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"I think it's an example of her not understanding our community,To pick a fight with an organization that has served the community for decades is just not sound judgment in my opinion.", said First Selectman Peter Tesei, who serves on the board of the Greenwich Council of the Boy Scouts
Headline:
Boy Scouts Saw An 80 Percent Drop In Thier Recruiting Effort
Betty Sternberg Is Not Content With Just Destroying Our Schools, She Has To Destroy The Boy Scouts Too.
Story:
Sternberg under fire for Scouts policy
A decision to bar the Boy Scouts from on-campus recruiting while classes are in session at Greenwich Public Schools isn't earning many merit badges for Superintendent Betty Sternberg, who has been under intense criticism from fellow town officials and supporters of the youth organization...
...Chartered in 1912 by Scouting pioneer Ernest Thompson Seton, author of the first American Boy Scout handbook, the Greenwich Council serves more 2,300 youths in town and is helped run by about 400 adult volunteers. The Boy Scouts' ties to the schools date back to at least 1938, with its contributions including sponsorship of an annual essay contest for middle-schoolers and organization of a career day at Greenwich High School...
...Lavery said as an after-school activity, she didn't have a problem with the organization recruiting on campus.
This is not the first time Lavery is wrestling with a controversy involving the Boy Scouts. She is a former board member of the United Way of Greenwich, from which the Scouts received funding prior to a 2000...
Comment:
How Soon We Forget
The Chairman of the founding committee of Boy Scouts of America was from Greenwich. Does the name Earnest Thomas Seton ring a bell?
Greenwich Boy Scouts participated in the world war effort in many different ways. Boy Scouts took part in scrap drives, collecting tin, aluminum, rags and tires for recycling into war materials.
God forbid, if Greenwich was hit with a horrible disaster tomorrow, Greenwich Council 67 Boy Scouts would be lining up to help and provide aid.
Year after year an Eagle scout competes a project to benefit the community. Have you seen the nine eleven memorial that a Greenwich Eagle scout made for the town.
Every year the Greenwich Council also conducts a massive food drive to feed poor in Town.
And Betty Sternberg and her failed school administrator can't give the Boy Scouts 10 or 15 minutes for a presentation.
It has been statistically shown that boys actively involved in the Boy Scout program perform better in school.
You would think that a School Superintendent that has schools that failed the presidents no child left standards would welcome a group like the Boy Scouts.
How many groups visit the Greenwich School System that have George W. Bush serving as President of their organization?
One of the causes contributing to the success of the Boy Scouts of America has been the thoughtful, wholehearted way in which each President of the United States since William Howard Taft in 1910 has taken an active part in the work of the movement. Each served as Honorary President during his term in office.
"Times and challenges change, yet the values of Scouting will never change. Scouts of any era would recognize every word that you live by today, because those words have always defined Scouting. The goodness of a person and of the society he or she lives in often comes down to very simple things, and the words found in the Scout Law. Every society depends on trust and loyalty, on courtesy and kindness, on bravery and reverence. These are the values of Scouting, and these are the values of America." George W. Bush
"For almost a century, the Boy Scouts of America have helped to make volunteer service an American ideal. With every act of kindness, you've strengthened our nation's commitment to community and promoted a sense of civic responsibility."Bill Clinton
"The Boy Scouts of America has assumed a leadership role in confronting this problem [drug abuse]. You are teaching self-protection strategies against drugs and other dangers. You have circulated these strategies in direct language in a very successful pamphlet called Drugs: A Deadly Game. And you have done something else—you are leading the youth of America by example."George H. Bush
"I applaud your many efforts and programs encouraging character development and leadership among American youth. By sponsoring many useful physical, mental, and social activities designed to promote self-responsibility, the Scouts strengthen the cornerstone of individual freedom in our nation. These programs develop the youngster's confidence in his ability to deal with nature, society, and a challenging world."Ronald Reagan
"As a former volunteer Scout leader ... I am greatly impressed by the role of your fine program in our national life. It is a constructive initiative on the part of young Americans to explore career interests and to become better prepared for a more satisfying and rewarding future." Jimmy Cater
"One of the proudest moments of my life came in the Court of Honor when I was awarded the Eagle Scout badge. I still have that badge. It is a treasured possession. I am the first Eagle Scout Vice President. The three great principles which Scouting provides—self-discipline, teamwork, and moral and patriotic values—are the basic building blocks of leadership. I applaud the Scouting program for continuing to emphasize them. I am confident that your ability to bring ideals, values, and leadership training to millions of our young people will help to bring about a new era—a time in which not only our Republic will progress in peace and freedom, but a time in which the entire world shall be secure, and all its people free."Gerald Ford
"I welcome your determination to seek out new members in our great and growing cities, as well as throughout rural America. For through Scouting many of these young citizens can more fully develop their potential for public service and become effective leaders in their communities and in our nation. Richard Nixon
"I welcome this opportunity to express my pride and deep sense of gratitude for the outstanding example and enviable reputation for human understanding and fair play which have throughout the productive life of your organization been hallmarks of Scouting everywhere. Your conduct, both individually and in your group activities, has been worthy of admiration by all the young citizens of our land. Today, as we face the challenges of an increasingly complex and frequently disturbing world, America needs an alert, responsible, and energetic youth to provide her with a vital resource in a hopefully happier and fuller future for all. As I applaud your past, I also urge you to rededicate yourselves to the ideals of the Scout Oath, and to reaffirm your obligations to your God and to your country. In so doing, you will contribute to the strengthening of America's heritage and thereby to the realization of our common goals in the Great Society." Lydon Johnson
"For more than 50 years Scouting has played an important part in the lives of the Boy Scouts of this nation. It has helped to mold character, to form friendships, to provide a worthwhile outlet for the natural energies of growing boys, and to train these boys to become good citizens of the futureIn a very real sense, the principles learned and practiced as Boy Scouts add to the strength of America and her ideals."John F Keneddy
"The Boy Scout movement merits the unstinted support of every American who wants to make his country and his world a better place in which to live. Its emphasis on community service and tolerance and world friendship promotes a speedier attainment of the enduring peace among men for which we all strive. By developing among its members both a spirit of sturdiness, self-reliance, and a realization of the need for cooperative effort in every major enterprise, the movement is a prime force in preparing tomorrow's men for their duty to themselves, their country, and their world. Here in the United States the Boy Scouts of America have accomplished much in its years of service. But today, more than ever before, we need expansion of its membership and influence."Dewight Eisehower
"The Boy Scouts of America, since it was founded in 1910, has contributed greatly to the character training of our youth. What a greater nation this would be if the principles of Scouting could be woven more closely into our daily lives. If we can impress upon our youth principles of friendliness and mutual respect, we shall go a long way toward establishing a better understanding among the nations of the world. The Boy Scouts of America is making a vital contribution to the character building of our boys and young men. Let us work together to make the program of the Boy Scouts available to every American boy."Harry Truman
"As one who has been interested in Scouting over many years it has been most heartening to have so many evidences of the practical values of Scout training. We must remember that next to active military service itself, there is no higher opportunity for serving our country than helping youth to carry on in their efforts to make themselves physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight, and prepared to help their country to the full in time of war, as well as in time of peace. We must make sure that those volunteer agencies which are supplementing the church, the home, and the school by providing programs that will help equip the present generation to cope with life problems in the difficult days ahead are maintained to their maximum capacity and effectiveness."Franklin Roosevet
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