TROOP 209

Hi Scouts!

I was able to upload all 2,054 photos to an FTP site from which they may be downloaded by you at your convenience. Unfortunately you cannot view thumbnails of the photos in your browser but it was the best I could do for everybody. I will leave the files on the site for the next 6 months.

You can access the site at: ftp://jambo209.cyberpuppi.com
Username: jambotroop
Password: APhill2010 (Case-Sensitive)

If you are using Internet Explorer, click the link above which opens a browser window containing the directory list. Follow the instructions which then direct you To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer. You will then be prompted to login again in the new window. Use the same credentials. You will then be able to change the view to Thumbnails, List, Tiles, or Details, and to highlight multiple files and download them.
(Note: If you go to http://jambo209.cyberpuppi.com you will not be able to follow these instructions and download multiple files simultaneously.)

Thanks!

Curt Kamichoff
Scoutmaster
PPC Jamboree Troop 209

Here, directly from the National Jamboree website, is the Scout Guidebook which every one of our Scouts will be receiving.

The Merit Badge Midway

The Merit Badge Midway is located along Thomas Road and occupies the east end of the parking area. More than a hundred booths will fill the Merit Badge Midway. It will feature many exciting hands-on activities for Scouts. It is designed to stimulate their interest in a wide variety of merit badges, including Auto Mechanics, Disability Awareness, Electronics, Communications, Energy, Aviation, and Computers. Scouts will have an opportunity to practice many skills related to the merit badges. Scouts may meet some of the requirements of the badge(s) at the jamboree and then complete the requirements at home. By the same token, some merit badge work begun at home may be completed at the jamboree. The Merit Badge Midway is under the direction of the Program Group and, more specifically, the Merit Badge Midway chairman and director. They are responsible for securing organizations to participate as exhibitors. Booth coordinators utilize the counselor program by filling their booths with Scouters as well as qualified personnel assigned by participating organizations.

If you plan on working on a Merit Badge at the midway I urge you to discuss it with your home Troop Scoutmaster first. Most Scoutmasters, including myself, will not allow a Scout from my home Troop to work on Eagle-required Merit Badges done in this type of setting. You will not need a signed blue card from your Scoutmaster to work on Merit Badges at the midway. They have their own report card documenting your work for you to turn in to a Merit Badge counselor when you return home.

Merit badges being offered include:

Mail to the Jamboree

For efficient postal service to the jamboree, letters and packages must be addressed in this manner:

(Fill in participant’s full name)
Jamboree Troop 209
Subcamp No. 2
2010 National Scout Jamboree
Bowling Green, VA 22428- (fill in the last four digits of the zip code using the Scout’s troop number)

All incoming mail will be handled through the regular camp-wide Jamboree Postal Service.

Packages to individuals will not be accepted on a collect (cash-on-delivery) basis; they must be sent prepaid to the jamboree.

Due to base security, packages sent by other carriers (i.e. UPS, FedEx, etc) will not be delivered to the subcamp by those carriers and will need to be X-rayed off site. Once cleared, those packages will be turned over to the Jamboree Postal Service for delivery. Therefore, it is highly recommended to use the U.S. Postal Service for packages.

Mail for each subcamp will be handled by a subcamp postmaster, and each jamboree troop leader will assign an adult leader within his troop to serve as troop postmaster.

Track the Lead Bus Home From the Jamboree

Go to www.jambobus.com and you'll be able to track our progress to the Jamboree and back home again. We'll have a GPS tracking system in place for the trip.

Check it out today!

Here is the Official Patriots' Path Council Jamboree Itinerary.

Attached is the Patriots' Path Council 2010 Jamboree Guidebook.

This is the Jamboree Patrol Menu as posted on the National jamboree website.

http://www.bsajamboree.org/Food/PatrolMenu.aspx

Since 1981 hundreds of thousands of Scouts and visitors have enjoyed the privilege of experiencing a Jamboree at Fort A. P. Hill!

In gratitude to our gracious host, and consistent with our “Leave No Trace” practice, we are committed to leaving the Fort pristine and beautiful. We are also committed to ensuring that Jamboree participants and visitors have necessary services available. Every visitor to this year’s Jamboree will be asked to become an “Official Centennial Jamboree Supporter”.

At the gates to the visitor parking area, we will be collecting a $10 donation per person per day to recover the expense of visitor support, and to aid in the restoration of the site. This will help us perform grounds clean?up, provide additional portable restrooms and sanitation stations, and enhance the many amenities and services provided for the visitors to the Jamboree. All visitors will receive the distinctive Visitor’s Patch.

For further information see the attached documents:

The time is now to register as a National Hometown News Correspondent for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. It’s easier than ever to sign up! All jamboree youth participants are eligible to register as a National Hometown News Correspondent. You may have several Scouts register from one troop. The correspondent application is online, and it’s easy to access.

Go to www.bsajamboree.org. Click on the rotating image on the right that specifies Hometown News Correspondent. This will give you information about National Hometown News at the jamboree and provide a direct link to the application to register as a correspondent. Or, if you prefer, under Navigation on the left, click on Activities, then click on Hometown News for the same information. (Please read the information carefully.)

Opportunities exist for National Hometown News Correspondents in the following areas:

• Newspapers • Online newspapers • Video podcasts • Audio podcasts • Radio • Television

Check out the information online and see what it takes to report to your hometown media during the jamboree, Scouting’s premiere event!

For additional information or assistance, contact Mary Fisher, managing editor/operations manager for Hometown News, at 479-495-2273 or e-mail at: mfisher@arkwest.com.

See you at the jamboree!

Jamboree Souvenir Ordering Advice
(Courtesy of Scoutmaster Howard Gordon – Jamboree Troop 208)

One of the primary objectives of the Jamboree Medical Services is to encourage every youth participant to earn Personal Fitness Merit Badge by the Jamboree. Participants who have earned Personal Fitness MB by the Jamboree (or complete the MB while there), and who complete this interactive Jamboree program will earn the PACEsetter Award in recognition of their achievement and commitment.

To assist participants in earning Personal Fitness MB, please visit the Leaders-for-LIFE website by clicking the PACEsetter Award logo below. There you will find more information on the PACEsetters program, as well as tools to assist your participants in earning the Personal Fitness MB prior to the Jamboree.

Have you earned the Personal Fitness Merit Badge yet?