JST Facilities
The camping operations model is changing from recent Jamborees, as it relates to living quarters and activities. Here are some specifics to help you understand what to expect:
- BSA Policy will be enforced.
- Jamboree staff sleep in tents at various locations, depending on their job assignment.
- Staff must provide a personal tent not to exceed 10’x9.5′. Staff campsites are assigned by team. Some modifications to this plan occur based on responsibilities. Please confirm with your team lead on whether a tent will be provided based on your role at the Jamboree.
- Staff will have the opportunity to tent individually, if proving their own tent.
- Cots will be made available to all staff on loan and must be returned at the conclusion of the Jamboree.
- There will not be electricity provided for each tent; however, there will be charging areas available.
- Each base camp has assigned leadership, shower & restroom facilities, medical assistance, and dining structure to support essential accommodations while at the Jamboree.
- Staff members will be dining in one of the three dining halls. Dining hall assignment will be based on the assigned campsite.
Dining & Meals
The mission of the food staff is to provide well-balanced meals that are nutritious to Jamboree participants and staff members, and to operate all concession operations at the Jamboree site.
Food Service Operations
- The food staff is divided into three major areas:
- The first area is base camp food distribution. Although all areas of the food staff are important, most of our customers are in the base camps. The food service team is responsible for the proper and timely delivery of grocery items to food distribution locations that will be set up in each base camp. The team is developing a cookbook with menus that will help guide units as they prepare their meals.
- The second area of the food staff is service team dining service. Most of the staff at the jamboree will eat in a dining facility operated by a contract catering company. Staff dining service works with the catering company to manage the dining facilities.
- The third area of food service is retail food. The retail food staff will operate and manage all concession area including a unique snack bar for service team in the staff base camp.
Ice Distribution
Ice is managed by the food staff and will be delivered to the program and support venues at the jamboree. To cut down on vehicle traffic, the ice staff is establishing additional ice distribution points around the jamboree. Designated staff will be able to pick up the ice at the distribution point and take it to their respective areas. The ice staff will restock the distribution points.
Special Diet Needs
The Jamboree Food Team will aid staff who have special dietary requirements in the following ways:
- Staff are fed at specific dining areas where the food is prepared to be served in a sit-down fashion for Breakfast and Dinner. Lunch is a shelf-stable meal that can be taken to the activity area where the staff member works.
- During online registration, each staff member will be asked specifically to indicate any Kosher, Halal religious menu restrictions. The Jamboree Food Team will then use this information to order meal counts for Kosher, Halal, and Celiac diets.
- In addition, we need to be notified for Celiac conditions and Nut allergies.
- There are many gluten free and vegetarian choices on our menu’s.
- The Jamboree Food Team recognizes that there are many potential dietary restrictions as well as common diets (e.g., low-calorie and low-carbohydrate) and common food allergies (e.g., to gluten, citrus fruit, dairy, eggs, fish, nuts/ peanuts, and shellfish). Individuals will need to consider this and avoid such items provided as buffet choices in the staff dining halls.
- The Food Team cannot feasibly plan for all specific dietary needs of all persons attending the jamboree. Therefore, anyone with special food requirements for medical reasons other than previously outlined (after medical permission to attend jamboree is granted), or personal dietary beliefs, must make their own arrangements to meet those needs by bringing nonperishable food with them— as they would bring their own medications.
JST Facilities
The camping operations model is changing from recent Jamborees, as it relates to living quarters and activities. Here are some specifics to help you understand what to expect:
- BSA Policy will be enforced.
- Jamboree staff sleep in tents at various locations, depending on their job assignment.
- Staff must provide a personal tent not to exceed 10’x9.5′. Staff campsites are assigned by team. Some modifications to this plan occur based on responsibilities. Please confirm with your team lead on whether a tent will be provided based on your role at the Jamboree.
- Staff will have the opportunity to tent individually, if proving their own tent.
- Cots will be made available to all staff on loan and must be returned at the conclusion of the Jamboree.
- There will not be electricity provided for each tent; however, there will be charging areas available.
- Each base camp has assigned leadership, shower & restroom facilities, medical assistance, and dining structure to support essential accommodations while at the Jamboree.
- Staff members will be dining in one of the three dining halls. Dining hall assignment will be based on the assigned campsite.
Dining & Meals
The mission of the food staff is to provide well-balanced meals that are nutritious to Jamboree participants and staff members, and to operate all concession operations at the Jamboree site.
Food Service Operations
- The food staff is divided into three major areas:
- The first area is base camp food distribution. Although all areas of the food staff are important, most of our customers are in the base camps. The food service team is responsible for the proper and timely delivery of grocery items to food distribution locations that will be set up in each base camp. The team is developing a cookbook with menus that will help guide units as they prepare their meals.
- The second area of the food staff is service team dining service. Most of the staff at the jamboree will eat in a dining facility operated by a contract catering company. Staff dining service works with the catering company to manage the dining facilities.
- The third area of food service is retail food. The retail food staff will operate and manage all concession area including a unique snack bar for service team in the staff base camp.
Ice Distribution
Ice is managed by the food staff and will be delivered to the program and support venues at the jamboree. To cut down on vehicle traffic, the ice staff is establishing additional ice distribution points around the jamboree. Designated staff will be able to pick up the ice at the distribution point and take it to their respective areas. The ice staff will restock the distribution points.
Special Diet Needs
The Jamboree Food Team will aid staff who have special dietary requirements in the following ways:
- Staff are fed at specific dining areas where the food is prepared to be served in a sit-down fashion for Breakfast and Dinner. Lunch is a shelf-stable meal that can be taken to the activity area where the staff member works.
- During online registration, each staff member will be asked specifically to indicate any Kosher, Halal religious menu restrictions. The Jamboree Food Team will then use this information to order meal counts for Kosher, Halal, and Celiac diets.
- In addition, we need to be notified for Celiac conditions and Nut allergies.
- There are many gluten free and vegetarian choices on our menu’s.
- The Jamboree Food Team recognizes that there are many potential dietary restrictions as well as common diets (e.g., low-calorie and low-carbohydrate) and common food allergies (e.g., to gluten, citrus fruit, dairy, eggs, fish, nuts/ peanuts, and shellfish). Individuals will need to consider this and avoid such items provided as buffet choices in the staff dining halls.
- The Food Team cannot feasibly plan for all specific dietary needs of all persons attending the jamboree. Therefore, anyone with special food requirements for medical reasons other than previously outlined (after medical permission to attend jamboree is granted), or personal dietary beliefs, must make their own arrangements to meet those needs by bringing nonperishable food with them— as they would bring their own medications.