Officials of the Pony Express Council of the Boy Scouts of America are wanting the public to know that activities involving scouts in the area will continue as usual despite the recent bankruptcy filing by the national BSA organization.
Pony Express Executive Alan Franks said that the Pony Express Council and troops within the council, which include Trenton Boy Scout Troops 97 and 99 and Cub Scout Pack 23, are financially independent from the national organization, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Franks said that unit meetings and activities as well as district and council events will take place as usual.
The Chapter 11 filing was made by the national organization to compensate abuse victims who were harmed during their time of scouting as well as help continue carrying out the scouting mission for years to come. Franks noted that approximately 90 percent of the pending abuse claims against the BSA relate to incidents that occurred more than 30 years.
“The safety of the kids in our programs is our top priority,” Franks said. “Over the years we have developed the strongest expert-informed protection policies which have been adopted by many youth -serving organizations; from mandatory youth protection training like two-deep leadership, no one-on-one interaction between youth and adults and reporting of any suspected abuse is mandatory.”
Franks said that scouting in the Pony Express Council, which includes northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas, will continue to serve youth, families and our communities for many years to come.
Persons with questions may contact Franks at 816-233-1351 or by email at [email protected]
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