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2114 People Attended WashJam 2022!

Who went to WashJam 2022? 2,114 Scouts from 4 States and Provinces:

10 Councils
200 Scout Units:
119 Scouts BSA Troops
74 Cub Scout Packs
4 Venture Crews
3 Sea Scout Ships

Matt Wood of Olympic Troop 9112 signed up 17 people to push it over the top, to hit 1,700 a couple of weeks ago!

Derek Linke of Troop 624B of Chief Seattle Council registered 9 Scouts and 2 adults, to surpass the 1,500 mark on June 30, 2022!

Matthew Durkee of Troop 216 and Pack 216 of Selah, WA registered 31 Scouts, Cubs and parents and Troop 1506 of Bremerton, WA registered 22 scouts for WashJam, to surpass the 1,400 mark on June 28, 2022!

As of July 10th, 1,550 people were registered for WashJam, including 162 registering in the last 4 days of Ju... Read More

Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier Declares August 20, 2022 to be 'WashJam Day'!

WHEREAS,
Boys Scouts of America (BSA) has been serving local youth in the greater Tacoma area since 1919, when Tacoma Rotarians-Tacoma Rotary #8 -- the 8th largest Rotary Club in the world -- raised the funds, acquired land, built an office, and hired a council executive to manage Scouting in our communities; and

WHEREAS,
Scouting is a family program with age-appropriate programs for both girls and boys ages five to 21 with on-going adult training opportunities, including the worldwide Wood Badge program which has been compared with MBA level college courses that companies and corporations have sent their managers and trainees to; and

WHEREAS,
Council members are active advocates in providing information and activities to promote the scouting mission and ensure scouting opportunit... Read More