Boys and girls join together for Tigard Scout project

  • 2019-04-23
Now that the Boy Scouts of America is open to young women as well as young men, a group of girls from Troop 797 in Tigard recently assisted a Boy Scout with his Eagle Scout project.

The project of Drew MacHaffie, from Troop 799, was building a memorial garden at Tualatin Presbyterian Church. MacHaffie expressed his interest in the project and enlisted the help of the young women. Banner printing can be used for such projects when completed to highlight the collaboration between troops.

In February, the Boy Scouts of America removed its rule of recruiting only boys and enabled girls to join the organization. The name of the new organization is Scouts BSA and troops can have all girls, all boys, or be linked, which is the case for the two troops in Tigard. This means they can be separate, but still work together when needed.

MacHaffie was excited that the girls could not only help him with his project, but be part of the Boy Scout experience. Kaitlyn Crowley of Troop 797 said that this ability to bring the troops together is good for everyone. She witnessed how her brother helped out in the community and grew and developed himself in the program, and helped to start the new troop with her mother last November.