As we mentioned last week, the Scouting magazine Facebook page has accumulated more than 20,000 “Likes”—a cause to celebrate with free gear!

In seven days, the TOAST TO 20K GIVEAWAY received 559 entries.

Below are the 20 readers who’ve been randomly chosen as winners of a 32-ounce wide-mouth Nalgene and an exclusive Scouting magazine sticker that only the contest’s winners will receive.

The winners:  Continue reading »

Over at the Scouting magazine Facebook page, we’ve reached 20,000 “Likes.”

Which means it’s time to celebrate!

(You don’t “Like” our page? You’re missing out!)

In honor of this milestone, we’re giving away 20, 32-ounce Nalgene bottles in the TOAST TO 20K GIVEAWAY. Each bottle comes with its own custom Scouting magazine sticker.

We’re kicking things up a notch with this contest. The more you share the contest with others, the greater the chance you have of winning.

How’s that work? It’s simple: After completing your contest entry, you’ll receive a “Tell-A-Friend” referral link. Click to share this link on Facebook, Twitter, or via e-mail.

With each new entry received using your referral link, you’ll earn 10 extra bonus entries to the TOAST TO 20K GIVEAWAY.

Enter now for a chance to win. Contest ends Sept. 17 at midnight.

Good luck!

Ever watched a group of Scouts tackle a rock-climbing wall?

They make it look so easy!

Now, as an adult, we can try to shimmy up a rock-wall in a nimble nanosecond — but let’s just say it’s a lot tougher than Scouts often make it look. (We’ll chalk it up to their youth.)

But that doesn’t mean adult leaders can’t join in the rock-climbing fun. We’re here to give one Scouter an extra boost on his or her way to the top: the GOING UP! GIVEAWAY.

One Scouter will win a bundle of excellent rock-climbing gear suitable for a beginner and/or intermediate climber. The gear includes: a pair of EVOV climbing shoes, a Black Diamond Vector helmet, a Petzl starter kit, and Julbo sport glasses. Total prize package is $365.

Read more about the GOING UP! GIVEAWAY gear selected by our gear expert, Stephen Regenold (of TheGearJunkie.com) featured in September-October 2012 issue of Scouting magazine.

Enter now for a chance to win this rock-climbing gear package. And don’t forget: Your odds of winning increase the more you enter, so be sure to enter daily. Plus, use the “Tell-A-Friend” link that’s displayed after your entry—by sharing via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter—and you can earn up to one entry per friend who enters. The contest ends Sept. 30.

Good luck!

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And, the winners of the August CUT ABOVE GIVEAWAY are …

Grand-prize winners of a Gerber Mike Horn knife:

• Rob Terry of Stillwater, Okla.
• Bowman Ching of Sunnyvale, Calif.
• Mat Greenfield of Lehi, Utah
• Brennan Toomey of Maple Valley, Wash.
• Jay Lash of Vinton, Iowa
• Chad Nabity of Grand Island, Neb.
• Courtney Evans of Fredericksburg, Va.

Runners up, receiving a Gerber Steady multitool:

• Mike Rupp of Nixa, Mo.
• Jeffrey Spurlock of Pleasan View, Tenn.
• Kristy Bosworth of Mesa, Ariz.
• Rebecca Hayes of Bonaire, Ga.
• John Cary of Thaxton, Miss.
• Christina Muller of St. Louis, Mo.

When your job is to help prepare youth for life, you’ve got to make sure you’re prepared for anything, too.

And a good knife is an essential part of being prepared, whether at a campout or at a Scout meeting.

In the CUT ABOVE GIVEAWAY—held from Aug. 1 through 31—you can enter to win an all-in-one Wenger Swiss Army Mike Horn knife ($175) that will go to one grand-prize winner. Designed by a world-famous explorer, you can bet this knife will be ready for anything you throw at it.

Five runners-up will receive a Gerber Steady multitool ($64). The Steady is equipped with two knives, a screwdriver, pliers, and more—plus, the device attaches to your phone or camera to serve as a tripod for taking photos. Read more about the knives in this giveaway.

Enter now to win one of six great knives. And don’t forget: Your odds of winning increase the more you enter, so be sure to enter daily. On Sep. 3, we’ll randomly select six winners and announce them here at Bryan on Scouting.

Good luck—enter now!

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Drumroll, please … here are the winners of the PLACE TO HANG GIVEAWAY:

• Grand-prize winners of a Hennessy Hammock “Scout” — Tanya Lindenberg, a Tiger den leader in Lindenhurst, N.Y.; Melissa Jurcago, committee chair and mom of three Scouts in Brunswich, Ohio; and Jeremy Kelone, committee chair and father of three Scouts in Bridge City, Tex.
• Runners up receiving an Eno “SingleNest” or Grand Trunk “Single” hammock — John Eberhardt, a Scoutmaster and Cubmaster in Sammamish, Wash.; Tracy Bess, mom of two Webelos in Belle, W.Va.; Daniel Butcher, a Cubmaster in Hewitt, N.J.; Mike Gutzat, an assistant Scoutmaster in New Castle, Del.; Randy Possehl, a Venturing Adviser and assistant Scoutmaster in Ellicott City, Md.; Randy Hortman, an assistant Scoutmaster in Omaha, Neb.; and Chris Mott, committee member and father of an Eagle Scout in Yorba Linda, Calif.

These winners were selected from 10,582 entries. Congratulations!