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September 13, 2008.Merit Badge University

I'm Cory Fuqua from the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. I'm an Associate Crew Advisor for Crew 1 in Salem. This year Evergreen is hosting a Merit Badge University. The date is for this event is Saturday, September 13, 2008. Check In time is 8:30 AM. Dismissal time is 6 PM. Note that I have attached the University Forms with the schedule of the day and merit badges. You can pre-register with me. The cost is not set, but pre-registration guarantees a spot. You can contact me by email: cory.fuqua@sprucegoose.org or by telephone: (503) 434-4180. FOR MORE INFO

Out of 100...

For every 100 youth that joins Scouting...

12 will have their first contact with a church
5 will earn their church's religious emblem
1 will enter the clergy
18 will develop hobbies that will last through their adult life
8 will enter a career that was introduced through the merit badge system
1 will use Scouting skills to save another person's life
1 will use scouting skills to save his own life
17 will become Scouting volunteers
4 will become Eagle Scouts

Scouting's alumni includes...

63% of Air Force Academy graduates
68% of West Point graduates
70% of Annapolis graduates
72% of Rhodes scholars
85% of F.B.I. agents
26 of the first 29 astronauts
85% of student council presidents
89% of senior class presidents