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Month: May 2016

Cub Scouting

The right way to take your Cub Scouts swimming or boating

May 5, 2016 32

Contrary to past BSA program design, all Cub Scouts may participate in paddle sports as a pack or den. And, of course, they may continue to swim.

Wood Badge

The life of a Wood Badge scribe: Great days, late nights

May 4, 2016 38

The life of a Wood Badge scribe requires late nights, patience and lots of printer ink. But the memories and the camaraderie are energizing.

International Scouting

Virginia Venturing crew starts Scout unit at orphanage in Haiti

May 3, 2016 2

Thanks to a service-minded Venturing crew in Virginia, the children at one orphanage in Haiti are enjoying all that Scouting has to offer.

Where Am I?

Challenge yourself with the May-June 2016 ‘Where Am I?’ contest

May 2, 2016 0

Can you identify this location? Guess right and you could win a $100 Scoutstuff.org gift card. Plus, we reveal the winner of the previous “Where Am I?” contest.

Venturing

At retirement home, Venturing crew finds much more than a meeting place

May 2, 2016 0

Venturers in Crew 91 build Scouting skills and intergenerational friendships with residents at a local retirement home.

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