Michigan International Camporee Seeking Staff Members

The Chief Okemos Council BSA invites you to submit an online application to serve on the staff of the 2012 Michigan International Camporee and experience firsthand how a local council runs a week-long international camp. The 5th Michigan International Camporee will be held from July 22 to 29, 2012, at Northwoods Scout Reservation northeast of West Branch, Michigan. Staff will arrive on Saturday, July 21, and depart on Sunday, July 29. There will be food, housing, and transportation options for MIC staff members who plan to stay in Michigan for NOAC at Michigan State University the following week. For more information and online applications, go to the Michigan International Camporee web site at http://www.micamporee.org. Please pass this information on to others in your council who might be interested. Questions? Contact me.

Bruce McCrea | International Representative

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Chief Okemos Council
Chair, Michigan International Camporee
micamporee@gmail.com  www.micamporee.org   

Invitation to 2011 USA Scouter Tour

San Diego Scouts are invited to participate in USA Scouter Tour 2011, an 8-day excursion to Denmark and Sweden with a day at the World Jamboree in Sweden. To read about each of the stops on the tour, click travel itinerary. For a brief summary of the tour, click overview. To make a reservation click registration form. This is not an official BSA tour and is completely separate from the BSA national contingent going to the World Jamboree. This is a completely different option to attend the World Jamboree in Sweden. The USA Scouter Tour is an 8-day adventure at a somewhat lower cost. The USA Scouter Tour will visit the World Jamboree on August 2. The contingent is now closed.

SDIC Partners with Transatlantic Council

The SDIC International Committee announces a new partnership between the Transatlantic Council BSA and San Diego Imperial Council BSA on International events and opportunities. Marilee Bisoni, International Committee Chair and a veteran TAC Scouter residing in Milan, and Vincent Cozzone, the Scout Executive and CEO of Transatlantic Council BSA invite SDIC units, contingents or individual families who would like "to participate in our camps and activities or hike our international historical trails." They promise to support visitors from SDIC to the best of their ability.

Bechtel Summit Hosts 2019 World Scout Jamboree

3/13/2011 Summit chosen as site of 2019 World Scout Jamboree. The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve has been chosen as the site of the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019. The event will be hosted jointly by the Boy Scouts of America, Scouts Canada, and the Scout Association of Mexico, and will be the first World Scout jamboree held in the United States since the 12th world gathering was held at Farragut State Park, Idaho, in 1967. The 22nd World Scout Jamboree will be held this year in Rinkaby, Sweden, while the 23rd annual event will take place at Kirarahama, Yamaguchi, Japan, in 2015.