Baden-Powell Council BSA Scouts at the
2022 Blair Atholl Patrol Jamborette
Gallery 4
The Staff
The Jamborette simply wouldn't happen without the staff. When our contingents arrive and the Scouts head off to join their Scottish counterparts in the Subcamps, we are allocated jobs across the Jamborette for the next ten days. But, by the time we arrive the Scottish staff have been working for a week or more- in some cases, for more than a year - so that when we get to Target Park, everything and our Scouts need is in place and ready to go.
 An Activity Staff meeting, led by Bev McNab |
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 Karen Imrie met incoming contingents at the Main Gate |
 Colin Peters welcoming Mike Homrighaus as we arrived. |
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Burns Supper |
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The traditional Burns Supper was held on Wednesday the 27th. |
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 Scottish Staff dressed in formal uniform - kilt and white shirt - while International Staff wore their full national Scout uniform. |
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 The Haggis was ceremoniously piped in... |
 ...and Robert Burns' Ode to a Haggis was recited. |
 Haggis, neeps and tatties... yummy! |
Scottish songs were sung. |
 An international leader led a toast. |
 Bev McNab was the Master of Ceremonies. |
 Speeches were spoken... |
 ...and responded to. |
Camp Chief's Reception
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 Membership in The Blair Atholl Fellowship has been awarded to Scottish staff and supporters of the Blair Atholl Jamborette for many years - I don't know for how long, but the first was awarded to the Tenth Duke of Atholl, who passed away in 1996, so it's been at least that long. As far as anyone can remember, the Fellowship has always been awarded to Scots - until this year. For the first time, two International leaders were inducted into the group - both, oddly, named "Mike" - myself and Mike Uchimya from Japan. I was very surprised to be called up by Camp Chief Colin Peters to receive the award - and extremely honored to be the first International leader to receive it, by virtue of alphabetical order... |
 The Blair Atholl Fellowship certificate was hung on my wall as soon as I returned from Scotland, where it will remain in pride of place. |
 Mike Uchimiya receives his certificate from Camp Chief Colin Peters |
Another award given at the reception was to this Austrian leader, who received her Woodbadge beads from Chief Peters. From the list of achievements she had to go through to receive them, Woodbadge is a much more serious proposition in Austria than it is in the BSA - much closer to a college-level degree than our program. "Congratulations and well done!" to her. |
