JOTA/JOTI 2012
Date/Time: Saturday, October 20, 9am-3pm
Location: Camp Herms, 1100 James Place, El Cerrito
Cost: $15 per scout (patch and lunch included)
Attire: Class A
Sign up: Email Roy Adam for detail
The JOTA/JOTI is an annual event in which Scouts all over the world speak to each other by means of amateur radio contacts or the Internet. Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared.
When Scouts want to meet young people from another country they usually think of attending a World Jamboree or another international gathering. But few people realize that each year about half-a-million Scouts "get together" over the airwaves for the annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), and through the Internet in the Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI). Modern communication technology offers Scouts the exciting opportunity to make friends in other countries without even leaving the state.
Activities:
- Participating in Jamboree On The Air via Amateur Radio
- Participating in Jamboree On The Internet
- Morse code game
- Cub Scouts: Computers Beltloop
- Boy Scouts: Radio Merit Badge Workshop or Computer Merit Badge Workshop
- and much more.
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Also, be on the lookout for more information regarding the new Boy Scouts of America credit card. In addition to all of the existing rewards and benefits Discover offers, this card will offer a Scout rewards section where cardholders may donate their points to a council or purchase Scout shop products with their points.
This card will be available on Nov. 15 for anyone to apply, so visit www.BoyScoutCreditCard.com and stay tuned for additional information as this date approaches.
