My eldest brother has been involved with scouting in the west metro for many years. He has two sons that achieved Eagle Scout. The west metro area seems to be a stronghold for the scout chapters and I think part of it is the affluence of the area and part of it is location. I don't see the level of involvement as you get away from the Twin Cities. With that said I also think that it is dependent on the troops leaders and wouldn't say that is the general rule. The smaller town boys don't seem to be attracted to the scout atmosphere. What I mean by that is my 14 year old and his peers tried the scouting experience, but didn't seem to get the enjoyment from it that I've seen in my brother's troop. Those experiences seem too familiar to small town boys. Although we do have a good, active troop in EV and Litchfield. Albany's troop seems to be thriving and has been involved at Junkshow for years.
The west metro gang has come to Junkshow grounds on three different occasions for camporees. Let's face it, a teen age boy is drawn to smoke, grease, and noise. We typically run equipment for demonstration that the boys can be involved with. And in turn the leaders do farm oriented stations. Bale stacking, sack filling, rock picking, and even a group pull of a one bottom plow. The last outing saw 300+ boys attend.
The past summer my brother (who was an F4 mechanic) organized an aviation weekend at The St. Paul airport and had a HUGE success and outpouring of support. The fact that he once had some of the now officers as scouts didn't hurt. They had representation from three branches of military as well as nostalgia groups and support from civilian and secondary schools. Over 600 kids attended and they gave over 400 of them rides in aircraft.
He says the trend is that the industries and schools are approaching the scouts to generate a groundswell in our technical fields. We need more wrench turners, fabricators, and machinists. These industries and companies are offering support in terms of scholarships and training materials to aid the scouts.
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