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Month: November 2021

App Feed

Be Prepared to do your holiday shopping at the Scout Shop

November 30, 2021 0

If you haven’t checked your loved ones’ wish lists, you might want to do that soon.

App Feed - Merit Badges

Inspired by a class at school, twins travel 12 hours to earn Woodwork merit badge

November 29, 2021 0

Along with their Eagle Scout father, they took the 12-hour drive to North Carolina to earn the Woodwork merit badge.

App Feed - For Parents

Calorie-cutting tips for the holidays

November 27, 2021 0

Turkey Day is only the beginning of a long holiday season of overeating that culminates with midnight champagne toasts and pigs in blankets.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout trail runner shares Scouting skills that keep him going mile after mile

November 26, 2021 0

Joe McCongaughy says he wouldn’t be the trail runner, backpacking coach and outdoors aficionado without his Scouting background.

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Find your life-changing moment at Philmont Scout Ranch

November 25, 2021 3

You can enter the lottery for seven-, nine- and 12-day treks and Cavalcades in 2023. Entries close Dec. 1, so register soon.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Fourth-generation Eagle Scout earns honor exactly 65 years after his ‘Pappy’

November 24, 2021 0

On Aug. 17, 2021, exactly 65 years after his grandfather became an Eagle, Tyler completed his board of review to earn his Eagle Scout Award.

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Eagle Scout’s project involved building a tiny house for the homeless

November 23, 2021 0

If your Scout is struggling with selecting an Eagle Scout service project, share some advice from Eagle Scout Delaney Dodd.

App Feed - Merit Badges

Health Care Professions merit badge debuts, replacing the Medicine merit badge

November 22, 2021 11

The BSA has introduced the Health Care Professions merit badge, a STEM-focused, career-oriented badge that will replace Medicine.

App Feed - Merit Badges

Scout camp’s new Skilled Trades Center will introduce young people to in-demand fields

November 19, 2021 6

A new skilled trades center, set to open in 2022, will offer Scouts a safe, interactive way to experience skilled trades.

App Feed - Scouts BSA

Brother-sister Scout duo shines on ‘American Ninja Warrior Junior’

November 18, 2021 1

Now that their episodes have aired, Sydney, from Troop 7332, and Dylan, a member of Troop 332, both in Columbus, Ohio, can finally share what it was like.

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