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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.

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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.

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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.

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How four former Scouts made a movie about one of Scouting’s most inspirational stories

October 23, 2024 1

The story of how the Lost on a Mountain in Maine movie came to be is a remarkable tale in its own right. It involves a lot of Scout-like stick–to–itiveness, a little bit of what Cook calls kismet, and a helping hand from one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

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Here’s what you can do to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene

October 8, 2024 0

You can help by donating to the Scouting Emergency Assistance Fund.

A photo of John, Cate and Beau Buchan
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Three Eagle Scout siblings are striving to make robotics accessible to everyone

September 17, 2024 0

Let’s Bot! Is a socially inclusive initiative that aims to prove that robotics are accessible to all and that technology is just as much for girls as it is for boys.

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‘Trust me; I’m a Scout’: This Scout’s first-aid story demonstrates training in action

September 11, 2024 1

During a soccer game, a boy’s nose began to bleed. Mars Meyer, an 11-year-old Scout with Troop 66 of Longmont, Colo., knew what to do.

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How the journey of this Scout with cerebral palsy inspired everyone around her

August 27, 2024 2

It was at one of her brother’s outdoor events that Maggie Whitney discovered her passion for Scouting.

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A Scout Is Brave: Newly approved treatment helps Cub Scout thrive in face of neuromuscular disease

August 22, 2024 0

When Hiram Secrist was 2 years old, his parents learned that he had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disease that causes progressive muscle damage and weakness.

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This council organized an epic re-creation of a 1966 trek

July 31, 2024 0

Follow along as these Scouts cycled, canoed and hiked 170 miles from one side of North Carolina to the other.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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