Greetings Families of JamTroop 1907!!!

Jamboree Shakedown Weekend June 11-13 (updated 4-6-10)

All participants need to arrive out at Belk scout camp by no later than 1PM on June 11th.

Belk Scout camp location:

9408 Belt rd

Midland, NC 28107

*** Special reminder ***

• We will be conducting swim checks at the shakedown. Please remember to bring your swim trunks to the shakedown. You cannot participate in jamboree water events without first having a swim check, and this is the only one we have scheduled, so don’t come unprepared.

• We need a Chaplain Aide for our troop. If you are interested in this position, and you have a close personal relationship with God, and you feel confident that you can speak words of inspiration and wisdom to your fellow troop members, please let Mr. Cochran know of your interest in this position.

• We need a bugler !!! Is anyone interested in being the troop bugler? If so, please contact Mr. Gassaway at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• We need parent volunteers to help out at the shakedown. If interested please contact Larry Banks at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CPR instruction for the 1st aid merit badge (4-22-10)

Dr. Richard Gillespie will hold CPR instruction for Troop 55 and any Jamboree Scouts at the Troop 55 weekly meetings on Tuesdays, April 27 and May 4, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the Scout Room in the basement of the gym building at Myers Park Presbyterian Church.

Directions are posted at:
http://www.myersparkpres.org/www/docs/10767.3116

Scouts should be prepared with $7 to cover cost of certification card and use of equipment but final cost is pending. Scouts must attend both sessions for certification. We will have space for only a very few extra Scouts, but we hope to accommodate any Jamboree Scout who needs this training.

Thank you Caroline County! (4-22-10)

A thank you to Caroline county where Fort A.P. Hill is situated, this year’s jamboree participants from the Southeast region will be assisting their local food bank with one canned food item from each participant. More on this to come, as the type of canned food item will be determined at a later time. I just wanted you to know about the program for now.

Troop Equipment (4-22-10)

We are still looking for donated items to take to the jamboree and help reduce our troop costs.

Please contact Bob Branan or reply to the Troop email address if you can help!

Patrol information (updated 4-22-10)

Hey scouts! You will have an opportunity to select your patrol name this Sunday!

Come to the meeting ready to discuss your favorite names.

Choices can be taken from the standard Boy Scout list of patrols, or from selections listed at www.classB.com/patches.

Some of these patches look wicked awesome so check them out!

We will be ordering patrol patches.

Patch Trading (updated 4-22-10)

The deadline for patch order has been extended a 2nd time!

Scouts who want to order additional patches for trading now have until April 30th (deadline has been extended).

Please get your orders into the council office.

DO NOT GIVE FORMS or money for patches to the Troop 1907 leaders!

OA Jamboree patch order information (4-22-10)

April 30th is the due date for orders for the OA lodge flap.

Please get them into the council office on time.

DO NOT GIVE FORMS or money for patches to the Troop 1907 leaders!

Are you missing important jamboree information???

Here are two things you can do to make sure you are getting the right information from the National Jamobree headquarters:

1. Login to you MyScouting account and check your personal contact information. This is the email address that National BSA uses to send you jamboree updates, health forms. Etc… Please make sure this email address is correct.

2. Go to the Jamboree web site and sign up for the Jamboree newsletter. You’ll be glad you did!

Calendar information (updated 4-16-10):

April
24 – Gateway work session #4 1:00-4:00 PM (at Design Upholstery)
25 - Troop Meeting: 3PM – 5PM Calvary Church, (Corner of Hwy 51/Rea road)
30 – Patch Orders are due in the council office today.

May
23 - Troop Meeting

June
11,12,13 - Shakedown Campout at Belk Scout Camp
All participants need to arrive no later than 1 PM on the 11th
20 - Troop Meeting

July
17 – Loading the trailer with personal Gear (Scheduled Time TBA)
18 - Troop Meeting
25 - Departure for the Jamboree, TBA

August
4 - Return from Jamboree, Belk Scout Camp (approx 5PM)

Fundraising and Troop Funds (4-16-10)

We appreciate all those who have helped out with fundraising for the jamboree! Future fundraising efforts are on hold for the time being, but we are still looking for donations to the troop fund and donated equipment to suit our troop needs. Our goal is for each family to contribute $100 per boy by way of donations and fundraising efforts. Boys don’t forget that you can help secure these funds as well.

Emergency Preparedness Troop Award (3-29-10)

For this Troop award, It is a requirement that each scout have completed one of the following

prior to July 1, 2010:

- Earn the First Aid MB

- Earn the Emergency Preparedness MB

- Complete the American Red Cross First-Aid course

- Complete the American Red Cross Wilderness First-Aid basics course