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Month: May 2019

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Fun

#GetReadyforCamp: A week full of deals, contests and prizes no Scout should miss

May 7, 2019 5

Scout Shop has huge surprises for shoppers next week. To help you #GetReadyForCamp, it’s rolling out an epic lineup of incentives. (Pro tip: Read this entire post to find out how you can start taking

Fun

Dog gone! The puppy ate this Scout’s merit badge, and wait till you hear which one

May 6, 2019 9

This true tale of canine consumption gets even better when you realize which merit badge Molly, the Australian shepard puppy, munched down.

Eagle Scout

Eagle Scouts among this year’s NFL draft class

May 3, 2019 3

Two Eagle Scouts were selected in the recent NFL draft.

Eagle Scout

The same topic came up in all four of this Eagle Scout’s interviews for West Point

May 2, 2019 10

The U.S. Military Academy takes only the best of the best. That explains why Michael Norris, an Eagle Scout, will join the academy’s Class of 2023.

Cub Scouting

What to do when a bakery tells you it won’t put a trademarked BSA logo on your cake

May 1, 2019 66

Plans for the Eagle Scout court of honor were chugging along until the parents started looking for a bakery to prepare an Eagle Scout-themed cake for the big day. Bakery after bakery told them they

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