2013 Jamboree Troop A318

Happy New Years Jamboree Troop 1525,

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a happy New Year.

We will not have a Jamboree meeting in January, instead we will have a Troop 1525 meeting on Sunday February 28th at 3:00 PM at the Margill Center at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. If you know you have a conflict please let me know, but I hope the majority of the participants can attend. You can search the following address for directions on-line:

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

2508 Appleby Sand Road

Nacogdoches, TX 75965-3632

The meeting should be over by 5:00. Parents should feel free to come and listen to what is going on and we will probably have some things that they can help do during the meeting. We will form patrols and go over what you need to know to get ready for the May shakedown campout at Camp Pirtle. You should come in your scout uniform.

Just as a reminder, this is a new month, so don’t forget that if you are making payments, the next one is due. By the end of January, you should have paid about $1500. If you are having problems with the payment schedule please let me or Jeff Jones know as soon as possible.

You also need to start collecting things for Jamboree. If you don’t have a uniforms, good rain gear or a compact cot you should start getting things together. If you have questions about the gear list either email me or write them down and bring your question to the February meeting.

In each update I plan on sharing a website or some information that you might find interesting related to our trip. The first one is the web page for Arlington National Cemetery. It is http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/. We will visit Arlington and participate in laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

If you have a buddy going to the Jamboree, please check with him and make sure that he got this email and read it.

See you in February,

Matt Lindsey

Scoutmaster Jamboree Troop 1525

East Texas Area Council

903-262-8043

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