2007 Centennial Quality Awards        

The Centennial Quality Awards program is designed to recognize units, districts, councils, areas, and regions in achieving excellence in providing a quality program to a growing youth population in America at all levels of the Boy Scouts of America.

The Centennial Quality Award is named in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

The new award begins in 2007 and continues until 2010. Each year that you qualify, you will receive recognition for that year. 2007 will have a red background, 2008 will have a white background, 2009 will have a blue background, and 2010 will have a red, white, and blue background.

Recognition items:

For members: A patch worn on the uniform with the colors for that year can be ordered from the Supply Group for each youth and adult member.

For units: A ribbon/streamer for each year with the color for that year, lapel pins, and plaques for each year with the background the color for that year are available to order. Streamers will be bulk shipped to each council registrar in the summer of each year for distribution at the end of the year.

Special note: If the award is earned for all four years, there will be a special distinction developed to recognize groups at all levels in 2010.

Qualifying Form Development

Qualifying forms were developed with the following concepts in mind:

It is part of a four-year plan, with a focus on the new National Strategic Plan.

Designed with simplicity in mind.

High degree of volunteer relationship and involvement in the goal setting and follow-through process.

Creates an enhanced commissioner service involvement with our units.

Each commitment form lists the requirements for achievement, and an attached interpretation worksheet supports the requirements.

Qualifying should answer the simple question: ?Did we accomplish the goal of providing a quality program to our youth by achieving the requirements??

Copies to be signed and submitted for council recording will be available for reproduction from the national Web site, www.scouting.org. No NCR paper form is needed.

One form is used by all unit programs.

Signed by professionals/volunteers from unit/district or district/council or council/area.

Basic criteria are included, as is an area that allows for other critical issues to be addressed specific to providing a quality program experience to a growing youth and adult participation. Units will review the criteria using the new self-assessment forms used by unit commissioners with their assigned units.