WHAT IS THE WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE JAPAN ABOUT & WHY AM I RAISING FUNDS TO GO TO IT?

I am currently raising money for a trip to Japan in July 2015 as part of the World Scout Jamboree. But there is much more to it than that...

We will fly to Tokyo where we will do 2 days' activities of our choosing. Then we go to the main campground where 40 000 scouts from 192 countries will live for 10 days! There will be loads of activities and get-togethers with people from all over the world. The camp theme is 'peace' ('wa' in Japanese) so one of the main activities is a day trip to Hiroshima, as it is the 70th anniversary of the atrocious bombings. When we scouts from across the world meet and talk together we will work to break down cultural barriers and help us understand one another so events like the Hiroshima bombings  will never happen again. At the end of our trip, we will stay with a Japanese family for 3-4 days, which is a great privilege and will again help us understand people of another culture.

This camp has a much deeper meaning that we should not forget. Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, had a vision. He wanted all scouts, all over the world to meet together and learn new things and achieve a goal. This scout union became known as the World Scout Jamboree, held in different places, every four years, across the globe. One scout law tells us to be friendly and considerate - I'm fulfilling this by ensuring that a proportion of the money I raise will go to scouts that don't have the means or facilities to organise fundraising events for them to attend this amazing camp.

I hope I have given you a much better picture of what this Jamboree is all about, and I hope to encourage your support for the future.