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  • [ May 19, 2025 ] Illinois Scout focuses Eagle project on helping veterans App Feed
  • [ May 16, 2025 ] Scouting America names its 2025 National Alumnus of the Year Alumni
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  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Scouting America recognizes the 2025 recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award, presented for distinguished service to youth App Feed - For Leaders

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Scouting America names its National Alumnus of the Year for 2024

May 9, 2024 0

The BSA Alumni Association has named Tim Brown of Nicholasville, Kentucky, its 2024 National Alumnus of the Year.

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Scouting America recognizes the 2024 recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award, presented for distinguished service to youth

May 8, 2024 1

The 2024 recipients of the BSA’s Silver Buffalo Award come from all across the country and different walks of life. One thing they have in common: Each of them has provided truly noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth.

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Here are the inaugural recipients of the Hillcourt Silver Medal

April 18, 2024 9

The “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt Foundation has established The Hillcourt Silver Medal for distinguished service to the history of Scouting at the national and international levels.

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Meet your 2024 Silver Buffalo, Silver Antelope classes

March 14, 2024 4

Fourteen Scouters were recently named to join an illustrious list of Silver Buffalo recipients, and 31 were named as Silver Antelope honorees.

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It’s time to nominate Scouters for the Silver Antelope award

September 26, 2023 0

Created in 1942, the Silver Antelope honors registered Scouters who have demonstrated exceptional character and distinguished service to youth in their territory.

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Bravo Zulu to the recipients of the 2023 National Sea Scout Leadership Award

June 14, 2023 0

Let’s also say “Bravo Zulu” (the nautical way to say “well done”) to the most recent award recipients.

Silver World Award
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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.

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Scouters receive 2023 Silver Buffalo, Silver Antelope awards, Scouting’s top national and territorial volunteer honors

June 1, 2023 4

The Silver Buffalo and Silver Antelope recipients were honored at this year’s National Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

Steve, Colton and Becky Lutz at Philmont Scout Ranch on their way to the Grand Slam
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Scout mom shares BSA’s Grand Slam award with her family

May 11, 2023 6

Becky Lutz, along with her husband, Steve, and son, Colton, says the Scouting experience has been invaluable for her whole family. The entire family earned the Grand Slam award for visiting all four national high-adventure bases.

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Sea Scout becomes first in council to earn Duke of Edinburgh’s award

May 1, 2023 3

Eliza Sutton saw how earning The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award would enhance her personal organization and leadership skills — and even how she plays the viola. 

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