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Month: October 2014

Fun

BSA has eight runners in Sunday’s NYC Marathon

October 31, 2014 6

The Boy Scouts of America’s Greater New York Councils will have a team of eight runners racing in Sunday’s NYC Marathon.

Technology

BSA’s Cyber Chip, partnership with NCMEC hailed as successes

October 30, 2014 4

We’ll never know how many Scouts and Venturers avoided online harm because of lessons learned while earning the Cyber Chip. But we know it’s working.

Scout Life magazine

Vote Boys’ Life in Adweek readers’ poll

October 29, 2014 6

Vote Boys’ Life as the “Hottest Kids/Teen Magazine” in the Adweek Hot List Readers’ Choice Awards. Vote as many times as you want through Dec. 1.

Fundraising

Hearing ‘no’ when selling Scout popcorn can be worth something, too

October 28, 2014 32

The “no” does nothing to help a Scout’s fundraising efforts, but it does offer something almost as valuable: lessons in salesmanship and achievement.

Scouting Tips

Watch, chat and tweet along with the BSA’s Sustainability Summit

October 27, 2014 6

At the BSA’s Sustainability Summit, Scouts, volunteers and professionals meet with corporate leaders and sustainability experts. Join the conversation.

Cub Scouting

Rumor control: No, Cub Scout uniforms aren’t changing

October 24, 2014 31

There seems to be a rumor out there that all Cub Scouts will begin wearing the tan Boy Scout uniform shirt. This is absolutely false.

Eagle Scout

Jeremy Guthrie, Kansas City Royals’ starting pitcher, is an Eagle Scout

October 24, 2014 7

Jeremy Guthrie, starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, is an Eagle Scout

Camping

The zombies are coming! Themed camporee patches scare up excitement

October 24, 2014 18

Halloween is coming, so what better time to check out some spooky, creepy and ghastly camporee patches?

Philmont Scout Ranch

Watch this now: ‘Philmont: A Love Letter’

October 23, 2014 5

In his four-minute film, “Philmont: A Love Letter,” Tucker Prescott offers a stunning glimpse into why many call Philmont “God’s country.”

Eagle Scout

Steve Harvey salutes Eagle Scout, gets honorary merit badge

October 22, 2014 15

Comedian Steve Harvey honored a new Eagle Scout and accepted an honorary Moviemaking merit badge on his daytime talk show last week.

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