Michael Freeman, Author at Aaron On Scouting

Congrats to the second winner of our Scouting Safety Quiz

May 8, 2018 0

More than 800 people tested their food safety knowledge in our March-April Scouting Safety Quiz. We selected one at random to win a $100 Scout Shop gift card.

Cub Scout leader sees Scouting as road map for parenting

May 1, 2018 4

Cub Scouts offered a San Diego family some sense of normalcy after a death in the family, but it also offered parenting guidelines.

Leaders inject fun, education into clean-up service projects

April 24, 2018 2

How do you help ensure picking up trash doesn’t devolve into a way to simply fulfill service hour requirements? Pack 267 and Troop 267 in Fredonia, N.Y., have an answer.

Venturers heading to military academy forged friendships in Scouting

April 17, 2018 5

Three Venturers in Illinois have gone on backpacking, canoeing and skiing adventures together. Next on their itinerary will be reporting to the U.S. Military Academy for Cadet Basic Training.

Boy Scout robotics team to compete in World Championship

April 10, 2018 6

Florida Boy Scouts are heading to Houston to compete in a Lego League robotics championship against teams from around the world.

Eagle honored with Medal of Valor bravery award at White House

April 3, 2018 1

Eagle Scout Sean Ochsenbein jumped into action at the scene of a head-on car collision two years ago, rescuing one driver. He recently received the highest decoration of bravery for public safety officers at a White House ceremony.

Eagle dog sledding veteran posts best result in Iditarod

March 28, 2018 1

In his seventh attempt, Eagle Scout Matthew Failor posted his best result in the Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska this month.

NESA member mushes in famous Alaskan sled dog race

March 27, 2018 4

Tom Schonberger, a lifetime National Eagle Scout Association member and former Philmont staff member, trekked more than 500 miles with his sled team of Siberian huskies in his first Iditarod.

College-age Eagle: ‘It may be called Boy Scouts, but it turned you into a man.’

March 20, 2018 7

A Missouri Scouter shared what his son learned while in Boy Scouts. And it’s nothing short of inspiring.

Congrats to the first winner of our Scouting Safety Quiz

March 13, 2018 2

More than 770 people entered our inaugural magazine quiz. Find out who won and how everyone scored.