In Addition to Building Character and Skills, Scouting Encourages
Boys and Girls to Make a Difference in Their Communities.
HELPING HANDS
Small Hands, Big Impact
Since the organizations’ founding more than 100 years ago, Boy and Girl scouts have been a force for good in the community. Funkstown Troop 23 always looks for ways to give back locally, with projects including painting the Town Hall and its stained glass window.
by Charissa Hipp + photos by Chris Jackson
In Addition to Building Character and Skills, Scouting Encourages
Boys and Girls to Make a Difference in Their Communities.
For more than 100 years, scouting has instilled confidence, character and community mindedness in young people— including nearly 1,400 Boy Scouts and more than 800 Girl Scouts in Washington County today. Both organizations trace their roots to the 1908 founding of the Boy Scout Association in Britain. American businessman and publisher W. D. Boyce met the organization’ s founder, General Robert Baden-Powell, in London and established the Boy Scouts of America( BSA) in 1910. Juliette“ Daisy” Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America( GSUSA) in 1912 after a meeting with Baden-Powell. Over scouting’ s centurylong history, young boys and girls have learned the importance of being trustworthy, courteous, honest, fair— and being willing to help others.
“ One of the great things about scouts is the lesson of a good turn— doing something
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