National Celebration Initiatives

Yankee Clipper Council Celebration

BSA Alumni Connection

National Hall of Leadership

Generations Connection

Get In The Game! Geocaching

Year of Celebration

Adventure Base 100

A Shining Light Across America

2010 National Jamboree Web Site

"BSA Today" National Photo Contest

Historical Merit Badge Program

100th Anniversary Council Shoulder Patch (CSP)
Local Scouts in Action

January 30 -  December 31
Scouting for Food 

This is a service project that will directly help many local families and is a chance for our Scouts to see that they can make a difference. Imagine what could be accomplished if our scouting units canvassed the whole Yankee Clipper Council. Plan now to be a part of this good turn and help spread the word of Scouting. Event is focused around Scout Sabbath but units can set their own date

March 13
Council-wide Pinewood Derby

Welcome to the 100 years of Scouting Yankee Clipper Council All Districts Pinewood Derby. You have done well to have made it this far. We will be very excited to see you at the race, and in order to make the experience as pleasant as possible for all involved, (we hope to see close to 1000 scout racers and their families in attendance),

Information and Registration Packet

March 20
Nothing but Nets is a March Madness Event

Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to raise awareness and funding to combat malaria, one of the largest killers of children in Africa. With a $10 contribution, Nothing But Nets provides individuals – from CEOs to youth, professional athletes to faith leaders – the opportunity to join the global fight against malaria by sending a net and saving a life.

Nothing But Nets March Madness Information Packet
Extra March Madness Sign Up Sheet
Extra March Madness Sponsor Sheet

More Information at www.nothingbutnets.net

May 1
Scouting for Generations -- Arbor Day Celebration

Generations Connection

May 22
Celebration of Service

Topsfield Fairground - All Scout units are encouraged to log a service project and then meet at the Topsfield Fairground to celebrate 100 years of service. Event planned to run late afternoon till Dusk.

Celebration of Service Information Flyer

Take a Hike for Humanity

June 12, 13, 14
Centennial Patriot Muster
Pierce Little Farm Newbury, MA

The 2010 Muster will include: Colonial village and other Minutecub events, Camping, Huge Boy Scout events, Battle re-enactments with over 500 British and Continentals, A special Patriotic campfire celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Scouting.  

Centennial Patriot Muster Information Flyer

http://westfordminutecub.com/

July 1-4
Adventure Base 100 comes to Boston

Experience Scouting like never before with Adventure Base 100! Created specifically for the 100th Anniversary Celebration, Adventure Base 100 is traveling the country to give people an exciting, hands-on view of the history and future of the Boy Scouts of America. Adventure Base 100

July 31
Celebrating 100 Years - A Shining Light

On your town common, and simulcast at a spot near you. 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.  A Shining Light Across America

Sept 25
A Scout is Reverent Hike -- Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting

A hike in commemoration of the Scout Law with stops at 12 different houses of worship.

Oct 9, 10, 11
Yankee Clipper Council Camporee