Our Scout troop's purpose is to provide youth with an effective program designed to enable them to experience: Growth in moral strength and character; participative citizenship; development of physical, mental, and emotional fitness; and respect for others, the environment, and themselves. Troop 238 meets at the church each Thursday evening at 7:30PM.

In the Boy Scouts, we use many different methods to help achieve our purpose:

• Ideals: The ideals of Scouting are spelled out in the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. The Scout measures himself against these ideals and continually tries to improve.
• Patrols: The patrol method gives Scouts an experience in group living and participating citizenship. It places a certain amount of responsibility on young shoulders and teaches boys how to accept it.
• Outdoors: Boy Scouting is an outdoors program. It is in the outdoors that Scouts share responsibilities and learn to live with each other. It is here that the skills and activities practiced at troop meetings come alive with purpose.
• Advancement: Scouting provides a series of surmountable obstacles and steps to overcome them through the advancement method. The Scout plans his advancement and progresses at his own pace as he overcomes each challenge. The Scout is rewarded for each achievement (e.g., badges of rank, merit badges, etc.), which helps him gain self-confidence. The steps in the advancement system help a boy to grow in self-reliance and the ability to help others.
• Adult Association: Boys learn from the example set by their adult leaders. Troop leadership may be male or female, and association with all adults of high character is encouraged at this stage of a young man's developement.
• Personal Growth: As Scouts plan their activities and progress towards their goals, they experience personal growth. The Good Turn concept is a major part of the personal growth method of Scouting. Boys grow as they participate in community service projects and do Good Turns for others.
• Leadership Development: Boy Scouting encourages boys to learn and practice leadership skills. Every Scout has the opportunity to participate in both shared leadership and total leadership situations. Understanding the concepts of leadership helps each boy accept the leadership roles of others and guides him toward the citizenship aim of Scouting.
• Uniform: The uniform makes the Scout troop visible as a unified force and creates a positive youth image in the community. Wearing the uniform is an action that shows each Scout's commitment to the aims and purposes of Scouting. The uniform gives the Scout identity in a world brotherhood of youth who believe in the same ideals.

Our Scout troop's purpose is to provide youth with an effective program designed to enable them to experience: Growth in moral strength and character; participative citizenship; development of physical, mental, and emotional fitness; and respect for others, the environment, and themselves. Troop 238 meets at the church each Thursday evening at 7:30PM.

In the Boy Scouts, we use many different methods to help achieve our purpose:

• Ideals: The ideals of Scouting are spelled out in the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan. The Scout measures himself against these ideals and continually tries to improve.
• Patrols: The patrol method gives Scouts an experience in group living and participating citizenship. It places a certain amount of responsibility on young shoulders and teaches boys how to accept it.
• Outdoors: Boy Scouting is an outdoors program. It is in the outdoors that Scouts share responsibilities and learn to live with each other. It is here that the skills and activities practiced at troop meetings come alive with purpose.
• Advancement: Scouting provides a series of surmountable obstacles and steps to overcome them through the advancement method. The Scout plans his advancement and progresses at his own pace as he overcomes each challenge. The Scout is rewarded for each achievement (e.g., badges of rank, merit badges, etc.), which helps him gain self-confidence. The steps in the advancement system help a boy to grow in self-reliance and the ability to help others.
• Adult Association: Boys learn from the example set by their adult leaders. Troop leadership may be male or female, and association with all adults of high character is encouraged at this stage of a young man's developement.
• Personal Growth: As Scouts plan their activities and progress towards their goals, they experience personal growth. The Good Turn concept is a major part of the personal growth method of Scouting. Boys grow as they participate in community service projects and do Good Turns for others.
• Leadership Development: Boy Scouting encourages boys to learn and practice leadership skills. Every Scout has the opportunity to participate in both shared leadership and total leadership situations. Understanding the concepts of leadership helps each boy accept the leadership roles of others and guides him toward the citizenship aim of Scouting.
• Uniform: The uniform makes the Scout troop visible as a unified force and creates a positive youth image in the community. Wearing the uniform is an action that shows each Scout's commitment to the aims and purposes of Scouting. The uniform gives the Scout identity in a world brotherhood of youth who believe in the same ideals.