Mega-Scale cooking

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Providing food for jamboree participants is like cooking for a whole city.  During the jamboree, Scouts and Scouters will be served two meals a day in their subcamps.  In addition, staff members will eat two meals a day in the dining halls.  Special meals will be provided, including 675 kosher and 450 halal meals per day.  All together, more than 1.2 million meals will be served during jamboree. Continue reading →

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Lost and Found

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Check Lost and Found before you or your troop leaves jamboree. Items are piling up there.
Hours for Lost and Found are 8:30 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Tuesday. Wednesday’s hours are 8:30 a.m. until noon or until all the Scouts leave.

Staff at Lost and Found said they have quite a few retainers, sunglasses, cameras, and hats. Wallets also turn up in Lost and Found. For more information, contact Lost and Found at 404-414-4795.

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Technology Quest

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Technology Quest is a ticketed activity for jamboree credentialed resident Scouts during previously scheduled times.

Jamboree residents (Scouts, Scouters, and staff) may have an additional opportunity to visit Technology Quest from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. based on program availability and crowd size.  Technology Quest is not open to the general public.

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Regional stage schedule for Monday, August 2

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Here is the regional stage schedule for Monday, August 2. The schedule is subject to change. For the latest information, sign up for updates at http://twitter.com/regionalstages.

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Leave A.P. Hill cleaner than we found it

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

Eagle Scouts Jack Starr, 18 (left), and Ryan Olander, 18, both from the Heart of America Council in Kansas City, Missouri, throw trash away during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. (Photo by Tom Copeland Jr.)

The 11th point of the Scout Law states that a Scout is clean.  One way everyone at jamboree can demonstrate this point is by picking up trash around Fort A.P. Hill.  Be conscious of our environment in accordance with the Leave No Trace tenets and the principles of ecological awareness. Plan to leave Fort A.P. Hill better and cleaner than we found it.  If you see an empty container, waste paper, or other disposable items on the ground, pick them up and dispose of them properly.  Don’t wait for someone else to do it—do it yourself.  Cleanliness is everyone’s job.

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Smart Bracelet help available

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

If your Scouts are having problems with their Smart Bracelets, send them to one of the Smart Bracelet kiosks located near Trading Posts A, B, C, and the Visitors’ Center.  Some scouts have had problems with the bracelets not working or the numbers wearing off in the showers.  The people at the kiosks should be able to help resolve the problem. For more information, contact Rob Hill at the Food Group headquarters at 404-408-6774.

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Staff, Scoutmaster postcard photos

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

The photo booth in the National Exhibits booth on Thomas Road will be open from 6 to 8 tonight for staff and Scoutmasters only.

Have your photo taken and put on a postcard that you can mail to friends and family. The photo booth staff will mail the postcard for you, or you can upload it to Facebook or e-mail it to yourself. Contact Debra Kendrew at 214-934-4928.

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