W. D. BOYCE COUNCIL GIVING DAY

Join us in celebrating the 166th Birthday of the Founder! 

William Dickson (D.) Boyce was born on June 16, 1858, on a hillside farm in Plum Township of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Not much is known about his childhood, but it was said that he always had an attraction to the outdoors that influenced him later in life.

W. D. Boyce learned about Scouting while passing through London during his first expedition to Africa in 1909. According to somewhat fictionalized legend, W. D. Boyce had become lost in the dense London fog, but was guided back to his destination by a young boy, who told him that he was merely doing his duty as a Boy Scout. W. D. Boyce then read printed material on Scouting, and on his return to the United States, he formed the B.S.A.

Help us celebrate the Founder's birthday with your Friends of Scouting gift today!

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