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How to find a great idea for an Eagle Scout Service Project

January 31, 2012 33

My Eagle Scout project was hardly a unique idea — a lot of Eagle projects are construction-based — but it had one key element: It meant something to me.

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Deadline for NESA scholarship applications is Jan. 31

January 20, 2012 8

Update (Feb. 1, 2012): The 2012 deadline has passed, but check back for info on the 2013 scholarships at the end of the year. Know an Eagle Scout headed to college? Then read on: Tuesday, Jan.

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Eagle Scouts: Tell your story in a new book

January 19, 2012 1

What’s the greatest story never told? Yours. Specifically, your trail to Eagle and the ways it changed your life — both during and after. Whether you earned Scouting’s top honor six days or six decades

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Reaching a goal, inspiring Scouts to do the same

January 11, 2012 6

How far would you go to inspire your Scouts? One assistant Scoutmaster had a specific distance in mind: 140.6 miles. That’s the distance of an Ironman triathlon — 2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles biking, and

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Man with largest collection of Eagle Scout medals honored

January 9, 2012 7

Dr. Terry Grove got his first Eagle Scout Award medal in 1956. It wouldn’t be his last. Ever since, he’s been fascinated by the ever-changing design of Eagle Scout medals, patches, hat pins, and other

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Taylor Swift honors Eagle Scout at TeenNick HALO Awards

November 4, 2011 1

How does it feel getting a shout out from Taylor Swift? Ask Eagle Scout James O’Dwyer, whose relief program in Alabama to provide aid to tornado victims caught Swift’s eye. The singer, who has donated

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Vietnam War hero receives Distinguished Eagle Scout Award

October 24, 2011 3

Thomas R. Norris is a Vietnam War hero and a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He served two decades as a special agent with the FBI. And, perhaps not surprisingly, he’s an Eagle Scout. So,

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Special badge for Scouts who earn Eagle in 2012

October 14, 2011 38

Know a Scout seeking a little extra motivation to finish his Eagle requirements next year? I’ve got it. To celebrate the centennial of Scouting’s top honor, all recipients of the Eagle Scout Award in the year

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He saved his brother’s life, but this Texas Eagle Scout doesn’t call himself a hero

August 25, 2011 0

Eagle Scouts know to “Be Prepared,” but nobody’s prepared for this. When a fire started in 18-year-old Reid Vaenuku’s house last March, everyone rushed outside to safety. Well, not everyone. One member of the family of

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Pat Gillick is the Baseball Hall of Fame’s first Eagle Scout

August 24, 2011 10

Long before he won three World Series titles, Pat Gillick received another hard-earned prize: Eagle Scout. Now, 60 years after joining the elite few who earn Scouting’s highest honor, Gillick enters another exclusive club: the

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