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Exploring

In October, Nethra Srinivasan, a Health Care Explorer, received a 2020 Community Heroes Award from Assemblymember Kansen Chu.
Exploring

Kindness during COVID: Five times Scouts stepped up for their communities

November 2, 2020 0

Let’s flip the script: all good news, all the time. Here are five stories of young people stepping up to help their communities during COVID.

Cub Scouting

BSA membership fee to change beginning Jan. 1, 2020

October 23, 2019 273

Starting next year, the Boy Scouts of America membership fee will be $60 a year for all registered youth in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. The annual fee for adult members and youth in the Exploring program will be $36.

Awards

Help your Scout discover their future by checking out these scholarships, offers

October 8, 2019 0

Your Scouts can apply for expeditions and scholarships on this page; some application deadlines are at the end of this month.

Exploring

Aviation Explorers help women’s air race take flight

August 13, 2019 1

Forty airplane teams took off on a 2,538-mile airplane race from Tennessee to Canada, but before they did, they were greeted by an Aviation Explorer post.

Exploring

Drone-focused Explorer post offers path to careers that are really taking off

February 27, 2019 3

Members of Explorer Post 1194 of the Mecklenburg County Council learn how drones are used in business, use simulators and enjoy plenty of actual flying.

Eagle Scout

For his Eagle project, this Scout and Fire Explorer restored a 1956 Chevrolet truck

September 24, 2018 4

For his Eagle Scout service project, Koren Ernst completed a full external restoration of a historic Chevrolet truck owned by his city’s fire department.

Exploring

Law Enforcement Explorer saves coworkers stabbed at Target store in Georgia

September 14, 2018 4

A Law Enforcement Explorer from Georgia is credited with saving the lives of two Target coworkers who were stabbed during a robbery at the store.

Exploring

At inaugural Health Care Explorer Camp, young people learn by actually doing

August 31, 2018 0

At the inaugural Health Care Explorer Camp in New Jersey, 10 Explorers ages 14 to 18 got a hands-on introduction to the fast-paced, challenging field of medicine.

Cub Scouting

17 photos that show how the Scouting 500 in Kansas City kicked fun into high gear

October 5, 2017 18

Last month’s Scouting 500 at Kansas Speedway welcomed 13,000 youth and adults to one of the largest Scouting events of the year.

Exploring

Wisconsin police Explorer saves fellow student from choking

March 24, 2017 2

A high school freshman from La Crosse, Wis., used skilled he learned as a Law Enforcement Explorer to save a fellow student from choking.

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