JOTA - Jamboree On The Air

DELARA's History with JOTA and Camp Lazarus dates back to at least 1987, and likely even earlier.

Camp Lazarus is a campsite located in Delaware County, Ohio, off Route 23 near Columbus. It is a popular destination for Simon Kenton Council (SKC) Cub Scout programs.  In years past, Camp Lazarus and DELARA jointly supported JOTA - Jamboree On The Air, a worldwide radio event that involves over 1 million scout members.

One of the stalwarts working with Camp Lazarus on JOTA events was Paul Forgrave - call sign K8ES.  Paul is now a Silent Key but his call is now our club call.

Paul was also very active with the Scouts at his church. They used to do their own Field Day on the church grounds. He insisted on keeping the Sabbath so they only operated on Saturday.