2010 National Scout Jamboree
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Norwela Council Jamboree Troop 1514 leaders and committee are working hard to  finalize all preparations for our Jamboree trip. The contingent patches, shirts, hats and travel bags will soon be ordered. All contingent member uniform orders will also be sent in soon. Parents please remember that the official Jamboree medical forms are due to at the scout office no later than February 20th.

More information about the February work day will be sent out soon. Please continue to check your e-mail for information.

CHANGE IN TROOP CALENDAR

A couple of changes have been made in the Jamboree Troop calendar that was given out at the December meeting and that is posted on-line. It was brought to my attention at our Jamboree committee meeting that the first troop work weekend scheduled for May 22nd-24th, 2009 was not only Memorial day weekend, but it was the weekend before school finals. It was decided by the committee to move the work weekend to May 29th-31st. Also the date of May 28th-30th, 2010 will have to be moved back one weekend to May 21st-23rd, 2010 because the original date was also Memorial Day weekend.

The Boy Scouts of America, Norwela Council will be sending a contingent of 36 scouts and 4 leaders to the 2010 National Jamboree. Fort A. P. Hill military base located in the rolling hills of Virginia will be the home of the National Jamboree from July 26th - August 4th, 2010. This jamboree held in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of scouting will prove to be the highlight of a boys scouting career.

The Norwela Council contingent will be touring yet to be determined sites before and after the National Jamboree. Agenda details are forthcoming.

To attend a scout must meet the following qualifications.
    ·Be at least a First Class scout at the time of attendance at the Jamboree.
    ·Have completed the sixth grade or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2010 and have not reached your 18th birthday by August 2nd, 2010.
    ·Participate in pre-jamboree training experiences.
    ·Submit a Jamboree medical form.
    ·Be active in your unit for at least six months prior to July1st, 2010 and be approved by your Scoutmaster and local Jamboree committee.

At this time Norwela council currently has a waiting list. If you are interested in attending the Jamboree, please go by the council office and fill out the appropriate form(s) to place your name on the list.

The Norwela Jamboree committee is please to announce that the Scoutmaster and the 1st and 2nd Assistant Scoutmaster positions for the 2010 contingent have been filled.

Scoutmaster - Bill Waltman
1st Assistant Scoutmaster - Chris Haacker
2nd Assistant Scoutmaster - Vic Ingram

If you are between the age of 18 and 21 and would like to be considered for the 3rd Assistant Scoutmaster position on the council contingent, please go by the council office and fill out a leadership application. The contingent scoutmasters will be collecting applications and interviewing candidates.

As the Scoutmaster for the Norwela contingent, I want to assure all parents that the Jamboree committee, Assistant Scoutmasters and I are in the process of putting together information for all parents and scouts. This webpage will be updated as soon as more information is available. If I can answer any questions, please fill free to give me a call at (318) 286-9324 or (318) 671-1558.

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