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The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America,
incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by
Congress in 1916, is to:
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Provide an educational program for boys
and young adults to build character.
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Train in the responsibilities of
participating citizenship.
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Develop
personal fitness.
For over 40 years, Troop 465 has had a proud
heritage of molding boys into men according to the criteria
listed above. Our Scoutmaster Emeritus,
George Lingefelt, say's "If you want boys to
become leaders, you have to train them and then let them lead", and thus
began our "boy-lead troop" mind set.
Gerald
Dobson
is our current Scoutmaster and passes these skills on. In
fact, Scoutmaster Dobson is only our 4th Scoutmaster
since 1963.
Since 1996,
our Troop Sponsor has been
465 Alumni, Inc.,
dba Friends of Troop 465, a non-profit organization
specifically enacted to support Troop 465 both financially
and philosophically. Troop 465 has a permanent
Scout
Hut, on over 3 acres, thanks to the
generosity and foresight of
465 Alumni, Inc.
Troop 465 is unique because of the tremendous
support from our members and their families. If you would like more information about joining
troop 465, please download the
welcome letter. |
