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New Book Explores the Values and Influence of Eagle Scouts Quotations from Legacy of Honor Volume 43, No. 3 July/August/September “Scouting played a very large role in my “That old Scout motto, ‘Be Prepared,’ New book explores the values and influence development. It gave me access, it helped was very apropos in my situation. Being me dream. I dreamed that I could go prepared means being knowledgeable of Eagle Scouts anywhere in the Boy Scouts.” about what you’re working with and what Percy Sutton, Tuskegee Airman and you’re doing, what the odds are and how NEW YORK, N.Y.— Freedom Rider you can get out of certain situations.” homas Dunne Books, an imprint Apollo 13 Astronaut Commander of St. Martin’s Press, announces “In this country, you don’t have to come Jim Lovell the release of Legacy of Honor: with a pedigree. You just have to have TThe Values and Influence of America’s Eagle the principles and the moral and ethical “No doubt being a Boy Scout, an Eagle Scouts by Alvin Townley. standards, and then you need to have the Scout, had its mark on me that day. I The narrative explores the lives and drive to get things done. All those things mean, do your best; do whatever you character of Eagle Scouts including Bill you get taught in scouting.” possibly can to help someone. Help other Gates Sr., Bill Bradley, Ross Perot, Michael Ross Perot, founder of EDS people at all times even if it is going to Bloomberg, J. W. Marriott Jr., Secretary of and Perot Systems cost you your life. That is what you do.” Defense Robert Gates, Michael Dukakis, Scott Strauss, New York Police “In San Francisco, through Troop 14, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Department and September 11 hero Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, Coach we met people from different places, backgrounds, races, and points of view. Chan Gailey, and Apollo 13 Astronaut “Becoming an Eagle was the first time You lose a few prejudices that way. You Jim Lovell. The book also explores the in my life that I believed I could lead learn to appreciate people for who they virtues of a Tuskegee Airman, a Vietnam others. My scouting experience gave me are and I think that, writ large, is what War POW, a September 11 NYPD hero, a the confidence to believe I could be a the civil rights movement has been crew member of a Hurricane Katrina relief leader, and incidentally, it also gave me the about––treating people on their merits. team and a host of others from every walk tools to do so.” It starts on a personal level and if that’s of life. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates The author, an Eagle Scout himself, not clear from scouting, I don’t know what is.” spent a year traveling throughout the “I learned two lessons from scouting. Associate U.S. Supreme Court country, meeting these individuals, and First, I learned how to make good Justice Stephen Breyer discovering stories of courage, service, and decisions. Second, I learned what to do hope that truly belong to all Americans. “I grew to believe that in the end, our when you make bad decisions. And I’ve Commenting on Legacy of Honor, “Being an Eagle Scout means that you only truly worthwhile actions are those certainly experienced both sides.” President Jimmy Carter said, “These Eagle took control of your own life. You set an we do for others––and it matters little Scouts will inspire readers to become leaders objective, a reasonably complex one for a whether those acts are for millions of Mark Madsen, forward for the in serving others,” while Defense Secretary young man, and you pursued it through constituents, thousands of patients, Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA and National Eagle Scout Association difficult times.” several friends, your children, your Mayor Michael Bloomberg President Robert Gates hailed the book as spouse, or one stranger. Over time, the “I can’t imagine a society where giving “inspirational.” only marks we leave will be those seen in to others wasn’t a theme…The fact of the For additional information, visit www. “The longer I’m around in this world, the lives of others.” matter is there’s no issue of fault around so legacyofhonor.com. the longer I look to principles and values Alvin Townley, author of as opposed to rules and laws. People many of these people, just circumstances. Legacy of Honor always find their ways around rules and Some people don’t have the ability without laws.” some help from others.” Hank Paulson, secretary Bill Gates, Sr., co-chairman of of the U.S. Treasury The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Editor: Larry Coppock Please send ScoutingNews submissions to: Larry Coppock OCYSA • P.O. Box 340006 • Nashville, TN 37203-0006 [email protected] 41 Honors hen Adam Potter was a student at met seven times in several churches. WTwin Beach Elementary School in Guest speakers spoke about their churches Commerce, Mich., he would accompany and how they reached out in to the his mother to PTA meetings where kid community, the nation and the world. The sitters would help him with his homework. youth included Sam Grainger and Seth and Kellen Chavies, members of University UMC in Las Vegas, and Chris Braunstein, and Vanessa and Tiffany Braunstein, members of Desert Hills Baptist Church. The class was taught by Martha Grainger, North District Scouting Coordinator for the Desert Southwest Annual Conference. Trevor Crist was awarded the Good Floyd Jones, a participant in the Adam Potter tutors students at an Samaritan Award by St. Matthew UMC, Amachi program, and 10-year- elementary school in Commerce, Mich. A little over two years ago, Will Stockman needed a Mesa, Arizona during the church’s Scout community service project for his Eagle Scout rank. old Dontae Rose had fun at Bob Sunday Oxford (Iowa) UMC needed a food pantry. Will Woodruff Park in Plano, Texas. After he graduated from Twin Beach, his recognition began by cleaning and painting a storage room in Amachi volunteers promise to give younger brother was still a student there, ceremonies. the church basement. He and helpers then spent at least four hours a month to their so he continued to receive help from the The award 135 hours building cupboards that could be locked, little brother, but activities can kid sitters. If no adults showed up to help, was presented creating a log to track disbursements, and sorting include little stuff such as grocery he became the kid sitter even though he by Pastor food. Church members, a nearby elementary school shopping, a trip to the car wash was only in junior high. Now a high school Dan Morley. and Troop 222 help keep the pantry stocked for or getting lunch together. Photo student, Adam is the kid sitter for every Trevor’s hungry families. During a Scout Sunday service, the by Vernon Bryant courtesy of meeting and frequently serves as a baby Eagle Scout church gave Stockman a Good Samaritan Award. Dallas Morning News. sitter on other occasions. He received a service project Good Samaritan Award for his service. collected over $1,000 baby Six Arizona middle school youth care products received God and Church Awards. They for Save Trevor Crist, a Good the Family. Samaritan award winner, The senior participates in a canoe trip troop patrol in the Quetico Provincial leader has Wilderness Park in participated Ontario, Canada. in a back packing trip at Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, N.M., and canoeing near Atikokan, Ontario, Canada. Six Arizona young people receive Sam Foust (second from left) and Paul Mitchell (second from right) receive Cross and Fame God and Church Awards. Awards from UM Men of Central UMC in Denton, N.C. The awards are presented by Conrad Harrold, treasurer (left), the Rev. Benny Clodfelter, pastor (center) and Bud Sexton, president (right). The two award winners have each served Boy Scout Troop 101 for 40 years. 42 43 July/August/September 2007 Volume 43, No. 3 South Carolina leader inducted into John Wesley Society You can make a difference in a boy’s life MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -––William C. Participate in the Katrina UM scouting relief project (Bill) Smith, 69, was inducted into the John Wesley Society during a February urchase quality camping gear at are Troop 100, enter UM100 in this field, South Carolina UM Men retreat. Pcompetitive prices to help your troop, and you will receive competitive prices A Georgia native, Smith grew up in the Katrina UM scouting relief fund and and scout troops affected by the Katrina the Southern Baptist Church. “I had a two- yourself. Hurricane will receive 10 percent of your year stint as a Methodist my last year in When you purchase equipment at purchase price. high school,” says Smith, “and later when Scoutman Supply, 10 percent of your The company supplies packs, tents, I was dating a district superintendent’s expenditures will be given to the Katrina sleeping gear, lanterns, cooking gear, water daughter.” UM Scouting Relief Fund. containers, camp tools, survival gear, boats After receiving a B.S. degree in textile Visit www.scoutmansupply.com to and stoves. engineering from Georgia Tech, he spent Bill Smith receives a John Wesley Society plaque make your purchase and indicate your two years as a lieutenant in the Army, two from South Carolina Conference President troop/post number. For example, if you “Good shopping to you, gentlemen!” years working in New York and 13 years in Robert Scarborough. Far left is Clayton Easter, Boston as a marketer of technical textiles. 2006 John Wesley recipient and conference It was in Boston that he joined a Methodist prayer advocate; far right is Ed Cunningham Free Scouting Ministries DVD now available Church and says he has been a United first vice-president of South Carolina free DVD to help your church The DVD is based Methodist ever since.
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