A boy went out to walk his dog after school one chilly December afternoon. He had homework to do, it was getting dark, and his mom was expecting him home for dinner soon.
On his walk he spied a patch of red and white cloth on the ground. That looks like a flag, he thought to himself. Someone must have thrown it away. Out of curiosity, he walked over to the striped red and white cloth and discovered it was, indeed, a small American flag on a piece of broken white plastic. He picked it up. Continue reading “Duty to country”
Earlier this week, our troop welcomed our newest Eagle Scout, joining two others whose boards of review I participated in last week. The three new Eagles brings our troop’s total to 55 over its thirty years of operation.
Scouters sometimes get impatient with the way things are working. We’re frustrated that committee members aren’t getting things done. Youth leaders are clumsy and inept and we don’t fully grasp that this is the process of leadership in the learning stages.
Our council held its annual kickoff for key donors and supporters of Friends of Scouting this week. I’m sure it was a mistake, but I was invited to attend the reception and program, held at the historic Greenfield Village. While I am an annual supporting contributor and conduct presentations for packs and troops in our area, I’m not in the same class as those who give tens of thousands of dollars or endow our council’s camps and facilities.