Campfire USA Panhandle Plains Council

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THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE TO SERVE AS A CHARTERED COUNCIL OF CAMPFIRE USA, TO PROVIDE CAMP FIRE PROGRAMS THROUGH OUT ITS JURISDICTION IN THE FULLFILLMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF CAMPFIRE USA PANHANDLE PLAINS COUNCIL, WHICH IS: A. TO PROVIDE, THROUGH A PROGRAM OF INFORMAL EDUCATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AS CARING, SELF-DIRECTED INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE TO THEMSELVES AND TO OTHERS; AND, AS AN ORGANIZATION, TO SEEK TO IMPROVE THOSE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY WHICH EFFECT YOUTH. B. TO ACHIEVE THIS PRUPOSE, CAMPFIRE USA PANHANDLE PLAINS COUNCIL, WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, SHALL ENCOURAGE THE DEVEELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION OF SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL VALUES: THE REALIZATION OF THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF EACH INDIVIDUAL: THE ELIMINATION OF HUMAN BARRIERS BASED UPON ASSUMPTIONS WHICH PREJUDGE INDIVIDUALS: THE PRACTICE OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP EXEMPLLIFYING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF A FREE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY; THE WISE USE OF HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND SHALL PROVIDE EXPERIENCES WHICH STIMULATE CURIOSITY AND LEARNING; PROVIDE RENEWAL AND ADVENTURE; DEVELOP SENSITIVITY SKILLS IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, INTIATIVE, SELF-RELIANCE, A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE AND RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDES; ENCOURAGE AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ENVIROMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS IN OUTDOOR LIVING, THE SEARCH FOR AND MAINTENANCE OF OPTIMUM HEALTH.