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<title>[News] EAST WINDSOR Cub Scouts race derby cars</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Members of Cub Scout Pack 53, which serves the Hightstown and East Windsor communities, participated in the annual Pinewood Derby on Jan. 28.]]></description>
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<title>[News] EAST WINDSOR It39s cookie time for local Girl Scouts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[EAST WINDSOR — The cookies have arrived.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Honor duty fairness for Cub Scouts with autism</title>
<link>http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/feb/03/Vancouver-cub-scout-pack-autism/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The three young boys in blue shirts paid tribute to the flag. Then the lanky kid patted his smaller comrade on the shoulder and said, “You did a good job.”]]></description>
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<title>[News] West county community briefs Dance slated for Junior Girl Scouts</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Camarillo Junior Girl Scout Troop 60981 is hosting the S.A.M. & Me Valentine&#39;s Candyland Dance for Girl Scouts and their SAM (special adult male) at Trinity Presbyterian Church.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Girl Scouts How about a dozen boxes of cookies for your valentine</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Girl Scouts suggest you make this Valentine’s Day extra sweet and treat your loved one to a box of Girl Scout cookies.]]></description>
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<title>[News] No more excuses  Girl Scouts now accept credit cards</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When Girl Scout cookie season starts up in your neighborhood, those earnest young saleswomen bearing boxes of sweets may be armed with a new secret weapon: a mobile credit-card reader attached to their smartphones.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] I Do Wonder Sometimes</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last April, the Scout Association launched the My Badges App for the iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad. This app has all the requirements for all badges, from the Beaver&#8217;s right through to the Queen&#8217;s Scout Award. And very useful it is too.
At the time, I was not too impressed that it was just for the iDevices and not for the Android platform. The Scout Association said an Android version would be coming soon, er later in the year, no early in the new year, when pigs fly etc.
So today, you can imagine that I&#8217;m not overly impressed to read that the SA are releasing a game app for both iDevices and Android called Secret Island Adventure. Now why are they releasing a game for both platforms when they have yet to release the badges app on android? I&#8217;m guessing the game app won&#8217;t be free.
The badges app, I would buy for my phone (when it eventually comes out), but a game? An app that will be very useful seems to be being ignored for the sake of a game. I do wonder sometimes&#8230;&#8230;
On a happier note, after last September&#8217;s discussion between me and Kiff, we were both keen to do another, but we both got a bit distracted by additions to our respective families! However, after Kiff has done a little housekeeping on his site this weekend, he will be publishing our next discussion. Watch this space!]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scouts Gays liquor store Facebook post caused family to quit Cub Scouts</title>
<link>http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2012/02/boy_scouts_gays_liquor_store_f.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After she saw the photo posted by a Boy Scout leader with comments that she considered sexually suggestive, Cowley said it made her wonder whether Scouting provides a safe environment for her son, 10, who had been a member of Cub Scouts Pack 319.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] The System</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know what this is? It's plastic, less than an inch across, and weighs hardly nothing. But, without it, I'm unable to complete my current sewing project. It's a top vertical gear from my sewing machine. Actually, it's a replacement that's on its way. Mine currently has a crack in it. The gear still works, but that small crack makes the gear a bit wider which causes the needle and bobbin to get out of sync. The sewing system is broken until a new gear shows up.Every system is made up of individual parts. Without just one of those parts, sometimes ones we don't appreciate or even consider, the whole system collapses. We pay attention to the obvious parts - the needle, presser foot, bobbin, spool in a sewing machine; the key, gas pedal, turn signal, speedometer in a car; the SPL, ASPL, and Scoutmaster in a troop. It's all those other parts that really need some attention occasionally.A good system can last decades if it is maintained. My 1989 Mazda 323 refuses to die. I've cared for it for over 20 years by changing oil, checking fluids, and keeping the unseen pieces in good shape. My sewing machine is also over 20 years old. Once I replace this broken gear, I'll lubricate it and expect it to work another decade.It's important to pay attention to all the parts that keep a system running. If a minor piece stops working, the system may struggle along for some time until you fix it. Or, worse even, you may just get used to that squeek, rattle, or misfire and do nothing about it until it all falls apart. In most mechanical systems, you monitor, lubricate, and replace parts to keep the system running.A scout unit is a system, too, isn't it? By paying attention to all the pieces the risk of catastrophic failure is minimized. So, how can we keep all the pieces working well? Here's a few ideas, I expect you have more:Monitor Regularly ask for feedback. Find out from each person, individually, what's going well and not so well. Use the BSA monitoring tools, such as Journey to Excellence, to track performance. Lubricate Regularly thank every person for their contributions. In a large group, a list of names with date and reason you recognized them helps ensure no one is missed. It doesn't need to be a big deal; just a "Hey, Bob, thanks for that great flag raising" counts. An occasion celebration of the group's accomplishments also helps the whole group stay satisfied. Replace Regularly switch people in roles. Having different scouts, and adults, take on roles reduces wear and tear on individuals, gives more people experience, and gets new ideas into the unit.Similar to a machine, monitoring, lubricating, and replacing can help keep a scout unit in top performance for decades. If you have the same people in the same roles year after year after year, something's bound to break.Scout On]]></description>
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<title>[News] Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay celebrate of 100 years of scouting</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sens. Carper and Coons and Rep. Carney joined over two dozen Girl Scouts from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Girl Scouts of the USA in the U.S. Capitol.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Girl Scouts cookie booth sales begin Friday</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Girl Scouts in Enterprise are having the annual cookie sales at area businesses beginning this weekend.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Leadership Expectations</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We have heard and practice that defined leadership is simply that Leaders provide Purpose, Direction, and Motivation.  To accomplish those three things, leaders MUST clearly set and enforce expectations.  They need to be able to clearly communicate those expectations to those they lead.  The leader must paint a picture of what the result should look like.  The picture should be clear enough that the people you lead know exactly what they are supposed to do and accomplish.
Before we go on.. the first step in this process is to set the BEST example.  Not a Good example.. the BEST example.  Good is not Good enough when it comes to leadership.  With your BEST example you will then be able to set expectations and achieve results.
What Great Leaders Do to Set Expectations
Great leaders set clear expectations and standards for the people they lead.
Great leaders clearly communicate these expectations and standards to the people they lead.
Great leaders constantly reinforce the expectations and standards they have set for the people they lead.
Great leaders lead Great organizations.  Mediocre Leaders lead Mediocre Organizations.  Do not be satisfied with &#8220;Good enough&#8221;.
How Great Leaders Set Expectations
Great leaders develop clear expectations and standards for every position that reports to them.  They make sure that they understand, in their own mind, the output they expect from that position &#8212; regardless of the individual who fills it.
The SPL must expect Patrol Leaders to lead their Patrols with the understanding that they are assisting in achieving the Goals of the Troop.  At every level, everyone needs to be aware of what it is that the organization is trying to accomplish.  This is true for the very big tasks or goals and the small steps that get you there.
Great leaders use the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Specified) tool to clarify their expectations and set goals.

Specific – great leaders set expectations that are targeted, not broad and general.  Good expectations are focused and explicit.  They should be easily understood by everyone.
Measurable – great leaders are able to tell quickly and easily if an individual that they lead or a task by the group has met their standards and expectations.  They develop a set of criteria that will demonstrate success or failure in meeting the expectation or standard.
Achievable – great leaders set expectations and standards that are challenging, but not to difficult to achieve.  A challenging expectation is motivating, an impossible one will lead to set backs in your goal.
Relevant – great leaders don’t get caught in the activities.  Their expectations focus on the results they expect the team to achieve, not the activities they will do to get there.  For example, “improved knot tying skills” is a result; “participating in Pioneering merit badge class” is an activity.  It’s possible to complete activities and not achieve the desired result. Keep your goals relevant to the task or goal.
Time Specified – great leaders know people need to know the deadlines associated with expectations and standards.  If you give a team 6 months to achieve a goal they will take 6 months to achieve that goal.  Do not allow for this to happen.  Set a time line for your goal or task and then hold yourself and the team accountable to get the goal or task completed.  Never leave a goal or task open ended when it comes to time.

Once great leaders have a clear picture of their expectations for the positions reporting to you, they communicate them to the people they lead who are in these positions.  Great leaders explain three things:
What needs to be accomplished and Why.
The deadline for accomplishing it.
What successful completion of the goal or task looks like.
Finally, great leaders never miss an opportunity to reinforce their expectations with the people they lead.  Repetition is a great tool for reinforcing expectations.  The more you keep your expectations in the forefront of the minds of the people you lead, the more likely they will be to focus their attention and efforts on achieving them.
Skills and Habits are formed and reinforced by clear expectations that come with clear expectations.  As a leader you must “Inspect what you expect”.  Never be satisfied by mediocre results.  The Scout Oath says that we will do our BEST.. not our “Good enough”.  Clear expectations will lead to higher skill levels and good habits.
Note- This is the First block of instruction for our Troop Junior Leader Training.  Once expectations are clear to everyone, it is easier to move on and expect the Junior Leaders to then learn in a practical way why leadership is important and what it takes to lead.
Have a Great Scouting Day!]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Tarzan in the Jungle  3rd February 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ethan proudly displays his knotting board. Thank you for putting such hard work into this and making it look so good! Tarzan always had to keep an eye out for elephant hunters.... Cubs stand in the circle. Hunters are nominated and must catch the elephants by hitting them with a ball below the knees.When Tarzan felt that the animals were in danger, he would encourage them to go up river.We played some lovely circle gmes with the cubs.It was then time for Instruction and we broke into Caracals, Cheetah, Leopards and Lions. While it was safe in Tarzan country, the animals would gladly sing:"I like bananas, monkey nuts and grapes (x3 times)That's why they call me Tarzan of the Apes" He loved the way the animals played with each other...Cubs line up in two rows - on opposite sides. Name each team. One faces away whilst the other creeps up on them. As they are approaching, Akela claps her hands, The 1 team turns around and chasing the second team creeping up... Tarzan always made sure the river was safe to cross.Cubs have to only cross on safe circles and not those with "x" in them.We handed out many interest badges tonight - so well done to all our cubs for doing so well. A reminder that the Cub Fun Day takes place next week Saturday - 11th February at Gilwell - from 14h00 to 19h00........ see you all there!Till next TimeKeep CubbingAkela Joy]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] In Defense of Girl Scouting</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Girl Scouts of the USA is the premier leadership organization for girls. With a rich one-hundred year history of building girls of courage, confidence and character, it is no surprise that people from coast-to-coast come out in support of Girl Scouting when critics seem eager to discredit everything from badges to cookies.In an article for Mother Jones, Nicole Pasulka writes that "the Girls Scouts marks its 100th anniversary this year, with 2.3 million troopers and 880,000 adult, mostly volunteer mentors across all 50 states. It's a remarkably cohesive organization, and Girl Scouts have often been ahead of the curve, if just by a hair, on hot-button cultural issues."Pasulka is not alone in that sentiment. In 1956, Martin Luther King Jr. called Girl Scouts a “force for desegregation”.In New Orleans, LA, James Gill, a columnist for The Times-Picayune, writes that there is no reason to flee the Girl Scouts based on the membership policies of out-of-state Girl Scout Councils. Girl Scout Troops referenced in Gill's article did eventually disband, while a video posted online, called for a boycott of the annual cookie sale to protest a perceived betrayal of membership ideals.As a beloved American institution, the Girl Scout cookie program is a natural target for those seeking to draw attention to themselves or their cause.  It’s important to know that nearly one-hundred percent of the proceeds from these sales stay in the local market and are used to fund programs for girls. In a column for the Washington Post, Robert McCartney asks readers not to fall for smears against the Girl Scouts. "The culture wars in this country have grown so acute that we can’t even agree to support a patriotic, faith-affirming, achievement-oriented group like the Girl Scouts," writes McCartney. "This is complete insanity," writes Petula Dvorak in a separate column for the Washington Post. "And all of it threatens things that are good."In Houston, TX, the city where Girl Scouts declared 2012 the Year of the Girl, the Houston Chronicle’s Patricia Kilday Hart writes that "someone had to look long and hard to find a reason to vilify an organization whose chief reason for existence is to help its 2.3 million members become girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place in a setting usually overseen by their mothers."On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Girl Scouts of the USA launched ToGetHerThere, the largest, boldest advocacy and fundraising cause dedicated to girls’ leadership in the nation’s history. The multi-year effort will seek to create balanced leadership — the equal representation of women in leadership positions in all sectors and levels of society — within one generation.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Warren Cub Scouts to launch 39most hightech39 Pinewood Derby</title>
<link>http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2012/02/warren_cub_scouts_to_launch_mo.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Cub Scouts Pack 182 is hosting its annual Pinewood Derby car race on Saturday, Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m., at Watchung Hills Regional High School. More than 100 boys are expected to send cars down the track in one of...]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] EveryTrailcom</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[EveryTrail.com is a great resource for researching and sharing outing information. EveryTrail is free and useful for a variety of trips &#8211; including road trips, sight-seeing tours, sailing trips, hiking, cycling, flying, hang gliding, geocaching, skiing, kayaking trips and more. EveryTrail has trips from over 80 countries in all corners of the world.
Users can download GPS information and create trips that others can use to plan their own outings. Tracks nd maps can be annotated with trail descriptions and photos.
iPhone and Android smart phone apps are available  to map your trip route while you move, add trip photos and videos to your map instantly, share trips right from your phone, and find and follow trips from other travelers.
I don&#8217;t have a GPS but I manually added one of our favorite backpacking routes:
The Pinnacle

EveryTrail &#8211; Find the best Hiking in Pennsylvania
Here&#8217;s another trip from Troop 224, Oak Ridge, Tennessee of their hike at Standing Indian Campground in Nantahala National Forest. 
Standing Indian Loop &#8211; AT

 EveryTrail &#8211; Find the best Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:33:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Wheels Go Round and Round - or Do They?John Lennon wrote that he loved to spend time "watching the wheels goround and round", and during this pinewood derby season kids and parentswill have a similar desire.  In households all over this country (and inmany other countries as well), kids and parents will be opening apinewood derby car kit - dumping out the block of wood, the axles, andthe wheels.  As they inspect the contents, they hope that those rawmaterials will become a fast and good-looking car.How many kids will build a car this season?  I have no idea, but I amsure that the number of kits manufactured per year for consumption inthe United States would boggle the mind.  Clearly, kit manufacturing isa high-volume business.In high-volume manufacturing, price is the name of the game.Organizations look for manufacturers who can produce the requiredquantity of kits on time, and at the lowest price.  Quality is certainlyconsidered, but since the product is considered a 'toy' or craft item,precision is not a factor.This certainly applies to the pinewood derby wheels.  To achieve therequired volumes, wheels are injection molded in multi-cavity molds (BSAwheels have at least sixteen different mold numbers).  The intent isthat the wheels produced by the various molds will look and performsimilarly; and to the casual eye, this is true.  But a closer lookreveals that: (1) Each mold produces a wheel with uniquecharacteristics, and (2) No mold produces a 'perfect' wheel.  Injectionmolding is great for producing parts cheaply and quickly, but notnecessarily with precision.WHEEL CHARACTERISTIC VARIANCEThe variance in wheel characteristics from mold to mold can bedetermined by measurement and by observation.  These characteristicsinclude:- Diameter variance- Bore placement- Bore angle- Bore diameter- Tread characteristics- etc.Although all of these characteristics can affect performance, thisarticle will specifically focus on the first two characteristicsmentioned above.Diameter Variance - To achieve best performance, each wheel should ofcourse be perfectly round, and all four wheels should have the samediameter.   In reality pinewood derby wheels are not perfectly round.Some are close, but others are considerably out of round with an oval oregg-like shape.Bore Placement - To roll properly, wheels should have the bore placedperfectly in the center of the wheel.  Some wheels have the borevirtually perfect, but others have the bore offset several thousandthsof an inch.These two characteristics, Diameter Variance and Bore Placement,together determine the 'trueness' of the wheel.  A wheel with zerodiameter variance, and a perfectly placed wheel bore spins 'true'.  Thatis, when viewed from the side, the wheel describes a perfect circle asit spins.MEASURING TRUENESSThe trueness of a wheel can be measured with calipers by makingmeasurements from the wheel bore to the tread.  To view the results ofcaliper measurements on a typical BSA wheel see:The measurements on this typical wheel demonstrate that the wheel is nottrue.  If used on a car, the body of the car would rise up and down byas much as 0.009 (0.562 minus 0.553) inches on every revolution.  Thus,the car would vibrate down the track.Worse yet, if the balance point of the car was close to the rear axle(best performance), the front wheels would be lightly loaded.  An untruefront wheel could cause the front end of the car to slightly lift offthe track repeatedly.  This could cause several undesirable resultsincluding weaving from side-to-side and derailing.CORRECTING UNTRUE WHEELSUnfortunately, using a wheel mandrel and some sandpaper will not true awheel.  The sandpaper will remove surface defects, but it cannot removematerial in the proper locations to create a perfectly circular wheel.In fact, until recently, a machine lathe was the only tool that couldtrue a wheel.  However, now a new option exists. Introduced thispinewood derby season, the Pro-Wheel Shaver XT II is essentially anaffordable, hand-powered lathe for truing pinewood derby wheels. Theshaver mounts on a Pro-Hub tool, the pin of which serves as the centeraxis for the tool.  For photos, and more information about the Pro-WheelShaver XT II please Click Here.ALTERNATIVESIf you use the official BSA kit, then there are two alternative ways toget better wheels.1.  If your local race allows lathed wheels, but you don't want to do ityourself with the Pro-Wheel Shaver, then consider purchasing wheels thathave already been lathed.  Lathed wheels are available from severalsources on the Internet, but for an added benefit, Maximum Velocityoffers lathed wheels that are mold number-matched for even betterresults.  For more information, please Click Here.2.  If your local race does not allow lathed wheels, then note that someof the molds produce superior wheels.  By using matched wheels from oneof the better molds, better results can be obtained.  For moreinformation on matched wheels, please Click Here.CONCLUSIONIf you want to watch your "wheels go round and round" as fast aspossible, then consider the characteristics of your wheels.  The moretrue the wheels, the faster they will go round and round!From Pinewood Derby Times Volume 3, Issue 2To subscribe to this free e-newsletter, please visit:www.maximum-velocity.com/subscribe.htm(C)2011, Maximum Velocity, Inc. All rights reserved.www.maximum-velocity.comhttp://pinewood-derby.blogspot.com

http://www.maximum-velocity.com]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Food Find Jif To Go Natural Creamy PB</title>
<link>http://blog.trailcooking.com/2012/02/03/food-find-jif-to-go-natural-creamy-pb/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Jif To Go tubs have been around for a number of years, they recently added a couple of new flavors &#8211; so they have the regular, Chocolate PB and their Natural:

8 tubs to a box, each tub is 1.5 ounces, giving a generous serving of peanut butter. Personally I would avoid the chocolate as it contains fully hydrogenated fat, the Natural though gives an alternative to the expensive pouches of PB on the market (and honestly the tubs are easier to get all the butter out of!).
Find in grocery stores and big box stores for $2 to 3 a pack.
~Sarah]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Changes are coming</title>
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<title>[Blog] 11 Jamboree Administration Jobs You Could Have At The Jamboree</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When the national jamboree kicks off at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in July 2013, the Summit will become the second-largest city in the whole state of West Virginia. And, it will take an energetic staff of thousands of volunteers to give Scouts and Venturers 10 days of the time of their lives.
Want to help Scouts and Venturers have the time of the lives? Sign up to be on staff at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.
What can you do to take part in pulling off a successful jamboree? Well, if you’re skilled in any of the following, the Administration Group has 11 types of positions you might be a good fit for. There are jamboree administration jobs in:

Accounting — Jamboree accounting processes and procedures.
Banking — On-site cash management processes and procedures.
General — Applicants in this group could be placed in any area of service throughout the jamboree.
HQ Support Staff — Staff will consist primarily of youth. Duties will include various errands and disseminating information and directions as needed.
IS Application Support — Support major software applications utilized throughout the jamboree site.
IS Hardware Support — Organize, inventory, disseminate and maintain computer hardware.
Media, Local and National — Work with local and national media outlets on jamboree-related stories and news.
Medical Service/EMS — Jamboree Medical Services is composed of both medical services and emergency medical crews. Prior to arrival, Medical Services is responsible for evaluating the fitness of Scouts and Scouters for participation at the national Scout jamboree. Medical Services is also responsible for providing front line care of health issues that occur while participating in the ten day jamboree experience.
Photography — This team will capture and record the areas and activities during the jamboree via still pictures.
Registration — Process staff and troop check in. Verify all criteria are met before handing out Jamboree credentials. Provide reports and other information on demand for upper management. Complete data entry to update on site attendance as needed.
Videography — This team will capture and record the areas and activities during the jamboree via video.]]></description>
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