Having a vision is good – it’s essential to moving anything forward. Vision can create, build and inspire.
Scouting America (Boy Scouts of America) has long been a beacon of personal development, leadership, and community service. At the heart of its mission is a clear vision: to prepare young people to make ethical and moral decisions throughout their lives. This vision doesn’t just shape the program’s structure but plays a crucial role in the lives of the scouts themselves. A well-realized vision can transform not only the organization but also the lives of the youth it serves.
Vision can be big, sweeping and global – and these are great, but not all visions need to impact the entire world. Smaller visions can be just as impactful, if not more-so to an individual scout.
People with vision are essential, but people who bring vision to realization are the ones that make vision have impact.
One vision realized is the axe yard at Camp Lowden, Blackhawk Area Council in Oregon, IL. Conceived on an unused patch of ground off the main parking lot, the implementation of this vision will serve and impact youth for decades to come. But the vision was not enough. It was key leaders like Bob Gingras and Jerry Coots that rallied volunteers, drew up concepts, found the needed resources and GOT IT BUILT. Without action, this vision would have remained only a dream.
Vision + Action = Impact
So thank you to the volunteers that brought this vision to life, so these scouts could learn and grow on a chilly Saturday morning in March.
