In 1909, Chicago publisher W. D. Boyce was visiting London,
where he encountered the Unknown Scout. Boyce had become lost when
a boy came to his aid and helped him find his destination. When
Boyce tried to tip him, the boy explained that he was a Boy Scout
and was simply doing his daily good turn. Soon after Boyce’s
return to the U.S., he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on
February 8, 1910.
One hundred years later on February 8, 2010, the Boy Scouts of
America begin a yearlong celebration of the Centennial Anniversary
of their founding and the more than 110 million Americans who have
been members of the Boy Scouts of America.
Join us for a local event on the anniversary of the founding of
the Boy Scouts of America. The event will be held in the parking
lot of the:
Jet Potter Service Center
3414 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
on
February 8, 2010
at
7:00PM
The event is informal with table top demonstrations of various
caches, the opportunity to discover various trackables, the
opportunity to discover the council Pillars of Scouting travel
bugs, and a group photo. There are several caches on and near the
council property that can be found and logged. Come join us for a
kick-off of a year of Scouting celebrations with this event
This event is part of the Get In The Game program, a
collaborative effort of the Boy Scouts of America and
Geocaching.com, a Groundspeak project.
Portions of the history of Scouting was paraphrased from
Wikipedia.com