PATHWAY TO THE ROCKIES COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

CUB SCOUTS - MOTTO: DO YOUR BESTIN CUB SCOUTING, BOYS AND GIRLS START WITH THEIR BEST RIGHT NOW SELVES AND GROW INTO THEIR VERY BEST FUTURE SELVES. IT'S FUN, HANDS-ON LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT THAT PUTS KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION AND PREPARES THEM FOR TODAY AND LIFE. EVERY CUB SCOUT IS A MEMBER OF A CUB SCOUT PACK; PACKS ARE DIVIDED INTO DENS. EACH DEN HAS ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT BOYS OR GIRLS. ALL OF THE CUB SCOUTS IN A DEN ARE ABOUT THE SAME AGE AND LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. CUB SCOUTS EARN BADGES AND AWARDS, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR PACK. BY EARNING AWARDS, CUB SCOUTS LEARN NEW SKILLS. CUB SCOUTING IS FUN WITH A PURPOSE. THE AIM OF CUB SCOUTING IS TO HELP ITS MEMBERS GROW INTO GOOD CITIZENS WHO ARE STRONG IN CHARACTER AND PERSONALLY FIT.2024 TOTAL CUB SCOUTS (UNAUDITED): 1,163 CUB SCOUTS, 48 CUB SCOUT PACKS, 422 CUB SCOUT LEADERSSCOUTS BSA - MOTTO: BE PREPARED SLOGAN: DO A GOOD TURN DAILYSCOUTS BSA IS A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM FOR YOUTH 11-17 YEARS OLD THAT PROVIDES FUN, ADVENTURE, LEARNING, CHALLENGE, AND RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THEM BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. IN SCOUTS BSA, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN GO PLACES, TEST THEMSELVES, AND HAVE ONE-OF-A-KIND ADVENTURES THAT CAN'T BE FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE. SCOUTS PLAN AND CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES WITH THOUGHTFUL GUIDANCE FROM THEIR SCOUTMASTER AND OTHER ADULT LEADERS. GOOD YOUTH LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND TEAMWORK ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE GOALS THEY HAVE SET FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR PATROL OR SQUAD, AND THEIR TROOP OR TEAM. LEARNING BY DOING IS A HALLMARK OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION. UNIT MEETINGS OFFER INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE USED ON OUTDOOR ADVENTURES EACH MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A LEADER MAY DESCRIBE AND DEMONSTRATE A SCOUTING SKILL AT A MEETING, BUT THE WAY SCOUTS TRULY LEARN OUTDOOR SKILLS IS TO DO IT THEMSELVES ON A TROOP OUTING. SCOUTING USES THE PATROL METHOD TO TEACH SKILLS AND VALUES. SCOUTS ELECT THEIR OWN PATROL LEADER AND THEY LEARN QUICKLY THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER AND SHARING DUTIES, THE PATROL CAN ACCOMPLISH FAR MORE THAN ANY OF ITS MEMBERS COULD DO ALONE. THE PATROL SUCCEEDS WHEN EVERY MEMBER OF THE PATROL SUCCEEDS, AND SCOUTS LEARN THAT GOOD TEAMWORK IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS. SERVICE TO OTHERS AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP IS LEARNED THROUGH SUCH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS CONSERVATION PROJECTS, COLLECTING FOOD, BUILDING TRAILS AND SHELTERS, AND CONDUCTING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING. THROUGH HELPING OTHER PEOPLE, SCOUTS LEARN TO APPRECIATE HOW THEY CAN SHARE THEMSELVES AND THEIR BLESSINGS WITH THOSE IN NEED. BY GIVING SERVICE TO BENEFIT OTHERS, SCOUTS GAIN A SENSE OF PERSONAL SATISFACTION.2024 SCOUTS BSA (UNAUDITED): 1,093 SCOUTS BSA MEMBERS, 67 SCOUTS BSA TROOPS, 652 SCOUTS BSA LEADERSVENTURINGRECOGNITION - RECOGNITION COMES THROUGH THE VENTURING ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM AND THROUGH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A YOUTH'S COMPETENCE AND ABILITY BY PEERS AND ADULTS. THE IDEALS - VENTURERS ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW AND LIVE BY THE VENTURING OATH AND CODE. THEY PROMISE TO BE FAITHFUL IN RELIGIOUS DUTIES, TREASURE THEIR AMERICAN HERITAGE, HELP OTHERS, AND SEEK TRUTH AND FAIRNESS.HIGH ADVENTURE - VENTURING'S EMPHASIS ON HIGH ADVENTURE HELPS PROVIDE TEAMBUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, NEW MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES, PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP APPLICATION, AND LIFELONG MEMORIES TO YOUNG ADULTS.TEACHING OTHERS - ALL OF THE VENTURING AWARDS REQUIRE VENTURERS TO TEACH WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED TO OTHERS. WHEN THEY TEACH OTHERS OFTEN, VENTURERS ARE BETTER ABLE TO RETAIN THE SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE TAUGHT, THEY GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO SPEAK AND RELATE TO OTHERS, AND THEY ACQUIRE SKILLS THAT CAN BENEFIT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AS A HOBBY OR OCCUPATION. VENTURING CREWS CAN SPECIALIZE IN A VARIETY OF AVOCATION OR HOBBY INTERESTS.2024 PARTICIPATION (UNAUDITED): 84 VENTURERS, 10 VENTURING CREWS 43 VENTURING LEADERSEXPLORING - EXPLORING IS A WORKSITE-BASED PROGRAM. IT IS PART OF LEARNING FOR LIFE'S CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE FOURTEEN (AND HAVE COMPLETED THE EIGHTH GRADE) THROUGH TWENTY YEARS OLD. EXPLORING'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES THAT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MATURE AND TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND CARING ADULTS. EXPLORERS ARE READY TO INVESTIGATE THE MEANING OF INTERDEPENDENCE IN THEIR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITIES. EXPLORING IS BASED ON A UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUTH AND THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INITIATE A SPECIFIC EXPLORER POST BY MATCHING THEIR PEOPLE AND PROGRAM RESOURCES TO THE INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE RESULT IS A PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES THAT HELPS YOUTH PURSUE THEIR SPECIAL INTERESTS, GROW, AND DEVELOP. EXPLORING PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON FIVE AREAS OF EMPHASIS: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, LIFE SKILLS, CITIZENSHIP, CHARACTER EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.2024 PARTICIPATION (UNAUDITED): 14 EXPLORERS, 1 EXPLORER POST, 5 EXPLORING LEADERSSCOUTREACH - SCOUTREACH IS A PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS THE TRADITIONAL CUB SCOUT, BOY SCOUT, AND VENTURING PROGRAMS TO THE MOST AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION. THE COUNCIL PROVIDES LEADERS AND UNDERWRITES THE COSTS OF REGISTRATION, HANDBOOKS, UNIFORMS, PROGRAM SUPPLIES, AND CAMPING PROGRAMS, SO THAT THE BENEFITS OF SCOUTING REACH THE YOUTH THAT NEED THEM MOST.