Centennial Events

Baltimore Area Council's

Centennial Events

January 2010

Burt Marsh did an incredible job listing all latest Centennial news (including Geocaching info) on the National Pike District website at www.nationalpike.org.

Keep watching the Council website www.baltimorebsa.org for information as well.

2010 Council Recognition Reception at the B&O Railroad Museum is the first event of BAC's centennial events. Thursday, January 28, 2010 Doors open and reception style dinner begins at 6:00pm. Celebration and Awards Program begins at 7:15pm. New Special Silver Beaver Awards Presentation and Reception * Large Reception Style Dinner including
Carving Stations and local foods* Parking onsite with auxiliary overflow parking * Continuous shuttles to convenient, secure auxiliary parking * Commemorative patch and special gift for every attendee.

Next official event after that is the Interfaith Scout event at the Cathedral of Mary our Queen on North Charles Street on Sunday, February 7.

AND THEN, we will be gathering at the Baum Auditorium at Harbor Hospital at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, February 8 for the Sunrise Celebration. Encourage EVERYONE to wear their uniform that day to work and to school since that is THE birthday of the BSA. Those who get up early can come and participate in the half hour presentation at Harbor Hospital--and get a patch. The committee is working on another event at Fells Point at 6:15 a.m. for another crowd to do Manic Monday--stay tuned. A flyer about all February 8 activities is due out soon so watch the web sites.

Very soon the BAC website will have an online link for "SSCC Staff Registration" similar to the one that the units have been signing up on since April 1. Cost to register for staff is $35. We will need hundreds of staff (program, logistics, food, sub camp staff, trading post, etc.) .

Keep looking at the BAC website for updates. I just learned about the new (actually "retired") Merit Badges that will be available for boys to earn ONLY during 2010. Wow!

Centennial Silver Dollar Coin 350,000 silver dollar coins will be minted in recognition of BSA’s 100th Anniversary in 2010. For each coin sold, there is a $10 surcharge – representing a $3,500,000 donation – that will be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard to serve areas.

A Shining Light Across America Calendar Date: 07/31/2010 Celebrating 100 Years — A Shining Light. For the first time in the history of the Boy Scouts of America, we will be bringing the entire Scouting community together for a single, nationwide event to celebrate our organization and reflect on what it has meant to millions of America’s youth. On Saturday, July 31, 2010, the Scouting family — past, present and future — will be able take part in a special nationwide broadcast, "A Shining Light Across America," from the 100th Anniversary National Jamboree in Fort AP Hill, Virginia. In addition, as part of the event, local councils across America will be gathering together in venues large and small — whether a camp, community center, or a sports stadium — to host their own Shining Light activities leading up to the broadcast and will be encouraging all Scouts, Scouting volunteers, alumni, families and community supporters to join in the festivities.

100th Anniversary Star-Spangled Banner Camporee and Celebration Calendar Date: 10/01/2010 - 10/03/2010 Ft. McHenry and surrounding Baltimore City parks. Register now. The National Park Service and the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Services will be our partners in the event. A small group of scouts will camp at Ft. McHenry and the remainder will be camp by districts at surrounding Baltimore City parks. They will come together for a day of major festivities at Ft. McHenry on October 2nd. Scouts/units can also participate in Saturday's activities without camping.

Registration is open as of 1 April 2009. The fee is $35 per Scout or Leader whether camping of participating in the day program only. A $10 deposit is required at time of registration, if prior to 31 December 2009. After that, the fee increases to $40. The final deadline for registration and payments is 1 August 2010. Each participant will receive the event patch, t-shirt, program and access to Ft. McHenry on Saturday. Preliminary program information and the participant Code of Conduct are also available on the Registration site.

NCAC's Centennial Scouting on the Mall calendar Date: 07/23/2010 - 08/08/2010 National Capital Area Council (NCAC). Be part of the showcase of "All Things Scouting" planned to be conducted on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial. This will be a continuous 16-day presence in which our very own Scouts will demonstrate every aspect of 100 years of Scouting in the Nation’s Capital, including Scoutcraft, merit badges, camping, service projects, and geo-Scouting. We will be joined by Adventure Base 100, the National BSA touring adventure show. This Centennial Scouting on the Mall event will be the longest, continuous Scouting presence on the National Mall in the history of the Boy Scouts of America! It all started right here in Washington, DC on February 8, 1910. Visit http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/ for further info.

Grand Centennial Parade Calendar Date: 07/25/2010. On the day before the opening of the 100th Anniversary National Jamboree, Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturer, and Explorer units will be joined by by Jamboree units from all around the country on their way to Fort A.P. Hill. Together this will form the NCAC/BSA Grand Centennial Parade & Review of thousands of Scouts along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. Everyone loves a parade!...Especially when it's for you! From a historical prospective, nothing comes close to this except for the first National Scout Jamboree of 1937. That was when President Franklin Roosevelt reviewed 27,000 Scouts who lined both sides of Constitution Avenue for three miles! Visit http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/ for further info.

2010 National Jamboree Calendar Date: 07/26/2010 - 08/04/2010Fort A.P. Hill, VA Attend as a participant or visit for a day. A century of the finest outdoor and leadership experience a boy could have! This tradition lives on at the pinnacle of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting—the 2010 National Jamboree. Visit the 2010 National Jamboree website for all the news and information at www.bsajamboree.org.

Check out www.scoutstuff.org for 100th Anniversary memorabilia from the BSA National Council.

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