Combine Scouting with comfort food, and what do you get? In Troop 36’s case, you get a Good Turn. Scouts and Scouters from this California unit heard about people in need 1,200 miles away and
“No Scouts for you until you start behaving, mister!” Come on, nobody says that, right? Wrong. Here’s proof: I am a den leader in a pack, and parents use coming to Scouts as a reward. If Scouts
Get out your cellphone, and look at the last text message you received. Read it aloud. Then consider whether that text message is so important that you’d risk getting into a car accident to read
UPDATE, Jan. 27, 2012: Click here for a Welding merit badge update and the final, official requirements. — Want to spark some passion in your Scouts? Tell them about Welding, the next new merit badge
Ever wish you could see the future? Now you can. You’re looking at next year’s slick, new National Recruitment Campaign — in your hands a full two months early. In the past, marketing materials were
Popcorn sales help fund Scouting activities, but this salty treat can also bring cheer to service men and women overseas. Popcorn buyers can do both—support the troops and Scouting—by participating in a Trail’s End military donation. This
To keep myself physically strong … It’s right there in the Scout Oath, but chances are you or someone in your pack, troop, team, or crew needs a little reminder. I’ve got just the thing:
What would we do without forests? There’d be no place to hang our bear bags. No place to stop for shade while backpacking. No place to take great fall photos. And no paper to print
Know a Scout seeking a little extra motivation to finish his Eagle requirements next year? I’ve got it. To celebrate the centennial of Scouting’s top honor, all recipients of the Eagle Scout Award in the year
Think bullying doesn’t happen to your Scouts? Consider this sobering fact: More than 160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being bullied, according to the National Bullying Prevention Center. That