September 2024 - Page 2 of 2 - Aaron On Scouting

‘Trust me; I’m a Scout’: This Scout’s first-aid story demonstrates training in action

September 11, 2024 1

During a soccer game, a boy’s nose began to bleed. Mars Meyer, an 11-year-old Scout with Troop 66 of Longmont, Colo., knew what to do.

How to create your own Scouting recruiting flyers in just 5 minutes

September 10, 2024 0

The Scouting America Brand Center’s #AdventureOn! DIY templates are intended to simplify the process of creating custom recruiting assets for Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA.

Suicide is a growing public health crisis; here’s how Scouting is trying to help

September 9, 2024 2

Suicide — and suicide attempts — are serious public health challenges. When reading over the CDC’s list of strategies for preventing suicide, I couldn’t help but notice how Scouting can help with many of them.

Memorial campership honors dedicated father and Scouting volunteer, plus other news in Scouting this week

September 6, 2024 0

This week in Scouting, includes an Eagle Scout creates Memorial Campership to honor late father, Scouts take on new adventure as Sea Scouts and an Eagle Scout’s service project supports homeless veterans.

Scouts Then and Now: Chapter 29

September 5, 2024 0

Chapter 29 of Scouts Then and Now includes more before-and-after photos that show the transformative power of Scouting. Scouting really does change lives.

This Scouting America council is rethinking what Scout summer camp can be

September 4, 2024 2

We’ve long known that summer camp has the potential to be one of the best experiences of the Scouting year. Beyond the merit badges and outdoor skills, kids learn to be responsible and self-sufficient while dealing with adversity like heat, bugs and the occasional rain shower. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep trying to think of ways to make it better.

Yo-ho-ho! Set sail for adventure in this exciting, info-packed book from National Geographic Kids

September 3, 2024 0

Scouts learn what to do in survival situations, like if they get lost during a hike in the woods or if they’re stranded in a desert. But would they know how to respond if they were captured by 17th century pirates?

Introducing 37°N, a new kind of Scout Shop

September 3, 2024 14

Though 37°North, or 37°N for short, serves as the official Scout Shop of the South Florida Council, it is not part of the council’s physical office. Instead, it’s a store that sells camping and other outdoors gear to the general public.