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In 2010, millions will be able to witness and experience Scouting like never before! Created specifically for the 100th Anniversary, Adventure Base 100 will tour the country to give people an exciting, hands-on view of the history and future of the Boy Scouts of America.
Starting at the Rose Bowl in January and ending at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, this magnificent traveling exhibit will stop in more than 40 cities to share the Scouting experience. Each stop is designed to serve many councils at once. So, for the Denver Area, the Colorado Councils will all work together to bring this amazing campus to life at the Taste of Colorado, September 3rd to 6th, 2010.
We believe this tour has the potential to positively impact Scouting in our community in many ways, including membership recruitment. At each stop, Adventure Base 100 will unfold into a 10,000 square foot campus of interactive and immersive Scout-related experiences.
"The goal is to bring Scouting to life in a relevant and meaningful way that will connect to current Scouts and Scouters and appeal to people not currently involved with Scouting, but who might be interested in joining," said Janice Babineaux, director of the National Scouting Museum and BSA Adventure Base 100 project lead.
The campus features a recruitment and registration tent, the "Go Scouting! Dome" a multi-sensory experience that uses an IMAX-like domed screen, smells, and sounds to make visitors feel like they are a part of the action, a ropes course and zip line experience, traveling Scouting museum, stage, time capsule, VIP tent, green screen experience, Scout store, and sponsor tents. There will also be a virtual component.
Besides the obvious public awareness opportunities, there's a huge potential audience that we can talk to about membership, volunteering, fundraising, and getting our alumni involved with Scouting again. When people enter the campus, their contact information and other data will be collected. Our hope is to engage them in Scouting beyond the Adventure Base 100 experience.
