another boost for our Troop

[gwd-scouter]

Oh my, there are those days when I think all this hard work will be in vain and our little troop will eventually fold.

 

But, then the sun comes up the next day...

 

Son invited a friend to come to our Scout meeting last night. Actually, he's been asking him for about a year. Unfortunately, his friend had a bad experience (actually twice) with a poorly organized Cub Scout pack and his Mom was not interested in trying the Scout thing again.

 

Friend had fun at the meeting last night, fit right in with the guys, and is looking forward to going on our trip this coming weekend. Mom has also changed her view of Scouting after she heard about all the work being done in our troop to get it reorganized. She likes the idea of boy run. She especially liked that we actually went on an outing once a month and that almost all the trips were planned by the guys (with exception of Council and District events already scheduled).

 

Even better news is that new Scout has a 10-year-old brother who Mom said could join us next year. Mom did have a concern that new Scout is already 13 and would not have enough time to advance to Eagle. Husband mentioned that new Scout did, in fact, have time, but that he should enjoy the journey and not just focus on the end. She liked that!

 

New Scout has been our son's friend since elementary school (they are both 13 now).

 

So, here we are - growing our troop, one Scout at a time.

 

 

[SemperParatus]

Good story. I am sure scout and mom will be blessed for giving scouting a third chance. I know you won't let them down. Congratulations.