Boy Scout Day
About Boy Scout Day
When is Boy Scout Day? This holiday is always celebrated on February 8
Boy Scout Day celebrates the birthday of Scouting in America. On February 8, 1910, Chicago publisher William Dickson Boyce filed incorporation papers in the District of Columbia to create the Boy Scouts of America. Boy scouts, leaders, and the whole scouting family celebrates this February holiday.
Scouting groups across the country celebrate this day. Often a cake will be served at the weekly meeting or on a campout. Scout Sunday, the Sunday nearest the 8th of February, will often be marked with a church service, followed by a pancake breakfast.
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts offer a tremendously valuable program of life skills and values for millions of boys. It has been popular ever since Lord Baden-Powell founded Boy Scouts in the early 1900s in Great Britain. Eagle Scout is the top award in Boy Scouts. It is an accomplishment that reaps recognition, rewards, and benefits for a young man throughout his life.
Scouting Facts and Trivia
n 2004, there were 3,145,331 Boys in the scouting program and 1,173,064 scout leaders. Source: BSA website.
British Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in Britain. In 1907, he published the first scouting manual, titled Scouting for Boys.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1857.
Lady Olave Baden-Powell founded Girl Guides. The wife of Lord Baden-Powell, she was also born on February 22 (1889).
The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared”
The Boy Scout slogan is “Do a good turn daily”.
Where was Lord Baden-Powell buried? It comes as a surprise to most, to learn that Lord Baden-Powell, and his wife are buried in Nyeri, Kenya, about three hours from Nairobi.
The Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
The Scout Law
A Scout is:
- Trustworthy,
- Loyal,
- Helpful,
- Friendly,
- Courteous,
- Kind,
- Obedient,
- Cheerful,
- Thrifty,
- Brave,
- Clean,
- and Reverent.
How to Celebrate Boy Scout Day
- Have a campout.
- Hold special events.
- Have a cake for the troop.
- Hold a pancake breakfast.
- Encourage others to join the scouting program.
- Adults – Enroll as a leader.
Thought for Today
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
More February 8 Holidays
Here are more February 8 holidays to celebrate and enjoy:
Kite Flying Day – in the middle of winter!?!
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