2013 Jamboree Troop A318

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 is the first time you wore your new hiking books. You will be glad you have good boots while walking around the Jamboree site, but they need to worn some before you go.

Personal First Aid kit and Mess kit: I just wanted to remind you as well, that you need to carry a very small personal first aid kit with you daily. You might include things like sunscreen, mole skin, a band aid, a dose of Tylenol, etc.. You will also need to bring your own labeled plate, utensils and drinking cup for meals.

Special Delivery

The deadline has now passed for ordering our council Jamboree patches and extra shirts and hats, so the orders have been placed. In a couple of weeks we should have them and will get all the gear sorted and ready to hand out. We think this date will be June 15th. If the date holds we will set up some delivery points. The main delivery point will be at the council office around noon on the 15th. We will also make plans for additional locations near Longview, Carthage, Palestine and Lufkin/Nacogdoches either later on the 15th or the afternoon of the 16th. If someone from the Palestine area could volunteer to pick up the Palestine area supplies and distribute, it would help out tremendously. Mr. Munoz is planning on distributing Longview area supplies from the Troop 201 scout house Saturday evening around 7 PM. Stay tuned for more details in the next week or so.

The Time for sitting around is almost over

GO BIG. GET WILD.

IN 45 DAYS!

In this issue:

The Hard Rock, the Dashboard, Navy Seal Challenge, Hometown news, and more.

The HARDROCK CAFÉ Washington DC

Our paths to Washington DC and Graceland cross at the Hardrock Café. They have Elvis’ DEA jumpsuit that was presented to him by President Nixon at the White House just down the street. In addition to a great meal, you will get to see memorabilia from Marvin Gaye, The Beatles, The Doors, The Supremes, a letter from Bill Clinton to Ray Charles, Mick Jagger/Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. (If you don’t know these people, look them up.)

If you look at the web page, you will see they have some special Girl Scout pins as collector items. One has a Samoa and a tag-along cookie guitar on a pin. Even if it is the girl scouts, you got to like a cookie shaped guitar.

The café is across the street from Ford’s Theatre. Be the first to respond and let us know what famous event happened in Ford’s Theatre for a special recognition.

http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/cafe.aspx?LocationID=102&MIBenumID=3

Watch the DASHBOARD

Please check in on your dashboard on a regular basis over the next few weeks. It is quite possible (and likely) that some additional information may be required from you before the Jamboree. We have been told that another consent form might be added, so keep your eyes open.

It is very important that you have a picture posted on the site. They will use the picture on your dashboard for your ID card. No picture, not on ID card. So if you have not done it, TODAY IS THE DEADLINE.

Seal Challenge

You can get information on the Navy Seal Challenge at:

https://summit.scouting.org/en/Jamboree2013/Documents/Summit_Seal_Challenge_Information.pdf

In short you need to:

1. Before the jamboree you must: Be a Star Scout and have earned all of the following merit badges: Citizenship in the Nation, Personal Fitness, Swimming and Lifesaving; or Earn the Ranger Award.

2. Complete: The Jamboree curriculum course for any one of the following: the Canopy Tour, the Barrels, the Bows, Mariner Adventure, the Ropes Challenge Course, Climbing Skills, or Mountain Biking (High or Low Gear) and The Garden Ground Mountain Hike.

3. Obtain a passing score on the SEAL Physical Screening Test at the jamboree .

Then you need to:

1. You must email the jamboree no later than June 15, 2013 to express your interest in earning the award at the jamboree:

To: [email protected]

Re: Summit SEAL Challenge Award

2. Complete the pre-jamboree merit badges and have the form signed by your hometown unit leader.

3. Bring the completed original Summit SEAL Challenge Award Application and Release From Liability Form (signed by a parent or legal guardian if under 18 years of age) to the jamboree so that your leader can verify your completion of the hike and your test scores can be recorded.

4. Turn in your completed form at the Navy SEAL Jamboree exhibit to get your patch!

National Hometown News Correspondent

All Jamboree youth participants are eligible to register as a National Hometown News Correspondent with the opportunity to share their Jamboree experiences directly back home to their local news organizations.

Working with newspaper, radio and other media professionals, a National Hometown News Correspondent will take Jamboree photographs and

write news stories on a laptop at the Hometown News media area, share news photos and content, or transmit via the broadcast media at the Summit media

area directly to media outlets back home. In addition, many special activities and events, celebrity interview opportunities, behind-the-scenes photo ops, and more – available ONLY to National Hometown News Correspondents – are planned.

Multiple Scouts or Venturers may register from one troop (unlike only one jamboree troop reporter). Be a part of the worldwide media coverage at the

Jamboree. Opportunities exist in the following areas:

● Newspapers ● Online Newspapers ● Magazines ● Online Magazines

● Radio

The time to register online as a National Hometown News Correspondent for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree is now here. It’s easier than ever to sign

up! Obtain your News Organization Information before you Register.

www.BSAJamboree.org

The “correspondent application” is available online and easy to access at this website: www.BSAJamboree.org

Applications must be submitted to the BSA national office. Jamboree youth are encouraged to report to their local hometown news media during the

Jamboree – Scouting’s premiere event!

For additional information or assistance, contact: Mary Fisher

Co-publisher & Operations Manager

2013 Jamboree Hometown News

Phone: (479) 495-2273

Email: [email protected]

−− You will need the following before you register −−

News

Organization: ________________________________________

□ Newspaper □ Magazine □ Radio/TV □ __________

Media Outlet

Phone Number: ______________________________________

Editor or

Contact Name: _______________________________________

Email

Address: ___________________________________________

Washington DC Phone Apps

You might want to consider shopping the App Store for a Washington DC App.

Monuments and Memorials, Washington DC: A to Z, Washington DC Map and Walking Tours, and others.

Jambo Phone Apps

The jamboree phone app is now available. You can use it to see your schedule, to find your buddies and to get the latest jambo news.

Here is the link to the google app store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfoundry.attevents

The Jamboree Summit App for your iPhone is here. Check it out.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jamboree-summit-app/id639619900?mt=8

Clothing and Equipment Labels

Just click on the link and if you make a purchase, our troop will get a small reward for the reference. If you want, you can go direct to www.namebubbles.com as well. I use this product and it works great.

2013 Jamboree Gift Card for Cashless Purchases

Gift cards are available for use at the Jamboree. The link is http://www.scoutstuff.org/bsa/gifts-gift-cards/gift-cards.html

The cards can be reloaded from national Supply Customer Service at 800-323-0732.

IT WILL NOT WORK IN DC OR ON THE TRIP TO THE JAMBOREE OR ON THE TRIP HOME, BUT YOU CAN USE IT AT THE JAMBOREE.

Catch up at the Troop A318 Website

The Troop A318 Web page is up and running. It is at www.troop1525.org. Please “become a member” of the site so you will get alerted when additions or changes are made.