Career
Jarrett, a Canadian citizen, was the World Organizer of Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) for 30 years, from 1958 to 1988. In 1983, The Scout Association awarded Jarrett the Silver Acorn, in recognition of specially distinguished service, at the 29th World Scout Conference in Dearborn, Michigan. At the same conference, he was presented with the Silver World Award by the Boy Scouts of America, for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on an international basis.
Jarrett wrote a history of the Jamboree on the Air, entitled "The JOTA Story, 35 years of Scouting"s Worldwide Jamboree-on-the-Air", from its inception in 1958 until 1993.
