Tuesday 9 February 2010

Great Website that I had to share

The Greater Yosemite Council of the Boy Scouts of America has put together one of the most complete jamboree websites that I have seen in a long time. You all should check it out. The various aspects of the website incorporate Twitter, Youtube, and Podcasts is the best example that I have seen in a will that incorporates 21st century web technologies into a well designed website.

I know many people think that it is necessary to have lots and lots of web and web coding experience to create a website like this, the answer is not always. I know that is not a very clear or concise answer but alot of web technologies are out there that make it very easy to create a interesting and professional website without having to just purely deal with code.

So here is the link: please click here.

Yours in Scouting Service
Mark W
Assistant Den Leader Pack 69
Frontier District, Denver Area Council
NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff
Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member
WSJ '07 '11 Philmont AA '08

Monday 8 February 2010

Adventure Base 100 New Orleans

We are now approaching the dates for the seventh stop of the 2010 Adventure Base 100 tour. This stop will be at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hosting Council for this stop is that of the Southeast Louisiana Council.

The exact address of the Audubon Zoo is that of 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70118.

The hours of operation for AB100 will be as follows:

Saturday February 13, 2010: 10 am to 5 pm

Sunday February 14, 2010: 10 am to 5 pm

If you need a description of what AB100 is all about please click here.

If you would like more information about the Audubon Zoo please click here.

Finally if you would like more information about the Hosting Boy Scouts of America Local Council please click here.

Yours in Scouting Service
Mark W
Assistant Den Leader Pack 69
Frontier District, Denver Area Council
NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff
Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member
WSJ '07 '11 Philmont AA '08

AB100 Austin, Texas Video

Here is the Austin, Texas Adventure Base 100 video. Hope you all enjoy it. I know that Scouting Magazine posts these videos but I am trying to get these excellent videos out to as many people as possible.

So enjoy it.



Yours in Scouting Service
Mark W
Assistant Den Leader Pack 69
Frontier District, Denver Area Council
NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff
Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member
WSJ '07 '11 Philmont AA '08

Thursday 4 February 2010

AB100 San Antonio, Texas

The next stop for the 2010 tour of Adventure Base 100 will be San Antonio, Texas. It starts today, February 4 and will continue until February 7. It is being hosted in conjunction with the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

The times for the event days will be as follows:

February 4, 2010: 3 pm to 8 pm

February 5, 2010: 3 pm to 8 pm

February 6, 2010: 10 am to 8 pm

February 7, 2010: 10 am to 8 pm

Inquire to your Local Council which is the Alamo Area Council or the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Group about special prices for admission for Scouts. These special prices are only available in limited quantities, so act quickly. These admission prices go from February 4 to February 20.

ALso there is a opportunity to earn a special Stock Show and Rodeo Patch for Scouts if they go to all five of the follow areas
  • Hall of Fame
  • Texas Experience
  • Diary Center
  • ANimal Adventures
  • Horse Education Center
The location for the Stock Show and Rodeo is the at 3201 East Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78219.

Yours in Scouting Service
Mark W
Assistant Den Leader Pack 69
Frontier District, Denver Area Council
NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff
Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member
WSJ '07 '11 Philmont AA '08

Jamboree Communication

We are now at 5 months away from the 2010 National Jamboree and I have not seen anything from National except for unofficial, mixed messages from various Scouting email lists about this event. I can't believe how little information staff is getting. Quite frankly I am shocked to say that I have not heard from my Subcamp chief for Subcamp 7 since november. I was expecting at least 1 update or newsletter from him by know, I know that December is a bad month, so I was not expecting anything then, but January has already come and gone and we are already on February 4. Maybe I have high expectations but hey communication is the key to ensuring the success of any event.

Well lets not ramble on or complain now. I am now sending out a request to the Scouting Community, to share anything you have heard about the Jamboree whether or not it is official, I am looking for anything and everything people know.

Yours in Scouting Service
Mark W
Assistant Den Leader Pack 69
Frontier District, Denver Area Council
NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff
Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member
WSJ '07 '11 Philmont AA '08

Monday 1 February 2010

VIdeo of the Week

Here is the video for the 4th stop of the Adventure Base 100 tour. This stop was in Sacramento California. So here is the video, hope you enjoy it.


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