April 2017 - Aaron On Scouting

Kicking & Screaming Episode 8 recap: ‘Survival of the Fittest’

April 27, 2017 10

Natalie and Terry, using skills of leadership he learned in Scouting, coalesced into a team. They entered the finale as one of three teams. How’d they do?

Inner-city Scout troop forms three Special Olympics basketball teams

April 27, 2017 1

Troop 4 of Worcester, Mass., formed three Special Olympics basketball teams. What started as another big service project has grown into something magical.

This is how you organize the inside of a troop trailer

April 26, 2017 73

In Troop 101, the patrol method isn’t just part of campouts. It’s part of the trailer, too. The trailer is a 6-foot-by-12-foot masterpiece of organization.

More than a quarter of members of Congress have some connection to BSA

April 25, 2017 26

A survey of the 535 members of the 115th U.S. Congress reveals that 150 have some sort of connection to the BSA. Here’s a state-by-state look.

It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week, so time to #ThankAScouter you know

April 24, 2017 7

For Volunteer Appreciation Week, we’re encouraging everyone to #ThankAScouter they know, Here are some great stories of terrific Scouters.

Bring your family to experience the 2017 National Jamboree as visitors

April 21, 2017 11

Want to experience the fun of the 2017 National Jamboree but can’t be there for the whole 10 days? Become a Jamboree visitor.

Kicking & Screaming Episode 7 recap: ‘Fear Pong’

April 20, 2017 7

Eagle Scout Terry Fossum and his partner Natalie Casanova, a professional gamer, have made it to the Top 4. Will they survive Kicking & Screaming Episode 7?

At U.S. military academies, Eagle Scouts and former Scouts are everywhere

April 20, 2017 26

Student applications from cadets and midshipmen at U.S. military academies reveal an impressive number of Eagle Scouts and former Scouts.

Scout wrote powerful poem before cancer took him

April 19, 2017 42

Evan never let cancer hold him back from enjoying Scouting. And in a powerful poem, Evan encouraged us all to let nothing hold us back from enjoying life.

Starbucks needs to introduce these 5 Scouting-themed Frappuccino flavors

April 18, 2017 17

This much I know to be true: Starbucks needs more Scouting-themed Frappuccino flavors. Here are five ideas, which Starbucks can have free of charge.