QUINCY (WGEM) -- Local scouts and their families gathered at St. Francis Solanus Church in Quincy for a special mass on Sunday to celebrate the Boy Scouts of America's 111th birthday.
Some scouts read to the congregation while others carried their troop's flags at the mass, officiated by Father Steven Arisman.
Life Scout Ryan Scheuermann has been a scout for over nine years. He said the celebration is an important one.
"We need to remember that scouting is a big part of our community," he said.
According to their website, the Mississippi Valley Council serves more than 1,700 youth in 12 counties across the Tri-States.
Scheuermann said scouting has taught him skills he can use later in life, like community service.
"We help a lot with churches and schools and the veterans home sometimes," he said.
Mississippi Valley Council Scout Executive and CEO Ricci Dula said scouting has been integrated into the community for decades and their mission remains the same: to develop tomorrow's leaders.
"Many people in this community were once in scouting and we're a part of a huge fraternity," he said. "Actually, now that we have girls in scouting, this is just a big family that is all about working to improve a community."
Dula said the celebration was an opportunity for scouts and families to showcase their faith.
"Today these youth, as they go through scouting, get that opportunity to learn those skills so that way they can pass it forward as they get older," he said.
Scheuermann said his life would not be the same without scouting.
"I think its going to help me in my life later on because a lot of the time employers like to see that Eagle Scout on the resume," he said.
Dula said community members should be on the look out for the start of their Scouting for Food Drive.
He said scouts will be at local grocery stores in mid-March collecting canned goods to support local food pantries.
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