The Boy Scouts of
America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the
United States, with over four million youth members in its
age-related divisions. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the
international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have
been members of the BSA.
The BSA goal
is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character
development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide
range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older
age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community
organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the
program to inculcate typical Scouting values such as
trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a
variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and
hiking.
The Boy Scouts of
America celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary on February 8,
2010.
This micro
cache is placed in Widmeyer Memorial Park for the 2010 Maryland
Geocaching Society Fall Picnic. It is in close proximity to the
meeting and activity cabins of Hancock's BSA Troop #15. As can be
seen on site, one cabin was built in 1936 and the other in 1969. It
should be noted that the Boy Scouts have added geocaching to their
outdoor activities as well as an activity patch to demonstrate
proficiency.