As part of its centennial celebration this year, Boy Scouts of America has launched eight major national 100th Anniversary engagement programs designed to reintroduce Scouting to the next generation of young leaders and reconnect millions of alumni with the organization.


The BSA‟s strategic approach to its 100th Anniversary celebration has garnered the support of organizations such as AT&T, ExxonMobil, the United Nations Foundation, the Arbor Day Foundation, and other organizations.


The BSA launched Adventure Base 100, a 10,000-square-foot interactive campus featuring immersive and exciting Scout-related experiences, at the Rose Bowl in Padadena, CA. Adventure Base 100 will travel the country throughout 2010, providing more than 40 markets with a hands-on view of Scouting and the difference it makes in the lives of millions of youth.


Adventure Base 100 is a chance to give visitors a view of the history and the future of the Boy Scouts of America, said John Gottschalk, current national president of the BSA, and chairman of the Omaha World-Herald Corporation. We are bringing the Scouting experience into the heart of dozens of communities and rallying the country to join us in „Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey.‟


In Pasadena, Adventure Base 100 offered:



  • A high adventure ropes course for all visitors more than 4 feet tall weighing less than 250 pounds.
  • A multi-sensory experience that will offer visitors the sights, smells and sounds of Scouting via the campus IMAX-like video GoScouting! Dome.
  • An overview about what it takes to become an Eagle Scout, the highest level of Scouting.
  • A chance to speak with members of local BSA councils to learn more about Scouting.
  • A traveling Scouting museum featuring an overview of the BSA‟s amazing history, including an exhibit of rare artifacts collected by the organization over the last 100 years.
  • Interactive digital displays, including a virtual build-and-race your own Pinewood Derby car and a touch-screen merit badge wall.

As Adventure Base 100 tours the country, local BSA councils will provide their own artifacts to be featured in the BSA‟s 100th Anniversary National Time Capsule.


The Scouting movement is composed of 2.8 million young people between the ages of 7 and 20 and 1.1 million volunteers in more than 290 local councils throughout the United States and its territories.