Don BooherDistrict CommissionerPresident Colorado Escrow & Title

Elden HodsonDistrict CommissionerMarketing Specialist, Ashley Furniture

Todd WarburtonDistrict ChairSenior VP, Raymond James & Associates

Tobin TruslowDistrict ExecutiveBoy Scouts of America, Denver Area Council

"Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society."

Mission Statement

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. 

Scout Oath: On my honor I will do my bestTo do my duty to God and my countryand to obey the Scout Law;To help other people at all times;To keep myself physically strong,mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout Law: A Scout is:TrustworthyLoyalHelpfulFriendlyCourteousKind ObedientCheerfulThriftyBraveCleanReverent

Community Programs:

Scouting for Food•50,000 pounds of food to 100+ local food banks

•207 participated in National Youth Leadership Training

•23,000 traditional scouts and their leaders contributed more than 450,000 volunteer service hours, worth over $10,000,000 to our community

•Boys’ Life Magazine, designed to promote literacy and character development in 6-14 year olds

Douglas County Scouting

Youth Served:  4,900

Adults Serving:  1,950

•95,870 service hours in Douglas County•Worth $2,073,000 in volunteer service

Improved Access has enabled:

Facility Rental IncreaseMore Service Projects for Community OrganizationsNew Scouting UnitsCleaner SchoolsA Stronger Community

457 Eagle Scouts in 2011•84,535 service hours•Eagle Projects totaling $1,827,646 to Denver Communities

Douglas County School District Service Projects

Since 2010

Dozens of Douglas County Schools were the beneficiaries of over 80 Eagle Scout Projects, and hundreds of other service projects. These are just a few of the schools

positively impacted by our local scouts!

Recipient Schools

Legend High School Elizabeth High SchoolCastle View High School Clear Sky Elementary SchoolDouglas Co. High School Castle View High School

Sagewood Middle School North Star AcademyChaparral High School Ponderosa High School

Wildcat Mtn. Elementary School Frontier Valley Elementary SchoolParker Core Knowledge Sedalia Elementary SchoolCherokee Trail Elementary Sierra Middle School

Legacy Academy Charter School Castle Rock Elementary

Mesa Middle School Lone Tree Middle SchoolBear Canyon Elementary Rockridge Elementary

Growth of Scouting

New Units – 9

An average new unit is 20 kids with 10 adult leaders

Membership Growth – 5.5%

Graduation Rate – Harris Interactive Study

55.5% Hispanic Colorado Students80.2% Caucasian Colorado Students

72.4% of Colorado High School Students GraduateIf a scout for 5 years, increases to 91%

Graduation from college (35 percent for scouts versus 19 percent non scouts)

Outcome of Scouting89% of original astronaut corp85% of FBI agents70% of US Naval Academy Graduates72% of Rhodes Scholars68% of US Military Academy graduates63% of Air Force Academy graduates89% of senior class presidents85% of student class presidents

All but one astronaut who has walked on the moon has been a Scout

Thank you,

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