#79: Why Collect Boy Scout Patches

Published: March 23, 2017, 1 a.m.

b'In getting ready to host a Boy Scout memorabilia show (we like to call them Trade-O-Rees) I was asked by the troop committee chairman to come give a patch trading class to the Scouts of Troop 33.\\xa0 Episode 79 is the audio of that patch collecting talk that I gave to about two-dozen Scouts ranging from fresh Tenderfoots to high school aged Eagles.\\xa0 I know that many other people have been in this situation.\\xa0 Tasked with creating a 30-40 minute talk on a hobby that not that easy to translate.\\xa0 After getting some advice from others my spin was to focus more on the "why" rather than the "how".\\xa0 I tried to make connections with the Scouts through their participation in the program and show how easy it was to use the memorabilia to walk back in time.\\xa0 I would appreciate any feedback and likewise feel free to take what I\'ve shared and use it if you are ever in that situation.\\xa0 I discovered that anyone born after 1996 is referred to as Generation Z so my goal was to try and speak on their level and not make it a pro-level how to class. Find more Scouting memorabilia content and all of my podcasts at http://www.scoutpatchcollectors.com.'