Boy Scout Troop #821

When seeking ways to improve our recreational component, we discovered that the values we hold true throughout our program paralleled that of the Boy Scouts of America. In looking at their outcomes we felt that adding Scout Troop #821 to our program would enhance our Recreational Therapy component and our Character Education and Values.

While following the Scouting Program our GGH Scouts will be setting and achieving individual goals measured through the Scout program, which will continue to

• Offer our boys responsible fun and adventure;
• Instill in our boys lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law;
• Train our boys in citizenship, service, and leadership;
• Allow our boys incentive to serve our communities and families with quality, values-based volunteering.

The measurement of goal achievement will be shown through the receipt of individual merit badges for projects each boy will complete

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The foundational elements of the Scouting programs, per research completed by Louis Harris Associates, are:

• Strong personal values and character
• A sense of self-worth
• Caring and nurturing relationships with parents, other adults, and peers
• A desire to learn
• Productive and creative use of time
• Social adeptness

Generations’ program, in which we treat the whole child, is enhanced through our GGH Boy Scout Troop, utilizing the Scouting foundational elements to assist our boys in successful completion of program goals, leading to program graduation in which they will rejoin their communities as productive members of our society