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Month: June 2016

Eagle Scout

An impressively high number of U.S. senators are Eagle Scouts

June 20, 2016 33

We have the numbers to prove just how many U.S. Senators — some of the country’s most powerful politicians — earned Scouting’s highest honor in their youth.

Fun

A Father’s Day salute to Scouting dads

June 17, 2016 12

Scouting dads sacrifice time, money and precious vacation days for the betterment of packs, troops, teams, crews, posts and ships across the country.

Eagle Scout

100th anniversary of BSA charter gets congressional recognition

June 17, 2016 0

On news sites and in both houses of the U.S. Congress, everyone seems to be talking about the BSA’s big anniversary: 100 years since our charter was signed.

Fun

Could you earn the Golf merit badge? Take this 18-question quiz to find out

June 16, 2016 4

This 18-question quiz has answers taken straight from the Golf merit badge pamphlet. Be Prepared: Like the game itself, this quiz isn’t easy.

History of Scouting

‘The Scoutmaster’ turns 60: Behind the Rockwell classic

June 16, 2016 52

This year marks 60 years since Norman Rockwell created “The Scoutmaster,” a tribute to Scoutmasters and adult leaders everywhere.

History of Scouting

Accept no substitutes: On June 15, 1916, Woodrow Wilson made the BSA official

June 15, 2016 2

On June 15, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill granting federal incorporation to the BSA and protecting the BSA’s name and insignia.

Ask the Expert

Youth Protection and texting with Scouts

June 15, 2016 28

Today’s Scouts prefer to text. How does the Youth Protection rule prohibiting one-on-one contact apply to texting with Scouts? We asked the expert.

Eagle Before & After

Extreme Makeovers, Round 16: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

June 14, 2016 5

This week’s batch of 20 projects includes a concession stand, a blind for viewing wildlife, a shoe drive and 17 more incredible acts of service.

Scouts BSA

Scoutmaster has been developing future leaders in Savannah for 35 years

June 13, 2016 4

For more than three decades, Troop 210 and Scoutmaster Herbert DeLoach Sr. have been developing future leaders in inner-city Savannah, Ga.

Cub Scouting

Five ways to keep Scouts safe on Snapchat, Facebook and whatever else teens use

June 13, 2016 11

June is Internet Safety Month, so now’s the time to get up to speed on online safety with the help of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

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