Shaking hands with President Obama is one of many great accomplishments Lipscomb sophomore Matt Brown can add to his list of achievements experienced through his role as National Chief of the Boy Scouts of America.
“I was elected to a position within the National Boy scouts as what is referred to as the National Chief, which basically means that I am the number one Boy Scout under the age of 21, the number one youth over the course of the next year,” Brown said.
Holding the highest elected position amongst youth in the Scouts with his role as National Chief, of the Boy Scouts of America has turned Brown into quite the jetsetter.
Spending every weekend visiting cities nationwide such as Phoenix, New York, and Detroit and most recently, Washington D.C.
This past semester, he has been busy shaking hands with politicians, delivering the report of the Boy Scouts and discussing the plans of the Boy Scouts of America.
“Just like the President gives a state of the union address every year to let Congress know the state of our country, (similarly) the Boy Scouts have to give a report to the nation,” Brown said.
So far, this entire year Brown has only received two weekends off. As a business major getting more involved in his major and learning new material each weekend to share with those he meets; he says he takes advantage of his travel time to get some of his work done.
“I read on airplanes, I study on airplanes, I study in the terminal waiting on my plane,” Brown said. “It’s tough.”
But, according to Brown, it certainly is all worth it because of the goodness that follows his activities.
“Spreading good news is something our country needs, and they need to know that we are advancing society and enhancing the quality of life here,” Brown said.
While not serving his scouting duties, Brown enjoys spending his time on campus like most other Lipscomb students. He enjoys playing a good game of Ping-Pong, being involved with Delta Nu, a social club on campus, and sitting in Starbucks with a friend enjoying a good laugh.
After the school year, Brown’s travels are far from over, as he is looking forward to expand his travels outside of the United States. This August, his duties will take him to the country of Georgia to represent American scouting among the residents of that Eastern European nation.
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