50 Good Reasons For Becoming a Scout Leader.
As a Scout Leader you will......
1. Stay young by serving the young
2. Share fun times with your son or daughter
3. Meet other great leaders
4. Make and eat s'mores
5. Expand your own skills and talents
6. Create memories
7. Promote positive values in youth
8. March in parades
9. Get to know your son or daughter's friends
10. Encourage boys and girls to "Do Their Best"
11. Get lots of help
12. Make a difference in others
13. Dabble in a wide variety of subjects
14. Sleep in museums
15. Develop positive self esteem in boys and girls
16. Extend the brotherhood of Scouting to all
17. Grow by trying new things
18. Make new friends
19. Go horseback riding
20. Help boys and girls become well-rounded individuals
21. Model leadership and initiative
22. Get to know your son's and daughter's friends' parents
23. Make a contribution to your community
24. Improve your resume
25. Go beyond your own limitations
26. Build wonderful memories
27. Learn about other cultures
28. Offer boys and girls a haven away from the stress' and demands of every day life
29. Try new things and go new places at a discount
30. Network with other adults with similar interests
31. Guide boys and girls into adulthood in a positive manner
32. Learn new skills
33. Live life to the fullest
34. Become known in your school as an active parent
35. Experience the joy of a child's admiration
36. Let your son or daughter see you in a new light
37. Brush up on your organizational skills
38. Teach boys and girls life skills such as goal setting and budgeting
39. Never miss out on scout popcorn
40. Enjoy the adventure of seeing a boy or girl try something new
41. Get to know your son's or daughter's better
42. Teach boys and girls good values that will stay with them the rest of their lives
43. Contribute to the well being of the boys and girls in your neighborhood
44. Sing around a campfire
45. Give back to scouting what was given to you as a girl/boy scout
46. Offer opportunities to the boys and girls that they might not otherwise have
47. Help boys and girls become self sufficient
48. Explore and encourage diversity in your community
49. Make an impact on other's lives
50. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I encourage every leader to take the time to print this list and keep it handy. Post it on the fridge, pin to your display board, tape it to your computer. Just keep it available to you as a reminder of why we are doing what we are doing.
Source: The Guide Zone I took the liberty to modify the original list to suit Scouting as opposed to Girl Guides. The valuse are the same.
YIS...LE
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