ARRL Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)

Jamboree on the Air is an opportunity for Girl and Boy Scouts and Guide to speak to each other through Amateur radio. The ARRL has information about it at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/jota.html/.

Occasionally a request may come from a council down or a troop asking for a HAM or Club to help. This is rare. A HAM however can avail themselves to a Council or down to a troop to "create" a place for Scouts to take part in JOTA. This can be a club station, a ham's home, backyard, a church or meeting place, or going to a camporee that weekend--anywhere scouts can come and operate.

This is a good time to recruit young people by speaking with their parents about what a positive activity amateur radio is. It gives the young person an opportunity to be involved in an activity while learning about electronics, math, science, geography, public service and making lifelong friends. Many engineers, scientists, journalists, communicators, and public servants (quite possibly you yourself) got their start in this area because they became interested through what they learned in amateur radio.

To contact your local troop, you may contact the council near you, or contact a school, community center, or place of worship where you are personally involved.

Contact a troop near you

There are seven Girl Scout councils in North Carolina. Their contact information is available at Girl Scout Council Finder.

There are eleven Boy Scouts of America local councils in North Carolina.

Cape Fear Council

110 Longstreet Dr.
Willmington, NC
or
Cape Fear Council
Boy Scouts of America
P.O. Box 7156
Wilmington, NC 28406
(910) 395-1100

Districts:

• Cape Fear District
• Dan Beard District
• Great Northern District
• Impeesa District
• Kia Kima District
• Mawat District
• Moore District
• Orange District
• Sequoyah District
• Three Rivers District
• Tuocs District

Central North Carolina Council

PO Box 250
Albemarle, NC 28002
http://www.centralnccouncilbsa.com

Districts:

• Kannapolis District:
  James Parnell, Cabarrus Co. District Director
  
• Concord District:
  Don Efird, District Executive
• Rowan District:
  Wayne Dalton, Rowan Co. District Director
  Jim Sawyer, Senior District Executive
Stanly District:
Dan Burris, Paraprofessional
• Union District:
  Matt High, District Director
• Richmond District
• Montgomery County

East Carolina Council

313 Boy Scout Blvd
PO Box 1698
Kinston, NC 28503
Serving Bertie, Martin, Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington, & Beaufort Lenoir & Greene Carteret, Craven & eastern Hyde, Pamlico, Craven, & Jones , Pitt, Nash, Edgecombe, Hertford, Northampton & Halifax, Onslow, Wilson

Districts:

http://www.eccbsa.org/districts.html

• Blackbeard District Serving Bertie, Martin, Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington, & Beaufort Counties.
• Caswell District Serving Lenoir & Greene Counties.
• Croatan Trails District Serving Carteret, Craven & eastern Hyde Counties.
• Neuse Basin District Serving Pamlico, Craven, & Jones Counties.
• Pitt District Serving Pitt County.
• Tar River District Serving Nash, Edgecombe, Hertford, Northampton & Halifax Counties.
• White Oak River District Serving Onslow County.
• Wilson District Serving Wilson County.

Daniel Boone Council

333 West Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-254-6189
Web site: http://www.danielboonecouncil.org

Districts:

• Balsam District
• Nantahala District
• Pigeon River District
• Smoky Mountain District
• SoQua District
• Terrora District
• Toe River District

Mecklenburg County Council

1410 East 7th Street
Charlotte, NC 28204
704-333-5471
Web Site

Districts:

• Etowah District
• Hornet's Nest District
• Apache District
• Pueblo District
• Wunita District

Occoneechee Council

3231 Atlantic Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 872-4884
Serves the following North Carolina counties: Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Vance, Wake, and Warren.
Web Site

Old Hickory Council

6600 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Telephone: (336) 760-2900
Fax: (336) 760-4222
Web Site
Map

Districts:

• Alleghany District
• Blue Ridge District
• Dogwood District
• Hanging Rock District
• Laurel District
• Piedmont District
• Salem District
• Wilkes District

Old North State Council

PO Box 29046
Greensboro, NC 27429
Web site
John Meeks, Scout Executive
Ted Williams, Assistant Scout Exec.

Districts:

• Old North State Council
• Akela District
• Alamance District
• Battlefield District
• Cherokee District
• Conestee District
• General Greene District
• Hycotee District
• Randolph District
• Uwharrie District

Piedmont Council

BSA, PO Box 1059
Gastonia, NC 28053
Web site
Counties: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Linclon, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford

Districts:

• Two Rivers District
• Heartland District
• Gemstone District
• Polk District
• Thermal District
• Battleground District
• Foothills District
• Lakeland District
• Tablerock District
• Swamp Fox District

Tuscarora Council

P.O. Box 1436
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1436
Web Site
Tuscarora Council is comprised of 3 districts: http://www.bsanc.org/districts.html