2013 Jamboree Troop A318

Jamboree Gear Delivery JUNE 15

On this Saturday we are packing most of your Jamboree gear to deliver to you. Our council strips and unit number patches will not be ready to deliver. They will be mailed to you after June 21st. The duffle, back pack, name tag, hat, t-shirts, patrol patch, leadership patch, jambo patch and lodge flaps are ready and will be packed to distribute Saturday morning in Tyler at the council office.

Please email whoever is the contact for your area, listed ...

JAMBOREE GEAR HAS BEEN DELIVERED

Most of you should have your Jamboree duffle bag, backpack, patrol patches, hat, t-shirts, lodge flaps and 2 jamboree patches. Leadership patches, council strips and unit numbers will be mailed to you after June 21 (don’t panic if you don’t get them before the 26th or 27th.) If you have not picked up your stuff, look at the last newsletter and contact the leader that was delivering it to you. (Munoz in Longivew, Cook in the Far East, and Lind...

Time to Start Packing

It seems like our trip is still a long time off, but now is the time to start getting your gear together. If you see you need something you still have plenty of time to order it our go shopping. Don’t forget, everything you take needs to be labeled. It needs your name and our unit number.

If you have decided to get a new pair of hiking boots for this trip, you also need to start breaking them in. You will not be happy if our first day in Washington DC i...

HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE MEMORIAL DAY

I hope all of you have an enjoyable and safe Memorial Day Weekend. Sometime over the weekend, please don’t forget to take a moment and remember all of those people that have given the ultimate sacrifice to our country. While it is much easier to remember these folks when we are standing in front a marble wall or inside 7 acres of columns in Washington DC, it is just as important on a weekend like this.

Last call for Patches (and shirts and...

SHAKEDOWN RECAP…

It was great to have cool weather for a May campout at Pirtle. Everyone seemed to have a great time with all the activities. Mr. Hightower’s patch trading 101 class was very popular and I hoped you found it interesting. The gear list that was given to the parents at the parents meeting is at the end of today’s newsletter. If you have turned in your health form and insurance card, you do not need to do anything else. We will scan them and save them. We ...

E.T.A.C. JAMBO TROOP A318

Volume 1, Issue 6 APRIL 24, 2013 February 2013

Troop A318 Recap and Frequently Asked Questions

If you have not looked at the calendar lately, you might have missed the fact that the Jamboree is only about 80 days away. While that is enough time for Phileas Fogg to go around the world it is not much time for us. It would not be a bad plan at this point to review some of the past newsletters and double check the details, but I also want to reiterate ...

E.T.A.C. JAMBO TROOP A318

Volume 1, Issue 5 APRIL 14, 2013 February 2013

Troop A318 Meeting Review

Thank you for attending the Troop meeting last Sunday. We had great attendance and got the things done that needed to be accomplished. It was exciting to finally get to see what our unit looks like and feel the excitement about our adventure. Here are a few key points to remember:

1. If you did not turn in your Health Form, please complete it on the dashboard and send a ...

E.T.A.C. JAMBO TROOP A318

Volume 1, Issue 4 March 22, 2013 February 2013

Troop A318 Meeting and Swim Check - April 7 at 2:30 P.M.

Troop A318 will hold a MANDATORY meeting at the Stephen F. Austin University Campus in the College of Business McGee Building at 2:30 on Sunday April 7th. At 4 PM we will have access to the outdoor swimming pool at the student recreation center to complete our swim checks. We will form Patrols, collect and review Health Forms (available on your Ja...

E.T.A.C. JAMBO TROOP A318

Volume 1, Issue 3 March 6, 2013 February 2013

Travel Plans for ETAC Contingent Units

This issue will review the basic outline for our trip. We will depart from one of two Gateway Cities (probably Tyler and maybe Lufkin) on Wednesday July 10, 2013 probably around 3 PM. We will drive overnight on the bus and go rafting in Tennessee on Thursday. After the rafting trip it is off to Washington DC for 3 days. We will tour DC; visit the Smithsonian, the c...

E.T.A.C. JAMBO TROOP A318

Volume 1, Issue 2 February 20, 2013 February 2013

Welcome to Troop 688, I mean Troop A318

National has recently informed us that our Troop designation will change to A318. We think that means we will be in Village A, by the Consol Energy Bridge near the entrance to Adventure Valley, but things are changing rapidly, so you never know. Our sister Troop is now D425 and the crew is numberless. As you might guess, the D designation locates them in villa...