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Interested in Serving on staff?
It is important that everyone who has an interest or has been recruited to a staff position complete the survey, as it is our official source for our staff roster.
Staffing Normandy 2022 - what to expect
Volunteering to staff the Normandy Camporee in April 2022 is a great opportunity. We are also very honored by the many responses on our staff volunteer survey from all over the world! Especially from the US, there is a strong support to make this event the best camporee ever.
We would like to be clear on what to expect and what not. It would be a shame if we started off on the wrong foot with so many folks that want to help us with this great event. So, trying to level set our expectation, especially for those experienced staffers with National and World Jamborees, here are some basics for all staff:
- Travel: personal travel to, from, and during the camporee will be your personal expense. (So far not different from Jamborees or other Scouting events.)
- Lodging: personal lodging arrangements before, during, and after the camporee will be at your own expense. We do offer camping, bungalows on the campsite and there are a lot of Airbnb's, hotels, and other accommodations in the Normandy area. Camping and Bungalow reservations can be part of your staff registration when the official registration is opened.
- Meals: A staff meal plan will be offered. Again, the meals you may select from those offered will be factored into your staff registration fee. If you choose to use local restaurants, or other local vendors for your meals, those of course will be a personal expense. This may be different from your experience with other Scouting events, including previous Normandy Camporees.
- Camporee staff fee: We ask all volunteers on staff to pay the established staff fee for the "goody bag" with the staff swag as well as the great experience as a member of the Staff of the Normandy Camporee.
- Work schedule: While on staff, you may be asked to do tasks in other areas than you originally signed up for. Up front we know that some tasks for which you may have signed up only require a few hours of work during the weekend, while others take a week. Staffers will be on a roster to help on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, always with their consent and always discussed way in advance. We need staff that can help with additional tasks already in our sight at this moment and of course we will have to expect the unexpected.
Having painted this picture, we hope to avoid misunderstands of expectations prior, during or after the event. All volunteers are highly appreciated for their commitment and willingness to contribute to this program. Our motto for the Normandy camporees for many years is:
Let us make the upcoming Normandy camporee the best one so far!
Staff Leadership Team Recruited to Date
Normandy Camporee Chair - Dick Meijaard
Administration & Registration Chair - Kym Price
Budget & Finance - Roger Thomson
Media Relations - Mike Walton
Messengers of Peace Dinner - Rene Payne
Trading Post - Bob Elliott
Youth Leadership - Josiah Richardson
Meet the Staff
Kym Price will serve as the Administration and Registration Committee  Chair. Kym is a familiar face to many, as she also serves as the Council Training Chair. Kym and husband Rich are long-time residents of the Transatlantic Council, as they move to Europe in 1996. While their children have since grown and moved on, the Scouting flame continues to shine in the Price household.
Kym has attended or served on staff of all but two Normandy Camporees. She is honored to serve as our Administration and Registration Committee Chair.
Mike Walton
will serve as the Media Relations Committee Chair.
Mike serves as TAC's Vice-President for Communications. He lives in Minnesota but works within the public affairs section of the US Transportation Command at its headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, outside of St. Louis, Missouri.
 Recognized as one of TAC's Outstanding Eagle Scouts, Mike is a former Cub Scouter, Scoutmaster, Varsity Coach, Explorer Advisor, and Sea Scout Skipper as well as a Commissioner at the unit, community, district, and local Council levels. In addition to his TAC roles, Mike also serves as a Commissioner for the Lone Scouting community as well as a Sea Scouting and Venturing volunteer within the Southern and Central BSA Regions. He is the holder of several awards for his service to Scouting, is a holder of the Sea Badge, and a three-bead Wood Badge holder.
Mike and his team take on the responsibilities for the many communications related to our event, including this newsletter, Normandy News.
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