This past week has been very busy with Scouting for me. I spent Saturday at Scout training. As a leader, I must keep up with the training offered by the Scouts.
Our Den meeting on Tuesday night was to finish the Citizen badge. We had a local Judge speak to us. He was able to help the boys undersand better what they can do to be good citizens. We had fun standing on one leg to tell about another boy we think is a good citizen.
On Wednesday, we visited a new office space that was under construction. The architect and the general contractor told us about the changes they were making to the space. The boys were told they could keep any leftover construction material they could find. Who knew that old pieces of copper and screws could be such treasures.
On Thursday, I presented an addiction awareness program to the fine young men of Boy Scout Troop 794. We started with a relay race wearing heavy back packs to demonstrate how much more difficult life can be with an addiction. We then discussed the 5 stages of addiction and the boys did skits based on these stages. There was a lot of laughter, but I think they got the point. We ended the presentation with various ways to deal with stress so the boys would be better able to deal with life in the hopes they would not need to fall into addictive behaviors.
What a fun week we have had in Boy Scouts. This has been a smart investment for the future of America!
Our Den meeting on Tuesday night was to finish the Citizen badge. We had a local Judge speak to us. He was able to help the boys undersand better what they can do to be good citizens. We had fun standing on one leg to tell about another boy we think is a good citizen.
On Wednesday, we visited a new office space that was under construction. The architect and the general contractor told us about the changes they were making to the space. The boys were told they could keep any leftover construction material they could find. Who knew that old pieces of copper and screws could be such treasures.
On Thursday, I presented an addiction awareness program to the fine young men of Boy Scout Troop 794. We started with a relay race wearing heavy back packs to demonstrate how much more difficult life can be with an addiction. We then discussed the 5 stages of addiction and the boys did skits based on these stages. There was a lot of laughter, but I think they got the point. We ended the presentation with various ways to deal with stress so the boys would be better able to deal with life in the hopes they would not need to fall into addictive behaviors.
What a fun week we have had in Boy Scouts. This has been a smart investment for the future of America!
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