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  • [ August 9, 2022 ] Find a deal during the Scout Shop’s uniform sale App Feed
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Month: September 2021

App Feed - For Parents

How to broaden your kids’ perspective — and, in the process, your own

September 21, 2021 0

There are a lot of things in common with being a parent and being a Scout leader. Among them: the importance of understanding the perspectives of the younger generation.

App Feed - For Leaders

Rockets, robots and recruiting: Maryland Exploring post finds a winning combination

September 20, 2021 0

The Exploring post’s winning formula isn’t some patented secret. It goes like this: keep it interesting, keep it immersive and keep it fun.

App Feed - For Parents

From the Scouting magazine archives: Scouting helped these families grow closer

September 18, 2021 0

From New York’s steel towers to the bayous of Louisiana, here are five Scouting families who worked to make their world a better place, and in the process, become stronger together thanks to Scouting.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

After close call with wildfire at his Eagle project site, he got back to work

September 17, 2021 0

A series of unusual obstacles meant that Jeremiah hadn’t started work on his Eagle project when a wildfire demolished his project site.

App Feed - Scouts BSA

What I’ve Learned: A Q&A with the leaders of a 111-year-old Scouts BSA troop in Rhode Island

September 16, 2021 3

The leaders of First Providence Troop in Rhode Island sat down with Bryan on Scouting to discuss what they’ve learned during their time as volunteers.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Twin brothers from Tennessee travel 1,100 miles to complete their Eagle projects

September 15, 2021 0

The Schramkowski family traveled 16 hours so that Matthew and Andrew could complete Eagle Scout service projects in Santa Rosa, N.M.

App Feed - For Leaders

Can BSA youth members discuss Scouting in private digital groups?

September 14, 2021 32

Online communication platforms have been around for decades. Here are a few things to look for when allowing youth to conduct Scouting business in these virtual environments.

App Feed - For Leaders

At the 2021 Virtual Interfaith 5K, grow closer to your faith and help a good cause

September 13, 2021 3

At the second annual Virtual Interfaith 5K, Scouts and Scouters from across the country will unite to get active and grow closer to their faith.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

From the Scouting magazine archives: Remembering a Scouter who died on 9/11

September 11, 2021 0

Among the victims of 9/11 was Shawn E. Bowman Jr., an Eagle Scout and veteran leader who had been active in Scouting for more than two-thirds of his life.

App Feed - For Leaders

Just after 9/11, and in the 20 years since, Scouts have been stepping up to serve

September 10, 2021 2

In the days immediately following the attacks of Sept. 11 — and in the two decades since — Scouts have stepped up to serve.

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