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Subcamp 3 Activities
There are some great jamboree activities available right in your subcamp! Visit the subcamp program tent to check out equipment.
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Volleyball: Challenge another patrol in your troop, or challenge another troop! The volleyball net is set up and waiting. Check out a volleyball from the subcamp program tent, and go team go! (This activity was previously billed as jamboball; this time we poured our energies into bringing you the great sport of geocaching.)
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Geocaching: Geocaching is a new subcamp activity for the 2005 National Scout Jamboree. It is pronounced "geo-cashing," like cashing a check. You will have the opportunity to learn and practice navigation skills using a GPS device. The basic idea is for geocaching participants to use a GPS device to locate markers and/or a hidden cache from coordinates that are provided (similar to orienteering with a map and compass). This activity can be done as an individual, in groups, or as a patrol. Receive a jamboree geocaching patch when you successfully complete the geocaching course in your subcamp. This new activity is proudly sponsored by Thales Corporation, makers of Magellan navigation devices.
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Sports Equipment: Organize an informal pick-up game of Frisbee, soccer, Wiffle Ball, or Nerf football.
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Jamboree 5K Run: The 5K run will be held in each region on Friday, July 29. It begins at 6 A.M. and will conclude in time for participants to eat breakfast before beginning their day of jamboree action and adventure. (In the event of inclement weather, the alternate day is Tuesday, August 2, at 6 A.M.) It is a bit of misnomer to call this a "run." Participants can indeed run the entire course, but walking the course (or any speed in between walking and running) is also acceptable. The objective is to complete the course.
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The 5K run is open to all youth and adult jamboree participants.
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This is not a timed event. Participating Scouts earn the 5K run jamboree patch segment. If 80 percent or more of the Scouts in a troop participate, leaders are one step closer to earning their troop leader Five for Five Award
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The objective is to finish the course. This can be done by walking, running, or any combination.
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No special running gear is needed.
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Be sure to drink plenty of water before, during, and after the 5K run.
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Each participant will also receive a jamboree commemorative runner number to wear and keep as a souvenir.
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