John Green has been a Scoutmaster for nearly 50 years. Green currently leads a troop of 125 boys and eight leaders that meets weekly at his renovated barn, where the scouts can enjoy ham radio equipment, computers, bee hives, and a rappelling tower. But the most important thing Green provides to the boys, who range in age from 11 to 17, is his time. “He spends a great deal of time mentoring youth in career decisions, family crises, and life skills, and has kept many young boys away from trouble,” says Daniel B. Sutherland IV, district executive, Boy Scouts of America, Middle Tennessee Council. “[Former] scouts stop by often to thank Mr. Green for his time and dedication.”
John Green was also a 2001 Good Neighbor Award Honoree.
