Somehow, we got involved in the Boy Scout Merit Badge Rendezvous held at the American West Heritage Center this past Friday and Saturday. I was asked to teach the Citizenship in the World Merit Badge. I was told there would be three classes, each to last about three hours, and that in each of these classes their be approximately 40 boys. That was based on the preregistration. That's a pretty fair contingent of 11-13 year olds who had been sitting in a classroom for the past five days. Oh well, I was up to the challenge. As the time for the class to begin approached, I became aware that the class was going to be much larger than expected. Many boys, who had not preregistered started showing up and wanted to be a part of the class. I would never turn anybody away. It's a good thing the good Lord blessed me with a strong set of vocal cords and some better than average lungs. The boys were helpful, courteous, and kind as they are taught to be in the Scout Law. The classes, all three of them, went off with out a hitch, the boys and their leaders all learned some important aspects of being good citizens in the world and many even took the time to personally thank and compliment me upon completion of the class. All in all, their were about 700 scouts plus their leaders at this event. I was able to teach about a third of them. It was an awesome experience for me. I am grateful that our son, Stephen, and his staff at the Logan BSA office, and a goodly number of volunteers were able to pull off this event on a beautiful and busy fall day in Cache Valley. It was great to see their family all pitching in, working together to make good things happen. I Love them all so very much and am proud to be a part of their busy lives.. Below are just few pictures of the event, at least the part I was involved in.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cache Valley Merit Badge PowWow
Somehow, we got involved in the Boy Scout Merit Badge Rendezvous held at the American West Heritage Center this past Friday and Saturday. I was asked to teach the Citizenship in the World Merit Badge. I was told there would be three classes, each to last about three hours, and that in each of these classes their be approximately 40 boys. That was based on the preregistration. That's a pretty fair contingent of 11-13 year olds who had been sitting in a classroom for the past five days. Oh well, I was up to the challenge. As the time for the class to begin approached, I became aware that the class was going to be much larger than expected. Many boys, who had not preregistered started showing up and wanted to be a part of the class. I would never turn anybody away. It's a good thing the good Lord blessed me with a strong set of vocal cords and some better than average lungs. The boys were helpful, courteous, and kind as they are taught to be in the Scout Law. The classes, all three of them, went off with out a hitch, the boys and their leaders all learned some important aspects of being good citizens in the world and many even took the time to personally thank and compliment me upon completion of the class. All in all, their were about 700 scouts plus their leaders at this event. I was able to teach about a third of them. It was an awesome experience for me. I am grateful that our son, Stephen, and his staff at the Logan BSA office, and a goodly number of volunteers were able to pull off this event on a beautiful and busy fall day in Cache Valley. It was great to see their family all pitching in, working together to make good things happen. I Love them all so very much and am proud to be a part of their busy lives.. Below are just few pictures of the event, at least the part I was involved in.
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