Eagle Scout

Thank you for the correction on terminology. As to your question about excluding scouts, they are offered scholarships already through their respective programs. This is not to recognize a scout but to give back to the community. To make it a better place as every Eagle Scout swears to do when they first receive their award beyond just scouting. As for the Scholarships from the BSA those, you must first earn Eagle Scout. Which excludes all those who stay in scouting their whole life and never get their Eagle for some reason and all those who are not in scouting. Believe it or not I am pretty sure there are more people not in Scouting than they are in Scouting. Here is a question to ponder, if Scouting is truly about making the community better beyond that of just Scouts or Eagle Scouts with Scholarships what about those people not envolved in Scouting for one reason or another? Let us not forget the Girl Scouts either I am sure not everyone who starts for their Gold Award gets it and I am sure Girl Scouts offer special scholarships for those who get their Gold Award. Secondly, I too am a member of the NESA, Life Member, and have been since 2002 when I earned the rank of Eagle. It is not that I am trying to exclude people I am trying to set up something to honor those not involved with scouting because they are busy off doing other things for the community or making someone else's life better. I could name a dozen people I never saw in Scouting whether be girl or boy yet they did better things than I know some people who were in scouting did. Where is their recognization? I think if we as Eagle Scouts and Gold Award receipants are truly going to make the world better than why just offer special things to those that follow in our foot steps and all those who came before. It is time that we just stick up for our brother or sister scouts and recognize everyone for what they have done and with this scholarship I think every couple of years it allows us as Scoutings top enchalon to honor those who try to make the world a better place. In choosing two male and two female seniors across the country and giving them a special awarded scholarship... If this does not answer your questions or better explain what I am trying to set up please feel free to email me personally and we can discuss it more. My email is [email protected] Thanks and hope everything is going great. Eagle Scout with Gold Palm

Recently I was thinking how often does one hear about an Eagle Scout or Gold Scout doing something past their reward. I am asking that we as Eagle Scouts and Gold Scouts join together to begin a Scholarship separate of the ones offered just to Eagle Scouts or Gold Scouts, that is given to four High School Seniors that shows great promise in a skill. It could be writing, foreign language, science, art, mathematics, or anything that could help the student succeed in this world. The break down would be two girls not associated with Girl Scouts and two boys not associated with Boy Scouts. This way no one can say there was bias for them. Yet it would be given out every other year and the over all sum would be divided up between all four receivers of the Scholarship... I would like to know what people think of this idea. Sincerely Chris Houle Eagle Scout A scholarship

First, of all as for the Brownie joke, that joke has been around for ages and as a boy scout I would hear it over and over again at camps. Second, as for Webelo becoming a boy scout it is a great thing if they wish to continue on with scouting. Help him understand that as a boy scout new things would be expected of him and you would still be there to help when he needs it. I crossed over in spring of 1996 and earned my Eagle Rank 6 years later and beyond thanks to the help my parents, friends and my troop gave me. Scouting can be a wonderful thing if parents and the boys understand that it is not just a baby sitting service. I am sure you know by the way your son takes part if he truly wishes to continue but as a Boy Scout it needs to be his choice not the parents he will be one day put in a position of authority and responsiblity in the troop. I must say that Scouting effects us all whether Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts but both are great orginizations and both teach those envolved whether adult or child quite a bit about ones priorities. Heart, power of mind, and courage to act on ones' belief are all that one needs to succeed in todays world... I wish your son and family the greatest in the world whatever his decision is. Sincerely Chris Houle Eagle Scout with Gold Palm