Thursday, February 08, 2007
Happy Birthday: Boy Scouts of America
1910 - William D. Boyce of Chicago, Illinois incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. He didn’t, however, conceptualize the scouting movement -- the Boy Scouts were originated by Englishman, Sir Robert S.S. Baden-Powell. It seems that Mr. Boyce was visiting England and one foggy day in London town, he lost his way. A young boy guided him, but refused any monetary reward. A surprised Mr. Boyce queried as to why. The boy replied that he was a Scout and Scouts did not accept a reward for doing a good turn. This gesture of good will so inspired Boyce that he searched out Baden-Powell to learn more about the British Scouts. Upon his return to the United States, he formed the Boy Scouts of America.
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interesting
Coming from an eagle scout,
Thank you!
I am currently in my last year as cubmaster of the local pack. My son is in his first year of Boy Scouting, and absolutely loving it. I'm going to move on and join the Boy Scout leadership in our local troop. I pray that he sticks to his goal and earns the Eagle Scout badge. We will support him in every way possible; we are a scouting family now, even though I only did it one year when I was a kid.
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