Here’s a New Year’s resolution you’ll want to keep: Be a better Scouter next year. I should point out that you’re already pretty great. Like in business, a big part of being a successful Scouting
“No Scouts for you until you start behaving, mister!” Come on, nobody says that, right? Wrong. Here’s proof: I am a den leader in a pack, and parents use coming to Scouts as a reward. If Scouts
Get out your cellphone, and look at the last text message you received. Read it aloud. Then consider whether that text message is so important that you’d risk getting into a car accident to read
Ever wish you could see the future? Now you can. You’re looking at next year’s slick, new National Recruitment Campaign — in your hands a full two months early. In the past, marketing materials were
Popcorn sales help fund Scouting activities, but this salty treat can also bring cheer to service men and women overseas. Popcorn buyers can do both—support the troops and Scouting—by participating in a Trail’s End military donation. This
To keep myself physically strong … It’s right there in the Scout Oath, but chances are you or someone in your pack, troop, team, or crew needs a little reminder. I’ve got just the thing:
Think bullying doesn’t happen to your Scouts? Consider this sobering fact: More than 160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being bullied, according to the National Bullying Prevention Center. That
For some boys, reading doesn’t come easy. And that makes the Boy Scouts of America a challenging place. The Boy Scout Handbook. Merit Badge pamphlets. BSA training manuals. Daunting prospects for boys with print disabilities.
Now, when a friend of your son or daughter—or even a fellow adult—asks, “How can I get involved in Scouting?” your answer just got easier: BeAScout.org. While the recruitment Web site isn’t new, the BSA
Have you registered for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree? If not, the time is now. Zip-lining through the 175-foot-tall canopy of West Virginia’s towering Hemlock trees. Scaling sandstone rock-climbing routes in the New River Gorge.