the Boy Scouts of America Background The United Way of America is an organization which takes in donations from people and businesses and distributes the funds to programs across the nation to help serve the community. One of the organizations which receive funds from the United Way‚ is the Boy Scouts of America. In 1990‚ an assistant scoutmaster was found out to be gay and was expelled from the Scouts as consequence. This went to the courts with the final verdict being that the Boy Scouts
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to fall asleep. Nothing around me mattered. The only thing I could focus on is when‚ or if‚ the sun would climb over the horizon. I have been involved with Boy Scouts of America since I was in the first grade. After advancing into middle school‚ I advanced from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. During these past six years of my life‚ my time in the Boy Scouting program‚ I have had the bulk of my experiences. One event that comes to mind is the time I stayed overnight in the wilderness in a shelter I constructed
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In 1978 James Dale‚ at the age of eight‚ became a member of the Boys Scouts and since then he became an active member of the organization. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and in 1989 he decided to apply for the adult membership for the Boys Scouts. Everything went well and he was granted with the adult membership. Later on he attended college and became open about his sexuality declaring himself homosexual and in addition to this he became copresident of the Lesbian/Homosexual Alliance of his
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Way and the Boy Scout of America. The United Way realized that the national Boy Scout of America policy that allowed discrimination against avowed gays goes against its own antidiscrimination policies. However the national UW permits local UW chapters to determine their own antidiscrimination policies. And that is how Larry Norvell (local head of the UW of Columbia) had to face the issue of allocations to the local BSA organization -- Cascade pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America (CPCBSA)
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to Scouting . Chicago publisher William D. Boyle experienced the working of the book when he was helped by a young man who claimed to be a scout‚ after refusing to take a tip for helping Boyle. Inspired by this act‚ Boyle met with Powell and with the same ideals in mind founded the Boy Scouts of America. However‚ in modern times‚ the values that the Boy Scout was founded upon has been shaken by the legalization of homosexual members to join the organization. Society now lives in an age where
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country‚” Boy Scouts of America. One of the most prominent and shaping factors in my life (Boy Scouts) I took for granted for the first few years of scouts. Twelve years in the making I finally achieved it‚ the rank of Eagle Scout. Sometimes being dragged to the meetings as a regular Boy Scout‚ I despised it in the beginning‚ being criticized by my peers for partaking in the organization deterred me from Scouts. I fought tooth and nail with my parents for years complaining about Boy Scouts‚ not realizing
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“I don’t know if all Boy Scouts are gays‚ they could probably tie the knot in‚ like‚ fifty different ways.” Bo Burnham begins his song I’m Bo‚ Yo with those lyrics‚ and while it may be fun to make jokes about the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)‚ their short shorts‚ wacky handshakes‚ and neckerchiefs all being prime targets‚ the issue of homosexuality in the organization has always been a serious one. In fact it’s such a big issue it has its own Wikipedia page. And it’s old‚ going back to the organization’s
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history of the Boy Scouts. The history provides viable information about the publics that provided insight into on how to properly reach our audiences. The secondary research was also conducted to find information about the issues the Alligator District Boy Scouts program is facing. This is imperative because it is important to find out what the parents perception of the Boy Scouts are. The secondary research recognized various issues that are distorting the safe and warm image Boy Scouts want to portray
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I joined the Boy Scouts in middle school the organization appealed to me because it provided a structured program of activities in areas to which I was already committed: community‚ leadership‚ and outdoorsmanship. Joining the Boy Scouts delivered on everything that it promised. I participated in great community projects‚ from planting trees to working at food banks‚ led Scouts on trips‚ and honed my leadership skills. Throughout my time in the Boy Scouts‚ my mother would ask which of the ten laws
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What do you think about the Boy Scouts? Is it about how they are all losers that learn knots. To me it was more than that. I made a lot of friends during scouts‚ and learned many skills. This is the story of my scouting experience‚ and how it improved me as a person. From my Cub scout experience to the Eagle scout project done in my Junior summer. I joined Cub Scouts in first grade‚ and I enjoyed it very much. It was something I could see myself doing for the rest of my time in school. We had activities
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