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tence of NESA," he said. "A second
reason is to locate and keep contact
with Eagles and follow their careers. It
is embarrassing for us to learn by ac-
cident that some prominent person —
say, the President of the United States
— is an Eagle Scout."
I couldn't help asking Don Flanders
the obvious question: "Do you mean
that we didn't know about President
Ford?"
"We didn't know that President Ford
was an Eagle," explained Flanders,
"until he went into the House of Repre-
sentatives. He is the first Eagle Scout
ever to assume the Presidency."
Uncovering Eagles isn't always
easy. Flanders suggested that any Ea-
gle who has not been contacted
should write the National Eagle Scout
Association, Boy Scouts of America,
North Brunswick, N.J. 08902. Then
NESA will inform the local council.
I asked him if he could remember
how he felt when he became an Eagle.
"It was the most significant moment
of my life at that time," Flanders said.
"I think it's a memorable occasion
for anyone who has ever received the
award, because it's a result of a per-
sonal effort and discipline. You run
into all sorts of boys who say, 'I was a
Life,' or 'I was a Star but never did get
the Eagle,' and the difference is just
that small difference of paying an ad-
ditional price to follow through. An in-
gredient of success is that you have to
go a small step further in order to suc-
ceed at anything, and that is the rea-
son that Eagles should be more
successful in what they undertake. We
certainly need to turn their magnificent
abilities back in the direction of help-
ing other boys to have a good Scout-
ing experience."
Just how does NESA plan to use Ea-
gles and their "magnificent ability" to
help Scouting? Hopefully, in many
ways, the Eagles at the NESA confer-
ence learned. The National Eagle
Scout Association was created in
1972 to bring together Eagle Scouts
of all ages to serve their councils and
their communities. The 10-year mem-
bership fee is $10. What makes NESA
different from most other service or-
ganizations is that there are both
young men and mature men, and be-
cause of this difference in ages a local
chapter may have two subgroups — a
youth interest group and an adult in-
terest group.
The youth interest group is com-
posed of NESA members under age
21. The adult interest group is com-
posed of members who are at least 18
years old. The age overlap of the two
subgroups permits young Eagles to
pick the time they choose to move
from youth to adult participation within
the NESA chapter. Each subgroup
plans its own schedule of activities
and service projects. And each elects
its own officers. And some younger
Eagles in the 18 to 21 age bracket
may participate in both subgroups.
The adult group might want to:
• Sponsor special programs for help-
ing Scouts progress from Life to
Eagle.
• Participate in progress review
boards or at courts of honor.
• Put on adult and youth training
courses in their council.
• Organize new units.
• Do public relations and fund-raising
work.
Youth groups, on the other hand,
may want to concentrate on:
• Providing ceremonial teams for local
troop and post events.
• Help junior leaders in new units.
• Assist with Scouting for handi-
capped youngsters.
• Conduct programs related to skill
awards or merit badges.
• Give leadership to Project Reach,
which helps prevent drug abuse and
open parent-child communications.
At the Colorado State University
gathering, the NESA Guidebook that
gives details on organization, cere-
monies, publications and so on, was
passed out. And the Eagles went home
with facts and figures that will help
them to organize chapters and extend
NESA's influence.
Once NESA's gears begin to whir at
high speed, the public will realize that
their confidence in Eagle Scouts is
well founded. ■
The next National Eagle Scout As-
sociation Conference is slated for
August 26-29, 1976, at Washington,
D.C.'s Twin Bridges Marriott Hotel.
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