2010 - 4RCSDC

Congratulations to the Boy Scouts of America! For 100 years, you have been shaping the lives of the young people of America and helping them grow into well-rounded, responsible and goal-oriented adults. This is the fun stuff you Cub Scouts have to look forward too!

Celebrating 100 Years — A Shining Light
Watch the closing ceremony of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.
The scouts were addressed by President Obama and Mike Rowe from Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs has a special message for all scouts, past and present.

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1899 – Robert Baden-Powell publishes Aids to Scouting, a guidebook of outdoor skills.

1902 – Ernest Seton, a naturalist, founds The League of Woodcraft Indians; a youth organization promoting outdoor skills, self-improvement and nature study.

1907 – Baden-Powell launches the Scouting movement by hosting a camp at Brownsea Island and promoted the creation of Scout patrols throughout England.

1909 – A British Boy Scout helps an American businessman, William D. Boyce, find his way on a foggy London street and wants to bring Scouting to the

United States

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is founded on February 8. President Theodore Roosevelt is named Chief Scout Citizen. Ernest Seton is selected to serve as Chief Scout and James E. West is named Chief Scout Executive.

1911 – The first Heroism awards are presented to Scouts for extraordinary action is saving lives.

1913 – At age 19, Norman Rockwell becomes an illustrator for Boy’s Life magazine.

1916 – U.S. Congress grants a federal charter to the BSA on June 15. It instructs the organization to, “Teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues.”

1930 – Cubbing (now called Cub Scouting) begins as the BSA’s program for younger boys. A total of 5,102 boys join 243 packs in the first year.

1934 – Scouts answer President Franklin Roosevelt’s request to collect clothing and food for those in need during the Great Depression.

1937 – The first national Scout Jamboree is held in Washington D.C. More than 27,000 Scouts attend.

1938 – Waite Phillips offer 36,000 acres of his New Mexico ranch to the BSA to serve as a national wilderness camping area.

1941 – Waite Phillips donates additional land to the wilderness camp, increasing the acreage to 127,000. The camp is renamed Philmont Scout Ranch.

1941 – Throughout WWII, Scouts collect tons of metal, paper and tires for recycling; plant victory gardens; assist the Red Cross; and serve as messengers, firewatchers and aid emergency medical units for the Office of Civil and Defense.

1950 – The U.S. Post Office issues the first Boy Scout Stamp. The stamp features the Scout Oath and more than 131 million copies are sold.

1965 – Scouting registers its 40 millionth member since 1910. In that time, 500,000 Scouts have reached the rank of Eagle Scout.

1970 – The BSA establishes Varsity Scouting which offers sporting activities along with the advancement and values of the BSA.

1988 – One million Scouts collect 65 million cans of food during the first Scouting for Food drive.

1998 - Venturing enters the BSA as a high adventure program with advanced outdoor activities for youths ages 14 to 21

2005 – Cub Scouting celebrates its 75^th anniversary: “75 Years of Fun, Family and Friends”

2009 – The BSA awards the 2 millionth Eagle Rank since the first one was awarded in 1912.

2010 – February 8: The Boy Scouts of America celebrates 100 Years of Scouting.

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