BOY SCOUTS is an organization that teaches boys to be good citizens and trains them to become leaders.

More than ten million children and Scout leaders belong to Boy Scout units in the 95 countries belonging to the Boy Scout World Conference. Boy Scouts in all these lands are taught to do their duty to God, to their country and to other people.

Their motto is "Be Prepared," and learning by doing is the method used to teach them. Boy Scouts practice citizenship by electing their own boy leaders and by learning to work together. As Scouts work and play outdoors, they acquire skills in camping, first aid, mapmaking, outdoor cooking, signalling, swimming and woodcraft.

Sir Robert Baden-Powell of Great Britain started the Boy Scout movement in 1907, when he organised a camp for 20 boys. In 1908 he published the first Boy Scout manual. The movement spread to the United States as the result of a good turn performed for William D. Boyce, an

American businessman, in 1909. A British Boy Scout helped Boyce find his way in a London fog. Boyce and others founded the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Today, more than six million boys girls and adult leaders belong to the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of Canada has about 350 000 members.

I would like to join this organization because it is fun. You can learn useful things, connect with nature, make new friends and good relax.