Cool jambo facts
Posted on August 2, 2010 by bwursten
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WHAT SCOUTS DO: Scouts will shoot more than 540,000 arrows at targets, rappel more than 9 million feet, and mountain board the equivalent of four times the distance from Fort A.P. Hill to Washington, D.C.
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GREEN ENVY: Jamboree participants will collect 50 tons of recyclable goods-—10 times more than what was recycled at the 2005 jamboree.
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ROCKETS’ RED GLARE: The fireworks at the closing arena show were the largest pyrotechnics ever hosted on a military base.