout for first year scouts (but it’s always rainy and cold) Final cost is $45 (see handout)
At last check, the deadline for the requirement of a US Passport ONLY continues to be postponed, now to Spring, 2009 (LINK). A passport is still the BEST form of identification while crossing international borders, regardless of method or reason.
We will again require a current US Passport for every scout and adult that attends. It is impossible to predict what the border crossing will be like – it has been quick and uneventful in past years; and I’m sure that our traveling in official uniform with proper paperwork readily available helped. The scout motto is “be prepared” and there are few places it will make more of a difference.
Click for a Dorchester
signup sheet. NOTE this permission slip needs to be NOTARIZED.
(the troop generally arranges for a notary to
be present at the troop meeting when these forms are due -- you will need to
have picture ID for the notary)
There are special links on our web site for securing replacement original birth certificates and MI State ID card (note that you need the birth certificate to get the state ID) that allow you to begin the process of making sure that you have the required documents but there is very little time left! Without exception, Scouts who show up at our Kmart meeting place without proper identification will be sent home and not be allowed to attend.
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee
Information
about Michigan Birth Certificates
Request
a certified Michigan Birth Certificate online
Print
a form to request a Michigan Birth Certificate
Information about
the Michigan Personal ID Card