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Worth Reading: Eagle Scout’s essay on “The Importance of Scouting in America”

June 20, 2022 0

What impressed us the most with was how Julia used the Scouts BSA uniform as a metaphor for everything that Scouting is about.

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Scouts BSA troop sets shining example of what Scouts do — helping community members in need

June 8, 2022 2

When Adam Grau, Scoutmaster of Troop 007 in Blaine, Minn., went to his senior patrol leader and patrol leaders’ council with the opportunity to conduct a rather daunting service project in exchange for a donation, the Scouts had just one objection: They wouldn’t accept the donation.

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Scouts in Action is 75 years old; long live Scouts in Action

June 1, 2022 3

What started as a single, albeit inspiring, one-off has turned into one of the most popular pages of Scout Life magazine.

App Feed - Health and Safety

This troop gets all its adult leaders trained in first aid, and it paid off

May 30, 2022 1

“It’s good to have a lot of people out there who can help if they have to,” says Jay Fox, Scoutmaster and Red Cross-certified instructor. “Scouts should always Be Prepared, because, you know, stuff like this happens.”

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The secret of their success: Troop 63, Charlotte, N.C., recognizes 14 Black Eagle Scouts at Court of Honor

May 23, 2022 11

“It’s a multitiered approach. You have to understand your culture. You have to understand your parents. And you’ve got to make it fun.”

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Scout builds dining structure at orphanage in Colombia: ‘I told myself to aim high’

May 10, 2022 0

For his Eagle Scout service project, Tommy Midtlyng built an outdoor dining structure at an orphanage in Colombia.

App Feed - Famous Scouts

In this turbulent world, there’s still a lot to learn from the late Gail Halvorsen — ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’ and father of 3 Eagle Scouts

April 19, 2022 0

After talking to one of his three Eagle Scout sons, we can provide a bit of the untold story of Gail Halvorsen, the “Berlin Candy Bomber.”

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Father starts Philmont Scout Ranch scholarship in the name of his son

April 8, 2022 0

This Scouter wants more Scouts to learn life lessons at a place dear to him. That’s why he started a scholarship in his son’s name as a Christmas gift.

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Other people, all times: He helped man with special needs rejoin Scouts, earn Eagle

March 30, 2022 1

Trenton learned that Chris had been a Scout in the early to mid-2000s. But that Scouting story ended in a cliffhanger.

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‘That is a true Scout’: These Scouts spotted a tattered American flag and took action

March 21, 2022 5

“Two boys from Troop 95 rang the doorbell and handed me a brand new American flag with a short note. I was bawling, tears running everywhere.”

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