September 2017 - Page 3 of 4 - Aaron On Scouting

How Cub Scouts and others in the fourth grade can get into national parks free

September 13, 2017 8

With the Every Kid in a Park program, started in 2015, fourth-graders and their families can get free entry into national parks, lands and waters for a year

At the OA Hackathon 2017, Arrowmen will shape how the OA uses technology

September 12, 2017 5

The OA Hackathon, held Oct. 6 to 8 in Folsom, Calif., will give Arrowmen a hands-on opportunity to reimagine the way the Order of the Arrow uses technology.

Florida Sea Base staff safe after Hurricane Irma, but damage to base not yet known

September 11, 2017 35

All Florida Sea Base staff is safe after Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys, but damage to Sea Base facilities and vessels is not yet known.

New York Eagle project honors the ‘man in the red bandanna,’ a 9/11 hero

September 11, 2017 7

Christopher Walsh’s project is a memorial to the “man in the red bandanna,” who had died while saving strangers on Sept. 11, 2001.

Air Force veteran, now a Scouting volunteer in St. Louis, was in the Pentagon on 9/11

September 11, 2017 2

Sixteen years later, she’s the mom of an Eagle Scout and a volunteer who leads the Cub Scout Camping Committee for the Greater St. Louis Area Council.

Boys’ Life offers special discount just in time for International Literacy Day

September 8, 2017 3

In honor of International Literacy Day, anyone can subscribe to Boys’ Life at half price: 12 issues for just $12 a year. That’s $1 a month.

Here are the Eagle Scouts playing in the NFL in 2017

September 7, 2017 45

A search of the NFL’s 2017 active rosters — 1,692 players in all — turns up at least 10 Eagle Scouts. It’s living proof that great things start in Scouting.

Eagle Scout project teaches parents about the signs of drug addiction

September 6, 2017 7

Realizing that parents play an important role in recognizing drug abuse, Corey had an idea. For his Eagle project, he would re-create a teenager’s bedroom.

Exception to Second Class, First Class swimming requirements benefits Scouts who live far from water

September 5, 2017 64

The BSA has approved an exception to the Second Class and First Class swimming requirements, helping Scouts who live far from safe swimming areas.

September is BSA Month at Bass Pro Shops

September 4, 2017 48

September is the eighth annual Boy Scouts of America Month at Bass Pro Shops. The retailer has a month of activities planned to support Scouting.