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Month: April 2014

International Scouting

U.K. Scout Association is making something big out of Legos

April 30, 2014 21

The big new thing from the U.K. Scout Association is just an inch a half tall. And it has interchangeable heads. A creative new recruiting and awareness campaign from our friends across the pond (and fellow members of

Where Am I?

March-April 2014 ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

April 29, 2014 0

The destination in our March-April 2014 “Where Am I? — Path Less Traveled” contest is one of my favorites. Ever been to Moab? I traveled on a personal trip to this dusty Utah city last

Scouts BSA

Tuesday Talkback: How to pick an unforgettable patrol name

April 29, 2014 85

The Mustache patrol of Troop 242 has it figured out. They’ve found a patrol name that’s Scout-created, clever and a little bit wacky. With a name that great, it doesn’t matter that nobody in the Mustache patrol has

Merit Badges

Gone but not forgotten: Beekeeping and 9 other discontinued merit badges

April 28, 2014 86

No, a swarm of killer bees isn’t to blame for the Beekeeping merit badge’s 1995 demise. The real culprit carries a similarly painful sting, though: a lack of interest and too few merit badge counselors. As

Eagle Scout

You earned Eagle, now make sure you’re in the 2015 Eagle Scout Directory

April 25, 2014 31

This blog and the pages of Eagles’ Call magazine are filled with stories of Eagle Scouts who have gone on to do great things. And that’s just the ones we know about. Another 500,000 Eagle Scouts have dropped

Cub Scouting

Peyton Manning: We need Boy Scouts more today than ever

April 24, 2014 16

Peyton Manning was never a Boy Scout himself, but the five-time MVP-winning quarterback can’t help but be connected to Scouting. He’s reminded of the Boy Scouts of America’s strength within the Denver area and across the country every

Scouting Tips

Best Scouting apps for iPhone and Android

April 23, 2014 113

Which Scouting apps are worthy of downloading or even paying for to enhance your Scouting experience? Here’s the ultimate list of Scouting apps.

Health and Safety

Drink Right: Why now’s the time to replace soda and bug juice with water

April 22, 2014 71

By replacing bug juice and soda with water, your pack, troop, team, crew, ship or post can be a part of the effort to Drink Right, Move More, Snack Smart.

Fun

Venturer visualizes her wonderful web of Scouting connections

April 17, 2014 11

Character-driven TV shows like Lost slowly reveal the ways in which these seemingly disparate people have actually been connected all along. And as Rachel Eddowes (third from the right in the photo above) recently discovered, the same

Merit Badges

Digital Technology merit badge requirements released

April 16, 2014 30

The latest and greatest in tech isn’t a new smartphone, tablet or game console. It’s a new merit badge. Today the Boy Scouts of America welcomes Digital Technology merit badge to its ever-growing arsenal of merit badges focused on

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