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 below if you have a conflict and need to pick up at a different time. Mr. Munoz is planning on distributing Longview area supplies from the Troop 201 scout house Saturday evening around 7 PM. Mr. Cook will distribute gear to scouts in the Marshall and Carthage Area. Mr. Lindsey will distribute the rest.

Carthage Area Scouts(Mr. Cook will contact): Brannon, Brown, Boyd, Cook, Corley

Longview Area Scouts(7 PM 6/15 at 201 scout house): Burris, Curry, Green, Hill, Johnson(picked up by the Foy’s), Martin, Morrill, Munoz, Pool, Rollins, Terry, Yancey

Lufkin/Nac Area Scouts (Mr. Lindsey Sunday afternoon TBD): Briley, Clark, Tate

Tyler Area Scouts (11 am Saturday 6/15 Tyler Scout Office): Andersen, Kenrick, Frisinger, Milawski, Watkins (Lindsey can drop off Saturday afternoon if needed.)

Other Area Scouts(TBD): Altom, West, Jackson, Walker (it would be great if someone from Palestine area could pick up on Saturday and distribute).

Trip Summary

We will leave Henderson UMC on July 10th about 6 PM. We will travel by motor coach overnight to Tennessee. We will spend two hours white water rafting on the Ocoee river. We will then head to Washington DC. In DC, we will have a guided city tour, visit the Smithsonian’s, visit the Capital with Congressman Gohmert, participate in a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, eat at the Hard Rock, have a night monument tour around the Mall and visit the Air and Space Museum Hangar at Dulles Airport. We will then head to West Virginia for the Jamboree. On the way home we will visit Graceland and the Elvis Museum in Memphis before arriving home about 4 PM on July 25th at the Henderson UMC.

Elvis Trivia is Back

Elvis Trivia

Elvis Trivia is back by popular demand.

This week’s question:

Elvis used the initials TCB on many things, including one of his planes.

What do the initials T.C.B. stand for when Elvis uses them?

Be the first to respond with the right answer.

How We Got to This Point

You might not realize it, but planning for our council contingent has been going on since the fall of 2011. The leaders for the trip were picked and recruiting started in January of 2012. A Volunteer council Jamboree committee, led by David Bush, selected the volunteer leadership. The volunteer leaders determined the budget and the activities that we will participate in. Two different groups have visited the Summit sight. The most significant, was a shakedown crew that visited last summer and included our Assistant Scoutmaster Travis Tate. He has actually visited the site and participated in activities. Your leaders have been recruiting and planning for over a year, to insure that we have a full contingent of 100 scouts and scouters on this trip.

Despite 18 months of planning, it is still important that we all remain flexible. This is the first time a Jamboree has been held at this site and many things can’t be anticipated. We are operating on the best information we have, but, like the consent forms, some things will continue to get updated. So, keep an eye on your emails and the Jambo page. We will keep you up to date.

Closing Court of Honor

Upon our return to the First United Methodist Church of Henderson on July 25th , we will have a short Court of Honor. We plan to arrive about 4, so the court of honor will be from around 4:30 to 5 and then you will be dismissed. We will have a short slide show and make some special presentations. If you are interested in helping set up or can help provide some simple refreshments, please let Mr. Lindsey know. ([email protected] )

Guests for Dinner

The meals at Jamboree will be issued by Troop, not patrols. Breakfast and Supper will be prepared by a patrol for the entire troop and 2 or 3 guests from the sub-camp. In addition, if you would like to do an exchange with a patrol from another troop, that is an option. Your patrol eats with the other troop and one of their patrols eats with our troop. You can also invite a staff person to eat with us. Meals can be a great opportunity to get to know folks from around our country.

QUICK LINKS- just reminders…

Troop A318 Website

The Troop A318 Web page is up and running. It is at www.troop1525.org.

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

Clothing and Equipment Labels

Use this link to order great name stickers: www.namebubbles.com

Jambo Phone Apps

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

Watch the DASHBOARD

Continue to check and update changing information, including medical at:

https://summit.scouting.org/en/Jamboree2013/Pages/default.aspx