Adult Leadership

As a father of an Eagle Scout I have watched my son grow tremendously through the hard work and dedication of others besides myself. I owe a great deal of thanks to many others who have been and still are involved in this Troop for helping my son grow through his experiences in Scouting. In many ways I wish I could do more in return, but all I can do is look at myself, my son, your sons and the families all banded together in this Troop and in return try to do my best to help where ever I can. By focusing on the Scouts, those young men that we all care about, I have taken on responsibilities that have never been a burden and in return have been given a great gift that will never be forgotten.

No matter the role you take on, however large or small it may seem, it does contribute to the success of the Troop but more importantly to the success of many young men as they try to find their way from childhood to adulthood. I may fail to thank you all enough for the work you do to support this Troop and my thank you can only serve as a response of appreciation for your assistance, but the thank you of a young man is truly something that is never forgotten and that is the true reward of being an active adult in the Troop.

I hope every one of you takes the opportunity to do something for the Troop that allows you to experience that true gratitude that can only be expressed by a Scout when they look at you face to face and say "Thank you"!

With the greatest appreciation for what you have done for the Scouts in this Troop, or are about to do for the Scouts in this Troop,

Dave Knopick

Posted 10 Feb 2006