Boy Scout Troop 64
| Last updated August 13, 2009 |
| Our Boy Scout troop meets every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm at First United Methodist Church. Our Scoutmaster is Mike Smith. |
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| Troop News: TROOP SCHEDULE Please see Home Page for Troop News What Troop 64 has been doing |
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| Our troop is 73 years old! Started on November 7, 1935 |
| Philmont Grace For food, for raiment For life, for opportunity For friendship and fellowship We thank thee, O Lord. |
| Community Service done by Troop 64 Flag Retirement ceremony at American Legion Hall in Dayton October 2008 Troop 64 assisted in the clean up and repairs in Dayton due to Hurricane Ike September 2008 Memorial Day Ceremony May 2008 Relay For Life Liberty April 2008 Dayton Ole Tyme Days April 2008 Special Rodeo September 2007 Veteran's Day Celebration November 2007 |
| Scout Outdoor Essentials • Pocket knife • First aid kit • Extra clothing • Rain gear • Canteen or water bottle • Flashlight • Trail food • Matches and fire starters • Sun protection • Map and compass |
How Scouting Came to America
The Story of a Good Turn, Boy Scout Handbook, Tenth Edition 1989, Chapter 26, Boy Scouts of America
How good must a Good Turn be to be good? The answer is best given by telling you the story of how Scouting came to America. It shows that it isn't the size of
a Good Turn that counts. What is important is the spirit with which a Scout does a Good Turn.
"Do a Good Turn Daily" is the Scout Slogan.
One Day in 1909 in London, England, an American visitor, William D. Boyce, lost his way in a dense fog. He Stopped under a street lamp and tried to figure
out where he was. A boy approached him and asked if he could be of help.
"You certainly can," said Boyce. He told the boy that he wanted to find a certain business office in the center of the city.
"I'll take you there," said the boy.
When they got to the destination, Mr. Boyce reached into his pocket for a tip. But the boy stopped him.
"No thank you, sir. I am a Scout. I won't take anything for helping."
"A Scout? And what might that be?" asked Boyce.
The boy told the American about himself and his brother Scouts. Boyce became very interested. After finishing his errand, he had the boy take him to the British
Scouting office.
At the office, Boyce met Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the famous British general who had founded the Scouting movement in Great Britain. Boyce was so
impressed with what he learned that he decided to bring Scouting home with him.
On February 8, 1910, Boyce and a group of outstanding leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America. From that day forth, Scouts have celebrated February 8 as
the birthday of Scouting in the United States.
What happened to the boy who helped Mr. Boyce find his way in the fog? No one knows. He had neither asked for money nor given his name, but he will never
be forgotten. His Good Turn helped bring the Scouting movement to our country.
In the British Scout Training Center at Gilwell Park, England, Scouts from the United States erected a statue of an American buffalo in honor of this unknown
Scout. One Good Turn to one man became a Good Turn to millions of American boys. Such is the power of a Good Turn.
The Story of a Good Turn, Boy Scout Handbook, Tenth Edition 1989, Chapter 26, Boy Scouts of America
How good must a Good Turn be to be good? The answer is best given by telling you the story of how Scouting came to America. It shows that it isn't the size of
a Good Turn that counts. What is important is the spirit with which a Scout does a Good Turn.
"Do a Good Turn Daily" is the Scout Slogan.
One Day in 1909 in London, England, an American visitor, William D. Boyce, lost his way in a dense fog. He Stopped under a street lamp and tried to figure
out where he was. A boy approached him and asked if he could be of help.
"You certainly can," said Boyce. He told the boy that he wanted to find a certain business office in the center of the city.
"I'll take you there," said the boy.
When they got to the destination, Mr. Boyce reached into his pocket for a tip. But the boy stopped him.
"No thank you, sir. I am a Scout. I won't take anything for helping."
"A Scout? And what might that be?" asked Boyce.
The boy told the American about himself and his brother Scouts. Boyce became very interested. After finishing his errand, he had the boy take him to the British
Scouting office.
At the office, Boyce met Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the famous British general who had founded the Scouting movement in Great Britain. Boyce was so
impressed with what he learned that he decided to bring Scouting home with him.
On February 8, 1910, Boyce and a group of outstanding leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America. From that day forth, Scouts have celebrated February 8 as
the birthday of Scouting in the United States.
What happened to the boy who helped Mr. Boyce find his way in the fog? No one knows. He had neither asked for money nor given his name, but he will never
be forgotten. His Good Turn helped bring the Scouting movement to our country.
In the British Scout Training Center at Gilwell Park, England, Scouts from the United States erected a statue of an American buffalo in honor of this unknown
Scout. One Good Turn to one man became a Good Turn to millions of American boys. Such is the power of a Good Turn.