# Joint Appendix — Boy Scouts of America v. Dale > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40385014_0345%3A17 ## Record - **Collection:** Supreme Court brief - **Document type:** Joint Appendix - **Published:** January 1, 2000 - **Citation:** 530 U.S. 640 ## Text if [Supreme Court, U.S. yi, FILED - No. 99-699 FER 2 8 OnmM CLERK IN THE Supreme Court of the United States Boy Scouts oF AMERICA and MONMOUTH COUNCIL, Boy SCOUTS OF AMERICA, . Petitioners, JAMES DALE, Respondent. On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of New Jersey JOINT APPENDIX Volume I GEORGE A. DAVIDSON EVAN WOLFSON Counsel of Record Counsel of Record CARLA A. KERR DAVID BUCKEL HUGHES HUBBARD & JON W. DAVIDSON REED LLP BEATRICE DOHRN One Battery Park Plaza RUTH HARLOW New York, New York 10004 LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND (212) 837-6000 EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. MICHAEL W. McCONNELL 120 Wall Street, Suite 1500 2301 S. Benchmark Cir. New York, New York 10005 Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 (212) 809-8585 Attorneys for Petitioners Attorneys for Respondent (Attorneys Listing Continued on Inside Cover) CERTIORARI GRANTED JANUARY 14, 2000 PETITION FOR CERTIORARI FILED OCTOBER 25, 1999 Davip K. PARK Nationa] Legal Counsel Boy Scouts of America 1325 Walnut Hill Lane Irving, Texas 75015 SANFORD D. BROWN CERRATO, DAWES, COLLINS, SAKER, BROWN & WILDER 509 Stillwells Corner Road Freehold, New Jersey 07728 Attorneys for Petitioners THOMAS J. MOLONEY ALLYSON W. HAYNES SetH A. STUHL KIERITH A. JONES CLEARY, GOTTLIEB, STEEN & HAMILTON One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 (212) 225-2000 LEWIS H. ROBERTSON 231 Maple Avenue P.O. Box Y Red Bank, New Jersey 17701 (732) 842-6660 Attorneys for Respondent TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Relevant Docket Entries in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division in Dale v. The Boy Scouts of America and The Monmouth Council, Boy BE SE re ae | Relevant Docket Entries in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division in: Dale... 5 Relevant Docket Entries in the Supreme Court of EE 7 ee ccennctnsnennnsumanenemanniesinntonnninennennannanamenmeneiies 10 FED cx nnscsssemmemrmennnnnen 30 Selected Exhibits to Certification of Ayala Deutsch, Attorney for Respondent Fact Sheet — Order of the Arrow (excerpts)............. 43 Fact Sheet — The Presidents of the United States and the Boy Scouts of America ................ccccccceeeeees 46 Fact Sheet — What Is Boy Scouting? ....................... 56 : A Representative Membership (1975) (excerpts)... 64 Organizations that Use Scouting (excerpts) ........... 69 Fact Sheet — Community Organizations and The Boy Scouts of America (excerpts) ..........cccccceees 93 The Chartered Organization Representative CORGBIIE ) ..rcrcceeecccccecccnccccecosconscccsscocesocsccososcoosoosesees 99 Announcements of Meetings for Prospective Oe ER ccnssscnsmnessenmennncannmennmmeemetenee 102 iV Press Release Announcing School Night for Scouting by Monmouth Council ...............ccccceeeeees Fact Sheet — BSA at a Glance (1991) one Affidavit of James Dale in Support of Motion tor Summary Judgment (Sept. 9, 1993) oo... cccccccceeeeeeneeeeeees Selected Exhibits to Affidavitof James Dale Letter from James W. Kay to James R. Dale Sits OE, Ge iicccamnesieianiiedeeanisitalnlisaieiditeinmanetne Letier from James R. Dale to James W. Kay CAatp. ©, SDD .ccccccecescsse1ccccscssescnssssusnsnesensssscsestesescsen Letter from James W. Kay to James R. Dale CARamR, FB. CDT ceccccccsreccsnsesencessssmesssnssscssseussssesnensess Letter from David K. Park, Esq. to Glenn Gosdan, Eau, (Dec. 21, 199) ......0.cccscessecesessscssseseee Affidavit of Gerald Dick in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Sept. 8, 1993) .............. Certification of Michael Adam Kivetz (Aug. 13, PE ccxenscicseneistanesicmasinnsinianiainiinisidaaainiiaaiuitasiaiaiadiaiaiantinitadinaiibinas Certification of Reverend Donald K. Hummel in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Ne Selected Exhibit to Certification of — Reverend Donald K. Hummel A Scout ts Reverent— A Manual for Scouts of ee 139 149 ISS Certification of Adam S. Bogner in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Nov. 4, 1993) Selected Exhibits to Certification of Adam S. Bogner Boy Scouts of America Mission Statement ............. CE La aC a ON cincticcistseniccasinitiiipiietaitiaaiaaainiadiaiias Boy Scout Handbook (1992 Printing) (excerpts) .... Scoutmaster Handbook (1990) (excerpts) ..........0.... Woods Wisdom Troop Program Features GENRE OND cxsscnsvestesisnsecesssessnsengpsensnguesesoeusenemmmeseveneeeers Order of the Arrow Handbook — Boy Scouts of America (1992) (OnCONPAS) ......cecrceocccecescceseccesccceeesers Troop Committee Guidebook — Boy Scouts of America (1992 Printing) (excerpts) ..........cc0ceeeee Certification of James W. Kay in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Genie tte. Seta cceteetrecntittainiiainaniateisemsenenbestibinnneanitetemsinsnees xhibits to Certification of J; Charter of Boy Scouts of America..............ccccc000. Bylaws of Boy Scouts of America..............ccccc00000. Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of CRITE cccanecscttanccsisccsshennansisdhilaensintmenisiatinnmactenees Certification of Dr. Ricky L. Slavings in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Fe Sas rT hicseisincclosensainiisinnsctisaisieiaiilobislegaiediennitasinbipacines 274 29) 299 443 —— = NV Certification of P. Karl Rowley in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Gees TE, Fale piescnsnsasenestesoncnnenepeventenssuionapnatareenmensestonseincse 450 Exhibits to Certification of P. Karl Rowley Boy Scouts of America Position Statement GRE. OF, Fir a Pccctecntnststnisctnnnesnnssemernmnsenmanve 453 Boy Scouts of America Position Statement GERD Gy FRO P cteticctcsensesenrecsenerecnnpsaieincsesasenanapansniin 457 Boy Scouts of America Position Statement GR Ga, FRO Pancncevesnesensscseccsssnnmsersccssengnecemnmemacniens 458 Boy Scouts of America Position Statement GN Di, GID censensccsscscestnessencnssnsetnceneosenecsnmmnmeveenes 459 Boy Scouts of America Position Statement (Jan. SEE chiseniceneenesvianenenstinintememennenedasiestineiiiininimnnnenneies 460 Certification of Earl C. Wightman in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment GED Cite CO Pb cccenssancensezesasessesnonevinebitenscapueseninsentiotmusesesse 462 Transcript of a Segment of the Joan Rivers Show of July 16, 1993 entitled “Gays in Uniform” ....................... 466 Transcript of Deposition of James Dale (May 10, Fe CR i icctcctseennmmenmninctocriieninnninmsemaneteees 474 Selected Exhibits to the Deposition of James Dale Speech by Jim Dick (May 10, 1993)... 505 From an Eagle Scout to Persona Non Grata, The New York Times (Aug. 5, 1992) .0......cccccccccseseeseeeees 510 Vv Ex-Eagle Scout Sues Over Ban on Homosexuals, The New York Times (uly 30, AF iala Pinsestunnnpiiengpenctanennennascisiiigunsunenemutintiineaséenseitaiintcienee Seminar Addresses Needs of Homosexual Teens, The Star-Ledger (July 8, 1990) oo... cccceeeeeee The Gay Boy Scout, Philadelphia jan. 1993)........ Scoutmaster’s Handbook (1972) (excerpts) ............ Expelled Scout Is Taking Lessons to Heart, The Seattle Times (July VO, V992).........00ccccccseccsssssscceeeees United Press International article (Apr. 30, Homosexual Loses Bid to Become Scout Leader, United Press International (July 7. Affidavit of Reverend George Wayne Freyberger in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment I Fis Gi nrihntccsictntssnpinccicnitilliitsiioiaiitenpennbipensensesencese Affidavit of Reverend Richard Giffen in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Jan. 4, Affidavit of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Jan. 6, 513 519 542 548 vi Selected Exhibit to the Certification of Patrick G. Marette, Attorney for Respondent Brief of Amici Curiae. 2s E. Andrews as Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) General Assembly, et al. in The Presbytery of New Jersey of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church et al. v. Florio et al., NO. 92-5339 (31d CW, )...ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 578 Affidavit of Rabbi Alexander Schindler in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment VJan. 4, Fo aD nassnsvenactennncmsnctcesbeninitianiiiiissianiniiibibasnpintiidiinienesse 596 Selected Exhibits to Affidavit of Rabbi Alexander Schindler Resolution by Central Conference of American ED GAEL, Thy IPED ccnccccscnsnesicidieneneassnitemenetiinanes 605 Resolution of the National Federation of FORBES VOU (1D9Z-DS) ncccoccccccecccccscosccsescscsoscsoccsces 606 Affidavit of Bishop John S. Spong in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment Van. 5, Affidavit of Father Paul Surlis in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Jan. 6, FP oe Pnarcscessncnsscnsennenansesnenvaneanensssansonusieeananspeonatanunneniannecess 614 Certification of Bishop Melvin Wheatley, Jr. in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment GR. Fate. Fire a rennccrcsnsnnsnniesmnssiannnetaninisiasnipiaasaciapidanieness 618 Certificution of Dr. Michael Cahn in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (Dec. 21, vii Exhibit to Certification of Dr. Michael Cahn Resolution of Troop Commitee of Scout Troop PEN See eee eeniisiainciteskacbiabitaiiiicaraieteibetsinesees 630 Supplemental Affidavit of James Dale in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Dec. 31, 1993)............. 631 Certification of Mary Lou Goeke (Dec. 31, 1993).......... 635 Exhibit to Certification of Mary Lou Goeke Letter from Dean R. Crafton to Mary Lou SE res Cire Garreee cevccccnsenscestesencnnenstccnsssctistecteses 637 Certification of Robert Gwinn (Jan. 5, 1994)... 638 Exhibits to Certification of Robert Gwinn Letter from Robert Gwinn to National Board of SU TIS GE FAMIITIID cnccrecccccctisscesccnrensncscssscnsescceens 640 Resolution of Executive Board of Baden-Powell Cee TE. CHAIR. Bie Fie Penccccsccssccssscesssvesssosssseees 644 Resolution of Baden-Powell Council, Inc. (May Bas FFE iscnssonssicsestesnnnienbendenainibiassciabinbanapeesseesesesssees 645 Affidavit of William A. J. Kirkner in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dec. 30, Certification of David A. Rice in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dec. 23, Affidavit of Robert L. Smith, Jr. in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Jan. 3, PUT P cesasncneccssesnnsesnenscsononesupmsecsnennnecesnssssenmtmennnscneiucnenesasees 665 vill Affidavit of Dr. Bryant L. Welch in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (Van. 4, FF ei cesvscensssnndevimmenesnesenocnsntiatemeevinenipetl beonnsenstiaibindtetinda 675 Certification of Charles Albert Wolfe (Aug. 30, 1993)....... 685 Transcript of Deposition of Charles D. Ball (Mar. 18, Pe IIIS. uinssinnisipnienieneaieniensieneteiannintinndininnete 691 Selected Exhibits to the Certification of Steven M. Knecht, Attorney for Respondent 1991 Annual Report — Boy Scouts of America CSRGSEIIND cncossevesecssveseceuseonrensceviscusevescntaneosessocepsenvenene 698 United Way Threatens to Cut Aid to Boy Scouts, The New York Times (Dec. 17, 1993)......... 700 Scouts’ Ouster of Gay Ends United Way Aid, Chicago Tribune (Dec. 18, 1993) ....ccccccccceeseeeeeeeeees 704 Go for the Eagle — A Guide to Achieving Scouting’s Highest Rank (excerpts)... 705 Certification of Reverend John Giffin (Jan. 27, 1994)..... 707 Certification of Rabbi Arthur Vernon (Jan. 26, 1994) .... 7F0 Certification of Reverend Jerald C. Joersz Van. 25, Certification of Elder Jack H. Goaslind in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment COR. Ty TOPO D cnncercascnnnmniitcinsnsstininnansisecignniistibalainncie 719 Supplemental Certification of Reverend Donald K. PURINES GED. DR, PI scctssccnasnssscnticccsnvstsistitantionmeenetesesii 722 \ ix Certification of & To promote Scout camping To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others HISTORY The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Umer Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934. In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA’s national brotherhood of honor campers, became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America. - MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY INDUCTION BROTHERHOOD MEMBER 44 The OA has more than 160,000 members located in lodges affiliated with 397 local BSA councils. To become a member, a youth must be a registered member of a Boy Scout troop or Varsity Scout team and hold the First Class rank. The youth must have experienced a minimum of 15 days and nights of Scout camping (including a 6-day/night resident camp). Scouts are elected to the order by their fellow unit members, following approval by the Scoutmaster or Varsity Team Coach. The induction ceremony, called the Ordeal, is conducted at Scout camp and is the first step toward full membership. During the experience, candidates maintain complete silence, receive small amounts of food, work on camp improvement projects, and are required to sleep alone, apart from other campers, which teaches significant values. After 10 months of service and fulfilling certain requirements, a member may take part in the Brotherhood ceremony, which places further emphasis on the ideals of Scouting and the Order. Completion of this ceremony signifies full membership in the OA. VIGIL HONOR 45 After 2 years of service as a Brotherhood member, and with the approval of the national Order of the Arrow Committee, a Scout may be recognized with the Vigil Honor for outstanding service to Scouting. his. lodge, and the community. This honor is by special selection and is limited to | person for every 50 members registered with the lodge each year. * * *k * 46 FACT SHEET THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA One of the causes contributing to the success of the Boy Scouts of America has been the thoughtful, wholehearted way in which each President of the United States since William Howard Taft in 1910 has taken an active part in the work of the movement. Each served as Honorary President during his term in office. President Reagan became involved in Scouting with the Golden Empire Council in Sacramento, Calif., while serving us governor of the state. During his 8 years in office, he chaired Project SOAR (Save Our American Resources), served as membership roundup chairman, participated in annual Report to the Governor ceremonies, and served on the council’s advisory board. For his service to youth, he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award. As a member of the Los Angeles Area Council, he served as Scoutorama chairman, as a speaker for the council recognition dinner, and as a sustaining member. “| applaud your many efforts and programs encouraging character development and leadership among American youth. By sponsoring many useful physical, mental, and social activities designed to promote self-responsibility, the Scouts strengthen the cornerstone of individual freedom in our nation. These programs develop the youngster’s confidence in his ability to deal with nature, society, and a challenging world.” Ronald Reagan 47 [PHOTOS OMITTED] President Carter was involved in Scouting as a troop commitiee chairman, Explorer Advisor, and Scoutmaster. In support of the President's appeal for an energy conservation program, the Boy Scouts of America held a Scouting Environment Day. April 23 1977. with other programs planned to make a major contribution toward achieving national energy conservation goals. “As a former volunteer Scout leader... | am_ greatly impressed by the role of your fine program in our national life. Mt is a constructive initiative on the part of young Americans to explore career interests and to become better prepared for a more satisfying and rewarding future.” {PHOTO OMITTED] Gerald Ford was the first Eagle Scout to become Vice President and later President. He began his Scouting career on December 17, 1924, when he became a member of Troop 15, sponsored by the Trinity M.E. Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. He was recognized with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award “for his service to the Nation and community,” by the Grand Valley Council at Grand Rapids, Mich., in May 1970. He received the Scouter of the Year Award on December 2, 1974, from the National Capitol Area Council, Washington, D.C. “One of the proudest moments of my life came in the Court of Honor when | was awarded the Eagle Scout badge. | still have that badge. It is a treasured possession. | am the first Eagle Scout Vice President. The three great principles which Scouting provides--self-discipline, teamwork, and moral and patriotic values--are the basic building blocks of leadership. | 48 applaud the Scouting program for continuing to emphasize them. | am confident that your ability to bring ideals, values, and leadership training to millions of our young people will help to bring about a new era--a time in which not only our Republic will progress in peace and freedom, but a time in which the entire world shall be secure, and all its people free.” Gerald R. Ford President Nixon hosted the First National Explorer Presidents’ Congress in 1971 on the White House lawn. As Vice President he visited and spoke at the national jamborees held at Irvine Ranch, Calif., in 1953, and at Valley Forge State Park, Pa., in 1957. “I welcome your determination to seek out new members in our great and growing cities, as well as throughout rural America. For through Scouting many of these young citizens can more fully develop their potential for public service and become effective leaders in their communities and in our nation. “I strongly believe that Scouting offers an exceptional opportunity to learn about good citizenship by being a good citizen, and | am glad to hear that we can count on you to carry on the very important work... in encouraging America’s boys to make themselves into the men our country needs.” Richard M. Nixon [PHOTO OMITTED} President Johnson was an active Scout leader with the Capitol Area Council at Austin, Texas, serving on its Exploring 49 committee. He was a member of the National Capitol Area Council from 1959 through 1963. In 1963 he helped to organize Post 1200 in Washington, D.C., which was chartered to the House of Representatives for page boys working in the U.S. Congress. “| welcome this opportunity to express my pride and deep sense of gratitude for the outstanding example and enviable reputation for human understanding and fair play which have throughout the productive life of your organization been hallmarks of Scouting everywhere. Your conduct, both individually and in your group activities, has been worthy of admiration by all the young citizens of our land. Today, as we face the challenges of an increasingly complex and frequently disturbing world, America needs an alert, responsible, and energetic youth to provide her with a vital resource in a hopefully happier and fuller future for all. As I applaud your past, I also urge you to rededicate yourselves to the ideals of the Scout Oath, and to reaffirm your obligations to God and to your country. In so doing, you will contribute to the strengthening of America’s heritage and thereby to the realization of our common goals in the Great Society.” Lyndon B. Johnson [PHOTOS OMITTED] President Roosevelt was the first to enter the White House with a record as an active Scout leader. He was president of the Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America. In 1934 hundreds of thousands of Scouts assembled to hear President Roosevelt's broadcast appealing for help for the needy. In response, Scouts contributed by collecting nearly 2 million articles of clothing, household furnishings, 50 and other articles for needy families. When FDR died in 1945, he had a record of 24 years’ service in Scouting. “As one who has been interested in Scouting over many years, it has been most heartening to have so many evidences of the practical values of Scout training. We must remember that next to active military service itself, there is no higher opportunity for serving our country than helping youth to carry on in their efforts to make themselves physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight, and prepared to help their country to the full in time of war, as well as in time of peace. We must make sure that those volunteer agencies which are supplementing the church, the home, and the school by providing programs that will help equip the present generation to cope with life problems in the difficult days ahead are maintained to their maximum capacity and effectiveness.” Franklin D. Roosevelt President Hoover launched a forward movement and development program for the Boy Scouts of America at a dinner commemorating Scouting’s 20th anniversary. “The first test of democracy is that each individual shall have the opportunity to take that position of leadership in the community to which his character, his ability, and his ambition entitle him; and because the progress of our country is thus directly related to the training in leadership we can give the youth of the Nation. In meeting the vital need that when the oncoming generation takes over our national affairs it shall be a generation bulwarked with character, the Boy Scout movement plays a most useful part. 51 “The Boy Scout movement has opened for him the portals to adventure and constructive joy, by reviving the lore of the frontier and the campfire: by establishing contacts with the birds and sometimes with the bees; by matching his patience to the deliberate character of fish; by efficient operations of the swimming hole; and by peeps into the thousand mysteries of the streams, the trees, and the stars.” Herbert C. Hoover {PHOTOS OMITTED} President Coolidge’s two sons were Scouts, and he had many opportunities to see the Scout program at work. He participated in the 16th Annual Meeting of the National Council in Washington, D.C., in 1926 by presenting the first Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished service to boyhood. “The more | have studied this movement, its inception, purposes, organization and principles, the more | have been impressed. Not only is it based on the fundamental rules of right thinking and acting, but it seems to embrace in its code almost every virtue needed in the personal and social life of mankind. It is a wonderful instrument for good. If every boy in the United States could be placed under the wholesome influences of the Scout program and should live up to the Scout Oath and rules, we would hear fewer pessimistic words as to the future of our nation.” [PHOTO OMITTED] The first Scout to become President was John F. Kennedy, who was a member of Troop 2, Bronxville, N.Y., from 1929 to 1931 and a leader of the Boston Council. 52 , in “For more than SO years Scouting has played an important part in the lives of the Boy Scouts of this nation. It has helped to mold character, to form friendships, to provide a worthwhile outlet for the natural energies of growing boys and to train these boys to become good citizens of the future. “In a very real sense, the principles learned and practiced as Boy Scouts adds to the strength of America and her ideals.” John F. Kennedy President Eisenhower became a member of the national Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America in 1948. He had been a staunch supporter of Scouting ever since his son was a Scout. “The Boy Scout movement merits the unstinted support of every American who wants to make his country and his world a better place in which to live. Its emphasis on community service and tolerance and world friendship promotes a speedier attainment of the enduring peace among men for which we all strive. By developing among its members both a spirit of sturdiness, self-reliance, and a realization of the need for cooperative effort in every major enterprise, the movement is a prime force in preparing tomorrow's men for their duty to themselves, their country, and their world. Here in the United States the Boy Scouts of America have accomplished much in its years of service. But today, more than ever before, we need expansion of its membership and influence.” Dwight D. Eisenhower [PHOTOS OMITTED} 53 President Truman gave strong support to the Boy Scouts of America at every opportunity. He traveled to Valley Forge, Pa., in June 1950 to open personally the Second National Jamboree. “The Boy Scouts of America, since it was founded in 1910, has contributed greatly to the character training of our youth, What a greater nation this would be if the principles of Scouting could be woven more closely into our daily lives. If we can impress upon our youth principles of friendliness and mutual respect we shall go a long way toward establishing a better understanding among the nations of the world. The Boy Scouts of America is making a vital contribution to the character building of our boys and young men. Let us work together to make the program of the Boy Scouts available to every American boy.” Harry S. Truman “Harding Awards” authorized by President Harding went to 5,058 Scout troops in 1923 for having increases in membership. “I am with the Scout movement heart and soul. It is an organization teaching the spirit of service and honor which we must always have in our citizenship. It is a school of democracy because in it, standing is won only by taking the equal opportunity given all individuals to show their own merit, capacity, and worth. I wish every boy in our America could have the advantage and the honor of being in the Boy Scout organization.” Warren G. Harding [PHOTOS OMITTED] 54 President Wilson signed a bill on June 15, 1916 which was passed by both Houses of Congress by unanimous consent granting the organization federal incorporation. “The Boy Scouts have not only demonstrated their worth to the Nation, but have also materially contributed to a deeper appreciation by the American people of the higher conception of patriotism and good citizenship. Every nation depends for its future upon the proper training and development of its youth. The American boy must have the best training and discipline our great democracy can provide if America is to maintain her ideals, her standards, and her influence in the world. Anything that is done to increase the effectiveness of the Boy Scouts of America will be a genuine contribution to the welfare of the Nation.” Woodrow Wilson When President Taft in 1910 agreed to be Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America, he set a precedent accepted by each of his successors. President Taft accepted to “thus sustain a similar relation to the movement as does King George V to a similar movement in England.” The First Annual Meeting of the organization was held in the White House at the invitation of President Taft. “Tam very glad to give my sympathy and support to such a movement as this. Anything that directs the boy's spirit in the right channel for usefulness and for the making of manly men should be encouraged.” | [PHOTOS OMITTED} Theodore Roosevelt was no longer President of the United States when the Boy Scouts of America was started in 1910. But he was an ardent booster of the organization. He was a troop committeeman of Troop 39, Oyster Bay, N.Y., and first council 55 commissioner of Nassau County Council. As a former President he was elected an Honorary Vice-President of the Boy Scouts of America. He was the first and only man designated as the “Chief Scout Citizen.” For many years after his death in 1919, several thousand Scouts and leaders in the New York area made annual pilgrimages to his grave in Oyster Bay. “More and more I have grown to believe in the Boy Scout movement. | regard it as one of the movements most full of promise for the future here in America. The Boy Scout movement is distinctly an asset to our country for the development of efficiency, virility, and good citizenship. It is essential that its leaders be men of strong, wholesome character; of unmistakable devotion to our country, its customs and ideals, as well as in soul and by law citizens thereof, whose wholehearted loyalty is given to this nation, and to this nation alone.” ARTICLE V, SECTION 2—BYLAWS HONORARY OFFICERS SECTION 8. Honorary President and Vice-President Clause . The President of the United States may, during term of office, be elected to be the Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America. In addition, living former Presidents of the United States and other citizens who have rendered distinguished service to our country through work for young people may be elected to be honorary vice-presidents. Such election shall be by the Executive Board upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for such terms as the Executive Board shall specify. 56 FACT SHEET WHAT IS BOY SCOUTING? PURPOSE OF THE BSA Boy Scouts of America was incorporated to provide, for community organizations, a program that offers effective character, citizenship, and personal fitness training for youth. Specifically, the BSA endeavors to develop American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness; have personal values based on religious concepts; have the desire and skills to help others; understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems; are knowledgeable ubout and take pride in their American heritage and understand our nation’s role in the world; have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people; and are prepared to participate in and give leadership to American society. BOY SCOUT PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP Boy Scouting, one of three membership divisions of BSA (the others are Cub Scouting and Exploring), is available to boys who are at least 10 42 years old and have completed the fifth grade or who are || through 17 years old. The program achieves BSA’s objectives of developing character, citizenship, und personal fitness qualities among youth by focusing on a vigorous program of outdoor activities. Currently, the Boy Scout program membership is: 57 | .032.488 Boy Scouts* 421.508 adult volunteers* 53.796 troops* VOLUNTEER SCOUTERS Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Boy Scout program. They serve in a variety of jobs—everything from unit leaders to chairmen of troop committees, to committee members and commissioners. to merit badge counselors and Scouting coordinators. WHO CAN USE THE BOY SCOUT PROGRAM? Like other phases of the Scouting program, Boy Scouting is made available to community organizations having similar interests and goals. Chartered organizations include professional organizations, government bodies, and religious, education, civic, fraternal, business, labor, and citizens’ groups. These sponsors are called chartered organizations. Each organization appoints one of its members as Scouting coordinator. The organization, through the committee, is responsible for leadership, the meeting place, and support for troop activities. WHO PAYS FOR IT? Several groups are responsible for supporting Boy Scouting: the boy and his parents, the troop, the chartered organization, and the community. Boys are encouraged to earn money whenever possible to pay their own expenses, and they also contribute dues each week to their troop treasuries to pay for budgeted items. Troops obtain additional income by working 58 on approved money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Scouting through the United Way, sustaining membership enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to the local Scouting council. This provides leadership training, outdoor program, council service centers and other facilities, and professional service for units. AIMS AND METHODS OF THE SCOUTING PROGRAM The Scouting program has three specific objectives, commonly referred to as the “Aims of Scouting.” They are character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. The methods by which the aims are achieved are listed below in random order to emphasize the equal importance of each. Ideals. The ideals of Boy Scouting are spelled out in the Scout Oath, the Scout law, motto, and slogan. The Boy Scout measures himself against these ideals and continually tries to improve. The goals are high, and, as he reaches for them, he has some control over what he becomes. ’ Patrols. The patrol method gives Boy Scouts an experience in group living and participating citizenship. It places a certain amount of responsibility on young shoulders and teaches boys how to accept it. The patrol method allows Scouts to act in small groups where they can easily relate to each other. These small groups determine group activities through their elected representatives. Outdoor Program. Boy Scouting is designed to take place outdoors. It is in the outdoors setting that Scouts share responsibilities and learn to live with each other. It is here 59 that the skills and activities practiced at troop meetings come alive with purpose. Being close to nature helps Boy Scouts gain an appreciation for God's handiwork and mankind's place in it. The outdoors is the laboratory for Boy Scouts to learn ecology and practice conservation of nature's resources. Advancement. Boy Scouting provides a series of surmountable obstacles and steps to overcome them through the advancement method. The Boy Scout plans his advancement and progresses at his own pace as he overcomes each challenge. The Boy Scout is rewarded for each achievement, which helps him gain self-confidence. The steps in the advancement system help a boy grow in self- reliance and the ability to help others. Personal Growth. As Boy Scouts plan their activity and progress toward their goals, they experience personal growth. The Good Turn concept is a major part of the personal growth method of Boy Scouting. Boys grow as they participate in community service projects and do Good Turns for others. There is probably no device so successful in developing a basis for personal growth as the daily Good Turn. The religious emblems program also is a large part of the personal growth method. Frequent personal conferences with his Scoutmaster help each Boy Scout to determine his growth toward Scouting’s aims. Leadership Development. The Boy Scout Program encourages boys to lear and practice leadership skills. Every Boy Scout has the Opportunity to participate in both shared and total leadership situations. Understanding the concepts of leadership helps a boy accept the leadership role of others and guides him toward the citizenship aim for Scouting. 60 Uniform. The uniform makes the Boy Scout troop visible as u force for good and creates a positive youth image in the community. Boy Scouting is an action program, and wearing the uniform ts an action that shows each Boy Scout's commitment to the aims and purposes of Scouting. The uniform gives the Boy Scout identity in a world brotherhood of youth who believe in the same ideals. The uniform is practical attire for Boy Scout activities and provides a way for Boy Scouts to wear the badges that show what they have accomplished. 61 SCOUT LAW TRUSTWORTHY A Scout tells the truth. He keeps his promises. Honesty is part of his code of conduct. People can depend on him. LOYAL A Scout is true to his family, Scout leaders, friends, school, and nation. HELPFUL A Scout is concerned about other people. He does things willingly for others without pay or reward. FRIENDLY A Scout is a friend to all. He is a brother to other Scouts. He secks to understand others. He respects those with ideas and customs other than his own. COURTEOUS A Scout is polite to everyone regardless of age or position. He knows good manners make it easier for people to get along together. KIND A Scout understands there is strength in being gentle. He treats others as he wants to be treated. He does not hurt or kill harmless things without reason. 62 OBEDIENT A Scout follows the rules of his family, school, and troop. He obeys the laws of this community and country. If he thinks these rules and laws are unfair, he tries to have them changed in an orderly manner rather than disobey them. CHEERFUL A Scout looks for the bright side of things. He cheerfully does tasks that come his way. He tries to make others happy. THRIFTY A Scout works to pay his way and to help others. He saves for unforeseen needs. He protects and conserves natural resources. He carefully uses times and property. BRAVE A Scout can face danger even if he is afraid. He has the courage to stand for what he thinks is right even if others laugh at or threaten him. CLEAN A Scout keeps his body and mind fit and clean. He goes around with those who believe in living by these same ideals. He helps keep his home and community clean, REVERENT A Scout is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties. He respects the beliefs of others. 63 SCOUT OATH OR PROMISE On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law: To help other people at all times: To keep myself physically strong. mentally awake, and morally straight. SCOUT MOTTO SCOUT SLOGAN Be Prepared Do a Good Turn Daily ADVANCEMENT RANKS [IMAGE [IMAGE [IMAGE OMITTED] OMITTED] OMITTED} Tenderfoot Second Class First Class [IMAGE [IMAGE [IMAGE OMITTED] OMITTED] OMITTED] Star Life Eagle 64 A REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERSHIP (excerpts) What Is a Representative Membership? “To deeply imvolve an ever-increasing number of representative youth in quality program” is a long-term objective of the Boy Scouts of America—a commitment to a membership that is representative of all economic and racial groups. The national objective, as well as for regions, areas, councils, and districts is to see that all eligible youth have the opportunity to affiliate with the Boy Scouts of America and receive the finest possible quality program under the best leadership available. 65 LOCAL DEFINITION A council or district has a representative membership when its boy membership reflects proportionately the characteristics of the boy population of its service area. NATIONAL DEFINITION The Boy Scouts of America will have a representative membership when the boy membership of the movement reflects proportionately the characteristics of the boy population of the nation. For this to occur the national organization, through its regional and area volunteer and professional leadership, will support councils and districts in working toward a representative membership. Note: This definition does nor refer to the proportion of boys in each annual age group from 7 to 21. Neither does it suggest that we will have a representative proportion of our membership in cach of the Boy Scouts of America program phases. Goals in each council and district are different in numbers and in proportions, but together they work toward the national objective. But we could reach other numerical objectives and yet fail to achieve a representative membership. The long-range objective of achieving a representative membership is one of the most significant and challenging aspects of our program. We are shifting our focus from mere growth to representative growth. We have grown through the years and we have been proud of a kind of representativeness indicated by the fact that Scouting has enrolled boys from all parts of America, from all religious denominations, from all racial and ethnic groups, and from all levels of society. We know the movement has always wanted to be representative and yet as we look critically at ourselves and as others evaluate Scouting, we become acutely aware that we have not served some groups as well as others. The problems have become more complex, and Scouting’s efforts to grow have often caused us to shift our greatest efforts to areas where growth could be most readily achieved. Rather than make needed changes in our system, we have tended to move toward those who could best understand and use the system. To achieve the present membership, the movement has creatcd patterns of operation that have served it well. In many 66 locations, the proportion of boys in Scouting long ago exceeded one boy in four. If we were able to enroll every boy in America, we would, of course, be perfectly representative, We know that this is unrealistic and, therefore, as we strive to increase Our membership, we are at the same time striving toward a representative membership. Why a Representative Membership? We have high hopes for our nation’s future. These hopes cannot flower if any part of our citizenry feels deprived of the opportunity to help shape the future. How can you persuade other Scouters to accept a commitment to a representative membership? Consider these facts: 1. Our federal charter sets forth our obligation to serve boys. Neither the charter nor the bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America permits the exclusion of any boy. The National Council and Executive Board have always taken the position that Scouting should be made available for all boys who meet entrance age requirements, tv While boys of all economic levels want to be Scouts, research indicates that the desire among non-Scouts for Scouting membership is greater among low-income than middle- and upper-income boys. 3. A_ principal aim of Scouting is the development of citizenship. In our society all adults have equal citizenship responsibilities. The fulfillment of this aim requires that the benefits of Scout training in citizenship be made available to all segments of the youth population. 67 Another aim of Scouting is the development of leadership. Leadership in America is needed in all sections of the country and in all economic, cultural, and ethnic groups, To meet these responsibilities we have made a commitment that our membership shall — be representative of a// the population in every community, district, and council. Discerning professional and business leadership is taking a more careful look at the extent to which programs like Scouting are serving low-income, Black, Hispanic, Appalachian, and other underserved population groups. Many types of funding agencies are challenging us to be more deeply involved in serving disadvantaged groups. We can predict that some gifts, grants, and allocations will be linked to the extent to which we serve a representative membership and relate to those needs which pose the most serious threats to the well-being of our communities. Internal organizational self-analysis and self-renewal is preferable to outside attack which is otherwise possible due to our failure to adequately interpret our program and serve all groups. Many of the underserved groups of boys are those who may profit most from the values and contributions Scouting offers. 68 10. Our urban industrial society is the most interdependent society in human history. (Poverty affects the nonpoor today in as many ways as the nonpoor affect poverty.) Inner-city, suburb, small town, and rural countryside are inseparably interrelated. Scouting must, therefore, serve all segments of the American population. * ke * * 69 ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE SCOUTING KEYS TO RELATIONSHIPS BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (excerpts) * * * * Educational Organizations The basis of the Scouting program is education. The congressional charter to the Boy Scouts of America carries the statements “The Scout scheme is based upon the methods involved in educating the boy” and “is intended to supplement and enlarge established education facilities.” BSA bylaws state that “that emphasis shall be based on its educational program.” The Scout learns outdoor skills as progressive challenges. Youth also acquire leadership skills and investigate self- chosen fields of vocational and career opportunities with qualified counselors in the subjects. National groups of school-related professionals have a keen interest in Scouting by virtue of its “learning by doing” techniques. School superintendents, high school principals, rural educators, teachers — all have separate national associations which have expressed support of Scouting. The National Congress of Parents and Teachers (PTA) finds a real parallel in their five objectives and Scouting’s purposes. Both are geared to “kids.” More than 26 percent of Scouting’s chartered organizations are PTA and _ other academic and education organizations. 70 Associations for the handicapped, in their desire to make life more meaningful to afflicted youngsters, have discovered in Scouting a great resource. The National Association for Retarded Citizens, the Easter Seal Society, associations for victims of cerebral palsy and epilepsy, the blind, and groups for exceptional children all endorse Scouting and promote it through their respective state and local affiliates. It helps them do what they would like to do for youth. It is of real value in the district to know that national leadership of a particular group has endorsed the Scouting program and in most cases is actively promoting it. Excellent cooperation exists among schools, parent- teacher groups, and the Boy Scouts of America. The education field holds our greatest potential with 112,368 schools, 5.8 million members in PTAs, and thousands more in related school-parent groups. The opportunities for Scouting are limited only by our imagination and ingenuity. Public Schools More and more of our schools are becoming available for other than formal education. The community-school idea. is growing rapidly and is based on a concept that uses the facilities from early morning to late evening. In-school Scouting, where the pack, troop, team, or post meets during the school day, is recognized in many areas. It is testimony to the educational value of the program and its ability to interest youth. School Contacts In most areas the superintendent is the key to cooperation. Most school systems are interested in innovative methods of 71 providing education and related activities. With the superintendent's approval, direct contact can be made with the school principal. Serving youth is the magic word. How you can help students through the Scouting program is the approach. If a parent group exists, the superintendent can prepare the way for a meeting with its officers. A faculty member may also be involved. Explain how Scouting will help them serve their students. Parochial Schools Church-related schools have long been advocates of Scouting. The pastor is the best contact, but in many cases the principal, whether lay or religious, gives approval when the program is school-oriented. This you can determine in discussion with the pastor, minister, or layman in charge. Their own pack, troop, team, or post makes the difference. Remember that PTAs exist also in parochial schools. Private or Independent Schools In the past decade private schools have burgeoned in this country; boarding schools, day schools, prep schools, military schools, and yeshivas are all in this category. Scouting is a feature in many of them, and faculty in sizable numbers have had experience in Scouting. The headmaster or principal is the initial contact. Training Schools Sometimes called industrial or correctional schools, they have faculties that look upon Scouting as an excellent method of getting across a sense of responsibility. An important 72 factor is the continuity it has for many youth when they return to their community. Detention Centers These are facilities for housing youth in difficulties with the law until the court makes disposition of the case. Youth may be held overnight or for several weeks. The program of Scouting operates on a given night of the week conducted by local council Scouters, and those boys present that day are invited to attend. Minimum registration is established once a year and the troop functions with a various enrollment each week. No additional enrollments are required. Explorer posts also operate in some of these facilities. Scouting for the Handicapped Scouting for the Handicapped is a program of the Boy Scouts of America designed to serve Scouting-age youth who are handicapped. Scouting methods are used to accomplish specific objectives. This program can be incorporated in the classroom during the school day. Leadership is provided by classroom teaches, trained volunteers, or trained supervised students from surrounding college campuses. The premise of Scouting for the Handicapped is that youth with handicaps want to be like other youth. Scouting gives them that chance. Traditional Scouting is sometimes difficult for youth who ure handicapped. Many of the youth are bused outside their neighborhoods to school. The in-school Scouting approach offers youth who are handicapped all the benefits of Scouting, including citizenship training and character development, as well as the opportunity for meaningful outdoor experiences. Because the program material enhances the classroom 73 curriculum many teachers have reported great results, not only in academic achievement but in social behavior as well. Many parents, professionals, and volunteers are combining efforts to bring the Scouting program to these handicapped youth, once denied the opportunity to be in Scouting. Parent Teacher Associations PTA is the largest single user of the Scouting program. The PTA in a school has a president who should be your first contact. However, the PTA unit as a whole votes on using the program. Each school PTA is autonomous. Policy guidelines have been established nationally but do not control the local unit. Face-to-face is the best approach to the president. The school principal can provide the name and can be most helpful. PTAs have city and county councils. The presidents of these councils are important in the setup, and your cultivation of them can be invaluable. Ask for the opportunity of a 10-minute spot on their meeting agenda and offer your help to them. New officers are elected annually, either in the spring or the fall. Do not assume they know about Scouting. Explain how we operate, answer questions, and you will get the ultimate in cooperation. You'll find that a great number are now, or have been, involved in the program — especially with Cub Scouts. PTAs exist for only one reason — children. Know their objectives: ¢ To promote the welfare of children and youth in the home, school, church, and community e To raise the standards of home life 74 e To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth e To bring into closer relationship the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the training of the child e To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts that will secure for every child the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education These PTA objectives and Scouting’s objectives are closely related. The local PTA is a natural for Scouting units. Scouting continues to grow in PTAs because of their national policies that encourage cooperation with youth-serving agencies. Alpha Phi Omega This is a national service fraternity of college and university men who have been affiliated with Scouting. With chapters operating in hundreds of colleges and universities, we find real appreciation of APO among presidents and faculties who see them in action on their own campuses. APO is self-governing and self-supporting. The district or council executive serves as one of the chapter's advisers. They can be a valuable adjunct to council operation. Information on APO, details of service projects, and listings of colleges and universities having chapters can be obtained from APO National Office, 400 Mainmark Building. 1627 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108. ‘ 75 Scouting Courses in Colleges, Universities, and Seminaries Courses in Scouting are given in many schools across the country, Faculty members of these institutions are active in local councils, Through these people, we can maintain and expand Scouting courses in schools, courses that train teachers and future leaders in all professions. Much of our literature is used in more general courses, particularly merit badge pamphlets for reference work and curriculum resources. APO members can aid in establishing courses and recruitin students. : Similar opportunities are available in seminaries and yeshivas for the major faiths. Directory of Scholarships . Scholarships and grants for Scouts and Explorers are listed in a pamphlet available from the Education Relationships Service at the Boy Scouts of America national office. The Boy Scouts of America as such has no scholarships or grants. The directory is a compilation of scholarships provided by colleges, universities, schools, and foundations throughout the country. Scout executives are urged to consult faculty and officers of institutions in their area who may be interested in providing scholarships or stipulating a Scouting background as a prerequisite for an existing scholarship in the institution. 76 Religious Organizations Over 125 religious organizations use the Scouting program to provide youth activity — testimony to the value of Scouting training in the minds of America’s religious leaders. The BSA has repeatedly emphasized a commitment to religious principles. “The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God.” (Article IX, Section |, of the Charter and Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America, No. 4491.) The following statement of religious principles uses the Charter and Bylaws as a reference: |. All those registered in Scouting must subscribe to the religious principles stated in the Charter and Bylaws, the Cub Scout Promise, the Scout Oath or Promise, and the Explorer Code. They are stated on the membership application for both youth and adults. These commitments are involved: Duty to God, reverence toward God, fulfillment of religious duties, and respect for the religious convictions of others. The BSA does not define what constitutes duty to God or the practice of religion. This is the responsibility of parents and religious leaders. 3. The BSA does not require membership in a religious organization or association for enrollment in the movement. li does require subscription to the “duty to God” concept. t~ 77 4. The BSA does Strongly encourage membership and participation in the religious programs and activities of an organized religious body. | All clergy. regardless of the level of authority, expect us lo know and live up to these principles, exemplifying them in our daily lives, In addition. this philosophy must run through the specific Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout ne Explorer programs as they relate to the religious organizations chartered to use the Scouting program. a Become familiar with and be comfortable in the use of a and terms related to specific faiths. This relates to all religious recognition programs on a denominational basis. | Know the aims and objectives of each denomination. It is impossible to give service to a unit without understanding what they are trying to accomplish with their youth. Be sm to commend the religious leaders who are using the Scouting program as an integral part of their youth ministry, apostolate or service. They are doing a great job for youngsters. | Use Proper Approach and Marketing Techniques | Your first call on the clergy is to get acquainted. They and not adopt Scouting on your first visit. High-pressure sates methods are to be avoided if you are to come in good —a Recognize that all religious groups are concerned about ; ini _ our areas of ministry where BSA has resources to Concern © Family © Outreach 78 e Youth e Lay Leader Development Resource e Cub Scouting e Boy Scouting/Varsity Scouting e Exploring e Volunteer Training During this cultivation period, volunteer reanagee ge be cultivating lay members of the organization _ pena prospective members), and encourage them to visit = hy head of the institution from within about the values ¢ Scouting, including their support. x * * * 79 Community Organizations In addition to the role it has played in religious and educational organizations, the Scouting program has been accepted and used successfully by many other community organizations. Included are serviee clubs. fraternal orders, veterans” associations, the armed services. businesses, industries, labor unions, government agencies, urban, low- income, inner-city, and many other locally and nationally concerned groups and agencies. These Organizations exist in the cities, in suburbia, in rural areas — wherever there are people. They serve many purposes. Scouting helps them achieve their objectives. Many of these organizations are national and even international in scope. Since its earliest days in the U.S., groups like community service Organizations have had a hand in the development of the Scouting movement. All of these and many of their counterparts have been designated national chartered organizations of the BSA. In nearly every case, agreement has been reached through which the national chartered organization establishes a plan for the use of the Scouting program that emphasizes the organization's basic interests. Many assign responsibility for supervision of Scouting to a special national committee. publish their own Scouting promotional literature. and commend their local affiliates for successful operation of Scouting units. To help any group establish Scouting as all or part of its youth program we need to know the following: |. The organization's objectives 2. The organization's _ basic Structure, titles, and terminology 80 3. Names of key people in the group 4. Something of the group’s history and current mood With this information we can build a compelling case for use of the Scouting program by nearly every local affiliate of a national chartered organization, as well as many purely local groups. Progress and potential can be measured with any organization by asking the following questions: 1. How many local affiliates are in the district? 2. How many of these are using the Scouting program? 3. Does the organization have a program of commendation of local groups in their successful use of Scouting? Community Relationships About on third of ail Scouting units are operated by community organizations that are not primarily religious or educational. For convenience, and because of some common characteristics, these organizations have been grouped as - follows: 1. Civic service clubs '~ Fraternal orders 3. Veterans’ military groups 4. Labor organizations Civic/Service Clubs Civic and service clubs stress participating citizenship and youth projects. These clubs operate many Scouting units. They are good sources of district and council leadership. 81 They have money and will spend it for projects that can be identified with their clubs, They give leadership to camporees, Scoutoramas, Scouting shows, and Scout camps. Each local service club has a committee responsible for projects related to youth, Scouting is a major youth activity of almost all service clubs. Usually the Scouting committee is a subcommittee of the youth committee, and membership of the Scouting committee is continued and not changed every year. The approach to the club should be through the club president and the chairman of the youth committee. kk k e The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its auxiliary is one of the oldest of the veterans’ organizations, dating back to 1899. It has an aggressive national youth activities program which has included Scouting almost from Scouting's beginnings in the U.S. ¢ Disabled American Veterans (DAV), sensitive to the problems of youth with handicaps, has funded major emphasis on Scouting for the Handicapped since 1970. Thousands of handicapped youth have benefited. Many net chapters also have organized units for handicapped ys. ¢ American Veterans of World War Il and Korea was organized in 1944, In 1956, AMVETS made Scouting its major youth program and appointed a special national Scouting committee. Each post is urged to have Scouting units. 82 Other veterans’ and military organizations that have endorsed Scouting and urge their local posts to assist: with Scouting locally are: Air Force Association Association of U.S. Army Catholic War Veterans Fleet Reserve Association Jewish War Veterans Marine Corps League Military Order of the Purple Heart National Sojourners Navy League Reserve Officers Association Retired Officers Association The Military Scouting can be an outstanding youth activity ata military installation, It is frequently given personal leadership and endorsement by the facility commanders. Unit charters may be held by military clubs, by the personnel themselves, or by nearby civilian institutions. Facilities are available for council and district events, and military personnel serve Scouting in many capacities. Many Scouts, Explorers, and Scouters assigned to installations wait for an invitation to renew or to continue their Scouting affiliation. Military reserve and National Guard groups support Scouting in various ways. Many installations have equipment and personnel fer Explorer specialty posts. * * * * 2 Py LORAIN OT hp we ® 83 Organized Labor Among organizations, the labor movement has the largest potential for supporting the Scouting program and operating BSA units. There are more than 50,000 locals of various labor organizations throughout the United States, and most have union halls or access to meeting facilities. Consider the latest figures, which deserve attention even though they are necessarily partial. (The first number indicates those AFL- ClO locals currently active in the Federation's statewide labor council, and thus does not cover some affiliates’ locals or any of those of independent groups. The second number shows the AFL-CIO local central labor councils in each state.) 3 Number of Local Unions and Central Bodies by State Within Regions (as of August 1987) NORTHEAST REGION Connecticut 445/15 Maine 170/3 Massachusetts 699/14 New Hampshire 122/4 New Jersey 657/15 New York 2302/31 Pennsylvania 1616/46 Rhode Island 266/4 Vermont 55/5 TOTAL 6332/136 84 NORTH CENTRAL REGION Colorado 216/6 Kansas 209/8 Minnesota 623/26 Missouri 383/10 Montana 180/12 Nebraska 205/7 North Dakota 87/5 South Dakota 64/6 Wyoming 53/5 TOTAL 2020/79 SOUTHEAST REGION Alabama 432/10 Delaware 79/1 Florida 339/16 Georgia 209/9 Kentucky 333/13 Maryland/DC 335/5 Mississippt! 204/12 North Carolina 248/17 South Carolina 139/6 Tennessee 324/7 Virginia 308/11 TOTAL 2950/102 85 SOUTH CENTRAL REGION Arkansas 218/13 Louisiana 294/12 New Mexico 145/6 Oklahoma | 173/8 Texas 579/31 TOTAL 1409/70 EAST CENTRAL REGION Illinois 1700/35 Indiana 654/27 lowa 312/15 Michigan 1509/32 Ohio 1525/49 West Virginia 309/15 Wisconsin 1289/40 TOTAL 7298/213 WESTERN REGION Alaska 28/6 Arizona 148/6 California 1089/26 Hawaii 38/1 Idaho I 19/9 Nevada 61/3 Oregon 255/13 Utah 99/3 Washington 454/19 TOTAL 2291/84 86 xk * * * Essential Tools xk *k *K School Night for Scouting (Cub Scouting) This recruiting technique is designed primarily to place boys in Cub Scout packs of their choice. Experience has shown it to be less effective for Boy Scout recruiting, but with proper planning, it will work. It’s a one-night stand, with four key assignments: © Coordinator — has charge of session at school ¢ Commissioner — gets his units there e Unit leaders — sign up boys e Organizer — begins the steps to start a new unit for non- assigned boys Boys attending are signed up by leaders, and parents are recruited for unit committee roles by Scouting coordinators or other representatives from the chartered organizations involved. The School Night saves time for professionals and volunteers. When done on a councilwide scale, it has the magnitude to interest newspapers, radio, and television. School Night requires adult volunteers’ assistance and thus becomes a valuable means of recruiting new people to Scouting. Reference: School Night: A Guide for Councils and Districts. No. 3085. 87 National Chartered Organizations Community and Fraternal Organization Unit Contact American Legion Post Commander ws ov Post Commander enevolent and Lodge Ex: Protective Order of ee Elks Boys’ Club Club Executive ny Director Civitan Club President Disabled American Chapter Commander Veterans neg Order of Aerie Worth President agles or Secretary Future Farmers of Chapter FFA Adviser America | Grange, The Grange Master Independent Order of — Lod ge N no oble Grand Izaak Walton League C hapter President of America Jaycees Chapter President Kiwanis Club President Knights of Columbus — Council Grand Knight Lions Club President Loyal Order of Moose Lodge Secretary or 88 Organization Unit Contact Governor National Guard Armory Commander Veterans of Foreign Post Commander Wars | Optimists Club President Organized Labor (see section on organized labor) Parent-Teacher Unit President Associations | Rotary Club President , . os ‘ d Serra International Club President (Boar of Trustees) Toastmasters Club President | U.S. Air Force Command Commanding Officer U.S. Army Command Commanding Officer U.S. Coast Guard District Commanding Officer U.S. Navy and Command Commander Marines Veterans of Foreign Post Commander Wars 89 ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTERS OF SCOUTING Active 20-30 International—Sacramento, Calif. Aircraft Owners and Pilots’ Association—Bethesda, Md. Air Force Association—Washington, D.C. Altrusa International—Chicago, III. Ambucs, National—High Point, N.C. American Bar Association—Chicago, III. American Camping Association—Martinsville, Ind. American Dental Association—Chicago, III. American Farm Bureau Federation—Chicago, III. American G.1. Forum—Albuquerque, N.M. American Hospital Association—Chicago, III. American Library Association—Chicago, III. American Medical Association—Chicago, III. American National Red Cross—Washington, D.C. American Society of Dentistry for Children—Chicago, Ill. Apostolic Church Associated General Contractors of America—Washington, D.C. Association of the U.S. Army—Arlington, Va. B'nai B’rith—Washington, D.C. Bureau of Indian Affairs—Washington, D.C. Catholic Knights of St. George—Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic War Veterans—Washington, D.C. Churches of Christ Church of Peace Chinese-American Civic Councils—San Francisco, Calif. Community Service Organization—Washington, D.C. Congregational Church 90 Cooperative League, U.S.A.— Washington, D.C. Cosmopolitan International—Overland Park. Kan. Federation of Islamic Associations in the U.S. and Canada— New York, N.Y. Fleet Reserve Association—Washington, D.C. Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the—Los Angeles, Calif. Free Methodist Church of North America—Winona Lake, Ind. Frontiers International—Philadelphia, Pa. General Aviation Manufacturers Association— Washington, D.C. General Federation of Women’s Cl’s—Washington, D.C. Gyro International—Painesville, Ohio High Twelve International—St. Louis, Mo. Improved B.P.O. Elks of the World—Winton, N.C, Independent Order of Odd Fellows—Baltimore, Md. International Order of the Alhambra—Baltimore, Md. Japanese-American Citizens League—San Francisco, Calif. Junior Engineering Technical Society—New York, N.Y. Knights of Pythias—Stockton, Calif. League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)}— Washington, D.C. Marine Corps League—Arlington, Va. Mennonite Church—Lombard, Il. Moravian Church of America Northern Provincial Synod—Bethlehem, Pa. Southern Provincial Synod—Winston Salem, N.C. National Association of Accountants—New York, N.Y. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People—New York, N.Y. National Association of Home Builders—Washington, D.C. National Bowling Council—Washington, D.C. 9] National Congress of Puerto Rican Volunteers—Mount Vernon, N.Y. National Council of La Raza—Washington, D.C. National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs— Washington, D.C. | National Safety Council—Chicago, II. National Society of Professional Engineers— Washington, D.C National Sojourners—Alexandria, Va. coma og Tennis Foundation and Hall of Fame—New York. National Urban League—New York, N.Y. oe League— Washington, D.C. orth American Hindu Association—PI th, Mi Open Bible Standard Churches, Mie ces Order of United Commercial Travelers—Columbus. Ohio Parents Without Partners, Inc.—Washington, D.C. Pentecostal Holiness Church—Oklahoma City, Okla Pilot Club International—Macon, Ga | Professional Golfers Associati i pas sociation of America—Palm Beach Reserve Officers Association—Washington, D.C. Roundtable International—Fort Collins, Colo. Seventh-day Adventists— Washington, D.C. Soaring Society of America—Los Angeles, Calif. Soroptimist International of the Americas—Philadelphia, Pa U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary—Washington, D.C. ni Young Men's Christian Association—Chicago, Ill. Zonta International—Chicago, Ill. Zoroastrian Association—Spotswood, N.J. A Sampling of Chartered Organizations Serving Children, Youth, and Families with the Program of the Boy Scouts of America BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Aluminum Company of America AT&T American Airlines, Inc. Amoco Corporation Burlington Northern Inc. Corning Glass Works Dow Chemical Co. Eastman Kodak Co. Ford Motor Co. General Electric Co. General Motors Corp. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Hewlett-Packard Co. Honeywell Inc. International Business Machines Corp. J. C. Penney Company, Inc. McDonnell-Douglas Corp. PPG Industries, Inc. Rockwell International Corp. Tandy Corp. Upjohn Co. USX Corporation Westinghouse Corporation 93 FACT SHEET - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (excerpts) COMMUNITY Air Force Association Alpha Phi Alpha American Bar Association American Legion, The American Red Cross AMVETS (American Veterans of WWII. Korea, and Vietnam) Boys Clubs of America Civil Air Patrol Civitan International Community Centers Conservation Clubs DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Eagles, Fraternal Order of (F.O.E.) Economic Opportunity Commission Elks, Benevolent and Protective Order of (B.P.O.E.) Exchange International Farm Bureau Federation, American Fire Chiefs, International Association of (L.A.F.C.) Fire Departments 4-H Future Farmers of America (F.F.A.) Grange National Hospitals, Medical & Professional, 94 Engineering Societies Housing Projects Indian Affairs, American Association on Indian Tribal Councils Izaak Walton League of America Jaycees, United States Job Corp Centers Kiwanis International Knights of Pythias Lions International Masonic Order Eastern Star Order of Military Reserves Moose Loyal Order of National Guard Army and Air Neighborhood Associations Odd Fellows Independent Order of Optimist International Parents Without Partners Police Departments Power Squadrons Rotary International Roundtable International Runtan National Sertoma International Sons of the American Revolution U.S. Air Force U.S. Army U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navy 95 VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliaries) Western Electric Women’s Clubs YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) YMHA (Young Men’s Hebrew Association) YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) EDUCATION Independent Schools, National Association of PTA (National Congress of Parents and Teachers) Private Schools Public Schools LABOR AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization) Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union, United Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers of America, International Brotherhood of Communications Workers of America Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers, International Union of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Engineers, International Union of Operating Fire Fighters, International Association of Food and Commercial Workers International Union, United Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union 96 Industrial Workers of America, International Union, Allied lron Workers, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Letter Carriers, National Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International Association of Molders and Allied Workers Union, International Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union Paperworkers International Union, United Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Postal Workers Union, American Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, Untied Steelworkers of America, United Teachers, American Federation of United Industrial Workers of North America Seafarers International Union of North America Education Association, National Teamsters, Chauffeurs Warehousemen, Helpers of America, International Brotherhood of RELIGIOUS African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Armenian Church of North America 97 Assembly of God Ciurch Baha‘i Faith Baptist Churches American Baptist Association American Baptist Churches in USA General Association of Regular Baptists Primitive Baptist Baptist Conventions National Baptist Convention of America National Baptist Convention USA Inc. Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Southern Baptist Convention B ‘nai B'rith Brethren, Church of the Buddhist Churches of America Byzantine Rite Catholic Church Catholic Church (Roman) Catholic Organizations Catholic Parent Organization. National Forum of Holy Name Society (Roman Catholic) Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Organization Catholic War Veterans Serra International Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Christian and M issionary Alliance Church Church of Christ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Church of God Congregational Church 98 Episcopal Church, The Evangelical Churches Federation of Islamic Associations in the and Canada First Church of Christ. Scientist Greek Orthodox Jehovah's Witnesses Jewish Synagogues and Centers Jewish War Veterans Lutheran Churches Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, The - Mennonite Church Methodist Church, The United Moravian Church in America Nazarene, Church of the Orthodox Churches Pentecostal Churches Presbyterian Church (USA) Cumberland Presbyterian Church Reformed Church in American Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Salvation Army, The . Seventh Day Adventists Unitarian Universalist Association 99 THE CHARTERED ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE (excerpts) kk hk Council/Chartered Organization Responsibilities The Boy Scouts of America is an educational resou program. -It charters community or religious steudladiinns op groups to use Scouting as part of their service to thei aed members, as well as the community at large. o The chartered organization agrees to ‘ Conduct the Scouting program according to its own policies and guidelines as sie of America. ' cs as welll as those of the Boy Scouts ¢ Include Scouting as p: . S part of its overall progr: and families. : Program for youth * Appoint a chartered Organization representative who is ; member of the organization and will represent it to ies Scouting district and Serve as 4 voting member of ms local council. (The chartered organization head . chartered organization re presentative all leader applications.) sigs tag * Select a unit committee of parents and members of the chartered Organization (minimum of three) who will am and select unit leaders who meet the organization's Standards as well as the leadership standards of the BSA (The committee chairman m ust si applications.) vee 100 e Provide adequate facilities for the Scouting unit(s) to meet on a regular schedule with time and place reserved. e Encourage the unit to participate in outdoor experiences, which are vital elements of Scouting. The BSA local council provides the support services necessary to help the chartered organization succeed in their use of the program. The responsibilities of both the BSA local council and the chartered group are described below. The council agrees to e Respect the aims and objectives of the organization and offer the resources of Scouting to help in meeting those objectives. e Provide year-round training, service, and support to the organization and its unit(s). e Provide training and support for the chartered organization representative as the primary communication link between the organization and the BSA. e Provide techniques and methods for selecting quality unit leaders and then share in the approval process of those leaders. (A council representative must sign all leader applications.) e Provide primary general liability insurance to cover the chartered organization, its board, officers, chartered organization representative, and employees against all personal liability judgments. This insurance includes attorney's fees and court Costs as well as any judgment brought against the individual or Organization. Unit leaders are covered in excess of any personal coverage they might have, or, if there is no personal coverage, the 101 BSA insurance im i icks . wos immediately picks them up on a primary Provide camping facilities, service center, and a full-time professional staff to assist the organization in every wa possible. vd kok k * 102 Announcements of Meetings for Prospective Cub Scouts [LOGO OMITTED] Step into the Exciting World of CUB SCOUTING |PICTURE OMITTED) , FOR FUN AND ADVENTURE’ COME JOIN THE CUB SCOUTS WHEN: NOVEMBER 18, 1992 WHERE: GREGOR Y SCHOOL TIME: 7:30 P.M. For more information contact Magne Gundersen, 531-3636 {LOGO OMITTED} [LOGO OMITTED] Meet New Friends in Tiger Cubs, BSA [PICTURE OMITTED] — ——— ————- For more information cont: 103 FOR FUN AND ADVENTURE COME JOIN THE CUB SCOUTS WHEN: NOVEMBER 18, 1992 WHERE: GREGORY SCHOOL TIME: 7:30 P.M. tact Magne Gundersen, 531-3636 [LOGO OMITTED} You Can Be A Cub Scout. [PICTURE OMITTED} Bring Your Parents And Be Our Guest LAKEWOOD PREP DECEMBER 4, 1992 - 7:00 P.M. Come find out about an excitin your school. Give yourself t learning and growing experie part of the action. & program happening right at he opportunity for a Sharing. nce. Meet new people and be 104 Press Release Announcing School Night for Scouting by Monmouth Council {LOGO OMITTED] MONMOUTH COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA P.O. Box 188 Oakhurst, N. J. 07755 201-531-3636 Contact: Jeffrey J. Rand Field Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONMOUTH COUNCIL LAUNCHES SCHOOL NIGHT FOR SCOUTIN Hundreds of boys in Monmouth County will go to school twice on Thursday, September 24th, returning that evening to sign-up for Scouting. In cooperation with the Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, over 39 area school districts will be hosting the School Night for Scouting at participating schools. Robert Kibbler, Assistant Principal at the Neptune Middle School serves as this year’s School Night for Scouting chairman with the support of recently retired County School Superintendent Milton G. Hughes who serves as Monmouth Council Vice President for Membership. The Boy Scouts of America offers programs for boys of all ages from first grade to high school. Cub Scouting is for 105 boys in second through fifth grades and is family oriented. Cub Scouts engage in a number of worthwhile activities designed to help them grow in character. The Tiger Cub program is the newest link to Cub Scouting and offers an introduction to Scouting for first grade boys. Tiger Cubs participate with adult partners by learning to live the Tiger Cub motto - Search. Discover, and Share. Boy Scouting, for boys in sixth grade and above ( ages | I- 17), provides a challenging program of outdoor living skills hobby interests, and personal and social development. Boy Scouts learn to become productive citizens. while practicing self-reliance and leadership skills. Exploring. which will not be a part of the school night Program, ts another phase of Scouting for high school age youth. Both boys and girls join Posts sponsored by local businesses, religious institutions, or civic clubs. These posts explore career, hobby. or outdoor interests. Most Explorer Posts serve a specific interest and cooperate with local school guidance departments to recruit members. Flyers will be sent home with Students the w eck of September 14th with times and locations. : For information on School Night for Scouting or any Scouting program, please call the M 531-3636. onmouth Council at 908- 106 FACT SHEET BSA AT A GLANCE PURPOSE The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America, incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916, is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. CHARTERED ORGANIZATIONS Community groups receive national charters to use the Scouting program as a part of their own youth work. These groups, which heve goals compatible with those of the BSA, include religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, and labor organizations, governmental bodies, corporations, professional associations, and citizens’ groups. PROGRAM Tiger Cubs, BSA. A |-year program for first-grade (or 7- year-old) boys and their adult partners that stresses equal participation. The boy and adult meet weekly for family activities and monthly for an activity with other Tiger Cubs and adults in their group. Cub Scouting. A family- and home-centezed program for boys who are in second through fifth grades (or 8, 9, and 10 years old). When they enter the fourth grade, they can become Webelos Scouts and prepare to become Boy Scouts. Boy Scouting. A program for boys |! through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor 107 program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. (Boys also may become Boy Scouts if they have earned the Arrow of Light Award or have completed the fifth grade.) Varsity Scouting. An active. exciting program for young men 14 through 17 built around five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high adventure. personal development. service, and special programs and events. Exploring. A contemporary program for young men and women ages 14 through 20 that provides Opportunities to participate in Career or recreational programs in association with business and community organizations. Special-interest posts cover more than 100 careers. Career Awareness Exploring provides a series of career seminars during school time. MEMBERSHIP AND UNITS Membership since 1910 totals more than 82 million. As of December 31, 1990, membership was 5,448,069. Youth Members Tiger Cubs 345,790 Cub Scouts 1.831.647 Boy Scouts 958,490 Varsity Scouts 59.758 Explorers 355,821 Career Awareness Explorers 741,105 Lone Scouts 381 4,292,992 Adult Members Cub Scout leaders 566,267 108 Boy Scout leaders 402,920 Varsity Scout leaders 18,033 Explorer leaders 80,696 Career Awareness Explorer leaders 10,540 Council Scouters 76,621 1,15%.077 Units Cub Scout packs 53,579 Boy Scout troops 46,466 Varsity Scout teams 5,894 Explorer posts/ships 20,090 Career Awareness Explorer posts 4,939 130,968 VOLUNTEER LEADERS Volunteer adult leaders serve at all levels of Scouting in 407 local councils, 36 areas, and 5 regions, and nationally with volunteer executive boards and committees providing guidance. Each autonomous local council is chartered by the _~ which provides program and training aids along | : guidelines established by the national Executive Board an the national charter from Congress. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES Cub Scouting continues to strengthen the tie of the family in Scouting and to encourage physical fitness through the Cub 109 Scout sports emphasis, and more than 2,200 Cub Scout day camps, In 1991, Cub Scouting introduces Ethics in Action, a program designed to incorporate the latest knowledge in child development in a systematic process to teach ethical behavior. Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts have many special activities available to them, such as camporees, more than 500 summer camps, Scouting shows, and national jamborees. The Order of the Arrow, the national brotherhood of honor campers, recognizes those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives, and it has local lodge. section, and national meetings. Those who have become Eagle Scouts, the highest advancement award in Scouting, may join the National Eagle Scout Association. All camps ure inspected and accredited annually by teams of trained volunteers to ensure the health. safety, and quality of program for campers, Exploring holds a biennial national conference for youth and adult members that offers workshops and activities on careers, leadership, sports, outdoor adventure, and personal skills. The biennial national Law Enforcement Exploring conference provides competition, training, demonstrations, program exchanges, and career information in this field. An annual mock-trial competition provides a national challenge for Explorers interested in the legal field. Scouting Anniversary Celebrations. during February, include observance of the BSA’s February 8 birthday, Scout Sabbath, and Scout Sunday. Unit activities feature blue and gold banquets, courts of honor, and open house meetings. 110 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Explorers participate in Scouting Environment Day in April and Scouting Energy Day in October. Explorers and older Boy Scouts have a wide variety of exciting outdoor experiences available at the four national high-adventure areas located in Minnesota (with satellites in northern Wisconsin, Manitoba, and Ontario), Florida, Maine, and New Mexico. Volunteer leaders may attend the Philmont Training Center in New Mexico each summer for a weeklong training conference. NATIONAL GOOD TURNS The Good Turn remains an important part of Scouting. It can be a. simple daily act of assistance from an individual youngster, or a coordinated national effort. Scouting for Food is the current national Good Turn. PUBLICATIONS The Boy Scouts of America publishes three magazines for its members: Boys’ Life, for all boys, once a month, Exploring, a magazine for young men and women and their Exploring leaders, four times a year, and Scouting, for all registered adults in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Exploring, six times a year. In addition, handbooks for all phases of the Scouting program are published, as well as more than 100 merit badge pamphlets for Boy Scouts, leader books, training pamphlets, several program helps booklets for unit leaders, and other literature for use by youth members, adult leaders, and parents. FINANCIAL SUPPORT The national council is supported largely through the annual fees paid by all members and service fees paid by local councils, an annual giving campaign among national employees and selected volunteers, income from the sale of Scouting equipment, bequests, and special gifts. Local councils are supported by communities through the United Way, the annual sustaining membership enrollment (SME) friends of Scouting, special events, investment income. bequests, endowment gifts, and special contributions. | On the unit level, chartered organizations that use the Scouting program provide meeting places and often furnish program materials and other facilities. Youth members help to pay their own way by paying dues to their pack, troop team. Or post treasuries and through approved money-eamning projects. 1991 Printing 112 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, MONMOUTH COUNTY Civil Action No. Mon C 330-92 JAMES DALE, Plaintiff, Vv. THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA and THE MONMOUTH COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, Defendants. AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES DALE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT STATE OF NEW YORK _ ) ; om COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) JAMES DALE, being duly sworn, deposes and says: |. | am the plaintiff in the above-captioned litigation and submit this affidavit in support of my motion for summary judgment. 2 | am a 23-year-old recent college graduate residing in Port Monmouth, New Jersey. From September | 978, when | became a Cub Scout, until my sudden expulsion in the summer of 1990, | was a member in good standing of Boy 113 Scouts of America (“BSA”) and Monmouth Council, BSA | (“Monmouth Council”). 3. TL became a Cub Scout at the age of eight because my older brother, who was already a Cub Scout, my mother, who had been a Den Mother, and my father, who was a Troop Committee member, encouraged me to become involved in Scouting. | was an enthusiastic Cub Scout. regularly attending meetings of my Cub Scout Pack in a local public school, and establishing friendships with other Scouts in my community. Although my brother ended his involvement with Scouting after several years, I liked being a Scout and decided to continue my involvement with Scouting as a youth member of BSA. 4. Scouting appealed to me for many reasons. Many of my friends were Scouts, and Scouting was a visible and Significant presence in my community. Because BSA has a policy of including all boys -- from every race, religion, and socioeconomic class -- I was able through Scouting to interact with people from diverse backgrounds. BSA’s policy of recruiting members from all walks of life taught me a great deal about tolerance of others. In addition, | admired the purposes for which BSA stands -- teaching young people outdoor and camping skills, developing their leadership abilities and sense of community responsibility, and providing them with the tools to make moral choices over the course of their lives. 5. As a Scout, I promised to live by the Scout Oath, which provides: 114 On my honor | will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. | believed that the Scout Oath stood for my commitment to live an honorable life, to set high standards for myself, and to do my best to serve others. In my more than twelve years as a member of BSA, I strove never to do anything inconsistent with the values embodied in the Scout Oath. 6. As a member of BSA, I also pledged to uphold the Scout Law, which provides: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. 1 understood the Scout Law to represent the high ideals Scouting encouraged each of its members to achieve. In all my years in Scouting, | always tried to live in accordance with the Scout Law and to adhere to the values embodied in it. 7. As | grew older, my commitment to Scouting deepened. In my adolescence, Scouting became the most important extracurricular activity in which | was involved. Scouting gave me the opportunity to meet and form friendships with other boys in my community; provided me with a sense of responsibility about my place in_ the community; enabled me to develop leadership qualities and gain self-confidence; allowed me to learn about camping and to enjoy the outdoors; and taught me how to deal with the ethical choices I encountered as an teenager. 115 8. Because of all the advantages | gained from being a Scout, and because of how committed I was to Scouting. I began to devote more time and effort to Scouting. During this time, | devoted approximately ten hours every week to Scouting activities. My pursuit of excellence in Scouting was rewarded with numerous honors and awards -- including all seven Scouting Achievement Badges, given in recognition of an advancement in Scouting rank: the Boy Scout Badge, the Tenderfoot Badge, the Second Class Badge, the First Class Badge, the Star Badge, the Life Badge. and the Eagle Scout Badge. 9. Scouting also offered me the Opportunity to learn about various subjects and skills. During my Scouting career, | was awarded thirty Merit Badges -- signifying my completion of an intensive study course designed by BSA -- in the following areas: Astrology Basketry Camping Canoeing Citizenship in the Community Citizenship in the Nation Citizenship in the World Communications Cooking Environmental Science First Aid Fish & Wildlife Management Forestry Indian Lore Leatherwork Lifesaving Mammals Music Pioneering Personal Fitness Personal Management Orienteering Reptile Study Rowing Safety Small Boat Sailing Sports Swimming Wilderness Survival Wood Carving 116 | also received the Arrow of Light Award and the World Conservation Award, recognizing my awareness of the environment and my concern for the protection of wildlife, These achievements testify to my unfailing commitment to Scoutcraft and to BSA and to my status as an exemplary Scout. A true and correct copy of a summary of my Scouting achievements is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 10. My willingness to devote time and effort to Scouting was also reflected in the various leadership positions | held while I was a Scout. In 1982, | was appointed Assistant Patrol Leader and, later, Patrol Leader in my troop. Patrol Leaders, who are chosen by all members of their Patrol, are responsible for organizing Patrol events, motivating fellow youth members and keeping the Patrol diary, | was a Bugler from 1984 through 1988, and a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster from 1985 through 1988. My responsibilities as Junior Assistant Scoutmaster included supervising and supporting other youth leaders and instructing youth members of the troop. Being a leader provided me with an opportunity to share my enthusiasm for and commitment to Scouting with others. 11. In June 1983, | was admitted to the Order of the Arrow -- the honor camping association of BSA. In the following years, | took my obligations as a member of the Order of the Arrow very seriously, and devoted a great deal of my time to fulfilling those responsibilities. As a result of my commitment to and hard work in the Order of the Arrow, I achieved the status of Ordeal Member and Brotherhood Member, and, in 1986, was elevated to the status of Vigil Honor -- the highest honor that the Order of the Arrow bestows upon its members for service to lodge, council, and Scouting. 117 | 12. From 1984 through 1988, I held a number of offices in the order of the Arrow, including: Ceremonies Chairman. where my responsibilities included inducting new members into Lodge, Ordeal and Brotherhood membership and challenging them to live up to the Scout Oata and the Scout Law: Banquet Chairman, where my responsibilities included coordinating the annual Lodge banquet and arranging for Speakers at that event; Vigil Honor Chairman. where my responsibilities included reviewing — the application of potential Vigil Honor members and inducting the few applicants selected into Vigil Honor membership; and Camping Promotions Chairman, where my responsibilities included recruiting new BSA youth members and encouraging them to take advantage of Monmouth council's activities and resources. In my capacity as Camping Promotions Chairman, | often used audiovisual and printed materials provided by Monmouth Council and BSA in my recruitment efforts. 13. In order to further improve and develop my leadership abilities, 1 attended various leadership training programs conducted by BSA, including Brownsea Junior Leader Training; an Order of the Arrow National Leadership Conference, held at Rutgers University in 1986; the annual leadership retreat for Order of the Arrow, Na-Tsi-Hi Lodge No. 71; and other leadership programs coordinated by Monmouth Council and BSA. The Order of the Arrow National Leadership Conference was an intensive program, conducted for selected youth leaders from across the country. The Program lasted for several days, and included various lraining sessions, interaction with national leaders of the Order of the Arrow, ceremony competitions, Indian pageants, and camping activities. 118 14. I received additional honors in the Order of the Arrow, including three First Place honors for portraying the Character Meteu -- a key character in many Order of the Arrow ceremonies -- and a First Place honor in the Team Ordeal Ceremony, awarded to a team of which | was Chairman. Meeting my responsibilities as Ceremonies Chair and as a member of the Ordeal Ceremony Team was very important to me. | spent a great deal of time creating my costumes for Order of the Arrow Ordeal Ceremonies, including hours of research about authentic Native American dress and rituals. | often used personal funds and materials to make my costumes, and | spent considerable time and effort working on costumes for my Lodge and for other members of the Order of the Arrow as well. 15. Asa result of my outstanding Scouting record, | was asked to speak on behalf of BSA at Scouting functions, including important fundraising events. On October 22, 1987, 1 was the featured youth speaker at the Joshua Huddy Distinguished Citizenship Award Dinner, an annual dinner held to solicit support for Monmouth Council. At the dinner, | spoke about what Scouting meant to me, my devotion to Scouting, and the many advantages | derived from being a Scout. A true and correct copy of the speech | delivered on October 22, 1987, is attached hereto as Exhibit B. 16. My career as a youth member of BSA culminated on July 19, 1988, when | was awarded my Eagle Scout Badge after completion of my Eagle Scout Project at Holmdel Park Activities Center. | was particularly proud of getting my Eagle Scout Badge because that achievement is attained by less than three percent of all Scouts. Men of great distinction, such as astronauts, U.S. Congressmen and business leaders 119 have been Eagle Scouts, and | was honored to be in their company. Because of my pride in my Eagle Badge, and in order to form friendships with other Eagle Scouts, | subsequently became a member of the National Eagle Scout Association, , 1. In 1988. when I reached the age of eighteen, | was invited to put my leadership skills to further use by applying for adult me nbership in BSA as an Assistant Scoutmaster. A (rue and correct copy of my BSA adult membership application is attached hereto as Exhibit C. Assistant Scoutmasters are adults chosen to work with Scoutmasters in leading the activities of individual Scout troops. Assistant Scoutmasters are selected on the basis of their organizational and leadership abilities. My application for Assistant Scoutmaster was accepted and approved by Monmouth Council and BSA, and from that time I was employed as an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 73, which was supervised and controlled by Monmouth Council and BSA. 18. The control and supervision BSA and Monmouth Council exercised over the manner in which the Scouting program was implemented in Troop 73 was evident throughout my experience with Scouting, both as a Scout and Assistant Scoutmaster. For example, on one occasion BSA’s district representative instructed the Scoutmaster of my troop to prohibit certain religious activities in the troop because they were inconsistent with the non-denominational policy of Scouting. 19. Like the Scoutmaster of my troop, as an Assistant Scoutmaster | worked under the control and direction of Monmouth Council and BSA. pursuant to the terms established by BSA in its publication The Scoutmaster 120 Handbook. | was reimbursed for expenses | incurred in fulfilling my responsibilities as Assistant Scoutmaster, and | received certain fringe benefits from BSA and Monmouth Council incident to my employment, including free BSA publications and free access to Scout camps. During my time as an Assistant Scoutmaster, | remained true to the values of Scouting that | had learned as a Scout, including honesty, trustworthiness, teamwork and commitment. As a leader, | tried to instill those values in the youth members in my troop. I strove as an Assistant Scoutmaster never to do or say anything inconsistent with the values embodied in the Scout Oath or the Scout Law. 20. As a Scout, and later as an Assistant Scoutmaster, | made a tremendous investment of time, energy and money to Scouting. | purchased uniforms, boots, tents, sleeping bags, mess kits, handbooks, belt buckles, patches, mugs, pens, knives, hats, and other equipment, and paid for camping trips and other Scouting activities in which I participated. I also had significant travel expenses because | often traveled to Scouting events throughout New Jersey and as far away as Toronto. 21. 1 attended troop meetings regularly throughout my Scouting years and frequently participated in special Scouting events, including the 1981 and 1985 National Jamborees. | also attended Scout Camp on numerous occasions at Quail Hill Scout Camp and Forestburg Summer Scout Reservation, where I was employed as a member of the Staff in 1985. | took time off from my summer jobs to attend Scout Camp, and forfeited the salary | would have earned had | not attended camp. | made this significant investment of time and energy in Scouting because | intended to be a Scoutmaster 121 after | graduated from college and believed that | would be a member of BSA and an adult leader for life. 22. I derived tremendous benefits and privileges from my investment in Scouting. | was proud to be an Eagle Scout and felt that my association with BSA had a Positive impact on my status in the community. My Eagle Scout Award was recognized by my high school, my church and my community. The Middletown Township Fire Department presented me with a Certificate of Recognition, as did the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Monmouth County. The Mayor's office recognized my “Outstanding Service Rendered to the Community,” and both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate presented me with a Citation extending commendations and praise for reaching the rank of Eagle Scout. True and correct copies of the certificates and awards with which | was presented after becoming an Eagle Scout are attached hereto as Exhibit D. 23. The fact that I had been awarded the Eagle Scout Award was reported in several local newspapers, some of which published my picture, and my high school displayed articles about my achievement on the school bulletin board. 24. Because of the pride I had in my Scouting achievements, and because of the value | placed on being an Eagle Scout. I included information about my Scouting career on all my resumes, job, school and scholarship applications. | often Spoke about my Scouting experience, and on at least one occasion, i prospective employer inquired specifically about my Scouting experience. I believed that my long-standing involvement in Scouting indicated to those considering my applications that I had gained a sense of community 122 responsibility and leadership ability, and was an important consideration in their evaluation of me. 25. 1 believe that the attributes and qualities | acquired through my involvement in Scouting enabled me to achieve success in other areas of my life. At the Marine Academy of Science & Technology -- a military academy in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, that I attended from 1984 until my high school graduation in June 1988 -- I achieved the military rank of Lieutenant Commander, the second highest cadet rank in the Naval Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and the position of Company Commander. | was a member of the National Honor Society, and was one of the five students ranked at the top of my class academically. 26. The sense of civic responsibility instilled in me by Scouting inspired me to become more involved in my community and in my church, From 1985 to 1988, 1 was a member of King of Kings Lutheran Church youth group, and | assisted in teaching Sunday School at that church from 1985 _ to 1986. 27. In January 1993, | graduated from Rutgers College of Rutgers University (“Rutgers”), New Brunswick, Nev Jersey, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Sociology. At Rutgers, | was a repre niative of the student council and a member of The Cap and Skull Society, a group of eighteen seniors chosen from the entire graduating class of approximately 2,000 students for their leadership abilities and academic achievements. | received # four-year academic merit scholarship from the Citizen Scholarship Foundation, and was on the Dean’s List two times. 123 28. During my tenure as a Scout, BSA and Monmouth Council made training courses available to troop leaders, such as the Wood Badge Training Course for adult Scouters and the Brownsea Training Program for youth members in leadership positions. Monmouth Council conducted district and council program events open to all troops, maintained troop Fosters, supplied the year-round support services of commissioners and local council staff people, and provided a room where Order of the Arrow meetings regularly took place. Monmouth Council also ran a retail outlet that sold Scouting equipment and paraphernalia. 29. Throughout my Scouting years, BSA supplied recruiting posters and flyers to Scout troops for distribution in the community. BSA also provided many other program materials fo my troops, including extensive literature and audiovisual presentations, some of which were used in the leadership training programs I attended. | regularly received from BSA an Eagle Scout newsletter, an Order of the Arrow newsletter and Scouting Magazine, a publication for adult BSA members, and I had a subscription, at half cost. to Boys’ Life, a BSA publication for youth members. When I was an Assistant Scoutmaster, BSA and Monmouth Council provided me with the resources necessary for me to fulfill my responsibilities to BSA, including handbooks, training materials, magazines, annual activity planning packets, books and equipment. ) | . 30. In keeping with the Scouting philosophy that Scouting was for all boys, BSA and Monmouth Council - frequently engaged in recruiting and other forms of solicitation to induce membership among the general population of young males in New Jersey. These recruiting 124 efforts included Scout fairs open to the public, displays of Scouting activities at schools, fairgrounds and churches, door-to-door canvassing, and distribution of fliers and billboards. 31. As a Scout, | was directly involved in these recruiting efforts: 1 sold Scout fair tickets to the general public and participated in activities and competitions at Scout fairs open to the public, where there were BSA recruitment and information tables. 1 was also involved in efforts to ratse funds for Monmouth Council, including Easter candy sales campaigns and fundraising events, such as the Joshua Huddy Distinguished Citizenship Award Dinner, where | was the featured youth speaker. 32. 1 participated in “School Nights,” when open troop meetings were held at schools to encourage students to an Scouting. School Nights are one of the special privileges afforded Monmouth Council and BSA in the New Jersey public schools. In addition, many Scouting troops, including my Cub Scout Troop, hold their weekly meetings at local public schools throughout New Jersey. 33. During my Scouting years, BSA and Monmouth Council regularly used public lands -- including parks, schools and fairgrounds -- in providing Scouting services and programs in New Jersey and for recruiting and recreational activities carried on throughout the State. My Scout troops used local camping facilities at the following public facilities: Allaire State Park: High Point State Park; Liberty State Park; Washington Crossing State Park; Turkey Swamp County Park, Monmouth County; Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Park; Poricy Park, Middletown Listntenen- Cheesequake State Park; Monmouth Battlefield State Park, 125 which was part of BSA’s Historic Trails program at Quail Hill Scout Camp; and other community, state and national parks in New Jersey. In addition, my troops conducted Scouting events organized by Monmouth Council at the Freehold County Fairgrounds, Brookdale Community College and the Allaire Airport. 34. In 1981, | attended the National Boy Scout Jamboree (the “National Jamboree”), held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, with my father. Four years later, | was selected as a Delegate to the 1985 National Boy Scout Jamboree, also held at Fort A.P. Hill. The National Jamboree, which is held every four years in order to promote the values of Scouting, is the largest camping event for youth in the world. The 1985 National Jamboree was the 17th largest community in Virginia and included a bus system, a postal service, fire stations, and daily newspaper. At the National Jamboree, | interacted with tens of thousands of Scouts and Scout leaders from around the nation and around the world. 35. At the National Jamborees I attended, there were U.S. Army personnel on the staff. In fact, I fulfilled certain requirements for the Machinery Merit Badge under the supervision of a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Many of the scheduled activities at the National Jamborees involved exhibits and programs administered by the U.S. military, including performances by marching — bands, sports exhibitions, field kitchen demonstrations, and drill displays. The contribution of the U.S. armed forces was not limited to the participation of U.S. Army personnel in Scouting activities. At the National Jamboree, and at all the Scout Camps I attended, it was my experience that the U.S. government supplied surplus food -- including cheese, 126 peanuts, peanut butter and jam -- and other materials, such as tents, shovels, barrels and jeeps. 36. During my Scouting experience, my troops often participated in events with other troops from both within and outside Monmouth Council, including camping activities, Scout fairs and Klondike Derbies. Not all of my Scouting experience took place within the troops of which Il was a member. | attended the National Jamboree without my troop, and on several occasions | attended Scout Camp without my troop. In addition, as a member of the Order of the Arrow, I worked regularly with members of other troops in planning ceremonies and other activities. As a delegate of my Lodge and Monmouth Council, | attended yearly 4-B Section Order of the Arrow Conclaves, where | interacted with members of many other troops from many other councils. | considered the opportunity to associate with Scouts from outside my troops to be one of the most valued privileges of my membership in Scouting -- a nationwide organization of more than 4 million. 37. As an undergraduate student at Rutgers, I first acknowledged, both to myself and to my friends and family, that | am gay. Although in retrospect | recognize that | had been gradually moving towards this realization throughout my adolescence, it was not until my first year in college that | came to think of myself as gay. Because of the Scouting values of honesty, pride and self-confidence instilled in me, | did not hide the fact that | am gay from my friends on campus. Indeed, one of the campus organizations in which | became involved was the Rutgers University Lesbian and Gay Alliance (the “Alliance”). As a result of the leadership skills | had gained in Scouting, | eventually became co-president of the Alliance. 127 | 38. In early July 1990, | was interviewed by a reporter for the Newark Star-Ledger in connection with a seminar | attended at Rutgers on the psychological and health needs of lesbian and gay teenagers. An article entitled “Seminar addresses needs of homosexual teens,” which identified me as Co-president of the Alliance, appeared in the Sunday, July 8 1990 edition of the Newark Star-Ledger along with my picture. A true and correct copy of the July 8, 1990 Newark Star-Ledger article is attached hereto as Exhibit E. 39. On August 5, 1990, with no advance warning, | received a letter from Monmouth Council revoking my membership in Scouting. The letter from Monmouth Council was dated July 19, 1990 -- just days after my name and photograph appeared in the Newark Star-Ledger. A true and correct copy of the letter from James W. Kay dated July 19 1990 is attached hereto as Exhibit F. The letter constituted the first communication, written or otherwise, between me and any representative of BSA or Monmouth Council regarding their decision to revoke my membership. Although it stated no reason whatsoever for the revocation, the July 19 letter advised me that I was entitled to review by the BSA’s regional review Committee (the “Review Committee”) of the revocation of my membership. The July 19 letter referred me to the “Procedure for Requesting Review of Registration Decision,” attached to the letter (the “Review Procedure”) which provided that I had a right to attend a hearing before the Review committee concerning my revocation. A true and correct copy of the document explaining the Review Procedure, attached to the July 19 letter from James W. Kay is attached hereto as Exhibit G. 128 40. On or about August 8, 1990, I sent a letter to Monmouth Council requesting an explanation for the revocation of my membership in Scouting. A true and correct copy of my letter to Monmouth Council is attached hereto as Exhibit H. By letter dated August 10, 1990, Monmouth Council responded that my membership had been revoked because of my sexual orientation. A true and correct copy of the letter from Monmouth Council dated August 10, 1990 is attached hereto as Exhibit I. The letter referred me to “the standards for leadership established by the Boy Scouts of America,” which “specifically forbid membership to homosexuals.” See Ex.“l. At no time prior to receiving the August 10 letter had I seen or heard of the “standards for leadership,” or any BSA policy forbidding membership to homosexuals. 41. On or about September 30, 1990, in a letter to the Regional Director of BSA’s Northeast Region, I requested review of Monmouth Council's decision and stated my intention to attend the hearing before the Review Committee, us the Review Procedure provides. A true and correct copy of my September 30 letter to BSA’s Regional Director is attached hereto as Exhibit J. I also requested a copy of the “standards for leadership established by the Boy Scouts of America,” referred to in Monmouth Council's August 8 letter (the “Standards for Leadership”), in order to prepare my response to the revocation of my membership in Scouting. 42. By letter dated October 5, 1990, the Assistant Regional Director of BSA acknowledged receipt of my request for a hearing before the Review Committee. A true and correct copy of the October 5 letter from BSA’‘s Assistant Regional director is attached hereto as Exhibit K. The 129 October 5 letter neither enclosed, nor referred to my request for, the Standards for Leadership. 43. On or about October 16, 1990. | wrote to the Assistant’ Regional Director of BSA and repeated my intention to attend the hearing before the Review Committee. as provided under the Review Procedure. and again requested a copy of the Standards for Leadership. A true and correct copy of my October 16 letter is attached hereto as Exhibit L. 44. Despite the clear provision of the Review Procedure entitling me to be present at the hearing before the Review Committee, and despite my repeated invocation of my right to be present at that hearing, the Review Committee convened in my absence, without notice to me, and summarily affirmed the revocation of my membership in Scouting. By letter dated November 27, 1990, the Assistant Regional Director of BSA notified me of the Review Committee’s decision and informed me that I was entitled to review by a National Council Review Committee. A true and correct copy of the November 27 letter from BSA’s Assistant Regional Director is attached hereto as Exhibit M. 45. On or about December 18, 1990, I. through my attomeys, wrote to the Regional Director of BSA objecting to the summary affirmance of the revocation decision and requesting a hearing before the Review Committee so that I could present information and argument in defense of maintaining my membership in Scouting. A true and correct copy of my attorneys’ December 18. 1990 letter to the Regional Director of BSA‘s Northeast Region is attached hereto as Exhibit N. In that letter. my attorneys urged BSA’s National Council on my behalf to reverse the decision to revoke my membership and to reinstate me as a member of 130 Scouting. My attorneys further urged the National Council to reverse BSA’s policy of excluding homosexuals from membership and objected to the Review Committee's failure to observe its own review procedures. 46. By letter dated December 21, 1990, Legal Counsel in BSA’s National Office informed me that because | was “apparently an avowed homosexual and the Boy Scouts of America does not admit avowed homosexuals to membership in the organization, no useful purpose would apparently be served by having [me] present at the regional review meeting.” A true and correct copy of the December 21, 1990 from BSA’s National Office is attached hereto as Exhibit O. 47. On or about July 9, 1992, |, through my attorneys, again requested in writing that BSA abandon its policy of excluding homosexuals from membership in Scouting and reinstate me as an Assistant Scoutmaster in Monmouth Council. A true and correct copy of my attorneys’ July 9, 199? letter to BSA is attached hereto as Exhibit P. By letter dated July 22, 1992, BSA denied my request for reinstatement. A true and correct copy of BSA’s letter to me dated July 22, 1992 is attached hereto as Exhibit Q. 48. BSA’s letter of July 19, 1990 instructed me to “sever any relations” with Scouting. This meant that 1 was fired from my position as Assistant Scoutmaster, and stripped of all my Scouting honors, my much-valued Eagle Scout status and my right to wear my Scouting uniform, After more than half a lifetime devoted to Scouting, | was devastated by my expulsion from BSA and the loss of the privileges that accompanied my BSA membership. | was distraught that after being publicly recognized for my Eagle Scout award, | was no longer an Eagle Scout. My plans to become a Scoutmaster 131 and to maintain my connection to Scouting throughout my life were destroyed, and | was particularly dismayed that | could no longer serve the troop of which | was an Assistant Scoutmaster, 49. BSA never informed me or my parents -- and we never knew prior to the sudden revocation of my membership mn Scouting ~- that BSA had a policy against admitting or retaming homosexual members. BSA‘s policy of excluding homosexuals from Scouting membership is not contained in the BSA membership application and cannot be found in any BSA handbook, literature, training materials, audiovisual materials or recruiting materials with which Lam familiar. 50. The Boy Scout Handbook, authored by BSA, sets forth the requirements for membership — in Scouting According to the Boy Scout Handbook. membership is open to any boy who is the right age. submits an application and health history, and completes the Scout joining requirements including demonstrating the Scout [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. The full text is on the page linked above.] --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40385014_0345%3A17. Public record. Not legal advice.