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Eagle Scout and former college sprinter suits up for Team USA’s bobsled team

February 6, 2026 0

Caleb Furnell rebounded from a horrific leg injury in high school to become a college runner. Now, he’s an Olympic bobsledder for Team USA in the 2026 winter games in Italy.

Eagle Scout project memorializes 14,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Okinawa

November 11, 2025 3

“I wanted to do something that not only benefitted the many Americans who live in Okinawa, but was also respectful to the Japanese people here,” Avonlea Francis says.

A photo of the Rivers triplets, Eagle Scouts and competitive alpine skiers

Eagle Scout triplets set their sights on the 2026 Winter Olympics

October 27, 2025 2

The Rivers triplets of Long Island, N.Y. — Helaina, Henniyah and Henri IV — are hoping to make it to the 2026 Winter Olympics as alpine skiers.

This Week in Scouting: Eagle Scout projects promote access and inclusion

June 27, 2025 0

This Week in Scouting: Eagle Scout Projects promote access and inclusion, plus an Eagle Scout expands access for all abilities and an Eagle Scout takes law enforcement training to new heights.

A photo of a shipping container that's been converted to a fully functional medical facility

This inspiring initiative at a Texas university is partly powered by Eagle Scouts

June 25, 2025 1

BUILD, a student-run organization at Texas A&M University, converts 40-foot-long shipping containers into fully functional medical clinics that are shipped to impoverished areas around the globe.

Illinois Scout focuses Eagle project on helping veterans

May 19, 2025 0

“Veterans have done so much for this country, and I just want a turn to help them out when they are in need,” Chris Vargas says.

NFL running back David Montgomery at the 2025 National Annual Meeting with Andrea Marron, 2024-2025 National Venturing President

David Montgomery says Scouting helped him recover from major injury

May 15, 2025 0

At first, it looked like he would require surgery that would keep him from playing for the rest of the season. But Montgomery had other ideas.

A scan of an old newspaper article featured B.J. Wolff and his five Eagle Scout brothers

He learned CPR as a Scout; more than 40 years later, this happened

May 12, 2025 3

As a member of Troop 31 in Traverse City, Michigan, B.J. Wolff remembers learning the basics of CPR while working on the First Aid merit badge. More than 40 years later, he put that training to good use.

A photo of Eagle Scout firefighting brothers Nicholas, Matthew and Michael Wineland.

Why these Eagle Scout brothers continue to volunteer for their local fire department

May 7, 2025 0

As members of Scouts BSA Troop 920 in Valparaiso, Indiana, brothers Michael, Matthew and Nicholas Wineland learned what it meant to serve.

2025 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He packed 100,000 meals to feed Haitians

April 16, 2025 8

For his exceptional efforts, Jamesly Jesse of Troop 85 in Moweaqua, Ill., received the 2025 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.