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The BSA employs “The Matrix” effect in its slick new video promos

May 25, 2011 6

So, what exactly do Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers do? The next time you get that question from an interested Scout or parent, just send them a link to the videos seen here.

Enter Scouting magazine’s “Where Am I?” reader contest

May 5, 2011 3

Someone will win our Where Am I? reader contest for May-June and a $100 BSA Supply Group gift card. Shouldn’t it be you? Take a look at the photo of the swamp at left, taken by

Take a look at some of my favorite troop trailers

April 28, 2011 33

There are some great troop trailers out there, but the best of all? That’s gotta be the one from Troop 1776. When I asked for photos of your unit’s trailer last week and got the photo

Go behind the scenes of my Rogue River video shoot for Scouting magazine

April 26, 2011 2

About the time they were touching up my makeup, preparing the teleprompter, and adjusting the lighting on the green screen, I had a thought: Making a three-minute video takes a ton of work. It’s also

Why do you volunteer? Your answers are a work of art

April 13, 2011 9

Nothing in our nation’s laws requires Americans to spend time volunteering. But still, millions of adults each year give tons of their precious time to the Boy Scouts of America. Why? In honor of National

In exclusive tour, New York Boy Scouts see Navy’s side of the Army-Navy rivalry

March 23, 2011 2

When Scout parent Matt Testerman heard that in 2009 his troop visited West Point, he formed a plan. You see, Testerman is a graduate of a different service academy, Annapolis, the U.S. Naval Academy. And

Memorabilia Monday: Honk if you love the Boy Scouts of America

February 28, 2011 2

Living in Texas, I see this “Scouting Teaches Values” license plate on the highway at least once a week. You’ll find similar plates on vehicles in Utah, Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, Ohio, Colorado, and many more

Armando Galarraga’s visit to an Austin troop was, well, perfect

January 31, 2011 2

It was one of 2010’s biggest sports stories. On June 2, pitcher Armando Galarraga was one out away from a perfect game when umpire Jim Joyce made the wrong call at first base. Joyce incorrectly

What’s your favorite campfire story to tell Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts?

January 27, 2011 24

One of my favorite memories from Boy Scout camp-outs was gathering around the fire and listening to the assistant Scoutmasters tell campfire stories. I loved movies and books growing up, but there was something about

These 1913 Scout Law postcards are the coolest thing you’ll see today

January 26, 2011 30

You know the Scout Law, but you’ve never seen it like this. The 1913 Scout Law postcards seen above are a real treat. The cards, originally produced by The Henry Heininger Co., were reprinted by