2023 National Jamboree

8:00AM-5:00PM: Leather Branding at Alumni Adventure Complex
2023-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
At this year’s National Jamboree, the Alumni Adventure Complex will be offering leather branding to any and all Jamboree participants, staff, and visitors who wish to participate. Our branding expert will be operating two, Liquid Propane (LP) forges, and assisting patrons will the physical branding of leather items (i.e., belts, boots, etc.). There will be a variety of brands to choose from, and most will measure 1.5” inch x 1.5” inch in size. Available brands include those from each of the four BSA High Adventure Bases, NESA, BSA Alumni, and the OA Alliance. Safety is of paramount importance to all of us, and will be strictly enforced. So, be sure to stop by and try out your branding skills at the Alumni Adventure Complex.

8:00AM-4:00PM: High Adventure Bases at Alumni Adventure Complex
2023-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
The BSA’s four High Adventure Bases will be sharing their exhibits, experiences, and opportunities at the Alumni Relations Exhibit within the Alumni Adventure Complex. Philmont, Summit, Sea Base, and Northern Tier will all be inviting Jamboree participants and visitors to attend their bases, to consider serving on their staffs, and to join their staff associations. So, stop on by to see what High Adventure awaits you.

8:00AM-5:00PM: Alumni Communities at Alumni Adventure Complex
2023-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Alumni Communities: (Affiliate Groups, Affinity Groups, and BSA Partners)
The BSA Alumni Association has developed its Alumni Relations Exhibit specifically to help dispel the notion that Scouting ends at 18 years of age. Historically, when Scouts go off to college, military careers, and various other occupations, many never return to the Scouting program…or when they do, it’s not until their own children enter the program. As such, the BSA Alumni Association has developed an umbrella of Alumni Communities to serve as connection points to keep Scouts engaged. Whether it’s NESA, the OA Alliance, ATAS, Health Care Professions, Educators, Firefighters, High Adventure Base Staff Associations, etc., be sure to stop by and see what connections you find interesting.

8:00AM-5:00PM: Program Areas Open
2023-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | All Program Areas, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Come experience the Jamboree with various program areas that are open to experience including: Action Point Village, the Big Zip, Boulder Cove Village, Echo, Gateway Village, Goodrich Lake, High Gear, Justice Heights, Legacy Village, Performance Park Village, The Barrels, The Bows, The Pools and The Trax.

8:00AM-12:00PM: Meet Regis, An American Bald Eagle at the Alumni Adventure Complex
2023-07-26 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Regis, an American Bald Eagle, and Wendy his handler will be one of our 2023 National Scout Jamboree very special guests. He was so very popular at the 2013 and 2017 National Scout Jamborees we have invited him back.

Regis is a 15-year-old American Bald Eagle. Regis has been an educational bird from the Three River Avian Center in Brooks, WV for over ten years. The Three River Avian Center is a wildlife refuge center dedicated to conserving West Virginia’s wild birds and to educating and involving the public in ecosystem stewardship.

He enjoys interacting with visitors and he will be at the NESA Exhibit in the Scott Summit Center Action Point each of the program days in the mornings from 8:30 to noon every day except Sunday, July 23rd. Come and get your picture with a real Bald Eagle for your social media page.

8:00AM-10:00AM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-26 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Legacy Village
Come explore the world of theater! The theater merit badge is an exciting program, exploring all different aspects of the performing arts: acting, writing, directing, set design, costume, design, props, lighting and more.Our counseling staff includes a Tony nominated Broadway producer, a New York City acting and directing coach, and a specialist in lighting design and technical components. The badge can be completed in three sessions with us. Prior experience in high school or middle school theater is helpful, but not mandatory.And we have neat stuff from Broadway and off Broadway to see! Come visit.

8:00AM-10:00AM: General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity
2023-07-26 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Tillerson Building, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity, in collaboration with Submarine Industrial Base, University of Connecticut and University of Rhode Island will offer a limited number of spaces for Scouts to participate on July 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th. The underwater robot activity is not one you will want to miss!

8:00AM-10:00AM: OYP Training: Improve Your Marksmanship with Laser Simulators
2023-07-26 08:00 - 10:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Through active instruction and coached practice using simulators, explore the five fundamentals of marksmanship for rifles and pistols. This is a certificate-bearing course; limited to 12 participants (ages 14-20) per offering

8:00AM: Vanguard Scouting (LDS) Daily Devotions
2023-07-26 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Duty To God & Country Community Space
Wednesday, 07/26: Cheerful
Scripture
Proverbs 15:13 – “A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
Thought for the Day
Wise old King Solomon says inner joy literally shows on a person’s face. What we are inside has more lasting impact on our emotional state than do our circumstances. Cheerful people hold up under difficult circumstances better than others because of inner strength. That cheerfulness is the product of a joy inside of us that we have consciously made the decision to grab and hold on to.
It was a cold and rainy night. Your tent leaked and your gear is wet. The weather for today looks bleak and breakfast is limited to cereal with reconstituted powdered milk. Cheerful? Yes! A Scout is cheerful. There is nothing to be done about the events of the previous night and you cannot change the weather. Unless you can personally lay some eggs, cold cereal it is. What you can change, or control is howyou will face these challenges. You have been given the gifts of Scouting, being in the great outdoors at the Summit and a new day in which to enjoy it all. Remembering this should bring joy, and as Scripture tells us, “A joyful heart makes a cheerful face.” When you are cheerful, it gives those around you a lift. People of faith have a mission to others—to add to their cheer. This cannot be done unless we first learn the lesson of cheerfulness ourselves. We cannot teach what we do not know. We cannot give what we do not have. Everyone has an atmosphere, be it cheerful or depressing, and we are responsible for this atmosphere. If you have trained yourself to be unhappy, you can make others about you less happy.
Have you ever wondered why being cheerful is part of the Scout Law? Isn’t being cheerful just part of someone’s nature — or not? How is it like trustworthiness, loyalty, or kindness? Well, for Scouts, cheerfulness is a duty. No day should pass without putting a little cheer into someone’s heart, making their path a little smoother. This is easier if we train ourselves to see the good things, our blessings in life. We need to look at life, not to find misery, but to find cheer. Another secret of cheerfulness is in the way we relate to the people around us. The privilege of helping and being a friend brings cheerfulness, and a Scout with a cheerful spirit is a blessing wherever he or she goes, carrying gladness, lightening the load of others, and making them cheerful. Now let’s get out there and be cheerful!
Questions for Discussion

Who among my unit or patrol could use the presence of a cheerful spirit today? How can I share mine?
How am I blessing myself by being cheerful?

Prayer
God of joy and good cheer; help me see the everyday blessings of life and give me the chance to cheerfully share those blessings with others I met today. Let my cheerful heart give them a spiritual lift. A Scout is cheerful. Amen.

8:00AM-8:45AM: Ethical Controversies
2023-07-26 08:00 - 08:45 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Discuss ethical standards and dilemmas in the context of compelling issues with a group of your peers in a model adapted from Johnson and Johnson’s Creative Conflict. Ages 14-20

7:00AM-8:00PM: Jamboree Headquarters Opens for Participants & JST
2023-07-26 07:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pigott Headquarters, 510 Loop Rd, Mt Hope, WV, 25880

7:00AM: Wristband Tents for Ziplines Open (First Riders for Zip begins at 8AM)
2023-07-26 07:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Ziplines – Gateway & Big Zip
First riders at 8am, wristband tents open at 7am. Adults are welcome to volunteer a half a day at the top of launches in order to get a ride and a thank you from the staff

6:30AM: Roman Catholic Daily Mass
2023-07-26 06:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Charlie Sub Camp Stage, 481 Action Point, Mt Hope, WV, 25846, United States

6:30AM: Roman Catholic Daily Mass
2023-07-26 06:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Alpha Pavillion

5:30AM-9:00AM: JST Staff Breakfast & Summit to Go Lunch Pick-Up
2023-07-26 05:30 - 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.

5:30AM-7:30AM: Participant Breakfast & Summit to Go Lunch Distribution Open
2023-07-26 05:30 - 07:30 UTC | Assigned Distribution Facility
Contingents will visit their assigned distribution facility to pick up items for breakfast to prepare in their campsite. Menus, preparation instructions, and nutritional information can be found in the #NatJamboree23 mobile app and at www.natjamboree23.org. Summit to Go lunch pick up will also take place so Scouts can enjoy their meal on the go during the program day.

ALL DAY: Tier 3: Mental Health Clinic
2023-07-26 00:00 - 2023-07-27 00:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Staffed by licensed mental health clinicians experienced in emergency and high-stress situations, the Jamboree Mental Health clinic will provide assessment, stabilization, and immediate resources to ensure safety and wellbeing of the participant and/or unit leadership. The Mental Health Clinic is located adjacent to Jamboree Health Center and can be accessed via walk-in for self-referral, on warm handoff from medical provider, on referral from Base Camp Mental Health.
There should perhaps be another separate tab (under Mental Health Services) that reads “Mental Health Emergency”, under which the following line and phone number should appear.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the Mental Health Clinic at 469-439-8060.

OPEN ALL DAY: Tier 2 Base Camp Mental Health (BCMH)
2023-07-26 00:00 - 2023-07-27 00:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Staffed by licensed mental health clinicians, Base Camp Mental Health will provide assessment, stabilization, and recommendations to assist the participant and their unit leadership to assist in a return to safe participation in Jamboree. Base Camp Mental Health can be accessed at each of the Base Camp Medical Clinics (Alpha/Bravo, Charlie, Delta) via walk-in for self-referral, on warm handoff from medical provider, on referral from Listening Ear, Chaplain or Commissioner.

ALL DAY: VESSI Scavenger Hunt (Until July 27th)
2023-07-26 00:00 - 2023-07-27 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)

Time TBD: Qatari SPP Visit
2023-07-26 | TBA

Time TBD: Welding Merit Badge
2023-07-26 | Gateway Village, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Leave your imprint – on metal! Learn how to weld, and take home a piece of your work. On-site July 24-27.

10:00PM: Quiet Hours for Participants
2023-07-25 22:00 - 2023-07-26 06:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

9:30PM: All Leaders and Scouts Must Return To Their Campsite for a 10PM Curfew
2023-07-25 21:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

8:20PM-9:20PM: Jewish - Orthodox Prayer Service
2023-07-25 20:20 - 21:20 (America/New_York) | C2 Synagogue Tent

8:00PM: Commissioner Only Ice Cream Social
2023-07-25 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Chat-N-Chew
Whether you are a Jamboree Unit Leader or Jamboree Staff member, if you are also currently registered in a Unit Service position locally, in an NST, or nationally, you are invited to an ice cream social with Scott Sorrels (National Commissioner), Larry Chase (National Commissioner Service Chair), and members of the National Commissioner Service Team at the Chat ‘N Chew (Under the Base Camp A tower) on Tuesday, July 25, starting at 8:00 PM. Come fellowship with other commissioners and have an opportunity to meet Scott Sorrels, our National Commissioner!

7:30PM: Basecamp Bash
2023-07-25 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | TBA
Basecamp Bashes are where the party of the Jamboree happens! Part concert, part dance party, part festival, these aren’t old-school shows but an immersive experience bringing together Scouts from across the nation for a one-of-a-kind-palooza. There will be four Basecamp Bashes over the course of the jamboree with DJs, bands, and way more than you can imagine – all designed to surprise, delight, and bring us together like never before. Plan to attend. Plan to have fun!

6:00PM-10:00PM: OYP Chill Zone
2023-07-25 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | OYP Subcamp (D3) Chill Zone, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
A quiet place for Older Youth Program participants and 18+ scouts to hang out. Features a VESSI merchandise station and the TL:DR Tiny Library. Play some cards, make a duct-tape flower, make new friends, catch up with old ones. OYP Subcamp (D3). Hours vary.

5:30PM-9:00PM: JST Staff Dinner
2023-07-25 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-10:00PM: Tier 1 Listening Ear Tents
2023-07-25 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Basecamp C & D
Listening Ear is an entry level portal, staffed by lay people and welcomes walk-ins for all Jamboree participants. Listening Ear will provide organized, committed, and competent staff to guide and support the attendee during their time of distress. Listening Ear services can be accessed in each subcamp of Charlie and Delta throughout the 2023 National Jamboree.

4:00PM-6:00PM: Participant Dinner Distribution Open
2023-07-25 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.
