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Month: April 2021

Cub Scouting

The Data Is In: The Protect Yourself Rules Cub Scout Adventure Is Working

April 30, 2021 1

As Youth Protection Month comes to a close, it’s a good time to review the data we’ve collected so far from one of our Preview Adventures, Protect Yourself Rules.

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Nurture kids’ natural curiosity about dinosaurs during Dinomania

April 29, 2021 1

Is your Scout a “dinomaniac?” A passion for dinosaurs opens the door to learning other related sciences.

Health and Safety

Scout leaders whose troop trailers were stolen share what they’d do differently

April 28, 2021 22

We asked three leaders whose trailers were stolen or burglarized to tell us what they’d do differently in hindsight.

Health and Safety

Plan now to complete your Annual Health and Medical Record for this summer

April 27, 2021 0

There aren’t any exemptions for 2021, so now is the time to make sure you and your Scout’s records are up-to-date and complete.

Inspirational Stories

Unsung Hero: He saved a boy who hit his head on concrete steps while playing football

April 26, 2021 0

When his dad asked him later where he learned the first-aid skills that likely saved Jacob’s life, Evan’s reply was simple: “Scout camp.”

Sea Scouting

Sea Scouting’s top youth for 2021–22 sees exciting things on the horizon

April 23, 2021 0

Cassidy Christian, a 19-year-old from the Denver Area Council, has been named the 2021–22 National Sea Scout Boatswain.

Eagle Scout

College-age Eagles swoop in to perform CPR and save man’s life

April 22, 2021 3

“Instincts kicked in; I had to do what I could to save this person’s life,” one Eagle Scout says. “I knew if I needed to take a break, my friends could sub in.”

Eagle Scout

Check out this Scout’s buzzworthy Eagle project: an eco-friendly hotel for bugs

April 21, 2021 1

For his Eagle Scout service project, Jaime Latorre of New York created an eco-friendly bug hotel, providing a home for beneficial insects.

Eagle Scout

Scout endures battle with lymphoma on the trail to Eagle

April 20, 2021 3

Slade Caltrider came home from a summer canoeing trip with his troop with his legs covered in mosquito bites. Over the next five months, the itching and discomfort never went away.

A picture of a Scout picking up trash at camp
Scouts BSA

North Carolina Scout troop adopts waterfall, helping every day be Earth Day

April 19, 2021 0

The members of Troop 219 of Oak Ridge, N.C., adopted a waterfall through a partnership with Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina.

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