75 years in Scouting - Leroy Hawkins (Camp Kootaga, WV)

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..Mr. Hawkins says he loves volunteering for the Boy Scouts and he stands for what the organization does: mentoring young leaders and providing them with the skills they need for when they grow up.

“You go out and get a job, and you’ve never had somebody tell you what to do or where to go or how to get there and you think, what’s all that for?” Hawkins said. “But with scouts, you learn that. You learn how to be leaders and how to tell other people how to be leaders.”

Even after 75 years, Hawkins says he’s not done yet.

“I just got a new knee, a new shoulder, if they can keep putting parts in me I guess I can keep going,” Hawkins said.

Leroy "Butch" Hawkins will celebrate his 84th birthday on July 1st.

More at Sources:

https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/boy-scouts-of-america-honors-scout-in-west-virginia-with-75-years-of-experience/

https://www.wtap.com/2023/06/28/camp-kootaga-scout-leader-celebrates-75th-year-with-boy-scouts/

65 consecutive summers at Camp Kootaga as a leader and scout with Troop 203!

Scout Salute and Happy Birthday