The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday; a day on which we recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting.
Every year, Troop 457 celebrates the birthday of our program by supporting our charter organization (English Lutheran Church) by participating in their Sunday service and hosting a pancake breakfast for the congregation to say Thank You to the church for sponsoring our Troop since 1940.
A Troop is an organization of youth enjoying the challenges and adventures of Scouting. (If you were a Cub Scout, the Troop is roughly equivalent to the Cub Scout Pack.)
Scout Troops are made up of Patrols with each of patrol’s members sharing responsibility for the patrol’s success. (If you were a Cub Scout, a Patrol is like your Den.) Everyone in the patrol will have skills and knowledge to share. By working together in small groups, Scouts lean together, make plans and turn their ideas into actions.
The Troop and each patrol have various leadership positions that Scouts may fill.
A chartered organization is a community-based group whose objectives, mission and methodologies are compatible with those of the BSA. It agrees to use the Scouting program to further its mission to serve young people. The partnership is intended to be deeper than, say, a sponsorship arrangement between a youth baseball team and a local business.
Troop 457’s Charter Organization is English Lutheran Church of Zelienople, PA.
Learn more in Scouting Magazine.
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