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Explore the world, like this Eagle Scout does, using the 2025 Almanac from National Geographic

May 1, 2024 0

With advent of powerful technology and the ease to access a wealth of information, Distinguished Eagle Scout Lee Berger believes we can discover the world like never before.

20% of today’s astronaut graduating class are Eagle Scouts

March 5, 2024 1

Graduating as a NASA astronaut is a long, challenging process that requires excellent planning, leadership and problem-solving skills. It’s no surprise, then, that it would be the perfect task for an Eagle Scout.

The four members of the paddling team that broke the record for fastest canoe trip down the Mississippi River

They paddled the length of the Mississippi River faster than it had ever been paddled before

February 14, 2024 0

They broke the record for “fastest time to row the length of the Mississippi River by a team” with a group that includes a deep connection to Scouting.

The most heartwarming story for this Super Bowl isn’t what you think it is

February 7, 2024 0

When this Eagle Scout was 4 years old, he was involved in an accident that eventually resulted in the loss of his right arm. Now he’s an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.

NFL strength coach receives NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award at Americanism Breakfast

June 1, 2023 0

Monty Gibson, strength and conditioning coach for the Cleveland Browns, brought the Americanism Breakfast crowd of Scouters to their feet this morning. But not before he brought his Scouting journey to a new summit as

Four volunteers receive 2023 Silver World Award for international service to Scouting

June 1, 2023 0

The Silver World Award is one of the ways the Boy Scouts of America recognizes that the Scouting movement reaches far beyond the BSA itself. The BSA honored the 2023 winners this week at the National Annual Meeting.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter with Troop 101

Before entering hospice, Jimmy Carter joined his grandchild’s Scout troop on a walk

April 3, 2023 37

Late last year, before former U.S. President Jimmy Carter made the decision to enter hospice care, he and his wife Rosalynn were joined on their daily walk by the Scouts of Troop 101 in Atlanta — their grandchild’s troop.

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.

Ashton Kutcher confirms that he’s a Cub Scout den leader

February 6, 2023 9

Why does actor Ashton Kutcher keep walking around the streets of Los Angeles in a BSA uniform, for all the paparazzi to see? Sometimes the most obvious answer is the correct one: He’s a registered leader in the BSA.

NFL strength coach, Eagle Scout helps fund Philmont scholarship program

January 4, 2023 3

When Joe Gibson, a longtime Scout leader in the San Angelo, Texas, area died last January, his family thought long and hard about the best way to memorialize his life. Then, it came to them: a scholarship to help send Texas Southwest Council Scouts to Philmont Scout Ranch.