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In 1907, Baden-Powell, an English army officer, invited a group of boys to Brownsea Island off the coast of England to attend
the world's first boy Scout camp. Here he taught basic outdoor skills. Its success led him to write a book called Scouting
for Boys. Thousands of boys read it and wanted to join the new organization. Scouting spread like wildfire throughout Europe
and before long, around the World.
The Scouting movement came to America because an English boy led a lost American businessman through the foggy streets
of London, and expected no reward in return. This so impressed him that on February 8, 1910, William D. Boyce and a group
of businessmen, educators, and political leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America.
Troop 316 was originally chartered on March 31, 1996, and is sponsored by the St. Andrew Men's Society of St. Andrew Catholic
church. Our troop is inter-denominational, welcoming boys from every faith, race, and background. We participate in weekly
meetings at the St. Andrew Fellowship Hall, and monthly outdoor activities which have included camping, hiking, skiing, rafting,
biking, and community service projects.
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