"WHEN TRADITION MEETS TOMORROW"
This page will be continually updated as more information is obtained.
The highly anticipated 2010 National Scout Jamboree will be held July 23rd through August 4th at Fort A.P.Hill, Virginia. Planning will begin in October and we will have local information sometime in 2008. Start saving your money NOW so that when applications become available, you can place most of or all of the registration fee with your application. Not everyone who wants to go will be able to. Those who are prepared and are willing to plan in advance, will get this "once in a lifetime" opportunity. If you are a Webelos this (2007-2008) year, you will be elgible to attend. Physical fitness, training, rank and good standing in your home troop wil be important factors for being chosen. This page will keep you informed and help you prepare. Here's what to expect:
- WHAT? The 17th National Jamboree - Celebrating the BSA's 100th anniversary
- WHERE? Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia -You will become the Coomonwealth of Virginia's 7th largest city in 24 hours
- WHO? Boy Scouts who are at least the age of 12 by July 1, 2010 and not yet 18 until after August 4, 2010
- HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? That has not been determined. The SKC troops paid $985.00 each in 2005, adults and youth. You can estimate the cost with or without a tour at $1,200.00. Uniforms, gear and other related expenses are extra
- QUALIFICATIONS? Be at least First Class, meet certain health and physical fitness standards and be in good standing with your home troop
- CAN MY HOME TROOP GO? Unfortunatley, no. You will join a "provisonal" troop of 36 youth, and 4 adult leaders. You can visit the Jamboree with your family or home troop, but you will not be given the same access to events and activities that participants will be given for paying to attend
- CAN I WEAR A 2010 JAMBOREE PATCH? Only if you are a partricipant or staff. "Visitors" are not permitted to wear any '2010 Jamboree' patch unless it is a fundraiser or supporter patch
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2005 National Scout Jamboree Contingent
This image is very large. This was the first effort to take a photo of our entire entourage in 2005.
-Troop 1312 -- Troop 1313- 
-Troop 1314 -- Troop 1315-
Follow the Jamboree daily. This is the ONLY official link to daily Jamboree coverage
The Official Jamboree Daily Web Site!
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The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
WHAT IS A JAMBOREE? "The Language of Scouting" defines a jamboree as a term chosen by Baden-Powell to describe the first international gathering of Scouts camping together in London in 1920. The term is restricted to indicate a national or world jamboree. The BSA has a national jamboree every four years. The 2005 national jamboree ("jambo" for short, is a Swahili greeting, meaning "hello" or "greetings") is a 10 day event in which BSA transforms approximately 3,000 acres of land on a U.S. Army base in Virginia to support a city of more than 40,000 Scouts and leaders. We have our own bus and telephone system, post offices, first-aid stations and hospital, police and fire departments, radio stations, daily newspaper, food distribution, sanitation and trading posts. During jambo, a wide variety of activities will be offered to satisfy almost any Scouting interest.
A National Jamboree Scrapbook - the Jamboree Life
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