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Extreme Makeovers, Round 57: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

July 16, 2024 0

Extreme Makeovers, Round 57: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

What you need to know about the Scouts BSA combined troop pilot program

July 15, 2024 48

Beginning this fall, some Scouting America councils will participate in a combined troop pilot program that will allow linked troops to operate as a single unit for the 2024-25 school year. The pilot program is

Celebrating 100 years of Camp Gorton, plus other positive news in Scouting this week

July 12, 2024 0

Positive news this week in Scouting, includes celebrating 100 years of Camp Gorton, a Cub Scout Pack gets support from local company and an Eagle Scout restores community tradition.

A photo of participants at the National Order of the Arrow Conference

You don’t have to be in Colorado to be part of the National Order of the Arrow Conference

July 11, 2024 2

A NOAC remote delegate will experience all the fun and excitement of the National Order of the Arrow Conference without leaving home.

Can Scout units participate in political rallies?

July 9, 2024 0

Scouting America might be the most patriotic organization in the U.S. But we don’t endorse any party. Here’s the policy on participation in political rallies.

Rip currents: What they are, how to avoid them, and how to escape them

July 8, 2024 0

If you’re looking for guidance on how to handle rip currents, Scouting has your back. The phenomenon is covered in the BSA Fieldbook and several merit badge pamphlets.

Scouts honor our nation for Independence Day, plus other good news from this week

July 5, 2024 0

Scouts across the country are honoring our nation this Independence Day, plus other good news for the week.

Remember: Scouting America benefits every time you hear “God Bless America”

July 4, 2024 20

Every time “God Bless America” is performed, a portion of the song’s royalties go to benefit Scouts in the Greater New York Councils.

The story behind the Boy Scout Tree, a 2,000-plus-year-old redwood

July 3, 2024 13

Thousands of years ago, two saplings simultaneously sprung up from the damp California ground. Now, that tree is known as Boy Scout Tree.

After medical emergency, Eagle Scout says “Scouting brought out the best in me”

July 2, 2024 0

It was July 2022, the summer after his junior year of high school, and Samarth Kunhody was riding high. Then, a medical emergency changed everything.