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Month: June 2019

Cub Scouting

Look inside the emails the BSA sends new Cub Scout and Scouts BSA families

June 28, 2019 5

Each thoughtfully considered Welcome Series email, sent automatically to new parents and volunteers, gives parents the right information at the right time.

Scouts Then and Now

Scouts Then and Now, Chapter 16

June 27, 2019 1

Chapter 16 of Scouts Then and Now includes more before-and-after photos that show the transformative power of Scouting. Scouting really does change lives.

Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout hero from Amtrak derailment appears on Fox’s ‘Spin the Wheel’

June 26, 2019 0

Daniel Konzelman appeared in the June 20 pilot episode of “Spin the Wheel,” and his status as an Eagle Scout was announced right from the start.

Advancement

Go online for new Cub Scout Preview Adventures

June 25, 2019 1

Adventures await Cub Scouts — not only can they find them in their handbooks, but now they can adventures online.

Cub Scouting

BSA Parents spread the good word of Scouting, and you can join the effort

June 24, 2019 5

There’s a lot that American families don’t fully understand about the Boy Scouts of America. That was the inspiration for BSA Parents, a new group.

Eagle Scout

The one underrated reason why all of this troop’s high school seniors are Eagle Scouts

June 21, 2019 9

In an age of endless extracurricular options and a high-pressure high school environment, how did every last one of Troop 501’s seniors reach his goal?

BSA Racing

The BSA was on display thanks to this IndyCar team

June 20, 2019 2

If you watched the Indianapolis 500 last month — like 5.4 million people did — you might have noticed a familiar logo.

Ask the Expert

Who can wear the Journey to Excellence patch on their uniform?

June 19, 2019 35

In some units, confusion persists about who wears the JTE patch when a unit gets recognized. Let’s ask the expert for some clarification.

Scouting in the News

Life Scout graduates from high school and Harvard weeks apart

June 18, 2019 18

This Kansas Life Scout recently graduated from Harvard University.

Famous People

Here’s definitive visual proof that Andy from ‘Toy Story’ was a Scout

June 17, 2019 28

Thanks to an eagle-eyed Scout, we have conclusive visual evidence that the owner of all those playthings in the Toy Story movies was in Scouting.

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