General Motors and Ford Motor Company Bring Monster Trucks to Detroit Area Scouts

Monster Scouting Jamboree - Feel the Power of Monster Scouting

DETROIT, Oct. 13 -- On Saturday, October 16 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds the Boy Scouts of America's Detroit Area Council's Monster Scouting Jamboree will be held. In a joint community project, General Motors and Ford Motor Company have sponsored the Monster Scouting Jamboree.

Nearly 4,000 young people have joined Scouting in the past few weeks indicating an estimated attendance of over 10,000 people to this event. Every new Scout joining, as well as every Scout who recruited a new Scout, received a pit pass entitling their family household to attend.

Anyone interested in joining Scouting is also eligible to attend and upon completing an application they will be issued a pit pass on the spot to allow them entry to the day's events.

This is an exclusive event for the Monster trucks in metro Detroit with Clear Channel Entertainment presenting the trucks and drivers.

The Detroit Area Council is the largest youth-serving agency in southeastern Michigan, with over 19,000 registered adult volunteers providing programming for over 85,000 young men and women in all of Wayne, as well as southern Macomb and Oakland counties. http://www.dacbsa.org/

Key Facts:

In a joint community project, General Motors and Ford Motor Company have sponsored the Monster Scouting Jamboree.

The Monster Scouting Jamboree will feature a static display of the following five monster trucks along with their drivers.

  There will be:
  * Truck & Driver photo and autograph opportunities.
  * Displays of various Scouting programs
  * Scout Shop for purchase of uniforms, books and other fun items
  * Pinewood Derby racing
  * Camp Masters popcorn display and samples
  * Ford & GM product displays
  * Games & Activities for families and kids

The Michigan State Fairgrounds are located just south of Eight Mile Road along the east side of Woodward Avenue.

Parking is available at the Woodward Lot on the grounds of the State Fair.

Event activities will take place from 9:00 a.m. thru 4:00 p.m. inside the Michigan Mart building.

Scouting programs are encompassed by Cub Scouting (boys, grades 1-5), Boy Scouting (boys, ages 11-18), Venturing (young men and women, ages 14-20).