Service - Bryan on Scouting

Does helping fellow Scouts count for service requirements?

May 30, 2019 17

When Scouts help each other out, the question sometimes comes up: Can helping another Scouting unit count for service hours for advancement?

Service project idea: Teach senior citizens how to use their smartphones

April 29, 2019 5

Scouts from Troop 1 of Dover, Mass., part of the Spirit of Adventure Council, put their smartphone savvy to good use to help senior citizens.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 27: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

April 26, 2019 2

This week’s batch of 12 projects includes an outdoor amphitheater, a nesting tower for chimney swifts and a structure to protect residents’ mail.

After Arkansas family lost three in tornado, Scouting helped them rebuild

April 24, 2019 0

Left to raise her seven children alone after a tornado killed three members of her family, this Arkansas mom searched for help. She found it in Scouting.

Seven ways Scouts and Venturers can celebrate National Park Week 2019

April 18, 2019 0

For National Park Week 2019, check out seven ways to celebrate the decades-long friendship between Scouting and the National Park Service.

Beach cleanup project takes huge turn when Scouts spot something unexpected

April 15, 2019 3

Everything was going swimmingly until the Scouts rounded a corner about a mile from camp and saw something they’ll never forget.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 26: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

April 5, 2019 0

This week’s batch of 18 projects includes a 24-foot bridge over a creek, a tire-climbing tower for rescued dogs and a pair of outdoor sensory stations for students with autism.

Scout builds ‘duck factories’ for his Eagle Scout service project

March 27, 2019 3

For his Eagle Scout service project, Tapp Rhoads of Ashburn, Va., led a group of Scouts in an effort to build and place mallard duck nesting tubes.

Scouts split up big job for three Eagle projects

March 19, 2019 0

Three West Virginia Scouts tackled a big project for a church, splitting it up into three Eagle projects.

Scouts complete rare service project at Korean War Veterans Memorial

March 13, 2019 1

A group of Scouts representing the BSA’s Report to the Nation participated in a service project at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington.