PatchScan App at Jamboree

BSA has just published new updates to the BSA’s PatchScan App for the App Store and Google Play platforms. Patch traders at the jamboree can use the app to verify the authenticity of patches up for trading. Information and downloads

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The Jamboree Band

If you’re hearing sousaphones in the stadium, bass drums in your base camp or clarinets on the CONSOL Energy Bridge, you’ve likely run into the Jamboree Band, the Summit Bechtel Reserve’s preeminent musical ensemble. Made up of 75 Scout and

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New! Trading Cards at Jambo: What to Know

The 2017 National Jamboree has added a new activity that encourages Scouts to be active and involved in meeting others: card trading. Each Scout at the Jamboree should have received 13 packs of WP Trading Cards, in hopes that the

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Irish Scouts Teach Dancing at International Campfire

Three Scouts from Dublin, Ireland, gave an impromptu Irish jig dance lesson at the international exhibit yesterday. The three were visiting the jamboree for a couple of days as they travel across the United States. While visiting the exhibit area,

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Amtrak-Prince Station Departures for Jamboree Staff

Jamboree Staff needing transportation to Amtrak Prince Station when departing Jamboree, please do the following: Contact Motor Pool (323-895-6974) as soon as possible and let Motor Pool know your name, date/time your train leaves, and your cell phone number. You

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For Zip Staff Fun is Academic

As the scope of activities at the jamboree has grown, so has West Virginia University’s footprint at the Summit. For some, it’s a match made in “Almost Heaven.” “I worked here at the first Jamboree in 2013,” Ryan Campione said

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Best Lunch Items

After a busy morning of hard work at the 2017 National Jamboree, nothing tops a delicious Summit2Go lunch to refill you for the afternoon. After a whole week of experiencing them, we were wondering which tasty treats make our staffers

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