Scouts at the National Jamboree

Well, Jambo sure is over.

2010-08-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

Alright, Looks like this blog post will be filling in for all the blog posts I missed upcoming to closing day, so bear with me.

At the closing arena show, we were given information on the whereabouts of the next National Jamboree. It will be held at what is called "The Summit" in West Virginia, made possible by a generous (i believe) 2 million dollar donation.

The last day of Jambo isn't really much to brag about. Most of it was taking down the camp and about 3 hours of round-about time (in which I used to get my Duty to God segment that goes around the Jambo patch)

The day of departure, around 3:00 AM I was woken up to lightning and the notice that our camp was being evacuated due to severe storms. With this, we all lost all hope to sleeping except for me, as I managed to smuggle in my sleeping bag and pillow.

With the bus ride, I was forced to board RJs bus in Maryland due to the 513 bus's radiator overheating. Funny thing, We had our AC break down on to way to Virginia, and on the way to Connecticut our radiator overheats. We all guess its some curse that was bestowed on 513.

Anyways, I got to sit with RJ back to Connecticut, where we had waited around 45 minutes for the 513 bus to show up. While everyone said their goodbyes, I headed home with 527s scoutmaster (we happen to be in the same troop) Richard Davis and Jamboree was over.

Following up after Jamboree, My dad spent the day getting everything organized and cleaned. We have about 100 CDs which we have a thousand or so pictures of the Jamboree, so if you would like one please post on this blog.

I would like to thank everyone who attended the Jamboree for making everything awesome. Im hoping i'll stay in touch with some of you and i'll see you in 2013!

Now, 2 things I'd like to clear up. One, I have a blog post I was going to finish but some troopmates demanded we browse youtube, so i'm going to attempt to finish that tonight.. Just dont mind the post date.

Also, we have a 513 video of SPL Ryan Kellher and a troopmate Doug imitating some people on the radio. This was the day of arrival to Fort A.P. Hill, and since I (somehow) managed to log into RJ's National Jamboree youtube account without a password, i'll go ahead and post that

My birthday is on the 13th of August, incase anyone really cares

Goodbye 2010 National Jamboree, Hello 2013 National Jamboree!

-Michael

Post-Jambo

2010-08-05T08:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the picture from the last post...for some reason it wouldn't post for me.

Anyway, this is my last blog post. We arrived at Rentschler about 45 minutes before everyone else, and within an hour, almost everyone was gone. The Jamboree was over!

I enjoyed the Jamboree, but I am happy to be home. I have posted a video below that is a condensed version of the Jamboree. It's about 5 minutes, but you can still enjoy it.

Thanks to all who commented from home, and to all the scouts who were in the blog. I enjoyed interviewing scouts and then writing it up for parents.

So, in conclusion: Thank you to all who contributed to the blog, and be sure to watch the video below. And...Troop 527 scouts: you sang "Don't Stop Believin'" at the campsite. So take that title and this whole experience, and Don't Stop Believing! You never know how much that can help you in the future.

The Video is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtAhjNFyh5Y

-RJ

En Route à la Maison (On the Way Home)

2010-08-04T03:00:00.000-07:00

So much was going on this week, I forgot to announce some of the biggest news of the week. For some reason, I am remembering it now on the bus!

First and foremost, Senior Patrol Leader Paul Van Steenbergen had his Eagle Scout Board of Review while down here, and he passed. Van Steenbergen completed all the requirements for Eagle Scout, including his Eagle Project, and was able to get his Scoutmaster Conference done before he arrived. His Board took place here at the Jamboree, and it was announced that night that Paul was the troops newest Eagle Scout.

Below, Paul, minutes after his Board, meets the world's oldest living Eagle Scout. How amazing that in the centennial celebration, the Newest Eagle Scout would meet the Oldest!

That's about it. Like I said, I'll post again after I get home. It's been great blogging for you, and I hope you enjoyed the jamboree, even if it was just reading about it!

Yours in Scouting

-RJ

The End is Here

2010-08-03T08:40:00.000-07:00

Our last day at Fort A P Hill has arrived, and far too soon! Over the past week the 44,000 attending scouts have participated in countless events. Last night, I posted a blog about what all the scouts thought of the Jamboree. Today, we will be packing everything away, unless it is vital to the scouts for tonight or tomorrow. We are packing most of the cooking gear away, wrapping up and breaking down the picnic tables, and even packing away the tents. Tonight we sleep under the stars and over our cots.

Tomorrow we will wake up, pack everything into the bus, get on the bus, and leave. I will write a post while in the two hour bus line. Yes, two hours of just...sitting on the bus. There are so many people leaving at once, it's just one long line.

I will pull out my laptop and post on the bus, and then I'll post one more time after I get back. Until then...!

-RJ

Last Full Day at A. P. Hill

2010-08-02T18:06:00.000-07:00

Well, the end is here, and the epilogue is beginning.

Over the past 10 days, Michael and I have been describing the events going on at Fort A. P. Hill. He has been doing the articles, and although I haven't been able to send any up to the Bulletin yet, he has been on top of that, like I have taken care of the Blog.

And what we have blogged and written has been:

"It was awesome. Truly life changing." -Thomas Cook, Troop Quartermaster

"It was filled with many new and some old experiences that made life different for me." -Andrew Van Steenbergen, Border Patrol

"Rosse Gates just made an awesome patch trade! If you put your mind to it and make a plan, you can get so much accomplished." -Rosse Gates, Border Patrol

"The food was good. The 5K was great. The activities were fun. My favorite part was trading patches and the arena shows!" -Nate Chapin, IDK Patrol

"It was pretty exciting and fun. I got some pretty neat patches, the action centers are pretty cool, and at Brownsea Island, I saw some birds close up." -Chris Chapin, IDK Patrol

"I think it was really fun and was well worth the price. There were lots of things to do...Definitely coming back in 2013!" -Nate Kinsman, Border Patrol Quartermaster

"It was great. I enjoyed the experience." -Evan Vrabel, Border Patrol

"It's been an amazing experience to be at Jambo. It's great to meet new people from around the country and world. Hopefully coming back in 2013." -Stephen Phenicie, Blazing Brigadier Patrol

"The Jamboree was magnificent. To meet kids froom around the world and country shows a camaraderie between us; it brings us together as Boy Scouts." -Jake Jendrzejczyk, Assistant Border Patrol Leader

"I enjoyed rappelling off a helicopter skid. Pioneering was cool because they used lashings to make everything there." -Wilson Nickel, Border Patrol Leader

"I enjoyed leading a rebel of misfits, but I can't help but love them, like brothers!" -Nick Kinsman, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

"For an adult to come in as an leader, having not been a scout myself as a youth, I am just overwhelmed, gratefully overwhelmed at the amount of scout spirit and patch trading and the arena shows! I fell in love with the Boy Scout Program. I brought my two sons through it, and my daughter as well when she could join Venturing. This Jamboree is the pinnacle of Scouting. We can only hope that these scouts will become future leaders." -Mr. Dick Davis, Scoutmaster

I think that explains it, but just in case:

"WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!" -Troop 527

-RJ

Todays events

2010-08-01T17:40:00.000-07:00

Note that this blog post was a draft that I attempted to finish during jambo, but was almost impossible at the time, So i'm gonna go ahead and finish it up with what I remember.

Hey guys, Michael here. Once again I really haven't been updating the blog but RJ has been covering for me so its all good. I'm aware that some of you are reading as I was told so I would like to thank you for taking time to read me and RJ's stories from the 2010 National Jamboree.

Today, I went down with my troopmate Dillion down to TechQuest, a really cool exhibit held by staff and a booth by Michigan Tech. The highlights of TechQuest was a car with two big wheels on the back and two really small wheels on the front (sorry I just REALLY dont know what its called), The Michigan Technical booth and the Lego station. This car I'm horribly attempting to describe is probably one of the coolest attractions availible at TechQuest. After a lot of fooling around on it I discovered the Lego station, and it brought out the 5 year old in me. While messing around with the station for a bit, we finally found the Michigan Tech. station, with some cool stuff like Ooblek.

Ooblek is a Non-Newtonian fluid that gets denser equal to the amount of pressure you apply. In other words, If you we're to put your hand in slowly, it would be like water, but If you hit it with a wrecking ball at full force, the wrecking ball wouldnt pass through. I made some of this stuff in 6th grade, and boy is it cool (Its corn starch + water). Anyways, back on subject, they had a rectangular platform you could either run across or sink in then try to run in, but miserably fail. Other then Ooblek, they also had Dragons breath, AKA Graham crackers soaked in liquid nitrogen. What it does is it makes your breath become visible while eating it or letting it sit in your mouth.

While rushing back to camp, we saw some stuff such as a Avatar patch set and some more Denver car patches, got back late, and then I was stuck in camp for the rest of the day.

Jamboree is nearing its conclusion, so i'll just have to make the best of it. Michael out!

-Michael

Arena Show!!!

2010-08-01T16:02:00.001-07:00

The lack of blog post yesterday can be described in two words: Arena Show. Last night, 80,000 scouts, leaders, and visitors attended the 2010 National Scout Jamboree Arena Show, one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen.

At 7:40, the pre-show events ended, and a countdown to the show appeared above the audience on a large screen. The audience began a loud and exciting countdown when only 30 seconds remained. When the 10 second mark was reached, the screen faded and everything suddenly seemed to get quiet. Yet, right on time, eight large tower roofs exploded in flame, fireworks shot up, and the crowd cheered, and the show began.

This centennial arena show was essentially a speech, a few videos and announcements, and a Switchfoot Concert all rolled into a single three hour spectacular. One of the first events was a twenty minute talk with Mike Rowe, the host of the popular TV Series, Dirty Jobs. He talked about his first Boy Scout experience. When Rowe was younger, he was shy, and so his dad took him to his first scout meeting and Rowe found himself lying on the ground with a bloody nose within the first two minutes. He had been hit by a bag of rags in the feet which had knocked him over. Even though his first experience at Boy Scouts had been a disaster, he returned, and grew out of his shell. Later in life, he became a TV Show host, and even suggested last night that a Dirty Jobs Merit Badge be considered.

Later, an official announcement regarding the 2013 National Scout Jamboree was released, stating that it would take place at BSA’s newly-acquired High-Adventure Center, The Summit. The show continued with a performance by Honor Society. The group also sang the National Anthem earlier in the show.

The show began its dramatic conclusion with several songs by Switchfoot. At its end, Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca announced that the bon fire would be lit, and its flames traveled from scout to scout through candles. All at once, Mazzuca ordered that every scout put out his candle, and so they did. A spectacular fireworks show began, and we did not get back to our campsite until nearly midnight. It was an amazing night!

Today, my dad and I walked around and did some patch trading. We saw some of the Buckskin Games Exhibits, and ended the day with an ice cream stop.

It has been a great Jamboree, and I can’t believe it's almost over! Tomorrow is our last full day, and Tuesday is a half-day. Wednesday, we leave at 6:00 AM! See the Norwich Bulletin for some new articles that will hopefully be coming out soon.

-RJ

Tonights event

2010-07-31T04:04:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys that I haven't been updating the blog as much as I should. Ive been told that i'll be kicked out if I dont stop working and get enjoying :P.

Tonights Arena show is claimed to be the biggest pyrotechnics show ever held at a military base. It is called the "Shining light across america". I'll be working my butt off to find my camera, in this case. It will begin at 8:00 and end at 10:30. The show will be broadcasted on National Television, as it will also be streamed to www.ustream.tv/shininglight

The arena has a capacity of 70,000 people. With 44,000 estimated Jamboree participants and visitors, it will well be exceeded.

Well, I will talk to you all later with a recap of the event and my apologies for my internet mishaps.

-Michael

Coast Guard and Conservation

2010-07-30T19:00:00.000-07:00

Another day filled with to many things to write down. Taps is playing right now, so I don't have long. I went with Seth and Kevin again today to see the Coast Guard and Conservation areas.

After a 6:00 AM 5K run, which was held on a road surrounding the lake used for swimming, patrols broke off to make breakfast, Cheerios. Seth, Kevin, and I left at about 9:30 and headed off to the Coast Guard area.

At every area, scouts need their ID Tag to participate in the event. Seth forgot his ID tag, but did not realize this until we were almost to the Coast Guard area. It was about 10:30 by the time we finally got there.

The Coast Guard area was filled with demonstrations regarding what the Coast Guard does. We learned about law enforcement and search and rescue operations. We ended the experience with a test, and we all received patches.

There was a lunch kiosk right near there, so we went to grab lunch. I forgot to explain it in past posts, so this is how lunch works: You have a ticket for lunch every day. You walk up to the table, and give them the day's ticket. Then, they give you a bag full of your lunch. Yes, it's that simple!

We also attended the conservation area, which was about a mile trail fulled up with different conservation activities. We saw snakes and fish, learned about fixing problems with our water, and even learned about the anatomy of a turkey!

We were late for dinner, but we had a great time. Dinner was hamburgers, and afterwards, I finished cleaning my tent from the rain yesterday and wrote the blog.

YIS (Yours in Scouting)

-RJ

SCUBA Diving and Rain Storm

2010-07-29T16:40:00.000-07:00

Today could only be described in one way: Wet!

My day began when Seth Davis and Kevin Knowles invited me to go SCUBA Diving with them. The line stretched into a mob that moved slowly for about an hour and a half. Finally, Davis, Knowles, and I were able to get trained in diving and the instructors sent us into the pool. Other scouts that went SCUBA Diving include Paul and Andrew Van Steenburgen and Rosse Gates. I interviewed the three of them and they described their experiences.

Gates, East Hampton, said, “I put the thing [air tank] on, went underwater, swam this way, swam that way, had no idea where I was, looked up and said, “Follow the bubbles!” Andrew Van Steenbergen remarked that he, “…forgot to breathe many times. It was weird when I flipped over and I had to swim like a turtle. Paul Van Steenbergen also said that the experience was weird, but interesting. Personally, I found that my throat was very dry when I was breathing, because the contained air has to be very dry to protect the gear.

On our way back, we stopped for lunch and a large rain storm began. The storm forced many into tents, but the three of us decided to head back to camp. We walked through the rain, Davis and I in rain coats. Knowles opted not to wear one, and suffered the consequences when the rain picked up and got him wet as if he had just left the SCUBA Tank again.

When we arrived back at camp, the rain stopped. We spent the entire rain storm walking! The site was in ruins. Many tents had been flipped or flattened. The scouts at camp all pitched in and helped to recreate our small town. My tent was flooded and a mess. I had to pull out each piece of gear and empty my tent of the about gallon of water that had entered it.

Once the tents were staked back into the ground, another storm came. It did not last as but we did make it through without any destroyed tents.

Overall, it was a great day. I was lucky not to have lost my phone or iPod in the mess, but I had a great time even cleaning up.

-RJ

The First Full Day at the Jamboree

2010-07-27T18:13:00.000-07:00

Today, reveille was at 7:00, and within a few minutes most of the scouts at A. P. Hill were up and working on breakfast. Our troop started the day with a troop meeting to hand out ID tags and explain how the day would work. Most of the people went out into the jamboree site and explored the many things to do.

Personally, I went with Michael to the Hometown News (HTN) Tent and I got my credentials and started on an article. At 12:00 noon, Christopher Paolini, author of the Inheritance Series, arrived for a press conference. He was asked many times about the fourth book. He did not say much, but he did tell us a few things.

"When is the next book coming out? Uh, my editor would like to know that too!" said Paolini when asked about the fourth book in the series. "I am getting very close to the end. It's going to have lots of battles in it...It's going to have a really nice, green dragon on the cover. As for the title, I actually named the book before I wrote it. I am very pleased with the title, and if I tell you the title, I'm going to have to lock you all up in a room 'till the book is actually published!"

After lunch we walked around the jamboree and did some sightseeing. I had a rather boring day, but I asked many others what they did and was pleased to find many different activities to do over the next week.

Seth Davis, Plainfield, said that he enjoyed his day in the SCUBA area. "I went SCUBA Diving, and it was fun. I got some tokens from the bottom and wristbands that look like gold underwater." Kevin Knowles, North Stonington, also went SCUBA Diving, "...but the [air] tank hurt when it hit my head." Knowles and Davis plan to SCUBA Dive later in the week.

Other scouts spent their day above water breathing air not contained in a tank. Nick Kinsman, East Haddam, says, "I went rifle shooting and rappelling." Kinsman is Troop 527's Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, working with Paul Van Steenbergen, the troops Senior Patrol Leader. Van Steenbergen also went rifle shooting and rappelling, but spent the rest of the day at the BMX area. He says he's enjoying the jamboree so far and is looking forward to the remaining days.

Nathan Roy, Middletown, spent the day in the BMX area, and later visited the Merit Badge Midway nearby. Zak Boix, Colchester, described his day as well. "Walked around, did some stuff, waited an hour at the bus stop, and traded patches and cards." Later, Boix met the Chief Scout Executive who is attending the jamboree.

The jamboree is becoming more and more exciting and I can't wait to get out and do some of the many events.

-RJ

(PS: What Rj meant by me and him sightseeing was us getting lost finding a lunch station and getting lost trying to get back to camp, lol.)

-Michael

The Jamboree Begins

2010-07-26T18:40:00.000-07:00

I have a lot to talk about, because yesterday my blog was deleted when working at the hotel business center. I will be telling some stories about D.C., and how our first day at the jamboree went.

Yesterday began with a lot of movement, because in a very short space of time, we had to pack and load our gear into the bus, and drive to D.C. Many slept on the bus ride simply because they were so tired. My roommate hung up the phone while our automated wakeup call attempted to get us out of bed. We woke up about 45 minutes later.

When we arrived in D.C., we first visited Arlington National Cemetery. Not only did we tour the cemetery, but our tour guide explained much of the history about why the cemetery is where it is, and what certain symbols mean on the gravestones. At 2:00 PM, we attended a Changing of the Guard Ceremony. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded "24/7” and the guard changes every 30 minutes. There is a ceremony each time this happens and it was very interesting to watch.

After another bus ride, which ended all too quickly, because nobody wanted to leave the Air Conditioning, we toured the Smithsonian, beginning with lunch at the Air and Space Museum. We were imprisoned for about a half-hour by heavy rain, but we used the time that remained to see the many exhibits all over the mall.

We attended dinner at Buca di Beppo, which is an Italian restaurant that served us salad, bread, and chicken parmesan. Dinner was both interesting and funny. Zak Boix of Colchester and Andrew Van Steenbergen of Durham created a drink comprised of each course of our meal mixed with Pepsi, water, and a napkin. The two both tried their creation hesitantly, and neither found it enjoyable!

After visiting several war memorials, we headed to our hotel and went to bed.

The following morning, my roommates hung up the wake-up call again. However, we managed to wake up slightly earlier. For a 5:00 wake-up call, we finally got out of bed at 5:38. We left at 6:00 and watched National Treasure on our way to A. P. Hill.

When we arrived, we set up camp, took a tour of the commissary, and grabbed a quick chicken salad sandwich lunch. Fort A. P. Hill will be home to 44,000 people for the next 9 days. Now, 44,000 is obviously a large number, but I’d like to give you an example of just how big it really is. The town of Enfield, CT has attained a population of about 44,000 over the past 331 years. Fort A. P. Hill was almost equally populated in just over 8 hours!

We had the chance to leave the site and take a look around the camp later tonight. I was unsuccessful in getting into the Hometown News Tent as they had already closed, so technically, I’m not supposed to be writing this yet!

We had a long day, and even 9:45 seems extremely late. I hope you guys are enjoying this blog, and I am open to any suggestions you have. Email ectscouts@gmail.com and we will get your message next time we use the blog updater. We can’t respond, but that’s just because we’ll be so busy with everything to do here at the National Scout Jamboree.

-RJ

Day 2 - Washington DC

2010-07-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

Well, im going to have to summarize this post for now (i'll edit it later) as Jamborees in a few hours, im tired, and my USB keyboard is in my duffle bag (which are in the bus) as It doesnt fit in my laptop case.

Today was actually really fun (in my opinion way more fun then yesterday) because of the places with AC we went today!

First, we went to Arlington Cemetary to observe the graves and watch a reeactment (sorry, dont know much about what it was about.. It was crowded.). It was really cool seeing the soldiers that we're doing the reenactment, and the fact it was near shade was really fun too.

After this, we took a ride to the Smithsonian Air and Space musuem. The line to get in was long but well worth it. Once inside, everyone rushed to the foodcourt and were told to meet back up at 5:30 for our departure. Some of the highlights were the Aircraft Simulator and a Moon Rock we were allowed to touch. There were many more musuems around us, such as the Smithsonian American Indian musuem which was pretty cool. Sadly, transportation between musuems fell short as a tornado warning popped up and everyone was refused exit due to the bad weather. With the storm subsiding after an hour, the sheltering was called off and anyone was free to exit. In this time I checked out the Indian musuem and got some food, then we departed.

From the Smithsonian, we went to see a few places, including the Vietnam war memorial and the Lincoln memorial. After all the excitement, we said goodbye to our awesome tour guide Mike and headed off to the hotel.

I might add some more details in later, but it is infact very late and I should be getting to sleep. Goodnight and hello jambo!

Day Two

2010-07-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

I apoligise for the size of this post, but a mess up in the computer erased all of my draft and it is nearly 11:30. I don't have time to report tonight, but I will get back to you tomorrow.

-RJ

Philadelphia

2010-07-24T18:48:00.000-07:00

Blog Post #3: I had a very long day. My dad and I arrived at Rentschler Field this morning at 4:57 AM exactly. We spent an hour getting the troop ready and then busses packed. We left a little bit after 6:00 AM.

After a long bus trip we arrived in Philadelphia, where Troop 527 met their tour guide, Tim Krepp. Tim spent his day showing the major attractions of Phily, as well as some smaller things that are just cool to think about. We visited Benjamin Franklin's house and saw the Liberty Bell.

The day finsihed with a spectacular and comical Mad Cap performance about the Revolutionary War. We went to dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, and now I am writing a blog.

Yes, it was very busy. However, I accomplished a lot and am ready for tomorrow. We are headed to Washington, D.C., and will see many attractions there. Until then...

-RJ

Approaching the Jamboree

2010-07-23T22:00:00.000-07:00

Picture: Me in the hotel!

Well, Michael here. Looks like this is my first post. Sorry about that, just been a little too busy buying a new camera and packing to get to blogging!

To start off, Jamboree kicks off in some hours here (Its 1:02 in the morning and Im busy getting situated with making sure I have EVERYTHING, etc) and im just too excited. Ive been talking with a lot of friends (missing a graduation party, actually) about how im gonna be in Virginia till the 4th for the 100th year of scouting BSA National Jamoree! They dont seem too hyped as I do though, so I guess its just a silent victory. I cant wait to get down to business with everything the jamboree has to offer (Like free wifi! How cool is that?).

Also, I dont know about Rj, but expect a LOT of picture uploads to this here blog. Im carrying 12 gb's worth of SD card and a 4 gigabyte base hard drive for my camera. As Rj will too, we'll try to describe the events of the jamboree for those who aren't going to be there.

The days been pretty hectic. I worked my butt off just to find all my 513 unit shirts and get everything into order. Ive been pulling a few all-nighters just to get this all ready and packed! But im sitting in 'The Courtyard' hotel typing this here post, so i'd guess I did a pretty good job in packing. I just hope everybody else is packed and has enough money with them (I'm set for the week... $$$!) so that they can make it through the jamboree!

Although its a short blog post, I cant really say much more as I've gotta get up in a few hours and get on a bus. I'll update you guys when we hit Philidelphia. The ride hopefully wont be too boring (Well, It wont for me. I got 4 hours worth of battery on this beast and a video game loaded on. :) ).

Peace out, boy scouts! (and parents)

Last Day in Connecticut

2010-07-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

In 12 hours, I will be at Rentschler Field with my gear and ready to go. My bags are packed, my laptop charged, and my excitement growing. At 6:00 AM sharp, the buses will leave and within a few hours our tour of Philadelphia will begin. On Sunday morning, we will be leaving early again to head to Washington, D.C., where we will tour the Smithsonian and other exhibits there. Additionally, we will be seeing a condensed version of the American Revolution, and will tour the Lincoln Memorial. On Monday, we will be off to the Jamboree!

I am extremely excited! I realized just this morning that the National Jamboree isn't just "that thing I'm going to this summer." Now, it's here, and after a year and half of planning, working on things for the Jamboree troop, and completing requirements to attend the Jamboree, I realize that I am anxious and a little scared, but prepared to take on the challenge. I also realized that 11 days worth of gear can be very heavy!

-RJ

Preparing for the Jamboree

2010-07-22T14:02:00.000-07:00

Hello one and all! This is the first official post for our blog. My name is Robert Maynard, Jr., or RJ, and I will be co-authoring this blog with Michael Hattayer.

The Connecticut Rivers Council departs at 6:00 AM on Saturday, and we will be traveling to the Jamboree over the following two days. On Monday, July 26, 2010, after stopping in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., we will arrive at the National Boy Scouts of America Jamboree, which is being held this year to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Scouting in America.

Michael and I will be publishing an article or two throughout the course of the Jamboree in the Norwich Bulletin, and we will be updating the blog once or twice a day.

Wish us luck at the Jamboree as we take part in this once in a lifetime event!

-RJ