The Value of Scouting - Archives

Across the country, Scouts are making a difference. We hope you enjoy these brief photo essays on Scouts and Scouters who are making America a better place for all of us.

	Camp Perry Harlingen, Texas 80 years of building character.
	Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana 14-year-old Boy Scout saves family
	Platte River Omaha, Nebraska Boy Scouts save toddler floating in river
	Washington Corrections Center for Women Seattle, Washington Scouting serves sons of incarcerated mothers
	The Ministry of Caring Wilmington, Delaware Boy Scout starts Scout units in homeless shelter
	Kevin Stephan Bowmansville, New York "Scouting builds something in every person that helps them throughout life"
	Trevor Robinson Gold River, California "An amazing story that shows how one thing you do can affect another person and someday you get to repay that person"
	Bob Gillis Willmar, Minnesota "Scouting gives them opportunities to do things they probably wouldn't have a chance to do without being a member of our troop"
	Alberta Reed Tampa, Florida "Volunteer work is something you give from your heart"
	Cimarron, New Mexico An 11-day trek through Philmont Scout Ranch changes lives "A lot of the guys changed over the week. They learned to put others before themselves and just work together."
	Chelmsford, England Eagle Scout Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. "Through the values that Baden-Powell has set down, if I do my part and I keep spreading the word and I keep promoting, then I can one day live to say that I made a difference in this world."
	Assistant Scoutmaster and Official Artist of the Boy Scouts of America "Scouting plays a very big part in my life and also in the lives of many boys who are going to be leaders in this country and leaders in this world. That kind of background and training is ideal and it's what we need today."