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Month: April 2025

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Extreme Makeovers, Round 63: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

April 30, 2025 0

This is the 63rd entry in our occasional series showcasing before-and-after photos of Eagle Scout projects. You can explore the full collection of projects and submit your own for a chance to be featured in our next roundup.

A photo of Cub Scout James Bryan sitting behind the wheel of a real race car
App Feed - Cub Scouts

Cub Scouting family gets ‘amazing’ experience courtesy of professional stock car racer

April 29, 2025 0

James Bryan, a Cub Scout from Edmond, Oklahoma, was the winner of The Zachary Tinkle Pinewood Derby Car Design Contest.

A photo of the Hopper family: Steve, Kayven and Kacey
App Feed - Cub Scouts

Inspired by his experience in Scouting, parents create nonprofit to keep child’s memory alive

April 28, 2025 0

Kayven Hopper was 9 years old when he lost his battle with epilepsy. His Cub Scout spirit, however, lives on, thanks to Kayven’s Helping Hands, the organization founded by his parents to give other kids the same opportunities that Kayven had, including Cub Scouting.

App Feed - Scouts BSA

Eagle Scout soars with community CPR solution, plus other news in Scouting this week

April 25, 2025 3

Eagle Scout soars with community CPR solution, plus other news in Scouting this week, including Scouts tackle hunger and Track upgraded by Eagle Scout.

A Cub Scout drops off a piece of cardboard into a recycling bin operated by the Cherokee Area Council
App Feed - Outdoors

How this Scouting America council is making a sustainability impact on its community

April 24, 2025 1

It started as a simple question from a Scouting America council staffer back in 2022. It has evolved into an ongoing service project that’s transforming the way a community disposes of waste.

App Feed - Outdoors

Learn all about Scouting America’s national high-adventure program tonight, live on YouTube and Facebook

April 23, 2025 0

There’s adventure, which is woven throughout all of Scouting America’s programs, and there’s high adventure, an opportunity for older Scouts, Venturers and Sea Scouts to embark on a challenging and rewarding outdoor experience that will stick

A portrait of Joseph Csatari wearing his Silver Buffalo award medal
App Feed - For Parents

Joseph Csatari, the creator of so many iconic Scouting pieces of art, dies at 96

April 19, 2025 4

Joseph Csatari, Silver Buffalo recipient, longtime art director for Boys’ Life and artist whose Scouting-related work spanned decades, has died.

App Feed - Scouts BSA

Scouts retire worn American flags, plus other news in Scouting this week

April 18, 2025 2

Scouts retire worn American flags, plus other news in Scouting this week, including Shell shocked! Cub Scouts defy gravity in egg drop event and Sea Base expedition leaves lasting mark on Venturers.

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Scouts deliver Scouting America’s Report to the Nation

April 17, 2025 2

Last year saw Scouting America reach more than 1 million youth, instilling them with the values of the Scout Oath and Law to help them prepare them for lives of impact and purpose.

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2025 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He packed 100,000 meals to feed Haitians

April 16, 2025 8

For his exceptional efforts, Jamesly Jesse of Troop 85 in Moweaqua, Ill., received the 2025 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.

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