Aaron Derr, Author at Aaron On Scouting

Meet your 2023 National Duty to God Award recipients

March 27, 2023 1

The National Duty to God Award recognizes adults for their transformational leadership in supporting the spiritual foundation of Scouting.

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Illinois Scouts BSA troop for girls is thriving, plus other good news from this week

March 24, 2023 4

Troop 2119 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, is going strong … Scout builds furniture from scraps … Cub Scouts meet dogs … and more good news from this week!

A person turning off the lights for Earth Hour

This Saturday, do a Conservation Good Turn by participating in Earth Hour

March 22, 2023 0

As we approach Earth Day, consider participating in Earth Hour, when every person on Earth is asked to turn off the lights in their homes for one hour.

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Ask Us Anything! We answer some of your most frequently asked questions

March 20, 2023 3

Have questions about the BSA? We’ve got answers. And if we don’t have the answers, we’ll find someone who does.

Lee Berger, renown scientist and Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout earns rare honor from Nat Geo, plus other good news from this week

March 17, 2023 1

Lee Berger named National Geographic Explorer in Residence … 13-year-old Scout saves family from drowning … and more good news from this week.

Zeke, an Eagle Scout, with his mom Gloria

Guiding Scouts who are neurodivergent through their Eagle Scout service project

March 16, 2023 10

The process of achieving the Eagle Scout rank is rigorous for any Scout, but it is designed so that accommodations can be made for Scouts with disabilities or special needs.

Scout camp staffer helps camper with archery at summer camp

The Scout Life Job Board is the best way to find Scout camp jobs

March 15, 2023 0

Summer camp jobs can be some of most rewarding, character-building, team-bonding experiences an older teen can have.

Scouts standing in the church's sanctuary

How this Indiana Scouting leader helps four units thrive at one church

March 14, 2023 2

Thanks to Mack and other volunteers like her, Scouting at St. Timothy is thriving. The church currently charters a Cub Scout pack, a Scouts BSA troop for boys, a Scouts BSA troop for girls and a Venturing crew as part of its youth program.

Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry Hager

A Scout in Action! Jenna Bush Hager’s husband, an Eagle Scout, saves woman from choking

March 13, 2023 4

Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of the immensely popular Today with Hoda & Jenna morning news program, revealed last week that her husband, Eagle Scout Henry Hager, recently saved a woman from choking by using the abdominal thrusts technique he learned in Scouting.

Happy Friday! A Scouting endorsement from a Super Bowl-winning mascot, plus other good news from this week

March 10, 2023 0

KC Wolf speaks at a Scouting dinner … columnist visits a Scout meeting for the first time in decades a Stop the Bleed workshop … All that and more in our Happy Friday news roundup!