Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 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.
The BSA is a constituent member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for boys ages 6 to 10½ years, Boy Scouting for boys ages 10 1/2 to 18 and Venturing for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and have completed the 8th grade) through 21. Learning for Life is a non-traditional subsidiary that provides in-school and career education.
The BSA operates traditional Scouting locally through units sponsored and operated by churches, clubs, civic associations, educational organizations and the like. Units are led entirely by volunteers who are supported by local councils using both paid professionals and volunteers.
Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, in 1911. Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she made her historic telephone call to a distant cousin, saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"
GSUSA aims to empower girls and to help teach values such as honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence, and citizenship through activities including camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning numerous badges by acquiring other practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized through rank advancement and by various special awards.
Girl Scouts welcomed girls with disabilities early in their history, at a time when they were not included in most other activities.
Membership is organized according to age group with activities designed appropriately for each level. The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), and has an extensive history of accepting girls from all backgrounds.
In 1994, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, an industry publication, released the results of the largest study of charitable and non-profit organization popularity and credibility conducted by Nye Lavalle & Associates. The study showed that the Girl Scouts was ranked as the 8th "most popular charity/non-profit in America" of over 100 charities researched with 41% of Americans over the age of 12 choosing Love and Like A Lot for the Girl Scouts.
Fair View UMC Scouting Information
The Boy Scout Troop is open to boys that have completed the 5th grade or are 11 years of age. The weekly meetings for the Boy Scouts are held at the Mt. Mourne Boy Scout Center, located behind the Centre Presbyterian Church. The meetings begin at 7:00 P.M. on Monday evenings.
The Troop was chartered in 1953 and has been active for 58 years, providing a quality Scouting program for the young men.
The Cub Scout Pack is open to boys that have completed kindergarten or are 7 years of age. The Cub Scouts have separate meeting times and leaders for each grade level from 1st thru 5th grade. The meetings are held on various afternoons and evenings during the week with the majority of them being at the Mt. Mourne Boy Scout Center or at Fair View United Methodist Church.
The Pack was chartered in 1970 and like the Troop has provided a quality Scouting program and prepared the boys for the advancement to the Troop.
Both the Pack and Troop typically recruit boys from the Coddle Creek Elementary School, Brawley Middle School and Lake Norman High School Districts but we are open to any boy desiring to be a part of the Boy Scouts of America.
For further information and contacts for joining information, contact Bill Hicks the Chartered Organization Representative for the Pack and Troop at 704-663-1736 or email at wchicks@hotmail.com
Troop # 10082 Brownie/Girl Scouts
We are part of the Carolina Peaks to Piedmont Council. Here is a link to their site: https://www.girlscoutsp2p.org/about_us/index.htm
You will see our mission on their site .....Girl Scouts is an organization that builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Our troop began in 2008 at FVUMC. Some of the activities we have participated in are:
Stacy Stahlschmidt, leader, stahlschmidt@bellsouth.net. We welcome ideas from the members of the church as to how we can help the church and the community.
You will see our mission on their site .....Girl Scouts is an organization that builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Our troop began in 2008 at FVUMC. Some of the activities we have participated in are:
- Support to the Cornelius Animal Shelter
- Semi-annual activities with the residents of Summit Place of Mooresville
- Semi-annual support of our troops with Girl Scout Cookie Sweet Treats and Halloween candy
- Annual stocking stuffing for our local Salvation Army
- Annual Girl Scout Cookie fundraiser to support our local and international communities
- Annual World Thinking Day events celebrating diversity and promoting consideration and understanding for those around the world
- Horseback Riding
- Lake clean-up
- Trash pick-up at FVUMC
- Visit to the Mooresville Rescue Squad
- Education on wildlife such as a visiting a local beaver dam
Stacy Stahlschmidt, leader, stahlschmidt@bellsouth.net. We welcome ideas from the members of the church as to how we can help the church and the community.