Please save the date for Thursday, June 3rd at 7 p.m. for the
2010 Boy Scouts of America Learning for Life (LFL) support dinner.
For over 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America has provided its participants with opportunities and resources to gain life skills that help foster positive personal development and a dedication to community and environmental stewardship. Through its Learning for Life program, the Bay Area Council of Boy Scouts of America (BACBSA) is now making many of those opportunities and resources available to every kindergarten through 12th grade student in Galveston and Brazoria Counties.
“We’re one of the few councils in the United States that provides this opportunity to children at the full extent possible that encompasses the classroom, outdoor elements and community service,” said Lisa Stegman, BACBSA coastal district executive. “People are realizing this is something we can affect a lot of kids with.” The goals of Learning for Life are to “encourage a desire for lifelong learning, foster the acquisition and application of personal/social skills, prepare tomorrow’s workforce through exposure of career management skills and develop engaged citizens.”
In order to expand Learning for Life in more schools in Galveston and Brazoria Counties, BACBSA hosts fundraising support dinners and encourages sponsorships from individuals, companies and organizations. “The purpose is to try to build partnerships so it can grow to include all the children in the area,” BACBSA Learning for Life Council Chairman Latonia Wilson stated.
The next support dinner will be held at the Alvin Community College Nolan Ryan Center on June 3 at 7 p.m. “Having been affiliated with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorer Scouts, I support the Learning for Life program which works with area youth on positive life goals,” ACC President Dr. Rodney Allbright said. “In addition, Learning for Life programs follow the health and safety policies of the Boy Scouts of America.”
The event will be held at the Alvin Community College Nolan Ryan Center. It supports the LFL character education program for all Galveston County and Brazoria County school districts. For more information about donating to the Learning for Life program and/or participating in the support dinner on June 3, call BACBSA at (409) 744-5206.
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