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Month: August 2024

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Scouts Then and Now: Chapter 28

August 12, 2024 0

Chapter 28 of Scouts Then and Now includes more before-and-after photos that show the transformative power of Scouting. Scouting really does change lives.

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Popcorn season is back, plus more news in Scouting this week

August 9, 2024 0

Popcorn season is back, plus more news in Scouting this week, including a Scout who restores historic bell, Cub Scouts show-off their fishing skills and a Scout gives back to the hospital that helped save his life.

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Extreme Makeovers, Round 58: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

August 8, 2024 3

To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have, you need to see to believe. That’s why we ask to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos.

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National Sea Scout flagship’s secret? Let the youth lead

August 7, 2024 0

Scouting is fun, and quite often, really silly. The Sea Scouts in Ship 502 of Houston, Texas, embrace the silliness.

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Troop adds sign to Rhode Island Scout camp’s collection

August 6, 2024 0

For four decades, painted wooden signs have hung in Camp Medicine Bow’s dining hall, highlighting campsite names. There’s Minnikesu, Weemat and Wuttah, just to name a few … and this summer, Troop 399 of North Babylon, N.Y., added a new one.

Photo of an Arrowmen rappelling during NOAC 2024
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This was the best thing I saw at the National Order of the Arrow Conference

August 5, 2024 3

Anyone who’s ever attended NOAC won’t be surprised to hear that it was everything I’d heard it would be, and maybe even a little bit more.

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Scout honors fallen police K-9s, plus other positive news in Scouting this week

August 2, 2024 0

Scout honors fallen police K-9s, plus other positive news in Scouting this week, including Scouts take flight on special aircraft, Cub Scouts acknowledged for hard work and a Scout raises money to honor K-9 officers.

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Here’s how to nominate Scouters for Scouting’s top honor for volunteers

August 1, 2024 0

It is time to nominate deserving volunteers for the 2025 Silver Buffalo Award.

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