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National Hall of Leadership To Debut on Feb. 8!!!
Our communities are better places to live, work, and play because of
leadership - expressed in extraordinary acts of service - by Scouts,
Scouters, and Scouting volunteers over generations.
We want to gather these powerful stories and share the significant
positive impact Scouting leadership has on the quality of life in the
communities we serve. That’s why the BSA has created the National Hall
of Leadership as part of our 100th Anniversary Celebration.
The
BSA 100th Anniversary National Hall of Leadership is not a hall or
building in the traditional sense, like the Basketball Hall of Fame, but
its purpose is just as significant. The National Hall of Leadership is
an
opportunity for anyone to recognize outstanding leadership by a Scout,
registered leader or Scouting volunteer who made a significant
difference in the life of another by the extraordinary service they have
given and the Scouting virtues they have modeled.
To be nominated for the National Hall of Leadership, the nominee must be
a living Scout or Scouting volunteer who may/may not be officially
registered with the BSA.
They also must have served as an active Scout or Scouting volunteer
within Scouting for at least one year. A nominee may be young or
old-there is no age limit for nominees.
Nominations are submitted online in the form of a story that is 450
words or less, describing why the person is deserving of this one-time
honor.
The nomination period opens on February 8, 2009, and closes on February
8, 2010, the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. The final inductees to the
National Hall of Leadership will total 303-one representing each BSA
council and one selected by the National BSA Council-and will be
announced at the BSA National Annual Meeting in Dallas in May 2010.
It truly benefits Scouting in every community when we gather and share
these stories of Scouting leadership making uncommon differences through
very common acts of service. This is a great way for Scouts, leaders,
alumni, family, friends, and any other person to join-in the BSA 100th
Anniversary Celebration.
All of the stories submitted for National Hall of Leadership nominations
are retained in an online database, and will be accessible for councils
to use as examples of the practical and positive difference Scouting
makes in every community.
In addition to honoring the service and leadership of our Scouts and
Scouters, the Hall of Leadership will provide our council a valuable
online resource of testimonials to share at fundraising, recruiting,
public speaking events, and other uses to help attract new volunteers
and supporters to keep council programs lively, strong and growing. We
want to encourage as many people as possible to participate in
submitting nominations.
Want to help spread the word? You can start by simply encouraging them
to visit the Hall of Leadership
section at
www.Scouting.org/100years
to learn more about the nomination process.
Link to a Fact Sheet
Thanks, and Good Scouting!
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Let’s
use this event as an opportunity to re-engage with our Scouting alumni.
After all, there have been well over 100 million of us in the last 99
years. Probably 50 million of us have not yet gone to that Great
Scoutmaster in the sky. Let’s re-activate as many of our fellow alumni
as possible. How many times has someone come up to you and started
talking about their prior experiences in Scouting when they see you in
uniform or wearing a Scouting hat or T-shirt? I’ve had tons of people
come up to me and proudly recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law many, many
years after their last unit meeting or camping trip as a youth!