Littlestown, PA
BSA Troop 501
NATIONAL JAMBOREE
Scouting’s flagship event is one-of-a-kind. It’s a gathering of approximately 45,000 Scouts, leaders, and staff that showcases everything that is great about the BSA and its members. Over the course of 10 summer days, once every four years, the Boy Scouts of America comes together. The result is the national Scout jamboree.
2021 JAMBOREE
Our Troop is interested in going to the 2021 National Jamboree. The National Jamboree is located at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. It would be a once in a life time event that every scout should experience in their scouting career.
PRICES
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Youth participants— est. $975
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Unit leaders age 18+ — est. $975
*Prices are based on the 2017 National Jamboree webiste
HISTORY OF JAMBO
The first Boy Scouts of America national jamboree was scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., in 1935 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scouting in America. Unfortunately, the jamboree was canceled because of a polio outbreak in Washington. When the first jamboree was finally held in 1937, Dan Beard lit the opening campfire using flint and steel. Scouts from all 48 states brought the wood that was used in the campfire. There were some 27,232 Scouts camped on the National Mall under the Washington Monument.
Websites and Sources:
http://www.scouting.org/licensing/Scouting/Media/MediaKit/NationalJamboree.aspx
https://history.oa-bsa.org/node/3142
http://www.summitbsa.org/events/jamboree/participants/
