October 2019 - Aaron On Scouting

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2020-2021 preview: Florida National High Adventure Sea Base

October 31, 2019 0

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Bryan on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at why, how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Sea Base.

2020-2021 preview: Paul R. Christen High Adventure Base at Summit Bechtel Reserve

October 30, 2019 1

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Bryan on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at why, how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Paul R. Christen High Adventure Base at the Summit.

2020-2021 preview: Philmont Scout Ranch

October 29, 2019 2

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Bryan on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at why, how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Philmont.

Elijah Cummings and his brother smile at the camera.

Remembering Rep. Elijah Cummings, a passionate advocate for Scouting

October 29, 2019 2

Elijah Cummings, a civil rights advocate, congressman and fervent supporter of bringing Scouting to at-risk youth, died Oct. 17. He was 68.

2020-2021 preview: Northern Tier National High Adventure Program

October 28, 2019 4

Welcome to High-Adventure Week on Bryan on Scouting! Our annual celebration of the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases gives a look at why, how and when to secure a spot for your Scouts. Today, we’re looking at Northern Tier.

Slaton Strey of Troop 577 lost his home in the tornado.

Scouts rally to help fellow Scout who lost his home in Dallas tornado

October 25, 2019 2

The tornadoes that ripped through Dallas on Sunday left a troop without a place to meet and one of that troop’s Scouts without a place to call home.

Here are some ideas to put outdoor skills into action at Scout meetings

October 24, 2019 2

Outdoor skills aren’t just for the monthly campout. There are plenty of ways your Scouts can hone their outdoor skills on a regular basis.

BSA membership fee to change beginning Jan. 1, 2020

October 23, 2019 273

Starting next year, the Boy Scouts of America membership fee will be $60 a year for all registered youth in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. The annual fee for adult members and youth in the Exploring program will be $36.

The ingenious way this Cub Scout pack welcomes new members

October 23, 2019 6

A Cub Scout pack in Michigan welcomes new members with cleverly designed bags that include a few Scouting essentials and an invitation to the next hike.

Boys’ Life wants YOU (actually your Scout) to join the magazine advisory team

October 22, 2019 4

Your Scout can tell the editors of Boys’ Life what they want to see in the magazine.

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