80th year of Boys State begins

June 4, 2017 toddvogts 0

In 1937, young men in the state of Kansas received their first opportunity to have their lives changed. The American Legion Boys State of Kansas […]

May 27, 2016 toddvogts 0

In 2003 I took part in one of the most life-changing programs a young man has access to while preparing for his senior year of […]

June 21, 2015 toddvogts 0

The first weeks of June are always a special time for me, and June 2015 was no different. It is when the American Legion Boys […]

July 15, 2013 toddvogts 0

Every summer I travel to Manhattan, Kansas, and spend nearly two weeks volunteering with one of the greatest youth programs in the state — the […]