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Scouts Prepared for Historic 'Shining Light Across America'

FORT A.P. HILL, Va., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, and Miss USA Rima Fakih are among the celebrities who will participate in one of the most historic events in the 100-year history of the Boy Scouts of America on Saturday, July 31.

The spectacular show, "A Shining Light Across America," will be available around the world via Webcast or satellite broadcast. The main show will originate at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree in Virginia, and entertainers and others based in New York City; Raleigh, N.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Rapid City, S.D.; and Fort Wayne, Ind., will participate in the BSA centennial extravaganza via two-way satellite link to the jamboree stage. Entertainment includes alternative rock band Switchfoot and magician Giovanni Livera.

Karen Stone, a committee member for Troop 631 in Kansas City, Mo., is eagerly anticipating the Shining Light show. "I'm really ecstatic about it," said Stone, one of many Scouters who posted on the BSA's Facebook page how eager she and other member of the Heart of America Council are to see the show. "It's something the BSA has never done before, and I wouldn't miss it."

Scouts, adult leaders, and thousands of BSA families and supporters are expected to view the Webcast or watch the show on cable television, and many BSA local councils are hosting their own Shining Light festivities in venues large and small. Anyone with a high-speed Internet connection can see the Shining Light activities at www.ustream.tv/shininglight or on the Shining Light section of the BSA's Facebook page. BYU-TV, available in most basic cable packages, will broadcast the event and stream it on the Web site, www.byutv.org.

No one seems more excited about the Shining Light show than the BSA's Chief Scout Executive, Bob Mazzuca. "It will be an awe-inspiring celebration of our first century and our first step into the adventure of our second," he said. "This celebration has been a hundred years in the making, and I'm just honored to be able to share it with the millions of members of the Scouting family."

The Shining Light preshow festivities will be available via Webcast beginning at 5:30 P.M. EDT. The highlight event begins at 8 P.M. EDT and concludes at about 10:30 P.M. EDT.

People who cannot view the show Saturday can see it at www.ustream.tv/shininglight in the archived videos available there. BYU-TV is scheduled to rebroadcast the show at 9:30 P.M. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 3, and at 7 P.M. EST on Saturday, Aug. 7.

About the National Scout Jamboree

Since 1937, the National Scout Jamboree has provided unforgettable experiences for more than 650,000 Scouts and adult leaders. More than 2.9 million youth are members of the Boy Scouts of America. More information on the 2010 National Scout Jamboree is available at www.bsajamboree.org.

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SOURCE Boy Scouts of America