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Month: December 2023

A photo of Eagle Scout mountaineering guide Larry Gumina
App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Former NESA World Explorer shares how the program shaped his life

December 6, 2023 0

Gumina is an accomplished wilderness guide, leading treks through the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley and White Mountains.

A photo showing the view from a tent of a wintry landscape during a winter campout.
App Feed - Outdoors

Five things to think about when asking Scouts to camp in the cold

December 5, 2023 2

Whether your Scouts are veteran winter campers or newcomers to this whole spending-the-night-outside thing, here are five things to think about before sending them out into the cold this winter.

App Feed - For Leaders

Maryland Scouts nail opportunity to promote Scouting during local PBS show

December 4, 2023 0

Given the chance to go on local television and promote the work their troop does for their community, a handful of Scouts from Troop 255 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, came through big time.

A photo of a street sign that reads "Rosalynn Carter"
App Feed - For Parents

Georgia Scouts pay tribute to Rosalynn Carter, and more inspiring news from the week

December 1, 2023 0

Local Scouts show support for the Carter family, a Scouting for Food success story, and other inspiring news from the week.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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