Service Archives - Bryan on Scouting

2020 Western Region Eagle Project of the Year: Making the outdoors more accessible

July 6, 2020 1

For making a city park more accessible for wheelchair users, the Eagle Scout from Wyoming received the 2020 Adams Award for the Western Region.

Life Scout creates flag retirement boxes for his community and shares how you can make them, too

July 2, 2020 3

This Scout wanted to do more than help his community. He wanted to help other Scouts do the same.

2020 Northeast Region Eagle Project of the Year: ‘Tiny house’ makes huge impact

June 29, 2020 1

Tim Maron raised more than $45,000 to lead a team that built a tiny house for a homeless military veteran in Pennsylvania.

All about the Woods Services Award and this year’s recipient

June 23, 2020 0

Scouts and Scouters serve their communities, nation and world. The BSA offers special awards for certain accomplishments and extraordinary service — one such award is the Woods Services Award.

2020 Southern Region Eagle Project of the Year: Giving veterans a place to call home

June 22, 2020 6

Mason Wettengel renovated five apartments for previously homeless veterans in Gallatin, Tenn., a city about 30 miles northeast of Nashville.

Scout thinks several moves ahead to complete Eagle project during pandemic

June 16, 2020 0

Bu Wei He of Novato, Calif., was seven weeks into an eight-week Eagle project when the coronavirus hit and shut everything down.

Signs of kindness: Florida troop shares a public ‘thank you’ to essential workers

June 10, 2020 1

In an effort devised and executed by the Scouts themselves, Troop 394 of the North Florida Council created homemade signs to thank essential workers in their community.

A family from Troop 599 works together to assemble face coverings

How Scouting families in one district are teaming up to make 41,000 face coverings

May 4, 2020 1

Working at kitchen tables and on living room floors, Scouting families in Milwaukee are making more than 40,000 face coverings for members of the community.

Life Scout helps collect neckerchiefs to be used as face coverings

April 27, 2020 3

Jacob, a Life Scout from New York, led an effort to collect neckerchiefs for people to use as face coverings during COVID-19.

With front-yard and drive-thru donations, Scouts keep Scouting for Food going

April 24, 2020 5

After the coronavirus forced a pack and troop in Wisconsin to cancel its Scouting for Food drive, the Scouts brought back the service project in a big way.