Hudson Valley Scouts heading to the 2017 Jamboree

Dozens of scouts from the Hudson Valley will get up bright and early Monday morning to head to West Virginia.

3 Boy Scout Troops and 1 Venturing Crew, that’s 131 scouts, will meet at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley at 7 am to check their gear and go over last details, Monday, July 17 and will head out for Virginia at 9 am for the National Scout Jamboree.

It's held once every four years and provides a national gathering for scouting.

The Jamboree gives an opportunity to reignite Scouts' passion for their organization.

The Scouts will be there in West Virginia participating in all kinds of outdoor activities until July 28th.

Over 40,000 Scouts will be attending the Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.

The national Scout jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree, of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Referred to as "the Jamboree", "Jambo", or NSJ, Scouts from all over the nation and world have the opportunity to attend. They are considered to be one of several unique experiences that the Boy Scouts of America offers. The first jamboree was scheduled to be held in 1935 in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scouting, but was delayed two years after being cancelled due to a polio outbreak. The 1937 jamboree in Washington attracted 25,000 Scouts, who camped around the Washington Monument and Tidal Basin.The event was covered extensively by national media and attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Following the disruption of World War II, the next jamboree was not held until 1950 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Subsequent jamborees have been held around the country as a means to promoting Scouting nationally. From 1981 to 2010, the jamboree was located in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Since 2013, jamborees are permanently held at The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia.