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Six lightning safety tips that could save your life

June 20, 2011 19

Updated | June 25, 2013 The statistics are scary: Each year in the United States, an average of 53 people die from lightning strikes, and hundreds more are permanently injured. To date in 2013, there have

Guest blog: Five secrets to building patrol spirit in your troop

June 14, 2011 8

“The patrol method is not a way to operate a Boy Scout troop; it is the only way.” Baden-Powell knew that the success of any troop is contingent upon building patrol spirit and creating an

On National Trails Day, show some love for our country’s great outdoors

June 3, 2011 1

Where would the Boy Scouts of America be without trails? Well, there’d be no Philmont treks. The 50-miler award wouldn’t make much sense. And that big hike your troop is planning would require some serious

Guest blog: How to (safely) add tomahawk throwing to your next Scouting event

June 2, 2011 22

Step one: Put a sharp object in the hands of your Scouts. Step two: Ask the Scouts to throw that object. Sounds crazy, right? But if done properly, tomahawk throwing can be a fun, memorable,

Retention: Six reasons Scouts drop out and how you can prevent it

June 1, 2011 59

What’s the one thing the Scouting program can’t live without? Scouts. The Boy Scouts of America offers the premier program for youth, but Scouts need the means and desire to stick around.

Six easy ways your pack, troop, team, or crew can protect endangered species

May 24, 2011 5

A Scout is Kind, and that shouldn’t just apply to other humans. Animals are in need of Scouts’ compassion, too. So, in recognition of last Friday’s Endangered Species Day, here are six ways your pack,

Open for debate: ‘Term limits’ for Scoutmasters, Cubmasters?

May 17, 2011 87

Scoutmasters in Troop 1776 serve for three years and then step down. As a Scout growing up in 1776, I assumed that every troop did it that way. Boy was I wrong! In fact, after

Outgoing Venturing National President Jennifer Lowe offers her five tips for success

May 11, 2011 0

It’s almost time to pass the baton. But before National Venturing President Jennifer Lowe’s term ends in about two weeks, she has taken time to offer praise and some advice to her successor in the

Five easy steps to get the Guide to Safe Scouting on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch

May 5, 2011 9

The recently updated “Guide to Safe Scouting” is a vital tool for Scout leaders. But it doesn’t do you much good if it’s on the coffee table and you’re at a troop meeting or on a

On World Malaria Day, an important reminder about a preventable killer

April 25, 2011 5

UPDATE (April 25, 2012): Refreshed with 2012 info. You know the names of Mandy Moore, George W. Bush, Dikembe Mutombo, and Ted Turner. But Nathaniel Stafford? His name isn’t as well-known—until now. The Fayetteville, N.C.,