BSA making history July 31st!

As part of the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary, Gamehaven Scouts are invited to participate in a historic broadcast of the Centennial Celebration Show from the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, an event at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia, that attracts more than 40,000 Scouts and Scouting volunteers from across the country.

The event marks the first time in BSA history that the entire Scouting community—past, present, and future—will have the opportunity to join together to experience an inspirational and interactive jamboree arena show, which will be broadcast via satellite to select locations nationwide and Webcast worldwide via www.ustream.tv/shininglight.

The “Shining Light” event will take place on Saturday, July 31, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. EST to 9:30 p.m. EST. A Shining Light Across America is truly a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Scouting friends and family, and the entire Gamehaven community, to come together in celebration of Scouting, its rich heritage, exciting present, and bright future. Hundreds of “Shining Light” events will take place across the country in venues large and small on July 31 as part of the organization’s historic nationwide broadcast of the Centennial Celebration Show, which will be performed live in front of an estimated 60,000 Scouts, Scouters, and visitors at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia.

A Shining Light Across America” is one of eight major engagement programs the Boy Scouts of America is undertaking as part of its 100th Anniversary Celebration. For a century, the organization has brought families and communities together to prepare America’s youth to live, work, and play with character and integrity. The unique 100-year activities, activated at the local level, aim to drive engagement, recruit new members and volunteers, and enhance the awareness of the value of Scouting in an inspiring, purpose-driven celebration.

Scouting units, alumni, and the communities of Gamehaven Council are encouraged to participate by logging in to the live web broadcast at www.ustream.tv/shininglight in between 7:00 p.m. EST to 9:30 p.m. EST.

2010 Summer Parades in Rochester

Dear Scout Leaders,

As part of the 100 year celebration of Scouting- this summer the 100 year Scouting committee is encouraging all youth and adult Scouts to march in one of 2 parades to help promote Scouting in the Rochester area.

Rochesterfest Parade: Friday, June 25 @ 5 p.m.

Contact Person: KC Reed at 507.259.7003 or mailto:kcreed74@charter.net

Any Troop or Pack that is planning to walk in the parade, please contact KC Reed. We would like to have the Scouts there by 5 PM and they should be done by 7 PM. All units can bring their Troop, Pack and American flags to the parade and carry them in a group. Meeting point will be near the floats that are staged north of the railroad tracks on West Silver Lake Dr, next to the power plant. The Rochester-fest parade committee will have all the Scouts walking in the parade near the front parade because of Pack 121 carrying the large Perkins American flag.

Scouts Needed: The committee is also seeking to have six pairs of boys (preferably Boy Scouts) to carry banners for various floats through-out the Rochester-fest parade, please contact KC Reed if you are interested in doing that service for the Rochesterfest parade.





Jaycees 4th of July Parade: Sunday, July 4 @ 11 am:

Contact Person: Jay Reeves at 507.250.5725 or mailto:jay.reeves@yahoo.com

Any Troop or Pack that is planning to walk in the parade, please contact Jay Reeves.We would like to have all the Troops and Packs plan to bring their Troop, Pack and American flags to the parade and carry them in a group. We would like to have the Scouts there by 11 am and they should be done by 12:30 pm. All units can bring their Troop, Pack and American flags to the parade and carry them in a group.

11:00am – Assembly

12:00pm - Parade takes off

8-Block route ending in Peace Plaza, should take 20-25 minutes

Scouts may throw candy (units to provide) or hand out Scouting materials (recruit).Even if your unit cannot make it, we would really like to have as many Pack/Troop flags and US flags as we can bring carried by Scouts. Contact Jay Reeves at 250-5725 if you would like your flag picked up for the parades and carried by Scouts from another unit that is available to march.

100th Anniversary of Scouting Newsletter - May 2010

Gamehaven Council 100 hours of Service
The 100 Hours of Service for 100 Years of Scouting campaign is well under way. Please make sure your unit is recording their service hours. To record hours go to http://tinyurl.com/100servicetracking

Each unit completing a 100 hours of service will be eligible to purchase a ribbon for their unit flag. The three units leading the council as of April 25 are:
1. Sugar Loaf Troop 57 with 45 hours of service
2. Hiawatha Troop 21 with 42 hours of service
3. Hiawatha Troop 102 with 30 hours of service


100th Anniversary Council Shoulder Patch
The design will depict the historical record of Gamehaven Council's Boy Scout camps. Do you remember the logo for Hok-si-la? Crow Wing? Kamp Kahler? Queen's Bluff? Gamehaven Scout Reservation? They will all be there. The design will be shown on the 100th Anniversary website soon!

The patches will be available from the Council Scout Shop this summer and you will be able to buy as many as you want or need. This is an official shoulder patch, so it can be worn on the uniform or kept for a collection or trading.


100TH Anniversary Parades
We know there are several people planning for your local parades, don’t keep it a secret! Email us and we will help you advertise it on our 100th anniversary website! There will be banners available for parades that can be reserved through the council office.

We will have a parade unit in the Rochesterfest parade on June 25th, and in the Blooming Prairie 4th of July parade. We would like everyone to join us in uniform and be a part of the 100th anniversary celebration.

“A Shining Light Across America” for Districts and Units

There couldn’t be a more awe-inspiring way to celebrate our Scouting story than “A Shining Light Across America.” For the first time in BSA history, the BSA will transmit the Centennial Celebration Show from the National Scout Jamboree to a worldwide audience, using both Webcast and satellite broadcast technologies, on Saturday, July 31, at 7 p.m. CST.

Please mark your unit calendars for this occasion. The location of the “Shining Light Across America” event in Gamehaven Council will be announced in May.

Play Ball! Pitch for Scouting Steps Up to the Plate

Spring has sprung, and baseball is back! Fans across the country are celebrating the return of America’s national pastime. What a better way to kick off the season than to embrace the shared heritage of baseball and Scouting in our 1OOth Anniversary year?

Please join Gamehaven Council’s Scout with your Troop or Pack for Scout night at the Rochester Honkers game on August 15th of this year.

100th Anniversary of Scouting Newsletter - April 2010

The 100 Hours of Service for 100 Years of Scouting committee would like to update you on the 100 hours of service project.

Please make sure your unit has registered for the 100 Hours of Service. You can either do this online at http://tinyurl.com//100servicetracking or you can fill out a paper form at Roundtable and return it. We will register you and all you will have to do is update us on your hours. Once your unit reaches 100 hours of service, they will qualify for a ribbon to hang on your unit flag. (Remember you get one hour for each scout participating. For example 10 scouts working for 1 hour = 10 hours of service.) If you have any questions, please contact either Ann Eberhard at jweberhard@charter.net or Mark Bellows at bitmanboy@yahoo.com.

100th Anniversary Forest
Thanks to all your generous donations there will be a forest to plant at Gamehaven Scout Reservation.
On Saturday May 1st we will be planting over 100 trees. Whether you purchased a tree or not, please come and join us in the memorable event.
There is still time to order you’re tree through the Generation Connections program. Look on the 100th anniversary fun page at Gamehavenbsa.org for more info. You can keep the second tree for yourself or send it to GSR to add to the forest.

100TH Anniversary Parades
The 100th anniversary team is looking for leaders in every town to help us with community parades. We know there are several people planning for your local parades, don’t keep it a secret! Email us and we will help you advertise it on our 100th anniversary website!
Is there someone who could construct a traveling parade display that could be set up on smaller flat bed trailer? You can make it as simple or extravagant as you want. Contact us at gamehaven100thanniversary@gmail.com Thanks for all you are doing to make this a great year.

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. 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. Marlowe has plenty in stock at the scout shop.

100 hours of service registration

Please make sure your unit has registered for the 100 Hours of Service.
You can either do this online HERE or you can fill out a paper form at Roundtable and return it. We will register you and all you will have to do is update us on your hours. Once your unit reaches 100 hours of service, they will qualify for a ribbon to hang on your unit flag.

(Remember you get one hour for each scout participating. For example 10 scouts working for 1 hour = 10 hours of service.)

If you have any questions, please contact either Ann Eberhard at jweberhard@charter.net or Mark Bellows at bitmanboy@yahoo.com.

Adventure Base 100

Gamehaven Council is looking at chartering a bus to go to Adventure Base 100 at Cedar Rapids, IA. We will be leaving on June 19 from GSR at 7:00 AM and we will arrive in Cedar Rapids at about 10:00 AM. We will spend about 5 hours at Cedar Rapids, IA. We will be leaving from Cedar Rapids at 3:00 PM and we will arrive at GSR about 6:00 PM. Cost is $25 per person. We need at Minimum of 40 people to able to go. For more information on Adventure Base 100 go to: http://www.adventurebase100.org/.

If you are interested please e-mail with the number of attending or you have questions contact:

Steven Kuehn: sjkuehn@us.ibm.com
or
Paul Kuehn: PaulKuehn3000@gmail.com

A Scout is Helpful!

On February 8, 2010, the Boy Scouts of America will be 100 years old. In celebration of the occasion they invite you to join them in saving lives through the “A Scout is Helpful. 100 donors for 100 years of service” blood drive. Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center and The Gamehaven Council of the Boy Scouts of America are offering scouts age 16 and up, adult leaders, and everyone who supports the Boy Scouts the opportunity to help save a life! Every six minutes, someone at the Mayo Clinic receives a transfusion of blood. As each whole blood donation can be divided into three blood products, someone donating a single unit of whole blood can impact the lives of up to three people!

From February 8th (the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America) through March 31st we are asking all eligible scouts, leaders, and others who support Scouting to participate in the “A Scout is Helpful. 100 donors for 100 years of service” blood drive. During these two months, we encourage you to donate at Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in the Hilton Building. Please contact the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center to make an appointment

On March 11 the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center will be open late. On this date, Scouts who are interested in learning more and/or working on the Medicine Merit badge may come for a tour. Donating and arranging for others to donate will count toward requirement 10 of the Medicine Merit Badge. We would like scouts and leaders interested in the tour to schedule appointments between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM to donate. Please show up at your appointment in your class A uniform. Dr. Jeff Winters, a leader from Troop 21, a blood donor, and a physician in the Division of Transfusion Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, will take those Scouts in uniform on a tour and talk about the importance of blood donation.

For the remainder of the month, when you donate please be sure to sign in on the tally sheet at the front desk so we can track our goal of 100 donors! Help Save a Life!

FAQ

Where and when can I donate blood?
Hilton Building
Monday through Friday 6 AM to 4:30 PM
Extended hours (6 AM until 7 PM) on Feb 11 and March 11, 2010

How do I schedule an appointment?
Call 507-284-4475 during the hours of operation listed above.

Who can donate?
Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old or 16 years old with written parental consent. During your donation appointment, you will complete a brief health questionnaire to make sure blood donation is safe for you and the recipient of your blood.

How long does it take to donate?
Whole blood donation, from check-in to refreshments, takes 45 to 60 minutes.

What should I do before I donate?
Before donating, you should eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids.

Does donating blood count as a service time toward rank advancement?
Speak with your scoutmaster for approval but this does represent service to your community and should count as one hour of service.

Would donating blood count toward requirement 10 of the Medicine Merit Badge?
Helping with a blood drive should count. This should include recruiting others to donate. Check with your merit badge counselor. For the Medicine Merit Badge being offered on March 20 at the Merit Badge Fair, helping to recruit others to donate and showing up for the tour on March 11 will fulfill requirement 10. Speak with Dr. Winters on March 11 if you are taking the Medicine Merit Badge on the 20th.

Where can I find more information about blood donation?
Call 507-284-4475 or visit www.mayoclinic.org/donate-blood-rst

100th Anniversary of Scouting Newsletter - March 2010

A Scout is Helpful!
In celebration of the 100th anniversary we invite you to join us in saving lives through the “A Scout is Helpful. 100 donors for 100 years of service” blood drive. Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center and The Gamehaven Council of the Boy Scouts of America are offering scouts age 16 and up, adult leaders, and everyone who supports the Boy Scouts the opportunity to help save a life! Every six minutes, someone at the Mayo Clinic receives a transfusion of blood. As each whole blood donation can be divided into three blood products, someone donating a single unit of whole blood can impact the lives of up to three people.

From February 8th through March 31st we are asking all eligible scouts, leaders, and others who support Scouting to participate in the “A Scout is Helpful. 100 donors for 100 years of service” blood drive. During these two months, we encourage you to donate a Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in the Hilton Building. Please contact the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center at 507-284-4475 to make an appointment. On March 11 the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center will be open until 7pm. On this date, Scouts who are interested in learning more and/or working on the Medicine Merit badge may come for a tour. Donating will count toward requirement 10 of the Medicine Merit Badge. We would like scouts and leaders interested in the tour to schedule appointments between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM to donate. Please show up at your appointment in your class A uniform. Dr. Jeff Winters, a leader from Troop 21, a blood donor, and a physician in the Division of Transfusion Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, will take those Scouts in uniform on a tour and talk about the importance of blood donation. For the remainder of the month, when you donate please be sure to sign in on the tally sheet at the front desk so we can track our goal of 100 donors!

Where can I find more information about blood donation? Call the Donor Center at 507-284-4475 or click here. Normal donor center hours are 6am to 4:30pm.
Help save a life!

Attention collectors!
Now through March 18th the Rochester post office is offering a Boy Scouts of America Stamp cancellation in honor of the 100th anniversary! It is only available at Rochester and you need to ask for it at the counter.

National Hall of Leadership
-Your Action is required-
The deadline for the National Hall of Leadership has been extended to April 2, 2010. We are looking for your submission. Don't miss this one-time opportunity to recognize outstanding leadership by a Scout, registered Scout leader, or Scouting volunteer who made a significant difference in the life of another by the extraordinary service they have given and the Scouting virtues they have modeled. You know someone or may be two or three persons that inspire you or others,or has made a difference in the lives of others. Just submit the nominee name and tell us your story.
Submit your nominations here.

100 hours of Service
The 100 Hours of Service for 100 Years of Scouting committee would like to update you on the 100 hours of service project. As you know, our big kickoff event was Friday Feb 6th. We completed 3 quilts for the Women's Shelter.
We also decided we would like to track what each of the units is doing. We set up two websites to track this. The first website was for each unit to log in and report what service they were doing during this big kickoff week. That URL is http://tinyurl.com/100servicekickoff. The second site is to track all the service done by each unit through out the year. That URL is http://tinyurl.com/100servicetracking. Please make sure these are attached to the Gamehaven website. As units reach their goal, they will qualify to purchase a ribbon to hang on their flag.

The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar
The weaving of thoughts, cultures, and ideas into one American fabric is stamped into our national identity - E Pluribus Unum, "Out of Many, One."
In 2010, the United States Mint will produce a new commemorative coin that honors the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America. Beginning March 23, the United States Mint will make available for sale 350,000 high quality, modern issue, commemorative silver dollar coins.
Like the inscription on the coin, the BSA gathers together youth from all backgrounds. So, it is fitting that the surcharges from the sale of each coin are authorized for use to benefit the BSA National Foundation in its efforts to bring Scouting to underserved communities. Surcharges for the coin sales may generate up to $3.5 million for this very worthy cause. For the first thirty days the proof coin will be offered at $39.95 and the uncirculated coin will be offered at $33.95, after which the prices will be $43.95 and $35.95, respectively. Judge William S. Sessions, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Distinguished Eagle Scout, is the Honorary Chairman of the BSA's initiative to promote the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar. Judge Sessions' son Congressman Pete Sessions of Dallas, Texas, also a Distinguished Eagle Scout, introduced and championed the legislation that authorized the BSA to be one of the two commemorative coins produced by the United States Mint in 2010.
We expect this limited quantity of coins to sell fast! While orders cannot be placed in advance, beginning at noon (ET) on March 23, 2010 orders can be placed through the United States Mint at www.usmint.gov or at 1-800-USA-MINT

100th Anniversary of Scouting Newsletter-February 2010

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.

IT IS FINALLY HERE!! FEBRUARY 8TH 2010! COME CELEBRATE AT THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY PARTIES
Sat Feb 6th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2300 Viola Heights Drive NE, Rochester, From 5:00pm to 6:30 pm.
Sunday Feb 7th, at the VFW Hall, 135 Oakdale Street, Owatonna, from 3:00pm to 5:30pm.

Coming this year to a city near you:
ADVENTURE BASE 100
GET IN THE GAME GEOCACHING
SHINING LIGHT ACROSS AMERICA
PARADE FLOATS
PITCH FOR SCOUTING
LETTER WRITING FOR SOLDIERS AND VETERANS
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
USPS BOY SCOUT STAMPS

You can text the word "Scout" to learn the latest about the BSA's 100th Anniversary Celebration.

Be a part of our team to help make these and many more things happen. The excitement of the 100th anniversary is just starting. More info will be at the parties as well as www.Gamehavenbsa.org

100th Anniversary blood drive
Help save a life! Donate blood through the A Scout is Helpful Blood Drive. Gamehaven Boy Scouts join the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in encouraging Scouts and Scouters to help save lives. People 17 and older may donate while youth 16 years old may donate with a parent’s permission. The blood drive will run during February and March.

100 hours of Service
Do a good turn! Participate in Gamehaven Council’s 100 Hours of Service for the 100th anniversary. Each unit is encouraged to do at least 100 hours of service in 2010. Your unit is encouraged to kick-off their 100 hours during the week of February 7, 2010 – the week of the Boy Scouts anniversary. Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/100servicekickoff See your roundtable fliers or Gamehavenbsa.org for more info

Hall of Leadership nominations have been extended until April 2nd 2010!
There are many reasons to nominate someone, so please take the time to nominate an individual for the National Hall of Leadership. It can be for anyone age 6 to 106 as long as they are still living. Go to www.scouting.org/100years with 450 words or less TODAY, or send a paper copy to Jim Kuehn at the council office and it will be entered.

100th Anniversary of Scouting Newsletter-January 2010

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.

100 hours of Service
Do a good turn! Participate in Gamehaven Council’s 100 Hours of Service for the 100th anniversary. Each unit is encouraged to do at least 100 hours of service in 2010. Your unit is encouraged to kick-off their 100 hours during the week of February 7, 2010 – the week of the Boy Scouts anniversary. Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/100servicekickoff See your roundtable fliers or Gamehavenbsa.org for more info

100th Anniversary blood drive
Help save a life! Donate blood through the A Scout is Helpful Blood Drive. Gamehaven Boy Scouts join the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in encouraging Scouts and Scouters to help save lives. People 17 and older may donate while youth 16 years old may donate with a parent’s permission. The blood drive will run during February and March. Plan your donation so you can do it during this time frame.

Help plant the Centennial Forest out at Gamehaven Council
BSA has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to sell trees as part of the 2010 Generations Connection. For every tree that is purchased another will be planted in the Flathead National Forest (near Kalispell, MT) to restore an area damaged by fire. Two trees for the price of one! Through this program, Gamehaven Council has organized a Centennial Forest project for Gamehaven Scout Reservation (GSR). You are invited to help build our Centennial Forest by purchasing a tree. Legacy Sugar Maples will be planted at GSR. The trees will be a nice addition to the camp, and eventually, we will be able to tap the trees and make maple syrup. The new trees will be 2 to 4 feet tall and we plan to have a planting ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The Centennial Forest will be marked with a commemorative plaque recognizing the contributions of all those who purchased and planted the trees.

100th ANNIVERSARY PARTIES Don't miss out on the celebrations
Sat Feb 6th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2300 Viola Heights Drive NE, Rochester, From 5:00pm to 6:30 pm. Sunday Feb 7th, at the VFW Hall, 135 Oakdale Street, Owatonna, from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. Contact us at gamehaven100thanniversary@gmail.com if you are planning another one, we would like to help.

Less than 30 days to get your nomination in for the Hall of Leadership. There are many reasons to nominate someone, so please take the time to nominate an individual for the National Hall of Leadership. It can be for anyone age 6 to 106 as long as they are still living. Go to www.scouting.org/100years with 450 words or less TODAY, or send a paper copy to Jim Kuehn at the council office and it will be entered.

National Hall of Leadership Deadline Extended

Your Action is required.

The deadline for nominations for the National Hall of Leadership has been extended to April 2, 2010.

We are looking for your submission. Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to recognize outstanding leadership by a Scout, registered Scout leader, or Scouting volunteer who made a significant difference in the life of another by the extraordinary service they have given and the Scouting virtues they have modeled.

You know someone or may be two or three persons that inspire you or others, or has made a difference in the lives of others. Just submit the nominee name and tell us your story.

GO to
http://ww2.scouting.org/100years/100years/nationalhallofleadership.aspx
and submit your nominations.

100 Hours of Service for 100 Years of Scouting

The 100 Hours of Service committee was delighted to complete three quilts for the Women's Shelter last week at the Rochester Scout Birthday celebration. This celebration was the kickoff for the 100 hours of Service campaign that will last through the next year. In celebration of 100 years of scouting, Gamehaven is asking each unit to complete 100 hours of service over then next year. Units that complete 100 hours of service will qualify for a ribbon to be place on their unit flag pole. Each hour of service completed per boy counts as an hour. (4 boys serving 1 hour = 4 hours). We are asking each unit to log on to http://tinyurl.com//100servicetracking to track their service hours. The units reaching 100+ hours will be noted in each newsletter.

Each unit was also encouraged to kickoff this event with service the second week of February. We would like all units to report what they have done. Please do this at the following website http://tinyurl.com/100servicekickoff.

Help us plant a Centennial Forest at Gamehaven Scout Reservation

BSA has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to sell trees as part of
the 2010 Generations Connection. For every tree that is purchased another
will be planted in the Flathead National Forest (near Kalispell, MT) to restore an area damaged by fire. Two trees for the price of one!

Through this program, Gamehaven Council has organized a Centennial Forest project for Gamehaven Scout Reservation (GSR). You are invited to help build our Centennial Forest by purchasing a tree. Legacy Sugar Maples will be planted at GSR. The trees will be a nice addition to the camp, and eventually, we will be able to tap the trees and make maple syrup. The new trees will be 2 to 4 feet tall and we plan to have a planting ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The Centennial Forest will be marked with a commemorative plaque recognizing the contributions of all those who purchased and planted the trees.

Purchasing a tree in honor of someone makes a wonderful gift. Certificates indicating trees have been purchased “in honor of “ are available from the Gamehaven Council office upon request. Please fill out the form located here and include payment for the number of trees you are contributing to the GSR Centennial Forest. We will place a group order for the forest so that all of the trees arrive on time for the planting ceremony.