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Volume 27I have been involved in scouts as a leader for over 11 years along with my son. Fingers crossed he gets Eagle but it’s his journey and only he can do it. Do you have any interesting stories about your time…
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Chloe Boyer, asks, I have been involved in scouts as a leader for over 11 years along with my son. Fingers crossed he gets Eagle but it’s his journey and only he can do it. Do you have any interesting stories about your time in Boy Scouts?
Yes, I have one really interesting one. Back in 1983, my local council was celebrating its 10th anniversary and was having a big jamboree to celebrate. The big guest of honor for the event was Bill Hillcourt, aka Green Bar Bill, the man who wrote the Boy Scout Handbook.
By this time, he was well in his 80s.
When I heard about this, I took the initiative and wrote him a letter inviting him to have lunch with our troop. He accepted and I got to meet him and get my photo taken with him and had him sign my handbook.
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