Today I would like to give a YDIR to all the volunteers that making scouting happen for young people all over the world.
With such an old institution (over 100 years old!) there is a lot of stigma and baggage, half truths and rumours that tend to stick in people minds, all I know is that every single day there are people giving up their spare time to pass their knowledge and skills onto the next generation. I would urge you to find out a bit more about what really happens in a modern Scout Group, www.scouts.org.uk is a pretty good place to start, it is about the UK scout association, but they do a great a job of showcasing what modern scouting is all about. There is of course a fair bit of PR shine applied, but they might be able to point you in the direction of your local group so you can see for yourself all the amazing hard work people who volunteer for scouting do.
Scout, Cub & Beaver leaders, yore doing it right!