Normally quiet insects, bees sometimes get aggressive when their territory is threatened. With nearly 50,000 Scouts and Scouters at Fort A.P. Hill, we are a threat to bees.
If you see bees, report them to your subcamp staff.
Instruct your Scouts to stay away from these areas. If stung, scrape off the stinger if a stinger is present. Usually only honey bees and a couple other species have stingers. You should then sit down, keep quiet, and apply ice to the sting area.
Tell your Scouts about the Coast Guard exhibit on Thomas Road. They can earn a limited-edition patch by working through the hands-on exhibits and challenges offered. For more information, contact Mike McCormack at 508-965-1075.
A dancer from the Tipisa Lodge performing in the OA pow wow. (Photo by F Harvell)
The OA at Indian Village, just west of Merit Badge Midway, will host a pow wow from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday in the dance arbor. Everyone is welcome and advised to bring a chair since seating is limited.
Attendees can view and participate in the dances, and take part in interactive stations.
There will be an exhibition by the top 10 dancers from NOAC (National Order of the Arrow Conference). Anyone with Indian clothing can dance in the opening procession, but all will have the opportunity to dance later in the pow wow.
Paddle Safe, Paddle Smart (PS2) leader training will be offered from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily at the jamboree boating headquarters by Travis Lake (except when in conflict with the arena show). These sessions will highlight tips and tricks for teaching beginning and experienced Scouts and Scouters. Topics include how to put on lifejackets, environmental ethics, and how best to present the material to impact your Scouts and keep them safe on the water.
For more information contact Jay Fox at 404-406-3645.
Here is a list of items to bring (and not bring) to Saturday’s arena show.
Staying hydrated is very important for Saturday’s arena show. Everyone should be properly hydrated before going to the show. Additional bottles of water will be available, over and above the two quarts of water each person is to bring with them.
Follow a few simple guidelines to avoid a painful sunburn and possible long-term damage to your skin. Continue reading
Throughout jamboree, various areas will be hosting celebrities. If your Scouts would like to see some of these people, here is a schedule:
Please follow the rules of S.A.F.E.T.Y., particularly the letter A: Always have a buddy.
Scouts and Scouters have this information on page 36 of your Scout Guide and on your green hangtag.
There are many Scouts around the jamboree who are walking without buddies. A buddy is for a Scout’s safety. Remind Scouts to find a buddy and keep one with them as they walk around jamboree.
When you leave your troop site, hike with one or two buddies. Stay on designated trails and walkways, and follow instructions of traffic and safety personnel.
Jamboree chaplains stay 24-hours a day with any Scout who is hospitalized offsite, and visit twice daily any Scout at Jambo General. The chaplains have been offering the Scouts patches as a way to “break the ice” and start a dialogue.
If you have extra patches that you would be willing to contribute to this effort, please drop them off at the chaplain’s tent by the entrance to Merit Badge Midway. For more information, call Kleet Barclay at 334-430-3356.
QBSA (102.9 FM) will host the “BSA Latin Connection” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at their studio on Thomas Road. The party will be complete with a two-hour radio program featuring Latin music, DJs, and dialogue about Scouting abroad and in the United States. The intent is to broaden Scouting horizons and help recruit youth into Scouting. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy the music, dancing, and to practice their Spanish-language skills. For more information, contact Michael J. Thorp at 810-610-7468.
Leave No Trace is expanding to include activities such as snow boarding and ATVs through a new program called “Outdoor Ethics.” If you are interested in learning more about this program, stop by Action Area C any time. The Tread Lightly organization, along with the LNT Center for Outdoor Ethics, will preview the changes. If you complete the activity, you will receive the 100th Anniversary hangtag.
Here is a listing of religious services scheduled for this weekend. Times for all services are 9 a.m. unless noted. Continue reading
Here is the regional stage schedule for Friday, July 30. The schedule is subject to change. For the latest information, sign up for updates at http://twitter.com/regionalstages.
(Photo by Kathy Disney)
More than 140 chaplains representing every major faith are at Fort A.P. Hill.
The chaplains believe that the jamboree offers profound proof of the diversity in Scouting and each is prepared to serve many denominations and faiths. Indicative of this approach, their nameplates do not designate their religion or denomination. A reason for this ecumenical approach is that if you need counseling or if you’re homesick, it doesn’t matter what religion you are or whether you’re a Scout or Scout leader. Continue reading
Be at your region headquarters by 5:45 a.m. Friday for the 5K fun run. All races will start simultaneously at 6 a.m. and follow a three-mile loop through each region. Floodlights will illuminate the starting points. Continue reading
Be safe in Friday’s 5K fun run to be held in each region. Know your limits and measure your pace with the endurance and performance guides you should have established from prior runs and walks. If you have never participated, don’t overdo your capability. Start early and find others in your own class.
Make sure you hydrate and wear apparel that breaths and doesn’t hold the perspiration. Wear shoes that you have run or walked in before. Don’t try to break in a pair that you have never worn. Wear socks that will protect your feet. Have fun meeting other Scouters and Scouts and enjoy the scenery. Most of all know yourself.
All films show at the arena.
Turn in found items to drop boxes in subcamp headquarters, trading posts, action areas, and the Merit Badge Midway headquarters, as well as other locations. Boxes are emptied daily and contents taken to Lost and Found at Heth Schoolhouse. For more information call 404-414-4795 or 404-405-9917.
Guidelines to avoid foot problems:
For more information, contact Lt. Col. Lisa A. Forsyth at 210-569-2535.
Safety officials would like to remind everyone to be alert on roads and immediately yield to all emergency vehicles—from ambulances to ATVs.
Walk off the roadways if possible or walk close to the side, and face traffic. There are also vehicles on the roads that perform essential services. Your consideration will help vehicles get to their destinations. Continue reading
There will be amateur radio classes and exams offered during the jamboree. K2BSA, the jamboree amateur radio station, is located near The Mysterium Compass in the Mahone area—just look for the big radio antenna. Six-hour classes will be offered daily from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Sunday. Amateur radio exams will be given at 7 p.m. every day except Saturday. Continue reading
Don’t dial 911 in an emergency. A 911 call goes to call centers off site.
Instead, please dial 804-633-8911 for emergencies.
The following is the text of the speech given by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree on July 28, 2010.
The CPR and AED certification event will occur 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday
Scouts and leaders are invited to break the Guinness World Record for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) training. Not only can you be part of a record-breaking event, but you can also take home the ability to perform these life‑saving skills in your own community.
The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the jamboree arena. Each troop has been assigned a time slot. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to your assigned time. Following the hour-long training, participants will receive a CPR and AED course completion card from the Emergency Care and Safety Institute. For more information, contact Dave Barry at 501-580-4200, or Ruth Reynolds at 469-286-7157.
Here is the regional stage schedule for Thursday, July 29. The schedule is subject to change. For the latest information, sign up for updates at http://twitter.com/regionalstages.
They’re everywhere. In the shade. On a small piece of land. In front of tents. Coming in all shapes, sizes and ages, they form groups, sometimes hordes. Furious trading occurs. They are the jamboree patch traders.
Many Scouts said they have been given advice or rules for patch trading. Continue reading
The jamboree is a great walking event. The yellow shuttle buses are provided for the convenience of jamboree participants and staff, but at times the waiting line and slow travel speeds make the ride very long. Therefore, for much of the time, it may be quicker for participants to reach many, if not most, destinations by walking. Continue reading
OA will hold pow wows at 8 p.m. today and 8 p.m. Sunday. Everyone is encouraged to bring dance outfits. For more information, call Ron Bell at 404-406-3218.
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