| Last updated on October 18, 2007 |
It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential.
Description:
It is the purpose of the Connecticut Rivers Council, Boy Scouts of America, to provide for boys and young adults an effective program designed to build desirable qualities of character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, to develop in them personal fitness, and to help in the development of American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness; have personal and stable values firmly based on religious concepts; have the desire and the skills to help others; desire to learn the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems; are knowledgeable about and take pride in their American heritage; have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people; and are prepared to fulfill the varied responsibilities of participating in and giving leadership to American society and in the forums of the world.
History:
The Boy Scouts of America was inspired by and modeled on the Boy Scouts, established by Robert Baden-Powell in Britain in 1907. It also borrowed ideas from Sir Ernest Thompson Seton, the YMCA, and a number of other "Scouting" organizations for boys that had sprung up in the decade of the 1900s in the United States and abroad. The Boy Scouts of America was established in 1910 by William D. Boyce, a publisher from Chicago, who was lost in London's famous fog when he was met by a boy who showed him the way to his destination; the boy then refused an offer of payment for his services. Some assert that the boy vanished into the fog after refusing Boyce's money and never saw him again, but others declare that the two arranged another meeting, so that the boy could show Boyce to the headquarters. Still others hold that the boy was uniformed at the time. The truth of the matter is shrouded in years of Scouting legend and may never be known for sure. Boyce returned to the United States and, with Edward S. Stewart and Stanley D. Willis, incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America — incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916 — is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.
Contact people:
Office fax number: (800) 575-5752
Address:
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P.O. Box 280098
East Hartford, CT 06128 |
Web Site: http://www.ctrivers.org
Directions:
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Route 2 West to Exit 3, Pitkin Street, in East Hartford. Take a left onto Pitkin and take your first right onto Darlin Street. 60 Darlin Street is on the right. |
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