JAMBOREE UPDATE - 01 August 2005

Things are starting to come to a close and the boys are doing the mad dash for merit badges, activity segments, and one last run on the different military activities.

Troop 925

Troop 928

Troop 930

JAMBOREE UPDATE - 30 July 2005

The weather has cooled off significantly and the boys have taken great advantage of it.  From merit badges to activity centers to visiting the military's Action Alley, the boys have enjoyed the activities available to them all week long.  They've also taken a HUGE advantage of meeting other boys and collecting patches from their area of the country.

Troop 925

Troop 928

Troop 930

JAMBOREE UPDATE - 28 July 2005

As many of you may have read on the news, there has been a lot of not so favorable reports coming through the media regarding the Jamboree.  I would like to offer you mine and the other leaders personal assurances that the boys are doing fine and well and having the time of their lives.  While the temperature has been very hot here over the course of the last 3 days, today we received a reprieve with temperatures 15 to 20 degrees cooler.  Also, to ease your minds, the tragic loss of life that occurred at the beginning of the Jamboree was in subcamp 7.  Our contingent resides in subcamp 9 and were not near the location at all when the accident happened.

In order to keep everyone up to date much faster on the events of the overall contingent, we have established an information hotline that we will be updating via phone.  The message will be updated daily and you should be able to check it after 5pm on a daily basis.  

The phone number is:

720-848-9999

Troop 927

Troop 928

Troop 930

Day 1 -- Travel to DC

For our first day out, we haven't lost anyone yet.  Though tired and have seen lots of things, at least two troops were handed a very nice surprise on the plane (see pictures for additional details).  The events of the day consisted of riding the DC Metro from Reagan Airport to CUA, changing trains in the underground tunnel, dinner in the dorm cafeteria, served by a very nice staff, and a bus tour of the Mall area with stops at the Korean War Memorial, Lincoln Monument, and FDR Memorial.

Day 2 -- Gettysburg

After a very exciting day, boys have come reporting their findings on the scene here at pretour.

Troop 927

Troop 928

Day 3 -- Arlington & Washington Mall

 While it's hot and humid here, the boys did a GREAT job at the wreath laying at Arlington National Entry.  Some of the boys even made the hike to the Iwo Jima Memorial

Troop 927

Troop 928

Day 4 -- Washington Mall & Touring the Capital

These pictures speak for themselves!

Troop 928

Day 5 -- Williamsburg

Still under construction

Day 6 -- Crab Boil & Beach Day

What a fun time eating and playing in the sand and surf!

Troop 926 - Note that these are overall pictures of their experience on the pretour.

Troop 927

Troop 928

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THERE ARE NO MORE PICTURES, IT MEANS THAT I COULD NOT GET INTERNET ACCESS AT JAMBOREE!

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Pretour

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