The Boy Scouts of America isn't the only Scouting organization celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. The Kenya Scouts Association, one of 160 recognized national Scout organizations in the world, has also reached triple digits
When there's a Guinness World Record on the line, playing a game becomes serious fun. That was surely the thought going through the minds of the 876 Scouts who broke the record for "Most People
When you think of the people most influential to Scouting's history in the United States, names like W.D. Boyce, James West, and, of course, Lord Baden-Powell come to mind as three of the several founding fathers
Troop 914 has a lot to be proud of this month. On Saturday, 11 of its Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank at a single ceremony. A 12th boy earned Eagle as well, but he
National Geographic Traveler contributing editor Boyd Matson has traveled the world to exotic locations, getting paid to write about his adventures to Nicaragua, Rome, Antarctica, and Bhutan—to name a few. And who does he blame
Take the simple formula for tying a square knot (right over left, left over right) and repeat 4,189 times. That's how a group of more than 2,000 Scouts, adult leaders, and parents broke the world
Dallas-based Circle Ten Council announced yesterday that it received a $25 million gift from The Rees-Jones Foundation. The donation, one of the largest an individual council has ever received, will be used to help fund
Aaron “Ike” Isaacson, an Eagle Scout, is one of 11 injured soldiers taking part in Soldiers to the Summit, an expedition to climb Lobuche East, a 20,075 foot peak at the foot of Everest. Isaacson
For the second time in 2010, “America’s favorite quiz show,” the half-hour of answers and questions known as “Jeopardy!”, featured a category all about the Boy Scouts of America. As you may remember, the program
http://www.youtube.com/v/Ts0XaNye30E?fs=1 He cofounded Microsoft and, with his wife, chairs one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world. And today, Bill Gates added another impressive feat to his list of accomplishments: the Silver Buffalo Award.