Here are some of our typical activities each year: 10-mile wilderness backpacking trips 20-mile canoe-camping trips 60-mile bicycle trips "Easy" camping on Scout Island "Cabin camping" in the winter Building towers and bridges out of logs Building new hiking trails Week-long summer camp Learning new skills, such as wilderness survival, lifesaving, electronics, and hundreds more

If you love the great outdoors and you enjoy a challenge, join Boy Scouts!

Part of the Boy Scout program is rank advancement. You can work your way from Tenderfoot all the way to EAGLE! Here are some amazing facts about the Eagle rank:

• Only about 2% of all boys who join Scouting attain the rank of Eagle
• 9 of 11 men who walked on the moon are Eagle Scouts!
• Close to 50% of all boys listed in "Who's Who in American High Schools" are Eagle Scouts
• Professional recruiters put more value on an Eagle Scout candidate than on any sport or intramural activity

Parents -- there is no better way to teach leadership, build character, and foster responsibility than Boy Scouts of America.

Who can join? Any boy who is 11 years old or who has finished fifth grade is eligible to join. No experience necessary! (Some of our more demanding trips may be limited, but most campouts are open to all Scouts.)

Troop 72 meets at Chippewa Valley Bible Church (behind Kmart in Chippewa Falls) on most Monday nights. If you are interested at all in our troop, please contact me:

Tom Arneberg, Scoutmaster
Phone: 715-726-1728 or 715-726-4074
Email: scoutmaster@troop72.com
Web: www.troop72.com