Paul Madariaga is currently making a serial documentary on Scouting — showing how it benefits its members, the community and the nation as a whole. One of the chapters involves him traveling through Utah volunteering at a national forest and a thrift store, camping, and interviewing people as he bicycles from Zion National Park to Salt Lake City. He filmed it entirely on a POV camera, which he hopes to use at Jamboree to share the perspective of Scouts and Scouters as they engage in high adventure.

Always fascinated by inspiring storytelling and the creative process, Paul majored in film at the University of California Irvine. Equally interested in the military, he enlisted in the Army reserve and was deployed to Iraq. In Iraq, he designed flyers to be dropped from aircraft and passed out in Baghdad — including a comic book series in both English and Arabic (later used as an Iraqi textbook). Transferring to active duty as an officer, Madariaga served in Arizona, Texas and Afghanistan.

Madariaga also made a feature ancient Egyptian fantasy film entitled “Eye of the Bennu” filmed in the style of Indonesian shadow puppetry with papyrus. Now back as a reserve officer, Paul is applying his leadership to film sets as a videographer, assistant director, production coordinator and military adviser.

Paul has been involved in Scouting since being a Bobcat in Pack 101, Huntington Beach, California and became an Eagle Scout in Troop 1. He credits Scouting with encouraging a love of knowledge and conservation, and an attitude of service applied in both his film and military careers.

Madariaga will be coordinating NESA@SBR Videography and sharing his team’s videos on nesa.org. Make plans now to see Paul at the NESA Exhibit at the 2013 Jamboree.

Once an Eagle Always an Eagle.

NESA JAMBOREE PATCHES
5 Categories Available

Are you an artist? Have a great patch idea? Your design could be worn by thousands of Scouts and Scouters nationwide!

Inspired? Enter one of the NESA patch design competitions:

1. NESA Jamboree Shoulder Patch (the size and shape of a council shoulder patch).

2. Pocket flap (the size and shape of an Order of the Arrow flap).

3. Commemorate the carving of a NESA Scout Pole (actual carving will be about the size of a telephone pole, but patch can be whatever shape you like).

4. Recognize the real live bald eagle who will be visiting our exhibit from the Three Rivers Avian Center in Brooks, West Virginia. (any shape you like)

5. Open category–anything else that you think would make a great patch to celebrate Eagle Scouts and the NESA Exhibit that both acknowledges the past 100 years and our focus on the future of Scouting – especially in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM). (any shape you like)

The deadline for submitting patch designs is Friday, January 4, 2013. So, get out your drawing board. Submit your ideas via e-mail (.jpg, .png, .gif or .pdf file) to suggestions@nesajambo2013.org. Eagles of any age can enter.

Patches can be as many colors as you like, or even black and white – we will adjust them as necessary.

Please include your name, age, Scout rank and position, Troop or Unit Number, Council, hometown, state and e-mail. The image file is the main entry, but feel free to include up to 100 words to describe your patch if you believe it is necessary. All entries become the property of NESA and will not be returned. No cash awards or compensation will be paid to any person for any entry – but if chosen you’ll see thousands of people at the Jamboree, wearing your work !

OAEAAE

The NESA@SBR Staff includes Eagle Scout Kevin Sterling who recently started an artisanal outdoor gear company – BushSmarts.com. Kevin will be at SBR, available to meet and speak with scouts about the opportunities, challenges and trends of starting an outdoor company.

Kevin, a second generation Eagle Scout, started his scouting career with BSA Troop 185 in Salisbury, MD where he and his two Eagle Scout brothers gained a love of camping and the outdoors. All three followed in their father’s footsteps–working at Camp Nanticoke (now Henson Scout Reservation), for many years. William T. Sterling Jr. (Father) was on the initial staff when the camp opened in 1965.

At Henson, Kevin rebuilt the Brownsea first-year scouting program and went on in later years to run the Scoutcraft program – teaching Wilderness Survival and Pioneering as his favorite badges. He enjoys keeping up with bushcraft and outdoor skills, and sees knot tying as a foundational skill for any scout worth his salt!

Kevin is on the NESA Jamboree Staff where he is coordinating social media and will be interviewed as a featured Eagle Scout. Scouts looking to get in touch can reach him at kevin@bushsmarts.com

Bush Smarts was launched by Sterling and his partner John Davison, both rough-hewn veterans of Eastern Mountain Sports who decided to start Bush Smarts after having similar difficult experiences hanging bear bags. Their flagship product, the “Bear Star,” is an American-made titanium solution to protect you and the bears from unnecessary nocturnal encounters.

BushSmarts.com is a web-based emporium designing and hand-manufacturing rugged goods to help you brave untamed wilds (the bush). OAEAAE