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Scouting is an amazing opportunity in which boys around the nation can participate. After receiving his Arrow of Light award from Cub Scouts, a young man wanting to continue his scouting career has to decide which Boy Scout Troop suits him best. You and your son have many adventures yet to be undertaken during his path to adulthood. Boy Scouts will develop him morally while exposing him to a great group of friends and a wide variety of exciting experiences. During your search for a troop, be sure to keep your son's best interest as a prime consideration. We have prepared this description so that you understand Troop 91 is one of your many options.

Scouting has been a part of our lives ever since we joined Pack 91 in 2000 as Tiger Scouts. In 2005, we bridged over to Troop 91, a choice that we took for granted. Over the years we have come to appreciate that choice. Troop 91 gave us opportunities that no other group could match. Even as younger members, scouts can aid in the leading of the troop with positions of authority. For instance, we have served in positions such as Troop Guide, Assistant Patrol Leader, and Quartermaster. Eventually, we worked our way up to our current titles, Senior Patrol Leader, the highest position a scout can hold, and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, directly under the SPL. The adult leaders of the troop work with us, just as they do with every other scout, to develop our leadership skills, which we know will help us later on in life. Troop 91 is scout-run. We as Scouts in Troop 91 play an active role in running the meetings, planning the various exciting and sometimes exotic outings, and making sure to have great fun together.

As a Troop, we try to schedule at least one trip per month. In the past, the Troop has been around the continent, canoeing in Canada, and trekking in the mountains of New Mexico. The influx of newer Scouts has limited the trips to closer to home, but we still have fun. Every summer, the Troop attends a week-long summer camp, offering Scouts the opportunity to earn merit badges. Other examples of outings we have taken personally include caving trips, whitewater rafting/kayaking weekends, and overnight hikes in the Appalachians. Everything is designed so that all have a lot of fun. Each August, the Scouts in the Troop gather to schedule for the upcoming year, so that the Troop ends up going where the Scouts themselves choose to go. This ensures that fun is the priority, and we keep safety right behind it. Trying new things is not unheard of; rock climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, horseback riding, scuba diving, boating and fishing, spelunking, backpacking, skiing, and even braving a park-full of roller coasters after camping on theme park grounds help fill our arsenal for fun.

Thinking about all these trips every month or so may remind you that everything costs money. Our troop works so that the cost to the scouts and their families is minimized as much as possible. You may hear that entering Boy Scouts is an expensive endeavor, buying all the gear your son may need and paying for all the outings, but our Troop minimizes this as much as possible. We ask that new scouts provide their own sleeping bag and personal equipment. The Troop will supply them with all other necessities. T91 is one of the best-equipped Troops in the district. We recently purchased new Eureka tents for use by the new Scouts during their first year. We have the equipment needed to have fun safely. We are one of very few troops in the state to have enough canoes for all the scouts, and to have a 20-foot climbing wall. It may seem like we are made of money, but we aren't. We have a major fund raising event once a year. The fundraiser is hosted by the Friends and Families of Troop 91. It is a two-day event requiring a large turnout, but it provides the Troop with sufficient funds to operate and maintain the Troop for the year. Using this fundraiser and with careful planning we have been able to acquire and maintain our capitol equipment. The result is that we spend more time camping and growing and having fun as Scouts of Troop 91.

Troop 91 has affected our lives for the better. We've learned a great deal. We hope you will allow us, along with our fellow Scouts, to enrich your son's life as the Troop has ours.