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  1. Shining Light

    By sailingpj,
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  2. How is the food going to be prepared? Is it precooked? Is it brought to the Patrols? How is it packaged? For instance is the rice already cooked or do the patrols have to boil the water and cook it from scratch?

    By Crossramwedge,
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  3. Twitter Contest

    By sailingpj,
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  4. Medical Form Still Under Review?

    By Bando,
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  5. 4 gallons of water 1 2

    By Lisabob,
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  6. Heat Index 1 2

    By Twocubdad,
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  7. Hoping someone has an extra emblem!

    By TWOMORROWS,
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  8. Piedmont Council has a numbered special edition Jamboree Patch

    By teamsanders,
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  9. Spending Money

    By pixiewife,
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  10. Visitor shuttle from Fredericksberg or Bowling Green??

    By prairie,
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  11. Fredericksburg Memorabilia Events

    By skeptic,
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  12. Meeting in Physical Space

    By Oak Tree,
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  13. WiFi at the Jambo

    By fotoscout,
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  14. Shoes for Jamboree

    By Nike,
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  15. jambo awards

    By Lisabob,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • johnsch322
      Legal settlements and abuse

      By johnsch322 · Posted

      In 2019, the YMCA of the USA reached a settlement with several victims of sexual abuse who had filed lawsuits against the organization. The lawsuits involved five victims who had been sexually abused by a former YMCA employee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the 1970s and 1980s. The victims alleged that the YMCA had been aware of the abuse and failed to take appropriate action to prevent it. The lawsuits also alleged that the YMCA had a history of ignoring or covering up incidents of sexual abuse by staff members.  
    • skeptic
      Legal settlements and abuse

      By skeptic · Posted

      We have no idea how many of those claims are real.  And this link suggests this is also just the point of the iceberg.  The tar and feathers is due most likely many schools, the Y as here noted, Boys and Girls clubs, uncounted sports groups, and any other youth group the creeps manage to get into.  That is the point.  The issue is not just BSA, and indications are that based on membership over many decades, the percentages of proven abuse are low in comparison to many.  But, the stats are vague, and more is likely unreported or acknowledged than is known.  IF the legal vultures decide to go after the Y, or others, we may see just as large, percentage wise, of an ugly reality of our whole society, and frankly most likely the larger world.  That is the only point.  There is no excuse for your trauma, but sadly, we can see you are one of too many, and not just with BSA.    
    • johnsch322
      Legal settlements and abuse

      By johnsch322 · Posted

      82,000 claimants in BSA Bankruptcy. I guess when an organization has more claims against it.
    • skeptic
      Legal settlements and abuse

      By skeptic · Posted

      https://www.cbalawfirm.com/news/ymca-sexual-abuse/ Just to remind some; the issue is not just one for BSA.  Yet, even though this link certainly suggests the Y had just as many issues as BSA, I do not remember seeing any media stories that were tar and feathering them with the intensity of BSA.  None of it is okay, but when do we stop somehow making BSA more of a pyria than others?
    • fred8033
      Scoutmaster Doesn't Get It

      By fred8033 · Posted

      I hate typos in my own writing. 

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