Boy Scouts of America centennial explained

Boy Scouts of America Centennial
Namelabel1:Theme
Name1:Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey
Type:event
F-Date:September 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010
Website:Centennial Site

The Boy Scouts of America Centennial was a special event to celebrate its centennial that took place from September 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010. It celebrated its incorporation on February 8, 1910.

Uniform

The Boy Scout uniform was redesigned for 2010.

All rank patches (Including Eagle Scout and Arrow of Light) were redesigned to include 2010 for the Centennial Year. These patches were only issued to those who earned the respective rank during the Centennial year.

Centennial Handbook

For the Boy Scouts of America Centennial, a new centennial handbook was released in July 2009.[1] The handbook had many features returned that were removed years ago and put into the BSA field handbook. Two new youth leadership positions were added: Webmaster [2] and Leave No Trace Trainer.[3] The book is organized by topic now rather than by rank.

Merit Badges

Historical Merit Badge Program: Four historical merit badges were available only in 2010: Signaling, Tracking, Pathfinding, and Carpentry. These discontinued merit badges were brought back without change. A special patch was released for each merit badge. The availability of these badges was official as of April 1, 2010.[4]

Although a limited number of new merit badges are created and introduced regularly, Scouting Heritage, a new standard Merit Badge, was specifically released in April 2010 as part of Boy Scouts of America's centennial celebration.[7]

Logo

In late 2007, a contest was held by the BSA for a design for the centennial logo. An essay on how the logo related to the centennial theme was required for each entry. From over 4,000 submissions, the entry of Philip Goolkasian, an Eagle Scout from Fresno, California, was selected.[8]

Jamboree

See main article: 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Since 1969, Boy Scouts of America National Jamborees have normally been scheduled every 4 years. The previous National Jamboree was conducted in 2005 but the 2010 National Scout Jamboree was specifically scheduled out-of-cycle to coincide with the centennial. The next Jamboree was scheduled for 2013 in synchronization with the normal schedule.

The theme for the National Jamboree was "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey".

Programs

The BSA is celebrating the centennial through eight national programs:

Insignia and memorabilia

The Embroidered Centennial Ring Emblem is a ring shaped patch worn around the World Crest and over the left pocket. It may be worn by any member in recognition of the centennial.[16]

The United States Mint issued 350,000 commemorative centennial silver dollar coins after a bill was signed into law on October 8, 2008 by President George W. Bush.

The United States Postal Service presented the Celebrate Scouting stamp on November 12, 2009.

On January 1, 2010, the BSA had a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Also, over 300 Eagle Scouts marched in the Parade. Organized by the San Gabriel Valley Council in Pasadena, California.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bsahandbook.org/ BSA Handbook website
  2. Web site: usscouts Advance . 2010-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306015421/http://usssp.us/usscouts/advance/boyscout/changes/bsrank7-10.asp . 2012-03-06 . dead .
  3. http://www.lnt.org/ Leave No Trace
  4. Web site: Historical Merit Badge Program . April 1, 2010.
  5. http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb002.asp Citizenship In The Community
  6. Historical merit badges help Boy Scouts celebrate Scouting's past . January 12, 2010 . Scouting . Boy Scouts of America . January 13, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115072250/http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2010/01/historical-merit-badges-help-boy-scouts-celebrate-scoutings-past.html . January 15, 2010 .
  7. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-scout_heritage.aspx Scouting Heritage Merit Badge
  8. Web site: National Logo Contest Winners. Boy Scouts of America. 2009-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20091008005813/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/NationalLogoContestWinners.aspx. 2009-10-08. dead.
  9. http://www.scouting.org/alumni.aspx BSA Alumni Connection
  10. Web site: National Hall of Leadership . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612142617/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/nationalhallofleadership.aspx . 2010-06-12 . dead .
  11. Web site: BSA Generations Connection . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612125301/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/GenerationsConnection.aspx . 2010-06-12 . dead .
  12. Web site: et In The Game! Geocaching . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620144029/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/Geocaching.aspx . 2010-06-20 . dead .
  13. Web site: BSA's Year of Celebration is a recognition . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620130228/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/AYearofCelebration.aspx . 2010-06-20 . dead .
  14. http://www.adventurebase100.org/ Adventure Base 100
  15. Web site: BSA's Pitch for Scouting . 2010-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100726220406/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/PitchForScouting.aspx . 2010-07-26 . dead .
  16. http://www.scoutingnews.org/2009/07/28/embroidered-centennial-ring-emblem/ BSA Centennial Ring Emblem

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