Amy Salzmann loves Scouts BSA (familiarly known as the Boy Scouts of America) because of the organization’s whole-child approach. Salzmann, who has a 13-year-old boy in BSA, is the committee chair of Troop 113 of Culver City.
“Unlike getting involved in sports, where you’re mostly focused on the fitness, BSA includes the obvious, being outdoors and being connected to nature and being a good steward of the Earth. And you’re also caring for your body because you need to be fit and strong in order to hike and camp and backpack,” Salzmann said.
She likes the Merit Badge component of the program. A comprehensive list of approximately 130 to 140 badges are available for scouts to obtain, covering nearly every topic imaginable, from electrical engineering to dentistry to astronomy. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 