Lifetime Guide

55 years of direction and guidance, that’s what Scouting has provided me. 40 some exposures to hobbies and professions were examined in detail as a youth through the various Merit Badges I earned. Experiences to grow and share the outdoors, from a weekend campout to attending the 1977 National Jamboree and hundreds of nights inbetween. I was taught, and have lived the ideals of the Scout Motto, Oath and the 12 points of the Scout Law every day of my life without any regrets. My best and most lasting friendships have also been a result of Scouting. If that’s not an ideal program to support and share with everyone, I don’t know what is!

Submitted by: Robert Buchanan of Chatham, IL