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Month: March 2021

Report to the Nation

Scouts deliver the BSA’s Report to the Nation virtually

March 31, 2021 0

Five Scouts shared how Scouts persevered in 2020 when they virtually presented the BSA’s Report to the Nation this week.

Scout Shop Tips

Prepare for summer camp now with these helpful tips

March 30, 2021 2

Summer camp is a big Scouting step. It is a time for fun, growth, newfound freedom, responsibility and learning — for both Scouts and parents.

Fun

How U.K. Scouts attending the 2019 World Scout Jamboree helped make the Baltimore Orioles popular overseas

March 29, 2021 0

A group of Scouts from the United Kingdom helped make Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander an “overnight sensation.”

International Scouting

Do these three things every year to strengthen your connection to World Scouting

March 26, 2021 0

The “Unit Guide to World Scouting” includes three things every unit can do every year to strengthen their connection to World Scouting.

Health and Safety

Review these revised safety checklists before any service project

March 25, 2021 1

While we take a face covering with us when we head out now, it’s important to remind ourselves what else we need to do to keep safely serving.

Eagle Scout

New research reveals an even earlier Black Eagle Scout: Hamilton Bradley of New York

March 24, 2021 9

Hamilton Bradley of New York is the earliest known Black Eagle Scout in BSA history. His Eagle court of honor was held on Dec. 19, 1919.

App Feed

These Scouts proved what they already knew — they have what it takes to be Eagle Scouts

March 23, 2021 0

“If you put in the effort, you can achieve the same thing. We can do anything if we put our mind to it,” one Scout says.

Merit Badges

How this merit badge counselor helped 450 Scouts earn one of the 10 rarest badges

March 22, 2021 9

How does she make the Landscape Architecture merit badge so exciting? We asked this incredible merit badge counselor.

Cub Scouting

‘Smart marketing, social media and a bit of luck’: How this Cub Scout pack is growing

March 19, 2021 5

Pack 173 isn’t just surviving the pandemic. It’s actually growing. We asked the pack’s committee chairman to learn just how they’ve done it.

Famous People

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., patriarch of the family for whom the Summit Bechtel Reserve is named, dies at 95

March 18, 2021 1

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., Distinguished Eagle Scout, Silver Buffalo recipient, and CEO Emeritus of the Bechtel Corp. construction group, died peacefully at his home in San Francisco on Monday. He was 95. In the business world, Bechtel

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