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.