Sevice Scouts

After serving many years as a Girl Scout Troop Leader, 4-H Leader, and Keepers of the Faith Leader, I was not pleased with every aspect of these programs and was seeking for a Christian and purposeful group that my girls could participate in; but found nothing. So, I developed and launched our first Service Scouts group last year and it was a hit in our area! Here are the first four Program Principles, you will need to request the Service Scouts Handbook for more details.

Principle 1 - Program
Service Scouts, a patch program designed to award youth for their community service. The program may be used in families, small groups, homeschool groups, or church groups. Groups may vary in size; but share the same desire - Showing Christ by Serving Others!

Principle 2 - Service Scouts Verse
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:35

Principle 3 - Service Scouts Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live showing Christ by serving others!

Principle 4 - Membership
Youth are eligible to participate in the Service Scouts program if they are 11-years-old and in the sixth grade by August 31 and have not reached their 19th birthday on or before August 31. To serve with the Service Scouts program, all members must be formally enrolled. They must complete and submit a Membership Enrollment Form every year; and pay a $20 enrollment fee which provides each member with all corresponding patches for their planned Patch Program.

Members meet in September to plan their Patch Program. There are many patches to choose from within the following categories: Animal Welfare, Community Outreach, Eco-Action, Emergency Prep & Response, Homelessness, Hospital Helpers, Hunger, Patriotism, and Senior Citizens. The Service Scouts Handbook has all the details and all the Leader Resources to help you lead our youth.