Scouting History
The Boy Scouts of America all started in the early 1900's on the foggy streets of London. An American named William D. Boyce got lost. Then, a boy came to him and asked if he needed help. When the boy led him to where he needed to go, he offered the boy some money as a reward. But the boy said, "No, thank you, sir. I am a scout. I won't take anything for helping."
William was so impressed that he met with Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts in Great Britain. When William told him of the boy's kindness, Baden-Powell knew that boys in the U.S. would want to be scouts, too. So, on February 8, 1910, Mr. Boyce and a group of buisnessmen, educators, and political leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America. That's why Feb. 8th is celebrated as the birthday of Scouting.
Although no one knows what happened to the boy, we do know that what he did was far more significant than the boy who did it. The boy's good turn helped bring Scouting to America.
Do a good turn daily.
Story from the B.S.A. handbook, pg.431