National Jamboree

2010 National Jamboree

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The next National Scout Jamboree will be held during the summer of 2010 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Scouting.  It will be held at Fort A. P. Hill, located in the rolling hills of Virginia.  This will be a monumental event and a highlight to everyone’s Scouting experiences.  Now is the time to start making plans to attend the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.
 
The Patriots’ Path Council is sending five, 40-person troops to the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, each consisting of 36 Scouts and four adult leaders.  While all 180 youth spots have been spoken for, we are accepting applications for placement on our waitlist.  Past experience has shown that we have drop-offs prior to trip.  In 2005, all scouts who were waitlisted (30+) ultimately found places in our jamboree contingent.

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YOUTH PARTICIPANTS

Qualifications: Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must be at least First Class Scouts.  They must have completed the sixth grade or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2010, but not have reached their 18th birthday by August 4, 2010.  All Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must participate in a prejamboree training experience; file a complete Jamboree Personal Health and Medical Record prior to the prejamboree training; have been active in a troop or team for at least six months prior to July 1, 2010; and be approved by the unit leader and local council.

Cost: $1500 - includes transportation to/from the jamboree and almost everything else for the trip, excluding uniforms and personal equipment.

Registration: A completed pre-registration application and a $100 deposit will place a scout on our waitlist.  Waitlisted scouts can remove themselves from the waitlist via written instruction prior to being accepted and receive a refund of their $100 deposit.  However once accepted, the $100 deposit is nonrefundable.  Upon acceptance, applicants who have been confirmed will be directed to national web site to complete their enrollment process.  There is a $10 nonrefundable fee that must be paid when an individual completes their online enrollment.  Individuals will then be directed to print a confirmation, get their Scoutmaster’s signature of approval, and return the confirmation to the council office along with an additional nonrefundable $100 deposit.  Acceptance of scouts for the Jamboree will be based strictly on the council's pre-registration process; enrolling via the on-line system at the National Web Site will not change a scout's priority.


ADULT PARTICIPANTS

The council has already selected the 20 adult troop leaders that are needed for our council contingent. Adults interested in participating are encouraged to submit an application for jamboree staff (see below).

JAMBOREE STAFF

Jamboree staff positions are open to adult men and women who meet required qualifications.

Qualifications: Adult staff members must have been born before July 26, 1989.  Youth staff members must have been born between August 4, 1989 and July 26, 1994, and be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America.  Youth staff (under age 18) have the opportunity to serve in numerous job assignments at the jamboree.  Youth staff will be needed in many of the jamboree groups and services listed on the staff application, such as jamboree band (Daily Ceremonies), Trading Posts, Brownsea Island, Action Centers, and Service Corps.

Cost: Ages 16-25 – those selected to staff will pay one half of the standard jamboree program fee - $397.50. Age 26 and older – those selected to staff will pay the standard jamboree program fee - $795.

Registration: Those interested in serving on jamboree staff should apply online at www.MyScouting.org.  If you do not already have a MyScouting account, please select the appropriate link and create an account. An electronic process has put in place for councils’ review, evaluation, and approval.  Once the application is fully approved, it will be offered to the staff directors in the order of the applicant’s five choices.  Note – completion of the electronic online application does not guarantee a staff position; local councils determine who may participate at a National Scout Jamboree.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

There is a longstanding policy that there shall be no visiting troops or Scouters of the Boy Scouts of America in living quarters adjacent to the jamboree area. This means no military facilities or local council camps within 50 miles of the jamboree site will be available to visiting troops for living purposes.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Jamboree Department. For more information, please read this pdf file.

Updated 12/31/69