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Month: November 2020

App Feed

Scouts can help the environment through the new BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Awards program

November 14, 2020 3

Scouts have been working to conserve our planet since the organization’s inception. Now, they can be honored for their work through this new awards program.

Eagle Before & After

Extreme Makeovers, Round 32: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

November 13, 2020 0

The latest batch of 22 projects includes a wooden greenhouse, an information kiosk honoring fallen Marines and a $56,000 patio that took more than 1,700 volunteer hours to build.

Members of Crew 151 volunteer at Alexandra Santiago’s Eagle Scout project. Alex and her volunteers built an outdoor food pantry, which Crew 151 will keep stocked with food for families struggling with hunger.
Inspirational Stories

North Carolina Crew 151 shows the transformative power of Venturing

November 11, 2020 0

“They need Scouting, and Scouting needs them,” one leader says. “We need to bring our country together, and that can start with our youth.”

Inspirational Stories

Scouting shapes your future, says retired Army colonel

November 10, 2020 0

Before Col. Robert Bertrand’s nearly 30-year military career, he was a Scout.

A couple smiles in front of a trailhead.
Scouting Tips

Try this ingenious, inspiring way to end your virtual troop meetings

November 9, 2020 1

A troop in Texas now ends each virtual meeting with a special guest: a troop alumnus with a cool job, inspiring story or interesting skill.

Camping

Make getting outdoors with your family a tradition this #Campsgiving

November 7, 2020 0

Adding a little outdoor adventure to your Thanksgiving this year will make it memorable, a lot of fun and could start a new tradition for your family: Campsgiving.  

Eagle Scout

This might be the best advice you’ll ever read about picking an Eagle project

November 6, 2020 7

Ryan planned, developed and led a project aimed at making sure every student in his town in remote Maine had a working computer for school.

Micaiah Balonek, who lives most of the year in India, wears a Hindi interpreter strip.
Cub Scouts

If you speak a language other than English, here’s a patch you can wear with pride

November 5, 2020 6

The interpreter strip is a visible sign to others that you’re available for conversation in a language other than English.

Scouting Tips

How to include Scouting experience on a job or college application

November 4, 2020 1

It’s not enough to just list Scouting as one of a half-dozen bullet points. You need to explain how that experience shaped you.

Scouting Tips

What is ranked-choice voting, and how can it revolutionize your next troop election?

November 3, 2020 5

When you switch to ranked-choice voting in the next unit election, you’ll get the most-preferred candidate in the least time.

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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting and a contributing writer.


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