October 2018 Archives - Bryan on Scouting

How the BSA is using email to welcome new families into Scouting

October 17, 2018 6

Read how a series of customized emails welcomes Cub Scout volunteers and parents to the BSA family. Here’s who gets them and what’s inside.

Do you need to match your uniform to specific meetings?

October 16, 2018 46

You’re a leader in two different programs. What do you wear?

Korean War vet receives rare medal for his 75 years of Scouting service

October 15, 2018 2

In recognition of his service to Scouting, Willis “Buddy” Clark Jr. was presented a 75-year Scouting service commendation. Yes, seventy-five years.

Scout’s Eagle project earns World Scouting award, trip to United Nations

October 12, 2018 2

Mikaeel Martinez Jaka, a Life Scout from Virginia, received the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s prestigious Messengers of Peace Heroes Award.

These 8 often-overlooked words in every merit badge pamphlet mean a lot

October 11, 2018 14

I flipped open a merit badge pamphlet recently and saw eight words on the first page. The words were added around 2013, but I hadn’t noticed them before.

10 Scouting facts you probably didn’t know about Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong

October 10, 2018 4

Before he became the “First Man” on the moon, Neil Armstrong became an Eagle Scout. Here’s the story you might not know.

This Second Class Scout sees duty in a hard day’s work

October 9, 2018 1

The Northwest Georgia Council needed some help, so Hayden Mize and his family stepped up because that’s what Scouts do.

Hundreds of Scouts perform day of service on the National Mall in Washington

October 8, 2018 3

More than 400 Scouts from around the Washington, D.C., area answered the call last month, delivering a day of service at the National Mall.

Den Leader Guides, Cub Scout Leader Book available now

October 5, 2018 14

Cub Scout leaders, you can now grab the latest edition of the Cub Scout Leader Book and rank-specific Den Leader Guides in print or digital formats.

New Jersey troop renames street in memory of former Scoutmaster

October 4, 2018 3

When Ken Fineran died of cancer in 2016, his troop knew they had to do something to memorialize what he meant to their community.