History of the One Day of Service

Adopted by the Central Region in December of 1999 and introduced in 2000, the One Day of Service program, or more popularly referred to as simply One Day, is an opportunity for every lodge in the region to do meaningful service to their communities all on one day. One of the main points in our Order's current Strategic Plan is to give "Broader Service to Scouting and the Community".

The One Day program directly tackles this issue and broadens that range of cheerful service we do as Arrowman. We take a step out of our council camps and go back to the roots of the Scouting program with a deep commitment to the community we live in. Not only are we helping to achieve the goals of our Strategic Plan, we are also setting the example for and encouraging that spirit of community service in Scouts and Scouters around the Region.

Our work in this program will be beneficial to our lodges, our councils, our units and fellow Scouts and Scouters alike. For these reasons, the Central Region One Day Committee has once again selected the theme of "Service Above Self" for the program.