September 2011 - Aaron On Scouting

Bookshare, BSA open a new chapter

September 28, 2011 7

For some boys, reading doesn’t come easy. And that makes the Boy Scouts of America a challenging place. The Boy Scout Handbook. Merit Badge pamphlets. BSA training manuals. Daunting prospects for boys with print disabilities.

Scouting and homework: Can the two coexist?

September 21, 2011 47

It’s 5:30 on Monday evening, and your 16-year-old son says he has four hours of homework to finish tonight — all due tomorrow. Can, or should, your son attend his 90-minute troop meeting at 7

Outdoor Nation grant rewards 18- to 28-year-olds who connect youth with the outdoors

September 14, 2011 0

Do you have a great idea for a project that will help youth better understand and appreciate the outdoors? Would you like $2,500 to help make your idea a reality? Are you between the ages

Human chess match will celebrate the new Chess merit badge

September 9, 2011 6

Help the BSA celebrate its newest merit badge—Chess!—tomorrow by watching fellow Scouts in a live, human chess match. The event, shown online at this link, will take place between 1:05-1:25 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 10. Scouts

W.Va. philanthropist donates $25 million to The Summit, bringing total contributions to more than $200 million

September 9, 2011 5

There’s more to building a high-adventure base than shovels and bulldozers. You also need some benevolent, big-hearted donors. And, thankfully, the BSA has philanthropists who are eager to help make The Summit dream a reality.

Live-streaming film to honor 9/11

September 9, 2011 0

It’s not too late to plan a way for your Scout unit to honor the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. Gather together, grab a big screen, and watch the film New York Says Thank You at

Face-to-face or online training: Which works better in your unit?

September 2, 2011 18

It’s happened to all of us. You call a customer service hotline, and the computer can’t comprehend your plain-English request. No matter how many times you say “agent” or press 0 or bang your phone

Northern Tier unveils redesigned Web site just in time for Okpik registration

September 1, 2011 1

Today marks the 66th day of triple-digit temperatures in North Texas this summer. So don’t mind me while I browse the newly redesigned Northern Tier Web site for a while. You know, to get my