Re: World Jamboree '95
Kathie Cerveny (kathie@DELTA.EECS.NWU.EDU)
Tue, 25 Jan 1994 10:14:39 -0600
Netherlands to Host XVIII World Jamboree in 1995
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides from all ovre the world will "go dutch" as
they converge on the Netherlands, the host country for the XVIII
World Jamboree, the first such gathering to be held in Europe since
the XIV World Jamboree in Norway in 1975.
The XVIII World Jamboree will be held August 1-11, 1995. The host
association, designated at the 1988 World Scout Conference in Australia,
is Scouting Nederland. The jamboree will be an encampment of more than
30,000 Scout associations in the world. Arrangements have been made to
provide for an Explorer contingent to this jamboree.
The jamboree will be held near Dronten, a city in the province of
Flevoland, which has been reclaimed from the sea. The site is a flat
central area adjacent to a major canal and easily accessible by vehicle
from Amsterdam and other cities.
The BSA has announced that the contingent chairman is Gerald J. Voros, a
member of the National Executive Board. J. Terry Honan, another
National Executive Board member, will serve as assistant contingent leader.
The BSA supports the participation of contingent troops under the
leadership of Clark W. Fetridge, International commissioner, through the
contingent leadership team headed by Gerald J. Vorow, and in
cooperation with the leadership team selected in each of the four
regions. The contingent staff of sixty key volunteers and
professionals, combined with sixty service staff, will provide support
to the youth and leaders selected in each region from the applicants
approved by local councils.
All BSA jamboree participants will be assigned to a regional jamboree
unit and must travel together as part of a tour group. Just getting
there is part of the adventure.
A package plan will be available and wil include the XVIII World
Jamboree participation fee, air travel and tours, en route meals and
lodging, troop and patrol equipment, insurance, and prejamboree
training. Travel to the pre-jamboree training site and to the departure
city will not be included. The exact fee of the package plan will be
established at a later date.
Applications for Scouts, Explorers, jamboree unit leaders, and jamboree
staff will be available at local council service centers by January
1994. All BSA youth members must be selected by their local councils.
Adult unit leaders will be selected by regional jamboree committees upon
recommendation from local councils.
To participate, a youth must be a registered Boy Scout at least 13 years
of age and of First Class rank by January 1, 1995; or a registered
Explorer at least 14 years of age by January 1, 1995, with outdoor
camping experience. All youth must not have reached 18 years of age by
January 1, 1995.
To participate in the prejamboree training experience, youth and adults must
* file a personal health and medical form, no. WSJ-34412-95, before the
prejamboree training.
* be activae in a troop or post/ship for at least six months prior to
January 1, 1995.
* be approved by the Scoutaster or Advisor.
* be approved by the local council.
Male and female Explorers between the ages of 14 and 18 can
participate in the world jamboree. Each region will send one Explorer
unit with 36 Explorers and 4 leaders.
The XVIII World Jamboree, August 1-11, 1995, at Flevoland, near
Amsterdam, also will mark the first time BSA Explorers will participate
in the massive world Socuting campout. Explorers will participate with
young adults from all over the world in coed activities and program events.
Working from the theme, "The Future is Now," the 1995 world jamboree
will give youth a chance to learn skills and develop self-confidence
through Scouting acitivites designed to prepare them to meet their full
potential.
World jamborees generally are held every four years between national
jamborees. Korea hosted the last world jamboree in 1991. Approximately
34,000 participatns attended the 1993 National Scout Jamboree near
Fredericksburg, Virginia, August 4-10, 1993.
THERE! This is your most current info -- straight from national out
of the ProSpeak newsletter, December 1993 issue, mailed to all
professionals and received around mid January in the local councils.
Hope this helps you all.
Kathie
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City | 
