Jamboree 2010 Subcamp 3 News

Jamboree Comes to a Close

As Jamboree Subcamp 3 slowly starts to disassemble, the tents start to come down, and troops prepare for tomorrow's departure, we look back at a great event. The webcam was a hit, no doubt. We got lots of feedback that it helped the folks back home keep in touch (we saw some odd things going on in front of that camera...). We had more than 20,000 visitors to the web site during the 10 days that we were in operation. Visitors from around the world checked in, including Japan, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, Canada, Hong Kong Taiwan, and the Netherlands.

For the Web team, Peter Bird and Bob Black, it was a lot of fun to show that we can make the technology go from a tent in the middle of a sunny field on an Army base in central Virginia in the heat of the summer. Ants, dust, and a cold shower (or two) were the only real damage.

The web page will be up for the foreseeable future, so please review when you get home (or have your family review when they get back from the Jamboree). We hope you had as much fun watching the Jamboree through the web portal as we did presenting it.

Subcamp Scout receives National Heroism Award

A nice story to wrap up the 2010 Jamboree. 15 year old Mason Kingsbury III of Troop 127/Narragansett Council, didn't intend to do something heroic when he woke up Saturday at the Jamboree. He just let his training take over and possibly save the life of his fellow scout by using the heimlich maneuver. For his quick thinking, he was awarded the BSA National Heroism Award. The certificate was presented Tuesday afternoon.

For a picture of the award, click here.

Two Millionth Boy Scout on Staff

In addition to hosting the 2 millionth Eagle Scout (Anthony Thomas, the emcee of the opening arena show), the 2010 Jamboree is also host to the 2 millionth Boy Scout: Ernest Wieting. He was recognized at a ceremony in 1951, part of celebrations for the BSA's 41st anniversary. This year, he's returned to the Jamboree to serve on the Trapshooting staff.

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9/11 Flag Comes to the Jamboree

At tonight's arena show, broadcast nationally, an American flag surviving the 9/11 tragendy will be presented as part of the program. The 20 x 30 foot flag flew at 90 West Street in New York City, just across from World Trade Center Tower 2, and was retired durng the clean up of Ground-zero.

The flag was presented to the 'New York says Thank-you' foundation, a group of community service FDNY fire fighters and volunteers, and will travel the US, being repaired in a number of cities with materials provided by local BSA councils. See the Subcamp newsletter Tuesday for more details.

A picture of the flag, and Jamboree Troop 303, may be found here .

ed.: Material for this story provided by Jon Ingram Troop 303 - Suffolk County Council

A Shining Light Across America

Tomorrow evening marks the premier event for Scouts across America to mark the 100th anniversary of Scouting. The arena show, called "A Shining Light Across America" will be broadcast coast to coast via satellite at special Council viewings.

If you are unable to view in person, make it to one of the Council showings, or catch it on one of your local TV stations, you may view the ceremony via the internet. Click here to go to the special site for viewing on your PC.

International Day an Important Jamboree Experience

Diversity is "big" at the 2010 Jamboree. Scouts from around the world make up the population of 45,000 residents. The Northeast Region hosts more than 50 nations, including Brazil, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, Indonesia, Canada, Honduras and Germany. These scouts are part of nearly 400 Scouts from 29 countries at the event.

Scouts of the region were treated to an all-Scout steel drum band performance by the contingent from Trinidad and Tobago. The performance was energetic, and Scouts pressed the stage and crowd surfed as they danced and sang along.

Pictures of the performance may be found here .

Arena Show Kicks off Jamboree 2010

Scouts were up by 7:00 AM to march to the Jamboree amphitheater, and witness the start of Scouting's 100th anniversary Jamboree. Attendees listened as Defense Secretary Robert Gates reminisced of his days as a Scout. Gates, an Eagle Scout and past President of NESA, recalled a campout he chaperoned as a father, and upon which he was accompanied by an entourage of security and communications staff to support his role as Director of the CIA. "The Scoutmaster never knew what he was getting into when he asked me to help."

Scouts were also treated to appearances by the OA National Chief Brad Lichola, Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca, Caressa Cameron (Miss America), WWE entertainer Sergeant Slaughter, and the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.

Scouts left the arena to the sounds of the 1812 Overture, with real military howitzers playing the part of the Cannons.

Pictures will be posted later this evening.

Arrival day webcam movie

We pieced together all the images from our webcam (now back online!) into a time-lapse movie. See the subcamp grow from empty to full in less than 8 minutes.