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Scouts Organize 100th Anniversary Scout Show, Pinewood Derby and Recognition Event on February 6th, 2010 in South Yarmouth Save the date for the 100th Anniversary Scout Show, Pinewood Derby and Recognition Program on February 6th, 2010. The event will be held at the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth. The public is invited at no charge. The Scout Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and consists of an interactive display of scouting skills and activities provided by units as well as associated community groups, such as law enforcement, fire and rescue, conservation, camping, outdoor education, civic service, etc. The council will also provide displays for the Order of the Arrow, Camp Greenough, summer camp programs, scouting history, and historic pictures will be on display. The Council Pinewood Derby Race will be held as an open race for all Cub Scouts. Following the Scout Show will be the annual Leaders Recognition Program, held in the school auditorium from 4 p.m. till 6 p.m. Youth members will be participating as well. Food will be available for purchase throughout the day. A special program book will be produced to memorialize the 100th Anniversary of Boy Scouts of America. In addition, a special Council Anniversary Banner, with contributions from donors and scouts is expected to be unveiled to the public. The Scout Show, Pinewood Derby Race and Leaders Recognition Program are free to the public. To advertise in the program book, please check out www.scoutscapecod.org for a form. Deadline for the ads is January 22nd, 2010. For more information about participating in the Scout Show, please contact mriley@bsamail.org or Tim Millar at seascoutship76@verizon.net. This event is part of the 100th Anniversary year, celebrating Scoutings values-based programs provided to more than 2,000 young people each year on the Cape and Islands. Boy Scouts of America was chartered by Congress on February 8, 1910 to promote
the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues
. Scoutings methods have evolved to keep pace with changes in technology and society, but the core values on which it was founded are unchanged. For more information about the Cape Cod and Islands Council, Boy Scouts of America, please contact the Scout Service Center at (508) 362-4322 or check out www.scoutscapecod.org
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