If 115 candles on a birthday cake sounds like a feat, imagine lighting up 1,454-foot heights on one of the tallest, most iconic buildings in the world. But to celebrate Scouting America’s birthday, the nation demonstrated anything’s possible!
As a reflection of the impact Scouting has had on people around the world, the weekend’s celebrations prove the movement is thriving.
Read on for a roundup of some of the coolest ways people and places marked Scouting America’s February 8 birthday (to kick off a weeklong celebration).
Scouting America celebrations around the nation
- Empire State Building
The heart of the city that never sleeps lit up for Scouting!
- Niagara Falls
One of the most beautiful parts of nature colored in hues honoring nature’s biggest fans? Sounds like a fitting tribute to Scouting America.
- Scouts on Good Morning America
- The Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee
- The Wheel at Union Station in St. Louis
Scouting is the ride of a lifetime! And this site proves it.
- Louisiana State Capitol
- Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square
How did your community recognize Scouting America’s birthday?
Know of more sites that honored Scouting on its big day? Let us know in the comments so we can add to our list.
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