The Values of Scouting

With all the sad news on TV these days one thing remains a comfort: the Scouting program and its positive influence on young men. A few years ago, Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe gave a great interview to the National Eagle Scout Association's newsletter Eagletter. For those who did not know it, Mike is an Eagle Scout. What many may not know is the great admiration he has for Scouting. Here is a link to that Fall 2009 article. Read pages 3-5 of the newsletter. Better yet, have your Scout read it when you are done. He may see himself as Mike did all those years ago and realize that with hard work comes success. Don't miss the letter to Kelby at the end of the interview. You may find yourself changing the way you treat your Scout after reading that. As Baden-Powell once said, "Never do for a boy what he can do for himself."