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Month: July 2014

Eagle Scout

Crowdfunding sites and Eagle project fundraising

July 21, 2014 38

Crowdfunding is a seamless way to raise money for movies, gadgets and worthy causes. Eagle projects can benefit, too, provided Scouts understand the rules.

Ask the Expert

Yes, female youth are allowed in the Order of the Arrow

July 18, 2014 304

Adult women may be inducted into the Order of the Arrow, but women under 21 aren’t allowed in the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts.

Scouts BSA

Read this Texas Poet Laureate’s ode to his departed Scoutmaster

July 17, 2014 15

The 2011 Texas Poet Laureate was so moved by his Scoutmaster that he wrote this brilliant poem to honor the man’s memory.

Recruiting

Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo serves Scouting

July 16, 2014 0

Ken Niumatalolo has agreed to serve as the Baltimore Area Council’s honorary recruitment chair. Each new Cub Scout and the Scout who recruits him will meet Coach Ken.

Tuesday Talkbacks

On righting wrongs in Scouting: When do you, the adult leader, speak up?

July 15, 2014 76

How do you go about righting wrongs you see in your pack, troop, team or crew? And what about adult leaders who try to right wrongs in inappropriate ways?

Camping

Reading Rainbow blog post about the power of Scouting is a must-read

July 14, 2014 1

Boys’ Life Senior Writer Aaron Derr penned a guest post on the Reading Rainbow blog, showing how the Scouting program brings out the best in all Scouts.

History of Scouting

Ever had yak meat? If so, you have this Scouting founder to thank

July 12, 2014 3

Without Ernest Thompson Seton, the first Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America, yak might not even exist in North America

What's New

Virginia ship earns 2014 Sea Scout National Flagship Award

July 11, 2014 3

Sea Scout Ship 1942 of Arlington, Va., was selected by the Boat Owners Association of The U.S. and the BSA as the 2014 Sea Scout National Flagship.

Fun

BSA’s Jack Link’s partnership is one your Scouts can sink their teeth into

July 10, 2014 23

The BSA announced a multiyear partnership to make Jack Link’s the “Official Protein Snack of the Boy Scouts of America” and our four high-adventure bases.

Cub Scouting

Include STEM activities in your pack or troop’s summer fun

July 10, 2014 5

There is STEM (science, technology, engineering, math ) in nearly all summer outdoor activities you enjoy with your Scouts. Let’s find it. Let’s explore it.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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