Encompass Issue 50 – March 2013 - Kirwan Scout Group

We needed gear and food, always a worry at a Jamboree, but through blood sweat and tears the
job was handled well by the Logiscs team. I am sick of jelly cups and Le Snacks though. Congratulaons
to the team also for selling off a large majority of the gear aer the Jamboree, this I believe
was a record sale compared to other Jamborees. As normal there were some complaints on food,
this however was very minimal thanks to the corner store ladies and the Special Diets team.
The medical team worked long hours but
always had a smile on their faces. They avoided
any outbreaks of viruses and that is a plus
for any Jamboree. Any injuries sustained or
sicknesses appeared to be normal for this
type of event.
Geng on a bus to get to an Acvity
The Logiscs Pink Team
Each day a newspaper was produced by Jam Media, this was due to some hard
work by a number of people. The Internet Café was a popular acvity at the Jam
Media Centre.
The Finance team had a busy me during the Jamboree with most of them working from sunrise to 11 at night.
You would be amazed how much money is collected each day from the various areas. This needed to be counted
and allocated each day.
Support Services had many challenges each day, mainly the communicaon systems that were in place. The other
challenge was dealing with the large amount of lost property handed in each day. Most of the team also assisted
in scanning Scouts and Leaders on and off site each day.
The Camping Ground teams worked well each day, unfortunately they did not know the challenge that lay ahead
each day. It could have been blocked toilets, too much rubbish, a busted water pipe, a new water main to be
installed through one of the Troop sites in The Highlands on day 2 or a JTL demanding immediate
aenon to their concern.
Phil clowning around
Badge swapping at the Jamboree was the go especially in The Hall, just as a point of interest to my knowledge there were at least 239
different cloth badges related to the Jamboree. Some of badges came from Troops, Conngents and Acvity Badges. There were quite a
number of Troop Badges from Qld, I managed to get a couple, if anyone has a spare give me a call.
Finally I would like to thank all the Leaders and Adult Support members for assisng in the many roles, a Jamboree is not a one man show
it needs us all to put in the effort to ensure the Scouts have had an experience to remember and I can assure you your efforts have made
this happen.
Enjoy your Scoung
Pieter Van Der Kamp (Smokey)
DCC Major Acvies
Where is my shoe? In the Billabong
RIP in the Outback
PS At Escape It there was “where’s Wally” now it’s “where’s Smokey”
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