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Month: January 2019

Advancement

Inside the BSA’s decision to offer a temporary Eagle Scout extension

January 31, 2019 14

I’d like to share the rationale behind the decision to offer an Eagle Scout extension and more info about its impact on our country.

Advancement

Details on temporary Eagle exception for new Scouts BSA members

January 31, 2019 36

A limited-time exception to the BSA’s age requirements for Eagle will give all Scouts BSA members the opportunity to earn the program’s top honor. 

Sponsored

Scouts who become Magic Tree House Reading Warriors can earn a free patch

January 31, 2019 9

Adventure doesn’t have to end when the camping trip is over. Scouts can experience spellbinding excitement by opening the latest Magic Tree House book.

Scouts BSA

What Venturers and Sea Scouts need to know about joining Scouts BSA

January 30, 2019 11

When the Scouts BSA program launches on Friday, Feb. 1, girls already in Venturing can join a Scouts BSA troop without paying a second membership fee.

Scouting in the News

Three Scouts selected as finalists in nationwide high school STEM competition

January 30, 2019 0

Three Scouts have been named finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious STEM competition.

Fundraising

Can Scouters raise funds for themselves using individual accounts?

January 29, 2019 15

A parent wants to go to camp with his Scout, but money has been tight for the family lately. Is this solution a proper way to fund their way for the trip?

International Scouting

How a trip to Kandersteg in Switzerland changed this Eagle Scout’s life

January 28, 2019 12

Over winter break, Dakota Scott spent a week at Kandersteg in Switzerland. He met 29 young people from 15 different national Scout organizations.

Eagle Scout

The unbelievable story of how a Cub Scout met John McCain then received an honor you’d never expect

January 25, 2019 4

When Eagle Scout Zach Dougherty met John McCain in 2007, he was a Cub Scout. What happened years later will leave you speechless.

Alumni

Geek out on Scouting history at the National Scouting Historian Summit

January 24, 2019 6

Youth and adult Scouting historians are invited to attend the first-ever National Scouting Historian Summit this June at the Philmont Training Center.

Inspirational Stories

Rafe’s special delivery: Eagle Scout collects items for victims of California wildfire

January 23, 2019 1

Rafe Kotalik, senior patrol leader of Troop 1772 from the Sam Houston Area Council, launched a gear drive for Scouts and others from Paradise, Calif.

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