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By Tilly
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Raising money for the Jamboree made me realise how generous people were and how supportive they were of the Scouting movement.
Complete strangers were keen to get me to a world Jamboree and I am very grateful for their support.
The day of the Jamboree was a scorching hot sunny day, and after a 2 hour journey we arrived at the main entrance, I was already impressed by all the tents and the blurs of scouty, smiley people in the distance. The feeling of shared friendship throughout the campsite stayed with me throughout the day. I have often heard the phrase the world wide scouting family and I truly understood what this meant while at the Jamboree, despite all the different nationalities there was no real language barrier as we were all there for the same thing. There were many things to experience at the Jamboree, including the toilets. We attempted to visit every country’s base tent and badge swapped on the way. After a great day at the Jamboree and after a sleepy coach journey back everyone was still happy and smiley as we had all visited the main event in scouting. Many people are given the opportunity worldwide to go to a Jamboree but out of the whole Scouting movement only a few can get there. I feel truly privileged that I was able to go, even if it was just for the day. This experience has given me a new goal for my future. Even though that future is 4 years away. I aim to be a member of the international Service Team in Japan 2015. Scouting has been so inspirational for me and I hope to make it an inspiration for others.