Local councils—legally distinct from the national organization—dismissed the notion that bankruptcy would jeopardize their ongoing activities.
Marcie Adkins, of Brevard County, Florida, further expressed the belief that after instituting a model program in recent years to safeguard youth, the Boy Scouts of America were rightly using bankruptcy protection to shield the organization's assets and ensure its ongoing viability.
The Boy Scouts are"taking responsibility for what happened in the past and doing all it can to protect youth in our Scouting programs," an organization-affiliated publication,Local councils—which operate the Scouting programs and are legally distinct entities from the national organization—dismissed the notion that bankruptcy would jeopardize their ongoing activities.
The national organization echoed these ideas, emphasizing Tuesday that"Scouting programs will continue throughout this process and for many years to come."Ed Henderson, who previously served on two councils and was a volunteer scoutmaster, toldthat most troop leaders see the legal and financial developments"as something far off and removed from them."
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