2010 National Scout Jamboree

Celebrate 100 years of Scouting in style on the 2010 National Jamboree tour July 22nd through August 6th, 2010. (Please know dates are tentative as transportation is not contracted yet) Location is Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, in Virginia. The Samoset Council 2010 Jamboree Committee is organizing a fun and exciting tour prior to our arrival at the National Jamboree.

Payment Schedule

Dear Parent of 2010 National Jamboree youth: Thank you for registering your son with the council to attend the 2010 National Jamboree at Fort AP Hill, VA. The operating budget has recently been finalized and we are finally able to inform you of the cost details for this trip. The total cost for this experience will be $1600.00 per participant. This includes transportation, lodging, meals, the jamboree fee, touring around the Washington D.C area, troop and patrol equipment, patches to wear and trade, as well as other specialty items they will have to keep to remember this once in a lifetime experience.

You have already paid $100 of this fee when you registered. The remainder of the cost is payable in four parts, as follows. You can make payments online by clicking on the due dates. A small convenience fee will be assessed to cover processing fees.

June 1, 2009 - $400
September 1, 2009 - $375
December 15, 2009 - $375
February 1, 2010 - $350

Of course payments may be combined and/or paid earlier than the due dates. The steering committee is also working on a potential fundraiser opportunity to help defray the costs of the trip for your son.

Samoset 3rd Troop - Signup today!

Attention all Scouts! Samoset Council has the opportunity to get a 3rd troop to attend the 2010 National Jamboree at Fort AP Hill, VA in July and August of 2010. In order for us to get this troop, we need 30 more Scouts reserve their spot through the Scout Office no later than 5:00 PM on March 25th, 2009. If we cannot get 30 more Scouts, we will not be able to get this Third Troop.

Scouts attending the Jamboree must be 12 years old by July 1, 2010 and have not reached his 18th birthday by August 3rd, 2010. This means that boys who are currently Webelos will be able to attend! Please respond to the Scout Center as soon as possible to not miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime!

See participant requirements if you are interested!

What is the National Jamboree?

Every four years, the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America organizes the ultimate Boy Scout experience, the National Jamboree! The BSA has announced that the next Jamboree has been scheduled in 2010 to coincide with the 100th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America! Yes, it will have been one hundred years since an “unknown Scout” helped an American businessman, William D. Boyce, to find his way through a London fog. This simple, selfless act led Mr. Boyce to bring the fledgling movement of Boy Scouting to America in 1910.

Over 40,000 Scouts and Scouters attended the last Jamboree in 2005, and all the excitement of past Jamborees will be incorporated with new themes and shows. What goes on at a Jamboree? Everything that the combined resources of the National Council plus hundreds of the best volunteers from every local council can provide! For example: 5K Fun Runs, 4-way volleyball, rifle shooting, Action Alley, bikathlon’s, Buckskin Games, confidence courses, bicycle motocross, pioneering, rappelling towers, trapshooting, fishing, canoe slalom, scuba diving, kayaking, a huge merit badge midway, daily stage shows and the Order of the Arrow American Indian Village, Plus much more!

The Samoset Council has two contingent troops reserved to attend.

Participant Requirements

Be at least a First Class Scout by July 1, 2010.
Have completed sixth grade or be at least 12 years of age by July 1, 2010, and have not reached his 18th birthday by August 3, 2010. This means that Webelo Scouts should consider attending.
Participate in prejamboree training experience.
File a personal health and medical record form before the training starts.
Be approved by the local council jamboree committee.

Registration

To sign up, send in a $100 depsot to Samoset Council. Include the Scouts name, address, phone number, Troop number and birth date.

In addition, all applicants (youth and adult) must complete an on-line registration process through MyScouting. Once you set up a ‘My Scouting’ account, just click on “events registration” and register for the 2010 Jamboree. There is a $10 fee to use this National registration process. This is required for all applicants to be approved to attend the event.