Greetings parents and family and friends of Troop 1805...
We are having a blast here at the Jamboree. We arrived safely on Monday morning and set up camp. And boy have we been busy since then!
Tuesday saw a chance to explore all that the Jamboree had to offer. We rappelled, rock-climbed, Zip-lined, water-slid, shotgunned and a host of other things. Other than the heat, we are having a great time.
This morning, we had the chance to go to the opening show in the big arena and it was fantastic! The show brought speeches from the Chief Scout, Bob Mazucca, and a special guest, Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense speak with us! If that wasn't enough, Sergeant Slaughter from the WWE and MISS AMERICA addressed the excited crowd of almost 50,000...
We have one more week and we can't wait!
Pictures tomorrow...we promise!!
28 July 2010
25 July 2010
It's been a busy three days!
Wow! It seems like yesterday we were meeting for the shakedown weekend, now we are here and about to depart for the 2010 National Jamboree!
We have had an amazing three days action-packed, exciting touring in Washington, D.C. and in Baltimore.
We drove an uneventful night from Memphis and arrived in Washington around lunch-time on Friday. Since then, we have visited the Capitol, photo-op-ed at the White House, visited the World War II and Vietnam Memorials, and been rained out of a Baltimore Orioles game (it was OK, they weren’t playing that well)…
Scouts from Troop 1805 have had the opportunity to visit several Smithsonian Museums, including the Museum of American History, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Air and Space, and the American Indian Museum.
All of the Scouts are having a great time and really seem to be enjoying the history that our nation’s capitol has to offer. Michael S., Shane H., Andrew Z., and Patrick H, our youth leadership team, is doing wonderfully, making sure all of the Scouts are on time and well-behaved.
The adult leaders are all having a wonderful time, thanks to our well-mannered Scouts and great tour! We would just like to say “thanks” for making this such a wonderful experience so far!
Tomorrow, Monday morning, we will depart our posh hotel in Arlington for Ft. A.P. Hill, Virginia, around one hour away. Upon arrival, we will officially be at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Youth and adults alike are excited to celebrate the Centenary of the Scouting program in the United States with what is sure to be an awesome Jamboree!
Tomorrow we leave where so much history has been made to be a part of history being made; tomorrow we begin the celebration of 100 years of Scouting!...and we cannot wait!
Until next time…
Yours in Scouting,
Johnny Tracy
p.s. We will try to update on a regular basis and we hope to have capabilities to upload pictures in the near future, so, stay tuned…
We have had an amazing three days action-packed, exciting touring in Washington, D.C. and in Baltimore.
We drove an uneventful night from Memphis and arrived in Washington around lunch-time on Friday. Since then, we have visited the Capitol, photo-op-ed at the White House, visited the World War II and Vietnam Memorials, and been rained out of a Baltimore Orioles game (it was OK, they weren’t playing that well)…
Scouts from Troop 1805 have had the opportunity to visit several Smithsonian Museums, including the Museum of American History, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Air and Space, and the American Indian Museum.
All of the Scouts are having a great time and really seem to be enjoying the history that our nation’s capitol has to offer. Michael S., Shane H., Andrew Z., and Patrick H, our youth leadership team, is doing wonderfully, making sure all of the Scouts are on time and well-behaved.
The adult leaders are all having a wonderful time, thanks to our well-mannered Scouts and great tour! We would just like to say “thanks” for making this such a wonderful experience so far!
Tomorrow, Monday morning, we will depart our posh hotel in Arlington for Ft. A.P. Hill, Virginia, around one hour away. Upon arrival, we will officially be at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Youth and adults alike are excited to celebrate the Centenary of the Scouting program in the United States with what is sure to be an awesome Jamboree!
Tomorrow we leave where so much history has been made to be a part of history being made; tomorrow we begin the celebration of 100 years of Scouting!...and we cannot wait!
Until next time…
Yours in Scouting,
Johnny Tracy
p.s. We will try to update on a regular basis and we hope to have capabilities to upload pictures in the near future, so, stay tuned…
08 July 2010
Final Dates...REVISED!
Scouts, be careful and don't get so excited that your going to bust open but soon we'll be on our way to Jamboree! We are going to have an awesome adventure! Here's some updates:
• Bags are in and I have them. I am waiting for the t-shirts to also come in so I can distribute at same time.
• For those of you whom have not received your final round Jamboree participants patch, I have decided not to mail out and will instead distribute along with the bags & t-shirts.
• Remaining dates: (Revised)
July 17 (Saturday) 9:00am - Camp Currier
Scouts arrive to check in "large duffle" & bag chair and help load the truck
July 22 (Thursday) est 3:00pm - Board of Education
Depart for Jamboree
Aug 5 (Thursday) est 11:00am - Board of Education
Return from Jamboree & unload bussess and truck
Jamboree Troop 1805
Gene Cofer - Scoutmaster
• Bags are in and I have them. I am waiting for the t-shirts to also come in so I can distribute at same time.
• For those of you whom have not received your final round Jamboree participants patch, I have decided not to mail out and will instead distribute along with the bags & t-shirts.
• Remaining dates: (Revised)
July 17 (Saturday) 9:00am - Camp Currier
Scouts arrive to check in "large duffle" & bag chair and help load the truck
July 22 (Thursday) est 3:00pm - Board of Education
Depart for Jamboree
Aug 5 (Thursday) est 11:00am - Board of Education
Return from Jamboree & unload bussess and truck
Jamboree Troop 1805
Gene Cofer - Scoutmaster
Luggage Pick-up
Jamboree Troop 1805
Scouts, we are going to begin distributing the travel bags and a couple other items with the following schedule. The T-shirts and a few other items will be distributed to you at departure.
• Wednesday July 7 ... 6:00pm to 8:00pm
• Saturday July 10 ... 12noon to 2:00pm
Pick up location: ASM Greg "Mr G" Gillaspie
3633 Appling Lake Drive
Bartlett, TN 38133
If you need to make special arrangements you can contact Mr G by email ... wggillas@bellsouth.net (preferable) or between 5pm and 9pom at 901-386-3148 hm.
Are you excited yet!
Jamboree Troop 1805
Gene Cofer - Scoutmaster
Scouts, we are going to begin distributing the travel bags and a couple other items with the following schedule. The T-shirts and a few other items will be distributed to you at departure.
• Wednesday July 7 ... 6:00pm to 8:00pm
• Saturday July 10 ... 12noon to 2:00pm
Pick up location: ASM Greg "Mr G" Gillaspie
3633 Appling Lake Drive
Bartlett, TN 38133
If you need to make special arrangements you can contact Mr G by email ... wggillas@bellsouth.net (preferable) or between 5pm and 9pom at 901-386-3148 hm.
Are you excited yet!
Jamboree Troop 1805
Gene Cofer - Scoutmaster
05 May 2010
Swim Checks - May 8, 2010
Scouts, don't forget you can complete your Swim Test:
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8:00 am-10:00 am
Ric Nuber - YMCA
5885 Quince Road
Memphis, TN 38119
(on Quince Road between I-240 overpass and Ridgeway Road)
NYLT - 2010
Call all Boy Scouts and Venturers that are at least First Class/Bronze Rank! If you are ready for the experience of a lifetime, then join us for an action-packed extra week at Camp Cherokee by enrolling in the 2010 National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) course. This is a volunteer-run, week-long, fast paced leadership course for both male and female registered youth, focused on problem solving, first aid, and camping skills. The skills learned are designed for you to bring back to your Troop or Crew and put into practice. Every Scout that maintains a leadership position should attend this training.
The 2010 NYLT course will be held at Camp Currier at Kia Kima Scout Reservation from July 4-10, 2010. For more information, contact our course director, Bob Christianson at bob.christianson@conwoodco.com.
Registration is available online now under the NYLT link on the Council Calendar at www.chickasaw.org.
Shane Hughes, our ASPL, is on NYLT staff and Gene Cofer, Scoutmaster, is the co-Course Director!
Camp Chair - Advice from Mr. Cofer
Scouts, you will need to bring a campsite chair for your personal use at Jamboree. I briefly showed off the one I took to the World Jamboree in 2007 at our Shakedown Training weekend and several of you have asked for more information, so here it is!
I often use an online company called Campmor which many Scouts and Scouters also use. They are Scout-friendly and will discount up to 10% if you tell them this is for a Scout activity.
What I like about this chair is that it will fit in my large duffel, it is light to carry, and it doesn't take up much room in my tent. I haven't decided yet whether or not to take this one to our Jambo, but I wanted to mention it as an option.
Here is the link: www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___41193
I often use an online company called Campmor which many Scouts and Scouters also use. They are Scout-friendly and will discount up to 10% if you tell them this is for a Scout activity.
What I like about this chair is that it will fit in my large duffel, it is light to carry, and it doesn't take up much room in my tent. I haven't decided yet whether or not to take this one to our Jambo, but I wanted to mention it as an option.
Here is the link: www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___41193
26 February 2010
What will Scouting be like 100 years from now?
Just think. Scouting has been around for 100 years! Since American Scouting began in 1910, the world has seen two World Wars, we have witnessed the rise of the automobile from a novelty for the rich to a necessity for many, we have seen the Soviet Union rise and fall and the Cold War begin and end, we have elected both Democrat and Republican presidents, we have gone to the moon!
Fifty years ago, 1960, our fellow Scouts and Scouters, some our fathers, brothers, uncles, or cousins, celebrated the 50th Anniversary Jamboree--the Jubilee Jamboree. Boy's Life Magazine asked its readers to ruminate what Scouting would be like in 50 more years, at the 100th Anniversary. The responses were, well, interesting...
Boy's Life held highest confidence that the 2010 National Jamboree would be held on the moon and that spots might be difficult to attain, as there would be 500,000 Scouts already signed up (just for the record, the Jamboree this year is on earth, and there are about 40,000 Scouts attending). It also seemed that Summer Camp would no longer be held at, say, a treasured section of the Ozark mountains, like Kia Kima, but rather on the surface of plastic-bubbled asteroids ("Lucky we found one, I thought they all were taken!"). Another futuristic wish many of us would like to see is the "Learning-by-Electrode" Machine, where, of course, you strap on the brain cap and learn anything you would ever want to know by sitting there. Unfortunately, I still go to school everyday, how 'bout you?
So...here's the question: What do you think Scouting will be like in 100 more years (2110)? Leave your comments here and, 100 years from now, let's see if any of them were right!
Fifty years ago, 1960, our fellow Scouts and Scouters, some our fathers, brothers, uncles, or cousins, celebrated the 50th Anniversary Jamboree--the Jubilee Jamboree. Boy's Life Magazine asked its readers to ruminate what Scouting would be like in 50 more years, at the 100th Anniversary. The responses were, well, interesting...
Boy's Life held highest confidence that the 2010 National Jamboree would be held on the moon and that spots might be difficult to attain, as there would be 500,000 Scouts already signed up (just for the record, the Jamboree this year is on earth, and there are about 40,000 Scouts attending). It also seemed that Summer Camp would no longer be held at, say, a treasured section of the Ozark mountains, like Kia Kima, but rather on the surface of plastic-bubbled asteroids ("Lucky we found one, I thought they all were taken!"). Another futuristic wish many of us would like to see is the "Learning-by-Electrode" Machine, where, of course, you strap on the brain cap and learn anything you would ever want to know by sitting there. Unfortunately, I still go to school everyday, how 'bout you?
So...here's the question: What do you think Scouting will be like in 100 more years (2110)? Leave your comments here and, 100 years from now, let's see if any of them were right!
13 January 2010
Only 190 Days Until We Arrive at the Jamboree!
Just think - in only 190 days, Troop 1805 will roll out of Memphis and on...to the adventure of a lifetime! Our Jamboree experience will include an unbelievable tour of Washington, D.C., an amazing 10 days on site at Ft. AP Hill to celebrate 100 years of American Scouting, and tons of other great experiences! As the Jamboree approaches, please remember the following date for our first official, REQUIRED pre-Jamboree meeting:
TROOP 1805 MEETING
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010 FROM 8:00 - 11:30 AM
First Evangelical Church - 735 Ridge Lake Blvd., Memphis, TN 38120
MUST WEAR CLASS A, MUST BRING JAMBOREE-SPECIFIC MEDICAL FORM
Until next time,
YIS
14 December 2009
Welcome to the Blog!
Greetings!
My name is Johnny Tracy. I am the 3rd Asst. Scoutmaster of Troop 1805. This blog has been set up for regular communication and information-sharing among the adult leaders, youth, and parents of Troop 1805. Check back regularly!
YIS
My name is Johnny Tracy. I am the 3rd Asst. Scoutmaster of Troop 1805. This blog has been set up for regular communication and information-sharing among the adult leaders, youth, and parents of Troop 1805. Check back regularly!
YIS
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