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Program - Awards

New Awards in 2009

The Boy Scouts of America has many ways in which to recognize and honor outstanding youth and adult leaders.  It is important that we recognize our youth and effective leadership or we may lose the membership of our youth and the services of volunteers that we truly need.   One way we can do this through effective use of youth and adult awards and recognitions.

This section is designed to identify what these awards are, how some of them can be obtained, and to ensure that the requirements are easily understood and universally applied within the council.  In some cases, the award can be earned and applied for by the participant.  Other awards require nomination from the leader’s peers.  

A Year of Celebration – A Century of Making a Difference

A Year of Celebration AwardThis is an awards program developed specially for the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. There are five awards, each based on one of the five core values of the Boy Scouts of America: one for Leadership, Achievement, Community Service, Character and the Outdoors. The award is a uniquely designed patch of the 100th Anniversary emblem with slots to hold special award markers for each pillar of the program. Individuals will be able to display all earned awards at the same time on their uniforms by attaching award markers to the patch.

Each award has different requirements depending upon age. Cub Scouts have a set of requirements, as do Boy Scouts, Venturers, adult volunteers and alumni. Yes, even adults can earn awards for a change. There are five requirements for each age group for each award. All you have to do is accomplish at least three of the five requirements to earn the award. You may want to do all five requirements, but three is all that you’ll need to qualify for the award.

Awards may be earned as of September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

This program will provide every Scout, leader and alumnus a fun and meaningful way to participate in the 100th Anniversary. Each individual participating will benefit, as will every unit and community in the country. Go to www.scouting.org/100years for more information on this and many more 100th Anniversary programs.

BSA & GLC Awards

There are many awards and recognitions that are available through the Boy Scouts of America and Great Lakes Council. These are a few of those available:

Home Home All refund requests must be made in writing prior to the event and submitted to one of the Great Lakes Council offices.
Refunds may be subject to an administrative fee and some deposits are non-refundable. Details can be found under each activity sign-up page.