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Greetings Scouters, this week let's talk about Never Giving up, with this true story.
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On July 25, 1962, fourteen-year-old Monroe County Boy Scout Dennis Churchill was fishing on Lake Erie with four companions when a sudden severe storm capsized their boat six miles from shore.
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Dennis put on a life jacket then left the others clinging to the boat while he swam for help. With thunder and lightning crashing overhead, high winds gusting and waves six feet high washing over him, and he swam for four hours through the storm before finally reaching shore near the Dundee Cement loading docks. He summoned help then went back out on the lake with the Sheriff's Department to find the overturned boat.
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Dennis was credited with saving four lives that day, including his own. On January 31, 1963, he was awarded the Gold Honor Medal by the National Council. Out of the more than 75,000 Monroe County residents that have been members of Scouting since October 16, 1911, he is the only one ever to receive the award. There were only 19 Honor Medals awarded in the nation during 1963 from a national membership of over 5,000,000 boys.
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While Dennis was swimming through the stormy waters alone, but for God, the violence of the waves literally ripped most of the clothing off those that stayed with the boat. They believed Dennis had drowned in the storm after he had been gone several hours, and no help had come for them.
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The wind and water took it's toll on Dennis as he struggled to get help. He weighed but 124 pounds that day. He was in a state of total exhaustion at the end, but he couldn't give up. The lives of others were depending on him, so somehow in those dark lonely moments, he found the strength to keep going.
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Each of you will have times in your lives where you feel alone, and you will want to give up on something, but you must learn to press on and do your best even if what you are trying to do doesn't seem attainable.
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So please remember leaders, no matter how rough and choppy the water gets, DO NOT GIVE UP. What you are doing matters, and we appreciate all of your efforts but more critically you are shaping the lives of those who will be here tomorrow. Namaste!
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