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Month: January 2023

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Take time to focus on reverence during Scout Sunday, Scout Sabbath, Scout Jumuah

January 31, 2023 7

Each February, around the time of the BSA’s birthday, we ask Scouts to focus on the 12th point of the Scout Law: reverent.

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Let’s look at the awesome projects these Eagle Scout Adams award winners did

January 30, 2023 0

Each national service territory will review the council winners and select a territorial winner.

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Eight ideas for staying warm while cold-weather camping

January 27, 2023 0

Do your toes get cold while going outside in the winter? Putting on a hat can help. Do you like baggy clothes? That’ll serve you well if outside in cold weather. What are the three W’s of cold-weather camping?

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Eagle Scout project addresses the need to Be Prepared if someone has a seizure

January 26, 2023 4

As a young person living with epilepsy, Gavin Bouchey knows that it’s all fine and well if he, his family members and his fellow Scouts BSA members know who to respond to a seizure. But what about everyone else?

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Worth reading: Eagle Scout sets goal to meet every mayor in his state

January 25, 2023 0

Mitchell Whitley, a native of Greensboro, N.C., a graduate of Samford University, and an Eagle Scout, has set a unique goal: to personally meet every mayor in his home state. There are 551 of them.

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Eagle Scout adds name to the few that have completed the Race Across America

January 24, 2023 0

About 300 or so people have completed the epic journey in its four-decade history. Phil Fox finished it on his first attempt last summer, earning the “rookie of the year” honor and ending the race in fifth place overall.

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“I can’t believe it’s something I’ve actually done”: NESA’s World Explorers share details of their experience

January 23, 2023 1

To get to Tiputini Biodiversity Station (TBS), one of the most remote scientific research stations in the world, you must first get to a rural area called Tumbaco, just outside Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

App Feed - Outdoors

Take your healthy eating habits with you to camp by using these recipes

January 20, 2023 0

Some of us leave our diets and healthy eating habits at home when we head out on a hike, campout or other outdoor adventure. But needing more calories to fuel your fun doesn’t mean you should eat like a teenager.

App Feed - Cub Scouts

Open for debate: What’s your philosophy on the Pinewood Derby?

January 19, 2023 64

I have watched as some families sit on the edges of their seats, fixated intently on every race in which their child participates, while others talk with each other and have a good time, even as they are mostly uninterested in the results of the races themselves.

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Ask us anything! We answer some of your most frequently asked questions

January 18, 2023 7

Have questions about the BSA? We’ve got answers. And if we don’t have the answers, we’ll find someone who does.

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