5/4/26 Meeting Notes
Attendees: Catti, Adam, Aaron, Ben, Ann, Deb, Lynn, Hubert, Bob F., Casey, Ron, Rich, Dave
Brag Bucks:
- Ben – 38th birthday on 5/10
- Deb – daughter Heather dance recital last weekend; great group of individuals attending classes from New Opp and it is doing wonders for the clients
- Lynn – son Ron received Lt. Col. Ranking last week
- Catti – SuperDraft was last weekend and had a great turnout for teams; raised a lot of money to be donated back to local cancer patients
- Aaron – talked about how pseudo rabies is affecting hogs; transmitted nose-to-nose; gov shuts down everything within 5-mile radius; farm is under 24-hour security; foreign animal disease is a real thing; feral pigs in TX spreading; funding comes from funds that are set up for situations like this
Speaker: Ashley Wenck – Boy Scouts of America
What is Scouting America?
- Youth Leadership and Character Development Organization
- Hands-on learning through outdoor adventure; community service; team-based leadership
- Service, teamwork, real-world skills
Where do Rotary and Scouting Align?
- 4-way test: trust, fairness, goodwill, beneficial
- Scout law: trustworthy, loyal and kind, friendly and helpful, helpful, thrifty, and brave
- Both missions align as well with both focusing on service, integrity, ethical choices, goodwill and leadership
Programs in Scouting America:
- Cub Scouts (Grades K-5)
- Scouts BSA (Ages 11-17)
- Venturing (ages 14-20)
- Exploring (Ages 10-20)
What do Scouts do?
- Community service projects
- Leadership roles
- Outdoor and life skills
- Eagle Scout projects
Why does it matter to Rotary?
- Develops future leaders
- Builds workforce-ready skills
- Strengthens local communities
- Creates service-minded citizens
How can Scouts help us?
- Partner on service projects – ditch walk
- Event support
- Local initiatives
- Future Rotarians
Next meeting is Monday, May 11th from 12-1 PM with KHS Top 10 Seniors as our guest speakers.