Inspirational Stories Archives

How two Los Angeles Scouting America councils helped after deadly wildfires

March 19, 2025 0

Two programs — a uniform replacement program and an adopt-a-Scouting-family program — have gone a long way toward helping the more than 130 Scouting households across the two councils that lost their homes and most everything in them.

Scouts BSA troop celebrates 1,000th Eagle Scout, all under the same Scoutmaster

December 23, 2024 11

Mike Lanning became the Scoutmaster of Troop 223 in Pacific Palisades, California, in 1953, when he was 21 years old. More than 70 years later, Troop 223 is still going strong, and so is Lanning.

A screen capture of David Montgomery flashing the Scout salute after scoring a touchdown

Scouts send best wishes to David Montgomery after his injury, plus other news from the week

December 20, 2024 1

Whether he plays again this season or not, Montgomery has had a remarkable impact on both the Detroit Lions and on Scouting America.

He’s volunteered for decades on Eagle Scout boards of review; here are his two favorite memories

December 18, 2024 2

Steve Scarano is a 76-year-old Eagle Scout currently living in Vista, California, who serves on Eagle Scout boards or review.

Kenneth Cooper Distinguished Eagle Scout

Founder of modern aerobics reflects on his career and time in Scouting

December 16, 2024 1

Kenneth Cooper, Eagle Scout, is the man who first coined the term aerobics and changed the way the world thought about the concept of exercise.

Season of giving continues for Scouts across the country, plus more good news this week

December 13, 2024 0

The holiday season is a great time for Scout units across the country to focus on giving. Cub Scout Pack 935 in Statesboro, Georgia, has chosen this time of the year to participate in Scouting

A port of Gabe Hassan, an Eagle Scout who died of leukemia

A tribute to Gabe Hassan, who fought a terminal illness to earn the rank of Eagle

December 4, 2024 2

When he was 1 year old, Gabe Hassan was diagnosed with Shwachman–Diamond syndrome, a rare genetic disorder in which a person’s cells cannot produce enough protein for their body to grow and develop as it should.a

This is the most commonly requested story from the Scouting magazine archives

November 20, 2024 4

A good story has the power to move you. A great story has the power to continue to make you feel things decades after it was published.

Why I give: Alabama ophthalmologist sees Scouting as critical for the health of today’s youth

October 30, 2024 0

Heersink gives to Scouting primarily because of the here and now. He believes that today’s youth need the community, the outdoor skills and the time away from digital devices that Scouting can provide.

Lost on a Mountain in Maine is an inspiring true story of wilderness survival

October 28, 2024 6

Lost on a Mountain in Maine is the true story of Donn Fendler, the boy who, in the summer of 1939 at the age of 12, got separated from his hiking partners and became lost on Katahdin with no supplies.