In the last year the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America has experienced a 3.9 percent growth in the number of participants with more than 11,000 in its programs.
It’s a statistic that Tim McCandless proudly reports. In an interview Monday, McCandless, Scout Executive and CEO of the Narragansett Council, called it the greatest growth in Scouting in about 15 years. He attributed the growth to less controversy over gender issues and greater recognition of scouting values as well as improved marketing that reaches young families.