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Table of Contents
3 Activities & Events
3 Newsday Field of Wheels
4 Memorial Day Flag Placement
4 GOOD SCOUT Golf Tournament
5 Journey to Excellence
5 Summer Camp Opportunities
5 F.D.R. Division
6 Matinecock District
7 Sagtikos District
8-9 Council Fellowship Dinner Photos
10 Trailblazer District
11 Benjamin Tallmadge District
11 2011 Wood Badge N7-404-11-1
12 Leadership Training for Boy Scouts
& Venturing Crew Members
12 Gathering of Eagles
13 Exploring Division
14 Catholic Committee on Scouting
14 Jewish Committee on Scouting
14 Lutheran Committee on Scouting
15 Commissioners Corner
16 Eagle Scout Announcements
16 Memorials
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2013 National Scout Jamboree
The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
The Suffolk County Council plans to take a contingent
of four troops, each consisting of 36 youth and
4 adult leaders, as well as a Venturing of 32 young
men and women and 8 adult leaders to the 2013
National Scout Jamboree to be held at The Summit
Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, Goshen, West
Virginia, July 15 -24 th 2013.
To attend, a Scout must meet the following qualifications.
(These qualifications are yet to be finalized):
• Be at least a First Class Scout at time of attendance
at Jamboree
• Have completed 5 th grade or be at least 11 years
of age by July 1, 2013, and have not reached his
18th birthday by August 5, 2013. We are awaiting
details but yes, 11 year olds will be permitted to
attend..
• Be approved by his Scoutmaster and the local
council jamboree committee.
• Participate in pre-jamboree training experience
• Submit a Jamboree Medical Form
To attend as a leader, an adult must meet the following
qualifications:
• Meet the qualifications for one of the positions.
• Agree to abide by the commitment and code of
conduct.
• Be approved by the council jamboree committee.
• Participate in pre-jamboree training experience
• Submit a Jamboree Medical Form
The trip fee is yet to be determined and will depend
on touring and other costs. The fee will include transportation,
meals, lodging, special patches, hat, T-shirt,
all patrol and troop equipment, training weekends
and a touring adventure on the way to the jamboree.
When we leave for touring is yet to be determined.
Each Scout submitting a registration form will need
to include a $100 deposit, payable by check to the
council service center. This deposit is “transferable
and not refundable”. Please watch the Scouting.org
website for further information. Final payment is due
by February of 2013. Please understand that this is a
pre-announcement of this high adventure event, and
these are all the details available at this time. More
information will be forthcoming.
A New Venue:
The Summit Bechtel Family
National Scout Reserve
In 2009, the BSA purchased 10,600 acres of property
adjacent to West Virginia’s New River Gorge
National River area in order to create The Summit
Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve (the Summit).
The Summit is the new home of achievement, adventure,
and innovation in Scouting. With world-class
facilities and a focus on outdoor action sports, the
Summit will welcome Scouts to a whole new jamboree
experience in summer 2013. 45,000 youth and adults
are expected to attend.
What Can We Do at the Summit?
You name it! The jamboree program reflects the
skills of Scouting—physical fitness, environmental
conservation, our national heritage, and the true spirit
of Scouting. See yourself rappelling, scuba diving,
kayaking, rafting, and sailing. Experience trap shooting,
archery, biking, buckskin games, confidence
courses, conservation trail, and more! There is not
enough time in the day for all the exciting activities
that are there waiting for you to try.
Daily activities include an incredible merit badge
midway, arts and sciences, a re-creation of Baden-
Powell’s original Scout camp on Brownsea Island,
an American Indian village, regional entertainment
stages, and many other activities. The arena shows
are a highlight for all participants. The jamboree is
Scouting at its very best!
High Adventure
The excitement of the jamboree isn’t limited to
Scouts. The Summit will feature a large visitor area,
where day-users can try out some of the activities
that the Scouts are dialing in around other parts of
the Summit. Also, 2013 will be the first year that
Venturers, a branch of the BSA that includes young
women, will be part of the jamboree. Whitewater rafting
and kayaking, rock climbing and bouldering, and
mountain biking are just a few of the activities offered
at the Summit. There’s also skateboarding, BMX,
shooting sports, and zip-line challenge courses. And
that’s just the beginning.
History
The first Boy Scouts of America national jamboree
was scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., in
1935 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scouting in
America. Unfortunately, the jamboree was canceled
because of a polio outbreak in Washington. When the
first jamboree was finally held in 1937, Dan Beard lit
the opening campfire using flint and steel. Scouts from
all 48 states brought the wood that was used in the
campfire. There were some 27,232 Scouts camped on
the National Mall under the Washington Monument.
Since that time, 16 national jamborees have been held,
the last in 2010.
Baden-Powell’s Vision
In 1916, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the
Scouting movement, knew what success looked like
for the 10th anniversary of Scouting. It was the sight of
thousands of youth gathered together to celebrate. The
jamboree was born! In his words, “The secret of its
growth lies in that indeterminate force which we only
know as the ‘Scout Spirit,” and grow it has!
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