Three years ago today a group of parents met to talk about the future. The future was uncertain, but we all agreed to go into it together. The stakes were high, the future of our children and Scouting in our area rested on our shoulders.

I stand here today, proud to say we all made the right decision. That decision we made three years ago was to start Troop 141. We stood on the steps of Southside Elementary and agreed that we needed to step up and provide a Boy Scout program in our area of the District. As Colin pointed out at our Court of Honor, a lot of things have changed over the last three years, but we are now a strong, sustainable Troop. We have a future and we now also have a past.

I wanted to say thank you to everyone that has been here from the beginning. We have only a few founding members left, but we’ve stuck to our goals and we now have the best Troop in the entire District. I thank you all for your hard work and dedication. You all have enriched my life so much. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have this to share with you all.

So, here’s to us. All of us. Past, present, and future. Thank you for the memories we’ve shared and the dreams you inspire.

YIS

Scoutmaster Phil