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Troop 838
Boy Scouts of America
St. Rita's Catholic Community
Dallas, Texas
"Be Prepared"
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Requires Real
Player
That's the motto of the Boy Scouts.
"Be prepared for what?" someone once asked Baden-Powell, the founder of
Scouting,
"Why, for any old thing." said Baden-Powell.
The training you receive in your troop will help you live up to the Scout
motto. When someone has an accident, you are prepared because of your first aid
instruction. Because of lifesaving practice, you might be able to save a
nonswimmer who has fallen into deep water.
But Baden-Powell wasn't thinking just of being ready for emergencies. His
idea was that all Scouts should prepare themselves to become productive citizens
and to give happiness to other people. He wanted each Scout to be ready in mind
and body for any struggles, and to meet with a strong heart whatever challenges
might lie ahead.
Be prepared for life
- to live happily and without regret, knowing that you have
done your best. That's what the Scout motto means.
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