Off Peak

April 1, 2001

"Read Your Bill, Ma'am?"

 

Boy Scouts in Wisconsin will save you from sticker shock.

The Boy Scouts are an American tradition, teaching boys of all ages the merits of truth, honor, physical fitness, and valor. By giving themselves to community service, young men have learned not only what it means to be a valuable member of society, but also a lot about themselves. Yet helping older women cross the street takes you only so far. Perhaps the Scouts can now find a new niche-reading electric meters and bills for those too scared to take a peak.

Consider, for instance, the clinic run by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC) in Green Bay. For the last 48 years, Boy Scouts from the Bay Lakes Council, in Green Bay, Wisc., have partnered with the Wisconsin Public Services Corp., which has helped teach Scouts how to meet all the requirements for the Electricity Merit Badge. On March 10, 44 Boy Scouts from the Bay Lakes Council gathered for the annual electricity merit badge clinic.

In order for a young man to earn the Boy Scout Electricity Merit Badge, there are 11 requirements that must be completed. They are: