On Thursday, March 26, 2009, the Century of Values Team will The North Florida Council to present our team of Scouts, volunteers, and staff with a historic Scouting mural in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. The presentation will be made at 10:00 AM and the traveling crew’s visit will also include:

* A larger than life display of the historic mural, depicting the journey of the Boy Scouts of America across the entire body of the 32-foot RV!
* A display of historical patches and BSA handbooks!
* Memorabilia for purchase-including rare 100th Anniversary Patches!

Come enjoy this historical visit from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM THIS THURSDAY, March 26, 2009 at 521 S. Edgewood Avenue, 32205!

The stop at the North Florida Council in Jacksonville marks one of 300 visits that the Century of Values Team will make along their 45,000 mile excursion! The team of six adult volunteers from Michigan set out on the cross-country venture because in their words, “If you are going to celebrate a 100th anniversary, do it in a big way!”

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the fearless leaders of the Century of Values Team and to see firsthand the legendary Scouting RV!

For more information about the traveling team, visit CenturyOfValues.org!

We look forward to seeing you Thursday!

The “New Leader Essentials” course has now been replaced with an online course “This is Scouting.” It can be found at http://www.olc.scouting.org/. All registered leaders at all levels of Scouting who have not previously completed NLE should complete this course. (Anyone who did take NLE can review this as a refresher.) NLE will no longer be offered.

Listen in to National Public Radio (NPR) station 89.9 FM WJCT this SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009 as Senior Staff Reporter, Kevin Meerschaert of NPR interviews Chief Scout Executive, Bob Mazzuca. The Scouting segment will run in the 7:00-7:30 AM session and again during the 3:30-4:00 PM session.

During Chief Mazzuca’s visit to Jacksonville this week, he took advantage of promoting the kick-off of our local celebration of “100 Years of Scouting” and helped honor the distinguished leaders of the North Florida Council at Tuesday’s Annual Recognition Banquet. He also paid tribute to the 2008 Class of Eagle Scouts at the Rotary Club of Jacksonville Eagle Scout Luncheon on Monday. The Chief’s presence and the excitement of the newsworthy accomplishments of Boy Scouts of America, The North Florida Council spawned additional media coverage throughout the week.

CLICK HERE to view the Florida Times-Union article.

CLICK HERE to view the Jacksonville Daily Record article.