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Scouting Show and Tell: Longtime leaders
Pictured from left, Joey Catarineau, Brian Van Bower, Bob Moore, Tom Williams, Paul Skaggs and Cubbedge Phillips. Scouts succeed thanks to the tireless efforts of adults who step up to lead and guide. Some of those adult leaders volunteer for decades, like Cubbedge Phillips. Troop 1 of Miami, Fla., formed in 1935; Phillips joined in…
Read MoreIn face shield service project, clear proof that when things are bad, Scouts step up
Left: Life Scout Holden Sanderson holds completed face shields. Right: Tenderfoot Mark Chang delivers face shields to a local hospital. Sometimes a simple suggestion is all it takes. When Troop 378 Senior Patrol Leader Enzo Ishihara’s leaders told him about an opportunity to construct and distribute 3D-printed face shields for first responders and essential workers in…
Read MoreAll 5 members of Webelos den earn Eagle, but each takes away something unique
The fantastic five in May 2013 (above), and the group reenacting that same photo in January 2020. From left: Tyler Bush, Lane Schaddelee, Colin Brown, Remy Reed and Jeffery Graan. Ask five Eagle Scouts what they’ll take from their Scouting experience, and you’ll get five uniquely inspiring answers: Overcoming hailstorms and wrong turns at Philmont…
Read More‘CBS Evening News’ profiles Scout’s quest to join Inaugural Class of Female Eagle Scouts
Victoria sits on the bench she and her volunteers built for her Eagle Scout service project. Life Scout Victoria Rader didn’t set out to make national headlines. But some news is just too good not to share. In a piece calling her a “Trailblazing Scout,” Victoria was featured on the Sept. 9 episode of the CBS…
Read MoreScout starts Summer Reading Pal Program to keep younger students connected
After reading together, John and his “pal” do some coloring. Reading can be the ultimate way to escape. Or connect. This summer, a Star Scout from New Jersey pioneered a way for older students at his school to read to younger students through Zoom. John Facchini calls it the Summer Reading Pal Program. He paired…
Read MoreLet’s mix it up — try these four delicious trail mix recipes
If there is one snack that is just made for the outdoors, it is trail mix. The best part about it is that it can be customized to basically anyone’s taste or mood. Check out some of these “Scout Chef Kitchen” trail mix creations you can try — if you don’t like one ingredient, swap…
Read More‘Holey Moley’: Scouting volunteer shares stories from his appearance on ABC show
On a television set with celebrities like Josh Duhamel, Rob Riggle and Jon Lovitz, how can an information technology professional get noticed? He just has to put on a Scout uniform. Gerritt Beatty, a volunteer and Scouting dad from the BSA’s Ventura County Council in California, competed on an episode of ABC’s Holey Moley this summer. While…
Read MoreCan packs, troops or crews participate in political rallies?
The BSA might be the most patriotic organization in the U.S. But we don’t endorse any one political party. You could say that rather than being pro-left or pro-right, the BSA is pro-America. The same applies to your pack, troop, post, ship or crew. You and your Scouts should Do Your Duty to Country but not…
Read More5 Quick Questions with: Joshua Hunt, Eagle Scout and Scouting artist
If you tuned in to the Order of the Arrow’s virtual Momentum Launch last month, you might’ve noticed an impressive work of art shown, titled Onward and Upward. Eagle Scout and National Order of the Arrow Subcommittee volunteer Joshua Hunt of Milwaukee, Wis., created the piece. It wasn’t the first time he’s displayed his Scouting-themed…
Read MoreRemembering Harley Nygren, Eagle Scout, Sea Scout and scientific pioneer with NOAA
Harley Nygren as a Sea Scout in 1941 and at the NOAA Corps’ Centennial Celebration in 2017. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He sailed to the ends of the Earth — the Arctic Circle and Antarctica — to conduct scientific surveys. And in 1970, he became the first director of…
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