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Month: August 2018

Advancement

BSA will make Scoutbook free for everyone beginning Jan. 1, 2019

August 31, 2018 42

The BSA will make Scoutbook subscriptions free to all BSA units beginning Jan. 1, 2019. Units that already use Scoutbook won’t be charged when they renew their subscription on or after Sept. 1, 2018.

Exploring

At inaugural Health Care Explorer Camp, young people learn by actually doing

August 31, 2018 0

At the inaugural Health Care Explorer Camp in New Jersey, 10 Explorers ages 14 to 18 got a hands-on introduction to the fast-paced, challenging field of medicine.

Commentary

In a world too often seen through a screen, ‘Scouting reminds us there’s another way’

August 30, 2018 4

As the pace of our world quickens, families have fewer opportunities for face-to-face interactions and outdoors experiences. That’s why Didi Gorman is thankful for Scouting.

Awards

BSA reinstates Heroism Award, one of three national-level lifesaving awards

August 29, 2018 15

The Boy Scouts of America has reinstated the Heroism Award, which honors youth members or adults who demonstrate “heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save a life at minimal personal risk.”

Eagle Scout

This Scout wanted to help his home away from home — in South Africa

August 28, 2018 2

When word reached a Tennessee Life Scout about a school in need of help, he decided to do his Eagle Scout project in a village more than 8,000 miles away from his hometown.

Fun

Iowa teen used Scouting skills to build $1,500 tiny house in his parents’ backyard

August 27, 2018 4

A 14-year-old Life Scout from Dubuque, Iowa, raised $1,500 performing odd jobs for neighbors and built his own 89-square-foot tiny house in his parents’ backyard.

History of Scouting

This Scout found a lost Eagle medal. Can we help him get it back to its owner?

August 24, 2018 29

When a Scout from North Carolina found, among his grandmother’s possessions, an old Eagle Scout medal and six Eagle Palms, his reaction was instant: “I wish we could return it to its owner.”

Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout and Olympic kayaking hopeful still makes time for Scouting

August 24, 2018 6

You might think an Olympic kayaking hopeful spends every waking moment on the water, leaving no time for Scouting. You might think that. But then you meet Eagle Scout Augustus Cook.

Eagle Before & After

Extreme Makeovers, Round 22: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

August 23, 2018 2

This week’s batch of 14 projects includes a remodeled youth activity room in a church basement, two large raccoon cages at a wildlife rehabilitation center, and several memorials to honor the men and women of our armed forces.

Scouting in the News

These two Scouts refuse to let hearing loss slow them down

August 22, 2018 3

Julio “James” Hernandez and John D. Cobb use hearing aids, but neither young man lets his hearing loss slow him down. Each is a student finalist for the 2018 Oticon Focus on People Awards.

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