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Official Event Program MARLBOROUGH DAY CELEBRATING 34 YEARS MARLBOROUGH DAY —MAY 8, 2010 There is a Parade in Town MARLBOROUGH DAY GRAND MARSHALL Every year, people will stand on shall—the Boy Scouts of THE BOYS AND GIRLS SCOUTS both sides of Main Street, Up- America, the location of per Marlboro, Maryland and vendors, and the entertain- cheer and clap as the clowns, ment schedule. parade, entertainers, and fairies So what are you waiting walk down Main Street. Join for? Grab a friend, your the residents of Upper Marlbor- family & neighbors and ough, MD as they celebrate the enjoy the Marlborough Day accomplishments and successes Festival! of the businesses and residents of Upper Marlborough area. Don’t forget MOM! One We will again transform our of the vendors might have town into an all day street festi- the perfect Mother’s Day val. Main Street and the sur- gift for you to buy for your rounding area will be decorated mother. Tomorrow is and the streets will be filled Mother’s Day! with people laughing, singing, If you enjoy today’s festi- and dancing. val, come back again next What better time to enjoy your year and bring your town, with lots of great enter- neighbors and friends. tainment, tasty food and won- derful arts and crafts. Starting at 10:00 A.M. the Boy Scouts of America will lead the parade on Main Street . Over 40 groups May 9, 2010 will join the Boy Scouts in the parade. Read the Marlborough Please Support Our Day Program to find out more Sponsors Listed on Boy Scouts of America Centennial: about this year’s Grand Mar- Page 10 2/8/1910—2/8/2010 Special points of interest: Parade Participants 5 • Parade: 10am • Festival Time: 10am until 5pm Food Vendors 15 • Free Parking & Shuttle Bus Marlborough Day Map 8 available from the Equestrian Center parking lot. Schedule of Events 9 • Handicapped parking available Entertainers 9 across from the 7-11 • For more information about this Arts & Crafts 10 event call 301-952-9575 About Marlborough Day 7 Grand Marshall 1 & 3 www.marlboroughday.org/ MARC, INC. PRESENTS Page 2 Jack B. Johnson County Executive Upper MarlboroughScouting in Courthouse Upper Marlboro and the Surrounding Areas Page 3 Prince George’s District Boy Scouts of America On February 8, 2010 the Boy Scouts of America celebrated their Centennial. The United States Congress chartered this fine organization on February 8, 1910. The Marlborough Day shirt this year for the Marlborough Day Parade has the Boy Scout National Memorial, which is located near the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. The Scouting movement was started by a retired British General Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell (BP) based on a book he had written and published in 1908, “Scouting for boys.” BP had based his book on his military experience (mainly in Africa) and he published a number of other books prior to writing “Scouting for boys” in England. These books had become best sellers in England and particularly with young boys. BP then began to experiment with the idea of scouting by forming a training session (experiment) and the movement began. Scouting came to the United States of America via William D. Boyce in 1909. Boyce was lost in a pea soup thick London Fog when a young man offered to assist him in finding his way. Boyce offered to pay the young man for his service. The young man explained that he was a “Scout” and could not take payment for a “good turn done daily”. Boyce later met with BP and brought the movement to the United States. A statue was later erected in Gilwell Park, in London, England to commend the “Unknown Scout.” The present day Prince Georges District covers the entire County. There are, as of today, 52 Cub Scout Packs, 51 Boy Scout Troops, 3 Boy Scout Teams, 9 Venturing Crews, and 1 Sea Scout Ship in the Prince Georges District. Ex- cept for three Professional Scouters all of the Scouts and Scouters in the District are volunteers. There are numerous Centennial events occurring in this area and across the Nation to celebrate the event. Please check out the National website ( www.scouting.org ) and the National Capital Area Council website ( www.scouting- ncac.org ) for further information. Girl Scouts Girl Scouts are 98 years old this year. It sought to promote the social welfare of young women and was formed as a counterpart to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and is based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell. GSUSA uses the Scout method to build self-esteem and to teach values such as honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence, and citizenship through activities including camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning numerous badges by acquiring other practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized through rank advancement and by various special awards. The Gold Award is the highest honor earned. We are service unit 21-2 serving the southern corner of Prince George's County North: Route 4 South up 301 East: over to Frank Tippet up 301 South: over to 382 to the river West: 381 to Eagle Harbor There are a total of 10 service units serving Southern Prince George's County. Our regional office is located on Rt. 301 in Waldorf. If you live in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area, there is place for you in one of the 4,000 troops of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital (GSCNC). Visit our website at GSCNC.org Girl Scout-Levels Girls can join Girl Scouts at different grade-levels: Girl Scout Daisy, grades K-1 Girl Scout Brownie, grades 2-3 Girl Scout Junior, grades 4-5 Girl Scout Cadet, grades 6-8 Girl Scout Senior, grades 9-10 Girl Scout Ambassador, grades 11-12 MARC, INC. PRESENTS The title for something here Page 4 Boy Scout Memorial The bronze statue picture on page 1 of this program consists of three figures. The Boy Scout represents the aspirations of all past, present, and future Scouts throughout the world. The male figure exemplifies physical, mental, and moral fitness, love of country, good citizenship, loyalty, honor, and courage. He carries a helmet, a symbol of masculine attire. The female figure sym- bolizes enlightenment with the love of God and fellow man, justice, freedom, and democracy. She holds the eternal flame of God's Holy Spirit The memorial to the Boy Scouts of America stands on the site of the first Boy Scout Jamboree in 1937. It is one of the few me- morials in Washington, D.C. commemorating a living cause. The funds to build this memorial were raised by Scout units throughout the United States, and each donor signed one of several scrolls that were placed in the pedestal of the statue. The memorial was unveiled in a ceremony on November 7, 1964. The statue was accepted for the country by Associate Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, who noted that the day marked his fiftieth anniversary as an Eagle Scout. Biographies Bill Milligan —Bill Milligan’s involvement in the Marlborough Day Festival began in the mid-1990s. Before assuming the role of this year’s Marlborough Day Festival Chairman, Bill served as the Festival Planning secretary and the Traffic and Safety Committee lead. He left the area to serve in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He returned to the area and worked until he retired. Now that Bill has retired, he devotes more of his time to various public safety organizations in the Prince George’s County area. You might spot Bill volunteering his services in the Prince George’s Sheriff’s Office, the Prince George’s County Police Office or the Maryland State Police Office. In addition to volunteering in various public safety organizations, Bill is ac- tive in the American Legions and he serves on the Prince George’s County Citizen Corps Council. Bill can be found HAMming with other Amateur Radio Emergency Services volunteers supporting the Prince George’s County Office of Emer- gency Management. Ayla West opens the Marlborough Day Festival with the Nation Anthem. Ayla West is one of the definitive female soul singers of the new era. She began her publicly at the tender age of six in her grandmother’s church choir. Ayla expanded her singing to include R&B, the innovation of jazz, and the precision of pop. After she hit her artistic and commercial stride in 2001, she moved toward the pop mainstream. The “Voice of An Angel” has been heard in Hong Kong, China, and Jakarta. Ayla’s versatility and angelic voice has opened for artists such as the Chi-Lites, Martha Reeves, Naomi Campbell, Taylor Dane, Vicki Winnans, and Twinkie Clarke, and De La Soul. She has performed along with Michael Manson, Tom Brown and many others, at one of the President Obama’s Pre-Inauguration ceremonies. Ayla made her first national televised appearance on Showtime at the Apollo . The Voice of an Angel is a multi-faceted upcoming star and is notable for her vocal range, versatility and stage presence. She is currently working on her R&B debut album, “The 5th Element,” that will be released in 2011. Venues: Lin- coln Theater, Verizon Center, MCI Center, Constitution Hall, Kodak Theater, and Showplace Arena MARLBOROUGH DAY PLANNING The annual Marlborough Day Festival is held each year on the Saturday before Mother’s Day. The festival is a non-profit event held in celebration of our town, community, its people, its rich diversity, and its history.