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Scouts FOR LIFE Alan Burdick finds gift for teaching young men to thrive
BY » Renee Roberson
20 LimitlessMagOnline.com | August 2020
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lan Burdick has been a leader in many things in his lifetime, but the Boy Scouts of America organization is one he keeps returning to time and again. After first being introduced to Scouting when he was a boy, he now spends an estimated 8 to 10 hours a week volunteering with Troop 323 at Journey Church in Huntersville. “I’m kind of like the great old grandfather who takes care of these guys,” says the 73-year-old, who lives with his wife of 56 years, Linda, in Huntersville. It’s not unusual for young men in their mid-20s to stop him in town and thank him for helping them while they were in the organization. He enjoys
