2023 National Jamboree

ALL DAY: VESSI Scavenger Hunt (Until July 27th)
2023-07-20 00:00 - 2023-07-21 00:00 UTC | Instructions Can Be Found at: Older Youth Program (OYP) booths at the Tillerson Building, OYP Exhibit Tent, and Subcamp D4, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Discover everything that Venturing, Sea Scouts, Exploring, and International Scouting have to offer! Participate in shooting sports, aquatics, first aid, the Messengers of Peace service project, and our themed evenings of fun at D3 to earn exclusive patches! Instructions available at the Older Youth Program (OYP) booths at Tillerson Center, FrontierQuest, and Subcamp D3. (Ongoing; deadline to redeem is Thurs, July 27 at 3p; day-pass participants redeem in Tillerson Lobby)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR VESSI Quest: All Programs, Jamboree-wide, Two-Tier Scavenger Hunt

Complete the Requirements plus options, then redeem for Adventure VESSI or Secret Agent VESSI at the Chill Zone at Subcamp D3 HQ. Last day to redeem is Thursday, July 27, 2023.

A Tier: Adventure (all ages)
S Tier: Secret Agent (14 – 21yo only)

Golden League: Complete the requirements and ALL options to earn the special gold ghosted patch. Must register as a team on GooseChase.com. Patches limited to first 100 people in the Adventure Tier and first 100 people in Secret Agent Tier.

Day Pass Visitors Version: Adventure Tier only, complete 5 Options. Redeem in the Tillerson Lobby. Show Day Pass. REQUIRED:
Adventure Tier: Complete the following core requirements plus 10 options:
· Venturing: Venturing Crews have a focus. Pick which Crew you would join. OYP Exhibit
· Exploring: Visit the fingerprinting station (Tillerson)
• Sea Scouts: Heave a line 50’ (OYP Exhibit)
• International: The BSA is part of the World Organization of Scouting Movement. How many countries are part of WOSM? (Messengers of Peace Exhibit)
Secret Agent Tier (all Adventure Tier requirements including 10 options PLUS):
· Venturing: Attend Marksmanship or SIRT Pistol (Tillerson, Subcamp D3 HQ), or Shoot Pistols at The Barrels
· Exploring: Solve the Law Enforcement Crime Scene (Tillerson) OR attend the Mock Trial (Tillerson)
• Sea Scouts: Learn the Boatswain’s Chair Knot and get lifted 2 feet (Pioneering Action Center)
• International: Do the Messenger of Peace Project (WOSM Exhibit, OYP Exhibit, Tillerson, Chill Zone)
>>Both Tiers: Do 10 of the following options:
1. Selfie with the VESSI Mascot. (optional SM post, #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest) (VESSI Plushies count)
2. Trade a necker (Selfie, optional SM post, #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest)
3. Attend MoP training (Tillerson, Subcamp D3 HQ; check app schedule for times)
4. Complete the Kazoo Quiz (Tillerson, OYP Exhibit, Subcamp D3 Training Tent)
5. Watch the liquid nitrogen demo (STEM Quest)
6. Tie your own fishing fly and go catch a fish. (Adventure Fishing)
7. Do leather branding at the Alumni Exhibit.
8. Get your name done in Braille at Tent of Possibility (Disability Awareness)
9. Help build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (Tillerson)
10. Attend any training offered by the Older Youth Program Training Team (check app for schedule)
11. Ring the Bell (Pioneering)
12. Cross the Balance Track (Pioneering)
13. Kayak at Aquatics
14. Make at least one contact via Amateur Radio and record the other station’s callsign
15. Sing/kazoo Happy Birthday to Venturing (V25 Party, Pigott HQ Plaza)
16. Get a picture with the Venturing birthday sign, SM #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest (V25 Party, Pigott HQ Plaza)
17. Lasso a Steer (Wild, Wild West Night, Base Camp D Pavilion)
18. Get a picture with the Wild, Wild West Sign, Optional Social Media Post #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest (Wild West Night, Base Camp D Pavilion)
19. Get a picture with the beach party sign, SM #TeamVESSI (Beach Part, Base Camp D Pavilion, Subcamp D3 HQ)
20. Make a ribbon Lei (Beach Party, Base Camp D Pavilion)

8:20PM-9:20PM: Jewish - Orthodox Prayer Service
2023-07-19 20:20 - 21:20 (America/New_York) | C2 Synagogue Tent

5:30PM-9:00PM: JST Staff Dinner
2023-07-19 17:30 - 21:00 UTC | Fork in the Road Dining Hall, Trail 14, Glen Jean, West Virginia, 25846, United States
As the day draws to a close, enjoy dinner with friends, new and old as you reflect on the day.

4:00PM-6:00PM: Participant Dinner Distribution Opens
2023-07-19 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Assigned Distribution Facility
Contingents will visit their assigned distribution facility to pick up items for dinner to prepare in their campsite. Menus, preparation instructions, and nutritional information can be found in the #NatJamboree23 mobile app and at www.natjamboree23.org.

3:30PM-4:30PM: Kazoo Experience
2023-07-19 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Tillerson 108
Learn about the history and performance practice of one of the nation’s most popular instruments and see the third largest kazoo museum in the USA! Open to all.

2:00PM-3:00PM: Scouting Doesn't End (for Adult Leaders)
2023-07-19 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
Scouting doesn’t end. (1 hr) (For any interested adults) Get a hands-on feel for the Older Youth Programs of the BSA; find out what makes VESSI (Venturing, Explorers, Sea Scouts, and International Scouting) special, and learn how YOUR unit can benefit from the presence of Older Youth Programs in your council! Earn your training key by attendance at this lunch-and-learn program. FOR ADULT LEADERS.

12:30PM: Live Painting Demo
2023-07-19 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Frontier Quest

12:00PM-5:00PM: Military Exhibits
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | West End
Check out the USN Special Warfare boat and simulator, USCG Port Security and Law Enforcement vessels, and the Army’s Paladin and Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle.Five USS Boy Scout plastic ships were hidden as follows: 2 in Camp Charlie, 2 in Camp Delta and 1 outside near the Pigot HQ. Any Scout or team of Scouts who finds them should bring them to the Navy simulator exhibit in the Military Exhibits to receive a special prize. Scouts can come to the Navy’s exhibit to obtain the last known coordinates of the USS Boy Scout ships to commence your search.

12:00PM-5:00PM: Chemistry Merit Badge
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Explore chemistry in multiple interactive sessions, and work with professional chemists. Explore the amazing variety of polymer chemistry while making your own neckerchief slide. Drop-by experiments will allow you to investigate the science behind extraction, separation, surface modifications, and more. Using different items to create and explore. Open during program hours.

12:00PM-5:00PM: Mining in Society Merit Badge
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Journey to the middle of your mobile! Discover how mining is absolutely critical to every aspect of your daily life – including your cell phone. Take the mobile mineral challenge, explore the wide range of mining careers and even try your hand at driving a mining haul truck or loader simulator! Scouts can go through 7 different stations to learn about the history of Mining. By completing all 7 – Scouts can earn the Merit Badge!

12:00PM-5:00PM: Robotics Merit Badge
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Work on the Robotics Merit Badge! Build a system to meet the challenge presented to Scouts! Test your skills at programming a virtual robot and find out about how you can get involved in competitive robotics!

12:00PM-5:00PM: VESSI Merchandise Stations
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Chill Zone, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Gear up with “hot swag and cool gear” featuring the Older Youth Program’s favorite axolotl! Sunglasses, Bucket Hats, Neckers, and a VESSI Plushie that doubles as a camp pillow! Limited quantities available.

12:00PM-5:00PM: TLDR (Tiny Library, Donate, Read!)
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Chill Zone, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Take a book; leave a book; drop a tally; recommend to a friend! This tiny library is available to all scouts and scouters for book-borrowing throughout the jamboree. OYP Subcamp (D3) Chill Zone during program hours and 10a-5p Sunday.

12:00PM-5:00PM: Kazoo Museum
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
**Open in between training sessions**
The Jamboree is host to the third largest kazoo museum in the USA. Learn about the history of this all-American instrument, its role in advertising, and some of the more unusual kazoo shapes out there in the world! Open to all.

12:00PM-5:00PM: Fingerprinting Activity
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Tillerson Center Lobby, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Since no two people’s fingerprints are the same – not even identical twins! – fingerprints are like having a personal ID card on your fingertips! Come see how fingerprinting is done, and learn how it can be used by police and investigators to solve crimes. Tillerson Center Lobby during program hours

12:00PM-5:00PM: Messenger of Peace, Project Stations
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Tillerson Building, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Come stop by one of our Messengers of Peace locations and participate in the service project. Spend 10-15 minutes writing Thank You cards to Law Enforcement, EMS, and Healthcare workers all over the United States.

12:00PM-5:00PM: Older Youth Program Expo
2023-07-19 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
In this sampler experience you’ll be introduced to VESSI-quest (the all-Jamboree scavenger hunt); discover how laser simulators are useful for marksmanship, meet Older Youth currently serving as leaders, get a leg up on your Messengers of Peace activities, and visit the kazoo museum and take the Kazoo quiz. A little bit of everything, resulting in a lot of fun! Open to all. Includes a “Scouting Doesn’t End” at 2p, and a Kazoo Experience at 3:30p. Wednesday, 7/18, 12-5, Tillerson 108

11:00AM-10:00PM: Chat-N-Chew Open For JST Staff
2023-07-19 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Chat-N-Chew
Menu

10:00AM-6:00PM: Trading Post Open
2023-07-19 10:00 - 18:00 UTC | Gateway Trading Post, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
The Jamboree trade posts sell a wide variety of jamboree souvenirs, camping gear, and clothing. Keep an eye out for special items, only available during the jamboree. You will not want to miss the special assortment of jamboree patches, accessories, and gifts that will commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime event!
Items available include apparel, camping gear, souvenirs, flags, emblems, name plates, electronics, personal care, sleeping, lighting, knives, bags and packs, cooking equipment, and drinkware.

During AM/PM Peak Hours: Shuttle from Basecamp A/B to Pigott (Delta Camp)
2023-07-19 08:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Basecamp A/B to Pigott (Delta Camp)

During AM & PM Peak Hours: Basecamp A/B to JLW/Stadium Shuttle
2023-07-19 08:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Basecamp A/B to JWL/Stadium

8:00AM: Vanguard Scouting (LDS) Daily Devotions
2023-07-19 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Duty To God & Country Community Space
Wednesday, 07/19: Trustworthy
Scripture
Psalm 22:4-5 – “In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You delivered them. To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed.”
Thought for the Day
King David used the word “trusted” three times in two short verses of his psalm. Trustworthiness, as the very first point of the Scout Law, would seem to be very important. As a trustworthy Scout, you can be depended upon. Other Scouts and Scouters know they can take you at your word and you will deliver what you promise or be able to provide a good reason why you could not. Trustworthiness cannot be turned on and off like a water spigot. To be truly trustworthy means demonstrating this important personal quality in allyour interactions with others, big or small, major or minor, and whoever they may be. Having a reputation of trustworthiness identifies you as a young person of integrity. One popular definition of the word “integrity,” is “doing the right thing when no one is watching,” To a truly trustworthy person this comes as naturally as eating and drinking. Living a trustworthy life sets you apart as a leader. People willingly follow because they are secure in your approach to problem solving.
It is true that nobody is perfect. We all have room for improvement in the way we live the Scout Oath and Law. But being trustworthy should be non-negotiable. It all starts with a genuine commitment on your part to making a trustworthy lifestyle your priority. Ironically, being untrustworthy is much more difficult. A lie may make things easier in the short term but will require constantly building a web of lies to support the ones that preceded them. Being trustworthy does not require keeping track of what you do and say because your words and actions are always based on your honesty. Your time at the Summit can serve as a great proving ground for your sincere effort to make yourself a most trustworthy Scout. Whatever responsibility you have been given or task assigned, strive your hardest to be the Scout who can be depended on to get the job done. Build a solid reputation of trustworthiness to carry home and keep building. Be the Scout who “they trusted and were not disappointed.”
Questions for Discussion

What does trustworthiness look like to you at the Summit? At school? At home?
You stop by your tent to grab your sunglasses and see a baggie of pot under your tentmate’s cot. What response would be the most trustworthy?

Prayer
O most trustworthy God, I pray to become more like you. Teach me to be a person of integrity who can be trusted to keep my promises and do and say what is right in all circumstances. A Scout is trustworthy. Amen.

7:00AM-11:00PM: Participants Registration / Check in Open
2023-07-19 07:00 - 23:00 UTC | J.W. and Hazel Ruby West Virginia Welcome Center, 55 Hazel Ruby Lane, Mt Hope,, WV, 25880, United States

7:00AM-8:00PM: Jamboree Headquarters Open for Participants & JST
2023-07-19 07:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pigott Headquarters, 510 Loop Rd, Mt Hope, WV, 25880

7AM: Orthodox Jewish Morning Prayers at C2 Synagogue Tent
2023-07-19 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York)

6:30AM: Roman Catholic Daily Mass
2023-07-19 06:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Delta Basecamp Stage, Delta Pass, Mt Hope, WV, 25880, United States

6:30AM: Roman Catholic Daily Mass
2023-07-19 06:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Alpha Pavillion

5:30AM-7:30AM: RWC Staff Transportation from Basecamp A/B to RWC
2023-07-19 05:30 - 07:30 (America/New_York) | Basecamp A/B to RWC

4:00AM-9:00AM: JST Staff Breakfast & Summit to Go Lunch Pick-Up
2023-07-19 04:00 - 09:00 UTC | Fork in the Road Dining Hall, Trail 14, Glen Jean, West Virginia, 25846, United States
Start your morning enjoying breakfast with your fellow JST members. Pick up your Summit to Go Lunch before you head out for the day.

8:00PM-10:00PM: Trading Post Open
2023-07-18 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Gateway Trading Post, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
