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Month: June 2023

A Scout enters the pool via a waterslide
App Feed - Outdoors

Safe Swim Defense: What you need to know now that summer is here

June 15, 2023 1

One of the best ways for Scouts to have fun during the summer months is to go swimming. Before you do that, though, remember these three words: Safe. Swim. Defense. What is Safe Swim Defense?

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Bravo Zulu to the recipients of the 2023 National Sea Scout Leadership Award

June 14, 2023 0

Let’s also say “Bravo Zulu” (the nautical way to say “well done”) to the most recent award recipients.

App Feed

What do you put in your Scout’s summer camp care package?

June 13, 2023 11

As Scouts get ready to head off for summer camp — some for the very first time — be mindful of how they’re feeling.

App Feed

Philmont’s wildfire mitigation project aims to reduce risk

June 12, 2023 4

Land stewardship and conservation is key to Philmont’s mitigation efforts so the ranch and surrounding communities can be safeguarded from future disasters.

App Feed - For Parents

Baden-Powell’s car on display at British Scouting event, plus other good news from this week

June 9, 2023 1

Lord Baden-Powell’s car will be on display at a Scouting event in England this weekend, and the history of his car is fascinating.

App Feed

Blast off safely with water-bottle rockets at your next unit event

June 8, 2023 1

Combine high-flying rockets with the cool spray of water and you’ve got an exciting way to have some summertime fun.

App Feed

Extreme Makeovers, Round 49: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

June 7, 2023 1

The latest batch of 10 projects — from nine different states — includes renovating church courtyards, filling backpacks for children and repainting a fighter jet.

At left, Scouts at Palace Station in the 1980s. At right, a photo from 2018
App Feed - Scouts BSA

This troop has served the same historic site for more than 40 years

June 6, 2023 0

Palace Station, a historic site deep in the woods of the Bradshaw Mountains, has been around a long time. Thanks at least in part to Troop 109 in Phoenix, Arizona, it’ll be around a lot longer.

Darrell White stands between his Scoutmaster and a youth member of Troop 77
App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Meet Darrell White, a 65-year-old brand-new Eagle Scout

June 5, 2023 12

White has been involved in Scouting ever since he joined a Cub Scout pack in Enid, Oklahoma, in the 1960s. Over the years, he moved from city to city, and from state schools to institutions to group homes. Scouting was the one constant through it all.

Outstanding Eagle Scout Monty Gibson
Alumni

NFL strength coach receives NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award at Americanism Breakfast

June 1, 2023 0

Monty Gibson, strength and conditioning coach for the Cleveland Browns, brought the Americanism Breakfast crowd of Scouters to their feet this morning. But not before he brought his Scouting journey to a new summit as

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