I've been basically a scout all of my life. I believe that it was the singularly most
important activity in my youth in forming my morals and beliefs, from my preteen years
through young adult. I started as a Cub Scout in Pack 3955 and then moved up to Boy
Scout Troop 955 out of Edison Park Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois. As a
teenager, I started to work at the Chicago Area Council's summer camp, Owasippe Scout
Reservation (OSR), outside of Whitehall, Michigan. After I left the troop, I still
remained partially active through a newly formed staff alumni organization, the Owasippe
Staff Association (OSA). The OSA is a non-profit organization that aides the (OSR)
through donations and volunteer labor and supplies at spring and fall Fix-it weekends.
But I drifted away and left scouting behind when I went back to college. But
when my oldest son become a scout and I volunteered as an Assistant Scoutmaster. I'm back
and having a blast. And I am able to watch my son grow and develop the same skills
and values I acquired when I was a scout.
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