WHAT: Old Dominion District Merit Badge Jamboree 2023

WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2023 

WHERE: Parkwood Baptist Church, 8726 Braddock Road, Annandale, VA 22003

REGISTRATION: No walk in registrations accepted. Registration closes at 10 pm on April 20, 2023.

COST: $5 total for one or two classes.

UNIFORM: Field uniform (Class A uniform) mandatory. 

FOOD: Bring your own sack lunch.

MERIT BADGE CARDS: Scouts will be required to turn in neatly filled-out blue merit badge cards (signed by their Scout leader) to their Merit Badge Counselor as they enter their session(s).  Merit Badge cards will be processed and returned to the scout before they leave the session.

HOW MANY MERIT BADGES CAN A SCOUT TAKE:  Scouts may take just only one merit badge class, or one morning merit badge class and one afternoon merit badge class.  Some merit badge classes make take both morning and afternoon.  The registration sign up will show what sessions are required for the merit badge. 

THE MERIT BADGE JAMBOREE PURPOSE:  The purpose of this Merit Badge Jamboree is to provide scouts an opportunity to work with qualified counselors on badges they might not be able to take at the Troop level.  It is NOT to make it easy for them to earn lots of badges quickly.  Scouts should review the requirements for the merit badge they wish to take before coming to the jamboree. (See current requirements below.)  In order to complete the requirements for merit badges offered at the Merit Badge Jamboree, Scouts should expect to do a significant amount of work either before or after the merit badge class to complete the requirements.  They will need to complete passing the requirements by arrangement with the Merit Badge Counselor.

CURRENT MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS: (for reference only)
https://www.scouting.org/skills/merit-badges/all/

SCHEDULE: 

7:45am                      Counselors check-in

7:45-9:00am              Counselors set up time

8:30-9:00am              Scouts check in

9:00am-Noon            Merit Badge Session

12:00-12:30pm          Lunch Break (Bring your own sack lunch)

12:30-3:30 pm            Merit Badge Session

3:30-3:00pm              Wrap up, Counselors check out, (no closing planned), room inspection

BUNDLED MERIT BADGES: There are two bundles which require both the AM and PM classes:

     Aviation - requires both AM and PM classes (1 merit badge)

     Fingerprinting/Crime Prevention - requires both AM and PM classes (2 merit badges)

     Engineering - requires both AM and PM classes. This 4 1/2 hour class will be over at 2:00 am. Parents, pleased pick up your Scout at that time. (1 merit badge)