A Year of Celebration A Century of Making a Difference
We want every Scout, adult leader, and Scouting alum to have the chance to be part of our biggest milestone yet—our 1OOth Anniversary Celebration. We want to fire up the passion for Scouting while giving everyone an opportunity to make a difference—and earn recognition. Individuals can earn awards by demonstrating dedication to five of Scouting’s core values— Leadership, Achievement, Community Service, Character, and the Outdoors. Participants can earn one award in each category.
A Year of Celebration will be in effect from Sept. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2010. Gamehaven’s 100th anniversary team will be highlighting a different core value ribbon each month, starting with the outdoors ribbon. Go to the scout shop to purchase the starter patch. You do not need to complete any requirements to obtain the starter patch. Then work on the requirements and earn your ribbons. Click here to print the form to obtain your ribbons. After printing the form take it to the scout shop to purchase your ribbons.
LEADERSHIP
Scouting has a proud tradition of producing great leaders. Self-determination, teamwork, and preparedness are synonymous with Scouts everywhere.
For Scouting’s 1OOth Anniversary, let’s celebrate this tradition of developing youth leaders.
The Year of Celebration Leadership Award encourages Scouts to explore and reflect upon the qualities of a good leader. The award recipients will work on leadership skills. The Leadership Award rewards participants for reflecting upon and sharing leadership lessons and skills. Scouts earning this award will look to role models, lead groups, and participate in leadership-building activities. Adults and alumni will build their unit leadership skills by emphasizing membership growth, volunteering, and providing role models.
Complete three of the five requirements in each category to earn that award.
Cub Scouts
1. Explain what makes a good leader and give an example of a Scout (past or present) demonstrating those qualities. Ask your parent or den leader what makes a good leader. 2. Practice being a leader such as being a denner for one week. Write or tell your parent or den leader about what you did during that week. 3. Get a friend to join Cub Scouts. 4. Organize the den to set up and take down chairs at the pack meeting. 5. With the approval of your den leader, plan and lead a den activity.
Boy Scouts
1. Identify someone from your Scouting experience you think is a good leader. Ask them what makes them an effective leader and then talk to your parent or Scoutmaster about what makes a good leader. Write 200 words on the leader you chose and share with your troop leader. 2. Teach a Scout a rank requirement and help them to a successful completion. 3. Serve in a troop or team leadership position for three months . 4. Serve as a youth staff member for a unit, district, or council event or camp. 5. Serve as a den chief for a Cub Scout or Webelos den for three months.
Venturers
1. While serving in a crew leadership role, plan a crew activity that celebrates the BSA 1OOth Anniversary. 2. Help organize, teach, and run a Quest sports day clinic for a Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, Varsity team, other crew, or other youth group. 3. Serve as a youth staff member for a unit, district, or council event or camp. 4. Serve on any of your council’s Leadership Training courses. 5. Think of someone from your Scouting experience who deserves recognition for their leadership. Write 200 words on the leader you chose and share with your crew leader.
Adult Leaders
1. Help organize a new unit. 2. Compile a list of all adult and/or alumni e-mail addresses in your unit, get their permission, and submit the list to your local council Scout service center so Scouting communication can be improved. 3. Actively support a unit in at least two activities related to the BSA 1OOth Anniversary. 4. Recruit a new adult volunteer, or find a Scouting alumnus, who registers with the BSA. 5. Help any registered youth with their Year of Celebration Leadership award.
Alumni
1. Register with a unit as an assistant leader or other adult leader. Attend each unit meeting for at least two months. 2. Become involved with a district or council as a registered volunteer in support of Scouting. 3. Think of a Scouting leader (youth or adult) who made a positive difference in your life. Write a letter to the editor of a local publication about how that individual taught you about leadership. 4. Locate and meet with a Scout leader from a pack, troop, team, crew, district, or council. Let them know that you are working on this award. Ask what being a Scout leader means to them and share your thoughts on what you can do to support Scouting in your community. 5. Contact your local Scout service center. Arrange to make a donation to support the Scouting principle of youth leadership in your area in some way that is mutually beneficial to you and the local council.
Nominations for BSA 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership.
Inductions to the Hall of Leadership will be based on stories submitted online to Gamehaven Council and reviewed by a panel of national judges. If you would like to recognize a special leader or leaders in your life you can nominate them by submitting your story of 450 words or less to www.scouting.org/100years. The nomination period is open from February 8, 2009 to February 8, 2010. Every council will have a representative in the National Hall of Leadership!
100TH ANNIVERSARY PARTIES
The 100th anniversary team is looking for leaders in every town to help us with a community anniversary party. You can make it as simple or extravagant as you want. It can be held at your Sponsors location or anywhere you think is needed. Your announcement fliers should be out around the first part of January. We would like to announce a complete list of cities that are participating on the website by Mid January. Contact us at gamehaven100thanniversary@gmail.com
The Rochester anniversary party will be at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2300 Viola Heights Drive NE, Rochester. It will be on Saturday Feb.6th, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
The Owatonna anniversary party will be at the VFW hall, 135 Oakdale Street, Owatonna. It will be on Sunday from 3:00PM to 5:30PM.
Red Wing and Winona are in the planning stages of their anniversary
parties.
If you would like to help on any of these, or start your own, the 100th anniversary committee has an agenda and a mayoral proclamation available for you to use as a guide.
NATIONAL 100TH ANNIVERSARY KICK OFF RALLY!
The year we celebrate our centennial and begin our next century of service. One of the most exciting moments in our history.
To jump start the celebration, we're bringing together Scouting enthusiasts from coast-to-coast for a nationwide 100th Anniversary Kick-Off Rally. Hosted by AT&T CEO and Chairman and 100th Anniversary Chair Randall Stephenson, National President John Gottschalk, National Commissioner Tico Perez, and me, Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca, we'll recognize your important role and the difference you make - everyday. Through this live audiocast, we'll share important information about how you can be part of the 100th Anniversary. We'll also answer some of your questions (submitted in advance through the link below). Our goal is to rally more than a quarter of a million Scouting enthusiasts - the largest single gathering of its kind in BSA history.
What: 100th Anniversary Kick-Off Audiocast
Rally Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time: 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Central
RSVP by clicking on "100th Anniversary Kick-Off Rally" at http://audiocast.scouting.org. That's also where you'll find the link to the audiocast on December 10th.
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