100th Anniversary Scout-O-Rama May 15, 2010

Celebrate 100 years of Scouting at Cantigny Park, located at 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Open to the public and starting at 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, the 100th Anniversary Scout-O-Rama will showcase over 150 activities, Scouting’s history leading up to the 100th Anniversary, community program sponsors, the vast offerings of Cantigny Park including their new Outdoor Education Center with model camps donated by Equity Lifestyle Properties & Cabela’s, and will also pay tribute to National Armed Forces Day.

Scouting units will showcase activities along with volunteer leaders that are also working with partnering sponsors and other outdoor clubs to bring programming to the big event such as the “Amazing Cache Dash” sponsored by Cabela’s; a fishing program sponsored by Plano Molding, the Illinois Conservation Foundation, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; archery sponsored by Bass Pro Shops; ten $1000 prize gift certificates to Gander Mountain’s Fall Sale; and a presentation by the Radio Disney Road Crew. Other value-added items are being sponsored by Hinckley Springs, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Navistar, Fisher Nuts, Riverstone Media, Bank of America, Jenner & Block, Wide Open West, Brunswick Zone, Paul Hastings, Raven & Associates, FastSigns-Naperville, Daily Herald, Beacon News, Sun Publications, One Step Print Solutions, Trailblazer Adventure, Alex Claney Photography, and Video Impressions.

100th Anniversary Scout-O-Rama tickets are just $5 per person or $20 for a family of four or more and feature valuable coupons from Burger King, Gander Mountain (Geneva), Colonial Café, and Equity Lifestyle Properties. The $5 tickets are now on sale at Cantigny Park, Gander Mountain in Geneva, all Colonial Café’s, and Three Fires Council, BSA Scout shops located in St. Charles & West Chicago.

About Three Fires Council: The Three Fires Council serves over 37,200 youth throughout DuPage, Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, and parts of Will and Cook counties. Our mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. For more information please visit www.threefirescouncil.org or call (630) 584-9250. More information about 100 Years of Scouting can be found at www.scouting.org/100years.

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