Jamboree Update

Harry and Brian were on a Jamboree Scoutmaster Conference Call last week for Subcamp 16 at Jamboree. One important note from the conference call -

Any questions or needs on Jamboree Medical forms will be emailed direct to each Scout/Parent's email on file with their myscouting.org account. This is the account every member created to register for the Jamboree last Summer. Harry and Brian made sure every form was complete and every page had the Scout's bar code. That said, please let us know if you receive an email from Jamboree Medical.

The Council Jamboree Shakedown is next weekend, Saturday May 1 and Sunday May 2 at Camp Wisdom. Please pack for a normal overnight campout. Please do not bring a tent.

Please arrive at Camp Wisdom by 9am. Carpooling is encouraged. Every Scout should eat breakfast before they arrive. Saturday lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast are provided. Please plan on having all Scouts leave at 12 noon on Sunday. Sunday lunch is not provided.

The eight Jamboree adult leaders will arrive at Camp Wisdom Friday afternoon April 30th and will meet everyone Saturday morning.

This is a mandatory campout to attend the Jamboree. It is a National requirment of every Council contingent. All fourteen troops from Circle Ten will be camping at Wisdom this weekend.

Please arrive in full uniform. We will be taking pictures of every Scout.

During the weekend we will set up camp in the same campsite formation we will use at the Jamboree. We will test our equipment and how our combined dining area will work. We will work on our camp gateway and sleep in the same tents we will use at Jamboree. We will have a blast doing it!

The shakedown is part of your Jamboree Fee. We will not collect additional money for the shakedown.

We will hold our last Troop meeting for 1632 and 1633 Monday May 17 at 7pm at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on Skillman in East Dallas. This is the same location as the previous two troop meetings. 3204 Skillman Street, Dallas TX 75214.

Please check out our google group and our blog http://jamboree2010.blogspot.com/ for updates and Jamboree information.

We leave for Jamboree in 92 days! It is getting closer!! Can you feel the excitement??!

Questions and comments please email wbjamboree@gmail.com

Peter McNabb awarded Silver Beaver

Just a quick shout to T-175's Peter McNabb! Peter was awarded the Silver Beaver at the Circle Ten Council Banquet last night. Peter is a past Scoutmaster of Troop 175 and was an Assistant Scoutmaster for our Jamboree Troop in 2005. Petered penned the 2005 Jamboree Daily Diary found in this blog. The Silver Beaver award is the highest honor a council can bestow on an individual.

Upcoming event and meeting

Please prepare to attend the Council Jamboree Shakedown at Camp Wisdom. Please arrive no later than 9am Saturday May 1st. Please prepare to stay until 12noon on Sunday, May 2nd. This is an overnight camp out. Please bring standard camping gear for an overnight campout. Tents are not required. We will use the tents we will take to the Jamboree and other equipment provided by the council.

The next and last formal troop meeting is Monday, May 17th at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on Skillman Avenue just South of McCommas in East Dallas. This is the church from the last two troop meetings. The meeting will be in the Church Fellowship Hall. Please dress in full uniform. We are taking pictures of each Scout. There will be one more form to fill out and sign. We will have a packing demonstration by Bobby Hartmann, we will talk itenerary, patches, hats and t-shirts, review the personal gear list, phone tree, and other items.

Jamboree Shakedown Campout a Success!

Jamboree Troops 1632 and 1633 had a joint campout at Camp Wisdom this past weekend February 27-28th. It was a gorgeous day! Both troops have Scouts and Scouters from six districts. We met to get to know each other better and select youth leadership for the Jamboree The troops were split four patrols each and did an eight station round robin of challenges, puzzles, ice breakers and games. Then they held a ultimate frisbee tournament and then a Troop vs. Troop Capture the Flag game. Congrats to T1632 on a close win!
After dinner the Scouts held a campfire with skits, songs, jokes and yells while the adult leadership from each troop selected the four top youth leaders then the four patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders. After the campfire the announcements were made. Congrats to 1632 SPL Rob, ASPL Scot, Quartermaster Rodolfo, and Scribe T.J., and for 1633 Congrats to 1633 SPL Nathan, ASPL Sergei, Quartermaster Sam and Scribe Joseph. The troops woke the next morning to breakfast and a religious service. Each patrol met to select their patrol name, totem, yell, and their patrol quartermaster, scribe, and chaplin's aide. Then it was clean up and head home.

Your Home Away from Home at the Jamboree

Here is a bit of information on the tents you will use at the Jamboree. Please note, the color may change. Also the height of the Scout running toward the tent, while intentionally misleading for a reader to think you can stand up in your tent, is not intended to represent the height of the tent per se. It's advertising. There are two Scouts per tent at the Jamboree. The description says it keeps you dry - guaranteed - every guarantee comes with a lot of exceptions or conditions that are not found here. Word to the wise, bring a large garbage bag or better yet a large ziplock bag to put your sleeping bag in during the day in case it rains. While there may be a keep you dry guarantee there is no guarantee a Scout will zip up their tent all they way before heading out to activities.

• 3 person/1 room tent
• 7' x 7' footprint
• Exclusive WeatherTec™ System
Keeps you dry -- Guaranteed
• 53" center height
• Dome structure, easy to transport and simple to set up
• 1 door
• Control airflow with adjustable Variflo™ ventilation
• Vented Cool-Air™ port
• Privacy vent window
• Easy two pole set up with shock corded poles
• Interior gear pocket
• Easy set up with continuous pole sleeves
• Easy to follow instructions sewn into durable carry bag
• Pin and ring design and InstaClip™ attachments

Jamboree Catalog Click HERE!

The Jamboree catalog is available March 1st. Our Circle Ten Council Contingent Leader Charlie Holmes was able to grab one of the catalogs and created a pdf page by page. You can access the file by clicking on the title of this post. The file is a little ruff since it was scanned, but you are getting a sneak preview on how to spend $2,000+ if you order one of each item in the catalog.

The catalog is available March 1 - June 25. After that you will need to buy any Jamboree specific stuff at the Jamboree itself.  The catalog website is www.scoutstuff.org/2010jamboree

Please see the inside cover for instructions on how to login into the www.scoutstuff.org/2010jambree site. They will need the registration number for the jamboree. Each Scout, has one on your registration receipt. If you can't locate your receipt that, you can contact wbjamboree@gmail.com and we will get it for you.

Uniform Shirts

In case anyone else is looking for extra shirts, ScoutStuff.Org appears to have limited sizes available at $12.50. These are not the new Centennial shirts.

http://www.scoutstuff.org/BSASupply/ItemDetail.aspx?cat=01RTL&ctgy=PRODUCTS&c2=UNIFORMS&c3=USHIRTS&c4=&lv=3&item=BSSSS

January Troop Meeting

Troop 1632 and 1633 will hold a joint troop meeting Monday, January 25th at 7pm at St Andrews Presbyterian Church on Skillman in East Dallas. All participants should bring their jamboree medical form, jamboree questionnaire, and $10 for the February campout at Camp Wisdom.

2010 National Jamboree Travel and Fee Detail

January 10, 2010

Over two years ago when the initial planning for the Circle Ten Contingent tour began, the one major expense item that was not known was what the airfare costs would be. The travel planning company was not able to obtain fare commitments from the airlins until late 2009. You are probably aware of the issues the airline industsry has faced over the last several years. Fuel costs, more security, and fewer flights and passengers have been a challenge for them, not to mention the travelers. Our estimate of what the airline fare cost might be was based on the information available at the time. Now that the final fares are in, the fares are higher than anticipated.

The stated cost for the jamboree and tour was $2,100 plus the airline ticket charge, which was estimated to be $300 for a total of $2,400. The increase in the airfare has come in at over $400. The final cost will be held to $2,500 by trimming the budget in other areas. In verifying the fare was not out of line, several different options were explored. The information gathered confirmed that a reduction in fare cost could not be secured accommodating our contingent and its travel demands.

We appreciate the financial pressures this may create and will work iwth you as we can as you make the final payment.

Yours in Scouting,
Charles D. Holmes
Circle Ten Council Jamboree Chairman

January Troop Meeting

The Jamboree Troop Meeting for 1632 and 1633 is January 25, 2010. The location is St. Andrews Prebyterian Church (same as September 2009 meeting) at 7pm.

Medical forms are due at this meeting. Please remember to turn in your Scout Questionnaire. We will plan the February Troop Jamboree Shakedown at this meeting. The February Shakedown is a Saturday AM to Sunday AM campout. The cost of the campout is $10.00 per person.

Calendar updates

The troop Jamboree leaders met this past Wednesday. Here are a couple of updates -

January 25th is Jamboree Troop meeting at 7pm St Andrews Presbyterian Church

February 27-28 is Troop Shakedown at Camp Wisdom. This is a change as the Scouts will now arrive Saturday AM instead of Friday night. We will have access to the Cub World building.
Cost of the Campout is $10/pp

Please remember to turn in your Jamboree Questionnaire! Email it to wbjamboree@gmail.com and everyone should have received their Jamboree bar coded medical form via email. The medical form must be turned in by the January 25th Troop Meeting.

Where do you want to go in NYC and DC?

The Scoutmasters and Assistants of both troops will meet with the travel agency for the first time next Wednesday October 21st. We will give them a basic itenerary to begin plans. If you have a desire to see a particular site please email us at wbjamboree@gmail.com before next Wednesday!

Jamboree Experience

Check out the photo on the top of the blog. The 2005 Jamboree Troop with Scouts from White Buffalo and Western Star Districts. I can count 18 Scouts who earned their Eagle badge and four more Eagle candidates who will complete this year. That is 22 Eagle Scouts!! And we have two coming back has 3rd Assistant Scoutmasters and four more that attended in 2005 coming back as participants. THAT is the Jamboree effect!

September Troop Meeting

Very productive meeting last night. We started about 7:10pm and closed at 8:34pm.The sanctuary was full of Scouts and parents.

The next Troop meeting is in January. Date to come soon. Medical forms are due by that meeting.

We made updates to the files on the google group. The troop roster is updated. There is now a sample itenerary. The Personal Equipment list is updated to include T-shirts and light sleeping bag.

We are taking designs on a patch for both troops. A patch we create and order for our two troops we sell at cost to our Scouts to trade. If you have any inspired artists please tell them to submit a design to wbjamboree@gmail.com

We are meeting with the tour agency next month. If you have places you want to visit in NYC or Washington DC please let us know before October 21st. We will submit an itenerary we want our tour agent to follow at the October meeting.

Troop Meeting Tonight!

Getting ready for our joint troop meeting tonight at St Andrews Presbyterian Church on Skillman in East Dallas. Just uploaded the power point presentation we will use to the google group. Check it out here at White Buffalo Jamboree Troops

Troop Numbers Assigned

We have our Jamboree Troop numbers!

Troop 1632 is with Brian Bennett (formally Troop 2).
Troop 1633 is with Harry Bubeck (formally Troop 1).

These troop numbers must be on all uniforms our Scouts and Scouters take to Jamboree next year (just for the Jamboree).

First Troop Meeting Set for Monday September 21

The Jamboree Troop adult leaders met last night for our monthly meeting to set dates, agendas, and continue to plan our adventure next year. The first meeting with our two troops is Monday, September 21st at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on Skillman in Dallas 75214 at 7pm. Full uniform for the meeting.

Meet Your 3rd Assistant Scoutmaster

Here is a little information on Bobby Hartmann. He will serve as the 3rd Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 2 under Brian Bennett. 3rd Assistant Scoutmasters are between the ages of 18-21.

I am a senior at Bishop Lynch High School with an interest in Purdue University and Texas A&M. I play tuba, trombone, baritone, trumpet, and piano for the Bishop Lynch Band and the Music Learning Band. I am an Eagle Scout and a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. I have worked Winter and Summer camp as a First Year Camper Instructor. I have a 4.0 at school and am very involved. I am a board member for Bishop Lynch Ambassadors, a member of National Honor Society, a leader of Student PC Technology at BL, a section leader/Quatermaster/load crew captian for the BL Band, a student director/section leader for the Music Learning Band, a founder of the Ultimate frisbee club, and a member of Mu Alpha Theta. In college I plan to major in Engineering and play in the band.

Google Group Created

We created a Google Group to send out announcements to the members of our two Jamboree Troops. Check it out at the link above.

We also created an email account for all Jamboree questions/comments and general communications on Jamboree wbjamboree@gmail.com this is the preferred email address and the eight adult leaders for our two troops will have access to review and reply to messasges

Jamboree Leaders Meet and Greet

Last night the Scoutmasters and 1st/2nd Assistants for the Council Contingent met for introductions and kick off meeting. Starting in September we will meet each month through the Jamboree Shakedown campout the last weekend in April.

From our two troops present were Harry Bubeck and David Davidson from Troop 1
Brian Bennett, Joey Castleberry, John Fox Holt from Troop 2

Charlie Holmes and Scott Ferguson did a high level review of the trip itenerary and Jamboree itself. We talked about the tour company, talked payments and talked open spots in each troop. Right now between the two troops we have 12 open spots. Three of those 12 have names but no money down. If you want to go with us let Brian Bennett know briantbennett@hotmail.com

The troop leaders for our two troops plan to meet later this month over dinner to start planning our trip.