By completing three of the five requirements in each category, Scout Leaders can earn each of the five award ribbons.

A Year of Celebration will be in effect from Sept. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2010.

Click Here for the Program Concept, Program Objectives and General Requirements.

LEADERSHIP

1. Help organize a new unit.
2. Compile a list of all adult and/or alumni e-mail addresses in your unit, get their permission, and submit the list to your local council Scout service center so Scouting communication can be improved.
3. Actively support a unit in at least two activities related to the BSA 100th Anniversary.
4. Recruit a new adult volunteer, or find a Scouting alumnus, who registers with the BSA.
5. Help any registered youth with their Year of Celebration Leadership award.

ACHIEVEMENT

1. Actively serve on one advancement review for any Scouting program or participate in any rank advancement award ceremony.
2. Earn any BSA training award, BSA Emergency Preparedness Award, or BSA Physical Fitness Award.
3. Help any youth member with advancement toward rank.
4. Be a registered member of a Centennial Quality Unit.
5. Help any youth member earn any 100th Anniversary Year of Celebration award.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Over the years, the Boys Scouts of America has partnered with several national organizations to accomplish some great service projects. If you are looking for service project ideas, consider the following options:

• Nothing But Nets
• Scouting For Food
• Habitat for Humanity
• Our National Parks
• American Red Cross
• Arbor Day Foundation
• Take Pride in America
• The Salvation Army
• Cell Phones for Soldiers
• Preserve Our Waterways
• 2010 US Census

* Make sure that all service hours are recorded online for ―Good Turn For America.

1. Be an active participant in Scouting For Food or another food drive or help with a Salvation Army service project.
2. Be an active participant in the Nothing But Nets project found on the national 100th Anniversary Web site.
3. Be an active participant in a Take Pride in America project or a project benefiting the National Parks Stewardship Awards program.
4. Be an active participant in an American Red Cross or a Habitat for Humanity project.
5. Be an active participant in any unit’s service project.

CHARACTER

1. Work with any youth so he achieves a religious emblem.
2. Do a Good Turn for seven consecutive days.
3. Participate in a discussion on good character at a unit meeting.
4. Help any youth member achieve his Year of Celebration Character patch.
5. Learn about and participate in a flag retirement ceremony.

OUTDOORS

1. Participate in a unit, district, or council outdoor event.
2. Assist a unit in an outdoor conservation project.
3. Attend camp with a unit (Cub Scout day camp, summer camp, Venturer camp, etc.).
4. Attend a professional (major or minor league) baseball game, or another public event, in uniform with a unit.
5. Visit the “Get in the Game Geocaching” page on the 100th Anniversary Web site www.Scouting.org/100years and participate in a BSA 100th Anniversary geocaching activity.