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Winter sports safety tips: Sled, ski, and snowboard without incident

December 6, 2010 0

  We’re fickle about snow. We want less of it in our driveways and more of it at our favorite ski resorts. But when it comes to snow-related activities, the BSA Health and Safety team’s

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How should Boy Scouts retire the American flag?

November 19, 2010 34

Look at the right sleeve of any Cub Scout, Boy Scout, or Venturer, and you’ll see just how important the American Flag is to the Boy Scouts of America. So crucial, in fact, that the flag

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Cub Scouting

Need Boy Scouts of America logos? Look no further

November 11, 2010 6

Updated in 2018 with the current link. If you’re responsible for your unit’s website or newsletter or have a Scouting-related presentation coming up soon, here’s a resource that might help. The BSA’s Marketing team has

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Improve your Scouting for Food drive with these 10 tips

November 1, 2010 13

The fundamentals of Scouting for Food are simple, but there’s still some finesse involved in making sure things run smoothly. These 10 tips should help.

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Fun

Watch our first-person jamboree video, and see how video can spice up a unit Web site

October 25, 2010 2

http://www.youtube.com/v/qocLD26H3Aw   Hang on for the ride of your life. When Scouting magazine visited the 2010 National Scout Jamboree this past summer, we brought along our newest toy: a GoPro HD Helmet Hero camera. It

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Five tips for great troop leader elections

September 29, 2010 7

“Troop elections are a microcosm of American democracy,” said Scouter J.C. Shepard on Scouting magazine’s Facebook page. He’s right, and like the election for a state governor or U.S. Senator, proper planning is needed to make

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Cub Scouting

Make a difference this Saturday for National Public Lands Day

September 21, 2010 1

This Saturday, join the nationwide volunteer effort to better the great outdoors of the U.S. It’s the 17th edition of National Public Lands Day, and it’s the perfect opportunity to teach your Scouts about the

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Cub Scouting

Ten tips for making your Scout popcorn sales really pop

September 9, 2010 6

Question: What do movies and Scouting have in common? Answer: They both can be made better by popcorn.  It’s nearly fall, and that means it’s time for Scouts to sell popcorn to help fund all

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Cub Scouting

Boy Scouts of America promotes nearly 30 years of comprehensive youth protection

April 29, 2010 0

    Keeping the Scouts in your unit safe is partly your responsibility, and that means much more than simply keeping a well-stocked first-aid kit nearby. It also requires you to know how to spot

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Bookmark this great collection of merit badge resources

April 28, 2010 0

With 126 merit badges out there (including four for 2010 only), Scouting offers something for every boy in your troop. But when a Scout comes up to you with dreams of Drafting or visions of

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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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