September 2017 Archives - 2/4 - Bryan on Scouting

Is this your Cub Scout uniform that washed ashore after Hurricane Irma? [Update: Found him!]

September 21, 2017 32

Nikki Presley and her husband, Dustin, were picking up Hurricane Irma debris on the beach in Jacksonville, Fla., when they spotted something familiar.

Pledge to never, ever use your phone while driving, because #ItCanWait

September 20, 2017 1

Scouters, parents, and driving-age Scouts and Venturers should take the #ItCanWait pledge today. Commit to go phones down, eyes up.

Sea Base’s Big Munson Island, ‘hit hard’ by Hurricane Irma, ‘will survive and bounce back’

September 20, 2017 4

Hurricane Irma hit the BSA’s Big Munson Island hard, toppling some trees and stripping bare others. But Sea Base says the island will “will bounce back.”

Volunteers needed to help the Florida Sea Base clean up after Hurricane Irma

September 19, 2017 3

The Florida Sea Base will invite volunteers to help clean up Brinton Environmental Center and the main Sea Base after Hurricane Irma passed through.

Here’s every recipient of the Silver Antelope Award from 2010 to 2017

September 19, 2017 10

The Silver Antelope Award recognizes Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within one of the BSA’s four regions.

FEMA uses Florida Sea Base facility as search-and-rescue staging area after Hurricane Irma

September 18, 2017 9

After Hurricane Irma made landfall on the Florida Keys, FEMA used one of the Florida Sea Base facilities as the staging area for search-and-rescue efforts.

myScouting app puts training, rosters at your fingertips

September 18, 2017 26

The myScouting app, the BSA’s official app to help leaders facilitate the Scouting program, has a refreshed look and all-new features.

Troop’s equipment building honors departed Scoutmaster

September 15, 2017 5

The Jim Potjunas Troop 101 Scout Center was designed, built and dedicated in honor of Potjunas. Now it stands in his memory.

All Sea Base sailing captains safe after Hurricane Irma; here’s what else we know

September 14, 2017 13

All sailing captains who work with BSA’s Sea Base in Florida and in the U.S. Virgin Islands are safe and accounted for. Here’s the latest from Sea Base.

Sea Base after Hurricane Irma: ‘We’re very fortunate given the severity of the storm’

September 13, 2017 29

The damage at the main Florida Sea Base in Islamorada, Fla., is “minimal given the severity of the story,” says general manager Mike Johnson