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  • [ August 9, 2022 ] Find a deal during the Scout Shop’s uniform sale App Feed
  • [ August 8, 2022 ] How do you promote Scout Life to families in your unit? App Feed - For Leaders
  • [ August 6, 2022 ] From the Scouting magazine archives: Test your Cub Scouting vocabulary with this crossword puzzle App Feed - Cub Scouts
  • [ August 5, 2022 ] Worth reading: Sea Scout, Scouts BSA member emphasizes the value of wilderness first aid App Feed - For Parents
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Month: May 2022

App Feed - For Leaders

After more than 3,000 posts and countless memories, I’m starting a new chapter

May 31, 2022 44

After 3,286 articles, Bryan is hanging up the keyboard. But the blog you rely on and enjoy isn’t going anywhere. Here’s what’s next.

App Feed - Health and Safety

This troop gets all its adult leaders trained in first aid, and it paid off

May 30, 2022 1

“It’s good to have a lot of people out there who can help if they have to,” says Jay Fox, Scoutmaster and Red Cross-certified instructor. “Scouts should always Be Prepared, because, you know, stuff like this happens.”

App Feed - Outdoors

From the Scouting magazine archives: How an outdoors adventure can change your outlook on life

May 28, 2022 1

Many adults find it difficult parting with their iPhones for almost a week. For these Scouts and Scouters, though, just a single item would occupy their minds for the next five days: a 40-mile rafting

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Common thread: Fourth-generation Eagle Scout’s story told through sashes

May 27, 2022 4

When Ethan received his Eagle medal, he became a rare fourth-generation Eagle Scout.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout picked to represent 6 million students on Calif. State Board of Education

May 26, 2022 2

California’s governor appointed Eagle Scout Naomi Porter to serve as the 2022-23 student board member on the California State Board of Education.

App Feed - For Parents

Learn the facts about why Scout camp is a great place to work this summer

May 25, 2022 4

The experience of working at summer camp doesn’t just look good on a resume. It builds a lifetime of memories.

App Feed

Find your next trail adventure with State Day Hikes guides from Waterford Press

May 24, 2022 Comments Off on Find your next trail adventure with State Day Hikes guides from Waterford Press

In 2020, 52 million people went hiking across the country. These guides are perfect for Cub Scout families, Scouts looking for a fun place to hike or anyone looking for a perfect daytrip location.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

The secret of their success: Troop 63, Charlotte, N.C., recognizes 14 Black Eagle Scouts at Court of Honor

May 23, 2022 11

“It’s a multitiered approach. You have to understand your culture. You have to understand your parents. And you’ve got to make it fun.”

App Feed - Scouts BSA

From the Scouting magazine archives: A year with a new-Scout patrol

May 21, 2022 1

What’s so special about new-Scout patrols? Why should a troop keep its new Scouts together in their own patrol during their first year instead of mixing them in with older Scouts of all ranks?

App Feed - For Parents

Be Prepared for some Scouts to get homesick this summer

May 20, 2022 2

Lots of Scouts (and maybe a few adults) will experience some symptoms of homesickness during campouts. Identifying and addressing it appropriately will go a long way toward making camp the wonderful experience it should be.

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