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How to reduce waste at your Scout unit’s pancake breakfast or spaghetti dinner

June 1, 2018 9

The pancake breakfast, a major fundraiser for these Illinois troops, usually generates about 15 to 20 bags of garbage. But ever since the Scouts and leaders “greenified” the event, it’s down to one or two.

Cub Scout leader sees Scouting as road map for parenting

May 1, 2018 3

Cub Scouts offered a San Diego family some sense of normalcy after a death in the family, but it also offered parenting guidelines.

Leaders inject fun, education into clean-up service projects

April 24, 2018 0

How do you help ensure picking up trash doesn’t devolve into a way to simply fulfill service hour requirements? Pack 267 and Troop 267 in Fredonia, N.Y., have an answer.

Volunteers invent new method of Pinewood Derby car judging

March 21, 2018 19

These volunteers weren’t the biggest fans of the way Pinewood Derby cars were judged in their pack and district. So they invented a better way.

Nap on Safely: Five steps toward achieving the optimal camp snooze

March 12, 2018 17

A 26-minute afternoon nap, enjoyed some time between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m., can make you more alert, healthier and less stressed.

Saved by the Boy Scouts: Woman recounts tale of rescue on the mountain

February 20, 2018 3

When Katherine slipped on a loose rock during her descent and fell down hard, she couldn’t move another foot. That’s when, as if from a movie, the Boy Scouts came along.

After roaring success, Lions will move from pilot to full-time part of Cub Scouting

February 14, 2018 89

On the heels of a successful pilot, Lions, the BSA’s Cub Scout program for kindergarten-age youth, will become an official part of Cub Scouting this year.

Snowboarder Red Gerard leaps from pages of Boys’ Life to earn Olympic gold medal

February 12, 2018 1

The February 2014 issue of Boys’ Life — four years ago this month — featured a two-page article called “Red Shreds!” about Red Gerard, who is now an Olympic champion.

USA all the way: Chris Fogt is an Eagle Scout, Winter Olympian and Army major

February 9, 2018 0

How’s this for all-American? Chris Fogt, 34, is an Eagle Scout. He’s a three-time Olympian in bobsled. And he’s a major in the U.S. Army who spent a year deployed in Iraq.

Tips for deducting Scouting expenses on your tax return

February 6, 2018 117

Scouters who heeded the Scout Motto last year remembered to track and document their Scouting-related expenses. Here’s how.