Help get our Air Scouts to the 22nd Jamboree in Hamilton Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

We are a small Air Scout Group in Masterton, Wairarapa, and we need to raise a large amount of money to get all of our Scouts to the 22nd Scout Jamboree which runs from 28 Dec 2019 to 7 January 2020 and is being held at Mystery Creek in Hamilton.

We have started the fundraising with Sausage Sizzles outside Countdown in Masterton, Raffles and selling Glow Sticks at the annual Fireworks Display. We have more fundraising coming up in 2019 and with our goal being so big we are going to need a helping hand to get all of our Scouts to this Jamboree.

This is where you can help out by giving a little to help us reach our Goal, the cost to attend Jamboree per Scout is around $1,600 and we have between 20 - 25 Scouts interested in attending so any help we can get to get all of our Scouts to Jamboree is appreciated.

Please click the Donate Now button to help our Whakaoriori Air Scouts get to the 22nd Jamboree.

Please read below to find out a little bit of info about our Scout Jamborees and the benefits to the Youth and Leaders that attend.

A Jamboree is a large Scout Camp held every three years at different sites in New Zealand and attended by around 4000 or more Scouts, Leaders and staff. It runs for a period of about 10 days, plus travel to and from the site. The Jamboree is traditionally held in late December and early January. In effect, it’s a week-long Scout Camp extended by a couple of days, but with extra travel thrown in.

Most Scouts will only get one chance to attend a Jamboree as a Scout, but may return in three years’ time as a Venturer and serve as a member of the Venturer Staff Team (VST).

Jamboree is one of those experiences where people who have attended make comments such as "you had to be there to understand what it’s like". People plan to attend for the fun programme, and afterwards realize that it’s mostly about friendship and teamwork.

The Jamboree is intended to achieve a number of aims in SCOUTS. The focus is on Scouts with Leaders and staff supporting them.

The Benefits of attending a Jamboree are:

· A life-changing experience for our Scouts.

· Showcase everything that the Scout section has to offer.

· Scouts self-reliance and self-confidence increases hugely through being away from home for at least 10 days and often longer.

· Scouts learn to look after others by taking turns working as the duty patrol responsible for the cooking and cleaning for the rest of their troop at least once during the Jamboree.

· The Patrol focus allows more leadership and training opportunities not just for Patrol Leaders but all Scouts in the Patrol.

· Scouts meet many new Scouts and learn to interact with them freely and confidently.

· Scouts can meet Scouts from other countries and have the chance to share meals with them, providing opportunities for greater understanding of other cultures.

· Camping together for 10 days or longer creates friendships that often last a lifetime.