February 2015 – Page 2 – Aaron On Scouting

Master smartphone photography at the BSA’s Visual Storytelling Workshop

February 17, 2015 8

Learn to take better smartphone photos and share them effectively at the BSA’s Visual Storytelling Workshop, set for June 7 to 13 at Philmont.

Remembering Gerald R. Ford, our only Eagle Scout president (so far)

February 16, 2015 19

On Presidents Day, let’s remember Gerald R. Ford, our 38th president and, at least so far, our only Eagle Scout president.

BSA to prohibit use of 15-passenger vans made before 2005

February 13, 2015 160

Effective Sept. 1, 2015, the use of 15-passenger vans manufactured before 2005 will no longer be allowed in connection with Scouting programs or activities.

Eagle Scout Class of 2014, by the numbers

February 12, 2015 87

How many Eagle Scouts in 2014? Exactly 51,820. That’s 51,820 reasons to feel pretty good about the future of our country.

No crew? No problem with Philmont’s individual programs

February 12, 2015 6

Philmont individual programs are perfect for a young man or young woman who wants to experience Philmont as an individual or with a smaller group.

Anyone can subscribe to Eagles’ Call, the official magazine for Eagle Scouts — and Eagles-to-be

February 11, 2015 1

All active NESA members automatically receive Eagles’ Call magazine as a perk of membership. What you might not know is that non-Eagles can subscribe.

How would you handle a Scout who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance?

February 10, 2015 388

Scouts take an oath to do their duty to country, but how would you handle a Scout who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance?

About the Arrowman Service Award, an OA patch you can wear on your sash

February 9, 2015 22

Youth and adult members of the Order of the Arrow are eligible to earn the Arrowman Service Award, a special patch authorized for wear on your OA sash.

Deadline to register for 2015 World Scout Jamboree is March 31

February 6, 2015 18

There’s still time — but only a little — to register for the 2015 World Scout Jamboree, held July 28 to Aug. 8 in Kirara-hama, Japan.

Happy 105th Birthday, BSA! Here are five other interesting facts from 1910

February 6, 2015 5

Sunday, Feb. 8, is the 105th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America. To celebrate, check out five other cool facts from the BSA’s birth year, 1910.