Inspirational Stories Archives - Page 2 of 22

Life Scout takes second place in surfing at Special Olympics

July 25, 2022 0

We were thrilled last summer when Isaiah Vargas, at the time a Star Scout, was selected to compete in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla. We’re over the moon to report that Isaiah, now a Life Scout, brought home a silver medal from the Games this summer.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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.

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.”

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.

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.