Transcript Offer young people responsible fun and adventure

I Am
Be Prepared
Mission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of
America is to prepare young people
to make ethical and moral choices
over their lifetimes by instilling in
them the values of the Scout Oath
and Law.
Vision Statement
The Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost
youth program of character development and
values-based leadership training. In the future,
Scouting will continue to:
• Offer young people responsible fun and
adventure;
• Instill in young people lifetime values and
develop in them ethical character as expressed
in the Scout Oath and Law;
• Train young people in citizenship, service, and
leadership;
• Serve America’s communities and families
with its quality, values-based program.
The Founders of Scouting
and the BSA
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Robert S. S. Baden-Powell
Ernest Thompson Seton
Daniel Carter Beard
William D. Boyce
James E. West
UNITS
CHARTERED
ORGANIZATIONS
DISTRICTS
LOCAL COUNCILS
AREAS
REGIONS
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Who Pays for Scouting?
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Youth Members
Units
Chartered Organizations
Local Councils
National Council
Cub Scouts
I promise to do my best
to do my duty to God and
my country, to help other
people, and to obey the
law of the pack.
Advancement
Boy Scouts
On my honor I will do my
best to do my duty to god
and my country and to
obey the scout law; to help
other people at all times;
to keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake,
and morally straight.
tenderfoot
The Trail
to Eagle
Second class
First class
star
life
eagle
Merit Badges
Total Merit Badges earned
between 1911 and 2002
103,593,988
Venturing
As a venturer, I promise to
do my duty to god and
help strengthen America,
to help others, and to seek
truth, fairness, and
adventure in our world.
Venturing
BRONZE AWARD
GOLD AWARD
SILVER AWARD
RANGER AWARD
QUEST
SEA SCOUTING QUARTERMASTER AWARD
Order of the Arrow
National High-Adventure Bases
Publications