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Happy 100th birthday, Scouting!

Scouts from around the world celebrated Scouting’s 100th anniversary today with sunrise ceremonies and other events.

The first Scout camp, led by Robert Baden-Powell, opened on England’s Brownsea Island on Aug. 1, 1907.

Today, about 300 Scouts from 160 countries gathered at Brownsea Island to commemorate that first camp. Another 40,000 participated at the nearby World Jamboree, and many more marked Scouting’s birthday with sunrise ceremonies at camps throughout the world.

Did you take part in a Scouting anniversary celebration. Tell us about it in the comment section below.

Comments about “Happy 100th birthday, Scouting!”

  1. SERENA says:
    March 12, 2012 at 10:35 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOUTS.

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  2. Tommy says:
    June 30, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Happy Birthday to the Boy Scouts of America, lets hope it makes it to 200 years old.

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  3. thompson says:
    June 24, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOUTING!!!!

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  4. joany says:
    August 5, 2007 at 9:34 am

    Happy 100th birthday scouting!!!!!

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  5. Da Boss says:
    August 2, 2007 at 4:19 pm

    why is it called a “jamboree”

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  6. sean says:
    August 1, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    no but i whold like to HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOUTING

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  7. Tono says:
    August 1, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    THat is weird 2 years ago I was to0ld that it was 100 years ago. And I don’t give a care.

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  8. Vinnie Minnesota says:
    August 1, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    We are having a great time here at the Jamboree.

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