BSA Troop 116 Charlotte NC 2010 National Scout Jamboree

2010 National Scout Jamboree
Boy Scouts of America - 100th Anniversary
Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia July 23 - August 4, 2010



			Sign Up Information
			Jamboree Location, Program, History
			Council and Troop Information
			National Documents & Maps
			Mecklenburg County Council Jamboree Patches

2010 Jamboree - Get Signed Up Today!

Sign up by Friday, January 16, 2009. The sooner the better. When spaces are filled, a waiting list will be kept on a first-come, first-serve basis. Mecklenburg County Council plans to send 144 Scouts and 16 Adult Leaders in four provisional troops as part of the council contingent. Each troop is allocated slots for 36 Scouts in 4 patrols of 8 Scouts each, 4 Scouts in troop leadership positions, and 4 Adult Leaders.

To sign up, Scout or adult applicant, do the following:

Register online at MyScouting.org. Go to this Web address and create a User Account, if you do not already have one. Jamboree youth registration must be completed by a parent or guardian from the parent or guardian's MyScouting account. Do not enter the youth's BSA Member ID into the MyScouting User Account profile. After creating a log-in User ID and Password, you will receive an email confirmation.
After creating a User Account and loggin into your My Scouting account, select Event Reservations, next select Jamboree, then select the appropriate category. To create a Scout application, select Youth Participant. To create an troop leader application, select Adult Troop Leader. To apply for Jamboree Staff, select Staff. You then must have and use the BSA Member ID number of the applicant to complete the application. You must also use the Council Number 415. The BSA Member ID number can be found on the BSA membership card, or if not available, check with the Scoutmaster or call the Mecklenburg County Council Office. You will be asked to pay a non-refundable $10 processing fee, payable by credit/debit card only.
You will be instructed to print the confirmation, have it signed by your Scoutmaster, and then taken with a $100 deposit to the Mecklenburg County Council Office at 1410 East Seventh Street.
The full cost (including the initial $100 deposit) for Scout participants to go with in one of the four provisional troops as part of the council contingent is $1,350, and the balance amount will be collected in installments during 2009. This cost includes Jamboree fees, group equipment, travel to and from the Jamboree site, all meals on the trip, and the pre-Jamboree planning and training experience.

To qualify for attendance as a Scout youth participant, a Scout must:

Be approved by his Scoutmaster.
Be at least 12 years old or have completed the sixth grade by July 1, 2010.
Be First Class rank by July 1, 2010.
Not have his 18th birthday before Aug. 3, 2010.
Participate in the pre-Jamboree training, a weekend event to be scheduled in the spring of 2010.
File a personal health and medical record form before the training event.
Be active in his troop for at least six monthes prior to July 1, 2010.

To qualify for attendance as an Adult Troop Leader, an adult must meet the qualifications for the position as indicated:

Scoutmaster

Have served as a Scoutmaster for at least one year during the three-year period prior to July 1, 2010.
Completed basic Scoutmaster training or Boy Scout Fast Start and Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, No. 34879.
Completion of Wood Badge for the 21st Century.
Be able to serve as a role model of physical fitness. Have participated in the prejamboree training experience.
Have filed a Jamboree Personal Health and Medical Record, Class 3, No. 67-34412, before the prejamboree with the council jamboree committee.
Complete the 60-minute Youth Protection Training.
Be approved by the local council.
Although not required, Scouter’s Key is a desirable qualification.

First Assistant Scoutmaster

(Same qualifications as Scoutmaster)

Second Assistant Scoutmaster

Be at least 21 years of age by July 1, 2010.
Complete the appropriate leader-specific training.
Have served actively in an adult troop leadership position for at least one year during the three-year period prior to July 1, 2010.
Have participated in the prejamboree training experience.
Have filed a Personal Health and Medical Record, Class 3, No. 67-34412, before the prejamboree training with the council jamboree committee.
Complete the 60-minute Youth Protection Training.
Be approved by the local council.
Be able to serve as a role model of physical fitness.

Third Assistant Scoutmaster

Be at least 18 years of age (but not yet 21) by September 1, 2010.
Have served actively in a troop leadership position.
Complete the appropriate leader specific training.
Have participated in the prejamboree training experience.
Have filed a Personal Health and Medical Record, Class 3, No. 67-34412, before the prejamboree training with the council jamboree committee.
Complete the 60-minute Youth Protection training.
Be approved by the local council.
Be able to serve as a role model of physical fitness.

View the promotional flyer and visit the BSA National Web sites to register and see the best information about the Jamboree mission, history, location, program, and scene.

Jamboree Promotional Flyer

MyScouting.org - Logon to register

www.scouting.org/jamboree

www.bsajamboree.org

Location and Site

Fort A. P. Hill, located in the rolling hills of Caroline County, Virginia, near the towns of Fredericksburg and Bowling Green is an ideal facility to hold this major national Scout jamboree.

This 76,000-acre U.S. Army facility has served as the permanent site for the national Scout jamboree since 1981. The Boy Scouts of America uses approximately 3,000 acres of land to support a city of more than 40,000 Scouts and leaders.

Jamboree Program

Program features reflect the skills of Scouting, our national heritage, physical fitness, environmental conservation, and the true spirit of Scouting.

Daily activities include archery, bikathlon, buckskin games, confidence course, conservation programs, scuba, kayak fun, racing shell run, and raft encounters.

Regional action centers with rappelling towers are truly popular, as are trap shooting, an American Indian village, and the opening and closing arena shows, not to mention daily stage shows and many other activities. It's Scouting and American history at their very best!

Jamboree City

The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will attract thousands of Scouts and leaders, and while it won't be the biggest city in Virginia, it will be the fastest growing on your day of arrival—July 26, 2010! Imagine 17,000 tents and 3,500 patrol kitchens popping up in a matter of hours.

Amid the thousands of colorful tents that will house participants and provide program and support services, there is an infrastructure that provides a safe and secure environment at Fort A. P. Hill. Everything from bus and telephone systems to a hospital and first-aid stations, police and fire departments, post offices, food warehouses, a daily newspaper, and retail stores (trading posts) provide all the support and program services needed for an outstanding event.

Jamboree History

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement, created the idea of holding a large encampment of Scouts and leaders to celebrate Scouting in England. He called it a jamboree.

Since 1937, the Boy Scouts of America has held a national Scout jamboree for Scouts and leaders of Boy Scout councils throughout the United States. More than 650,000 Scouts and leaders have hiked the trails, paths, and roadways since the first jamboree was held at the base of the Washington Monument on the Mall in our nation's capital.

Since that time, 16 national Scout jamborees have been held. Three were held in the western United States at Irvine Ranch, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Farragut State Park in Idaho. Five have been held in Pennsylvania at Valley Forge and Moraine State Park. Beginning in 1981, Caroline County, Virginia, and Fort A. P. Hill have been the permanent site.

Year	Location	Attendance
1937	Washington, D.C.	27,232
1950	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	47,163
1953	Irvine Ranch, California	45,501
1957	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	50,100
1960	Colorado Springs, Colorado (golden jubilee)	53,378
1964	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	52,000
1969	Farragut State Park, Idaho	35,000
*1973	Farragut State Park, Idaho, and Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania	64,000
1977	Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania	28,637
1981	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	29,765
1985	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia (diamond jubilee)	32,615
1989	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	32,717
1993	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	34,449
1997	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	36,015
2001	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	40,002
2005	Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia	(est.) 40,000
TOTAL		661,744

* 1973 was the only year that two jamborees were held in the east and west.

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Mecklenburg County Council 415: Visit the Council Web site for the 2010 Jamboree.; Mecklenburg County Council plans to send 144 Scouts and 16 Adult Leaders in four provisional troops as part of the council contingent. Each troop is allocated slots for 36 Scouts in 4 patrols of 8 Scouts each, 4 Scouts in troop leadership positions, and 4 Adult Leaders. Currently there are many Scout applicants and a selection process is planned to determine who will be selected and who will be placed on the waiting list.

Troop 116: Troop 116 has a number of Scouts who have applied as council contingent troop members. It is imperative that each Scout who may be interested follows the registration procedure as soon as possible, and before December 1, 2008.

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