“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.