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Some project! First Class Scout builds pig house for community farm

May 6, 2022 0

When he first visited the Allaire Community Farm with his grandmother a few years ago, Zac Clifton fell in love with it.

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Scouts can receive the BSA’s highest honor for conservation and environmental service

April 27, 2022 2

Scouts BSA members who are at least First Class rank, Sea Scouts and Venturers, as well as adult volunteers and organizations, can earn a BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Award.

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For his Eagle project, this Scout planned a Bocce Fest for students with special needs

April 21, 2022 1

For his Eagle Scout service project, Luke planned, developed and gave leadership to a Bocce Fest for life skills students at high school.

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Other people, all times: He helped man with special needs rejoin Scouts, earn Eagle

March 30, 2022 1

Trenton learned that Chris had been a Scout in the early to mid-2000s. But that Scouting story ended in a cliffhanger.

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Texas Scout saves cash by taking tree to sawmill to complete Eagle Scout project

March 24, 2022 4

As lumber prices soared by 280% last year, Ryan Featherston began brainstorming a thrifty way to complete his Eagle Scout project of building four wooden picnic tables for his church.

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‘That is a true Scout’: These Scouts spotted a tattered American flag and took action

March 21, 2022 5

“Two boys from Troop 95 rang the doorbell and handed me a brand new American flag with a short note. I was bawling, tears running everywhere.”

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Extreme Makeovers, Round 42: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

March 2, 2022 1

The latest batch of 12 projects includes a wheelchair-accessible walkway at a Buddhist temple in Virginia, a new organization system for jazz music scores in Illinois and a set of raised gardens in Connecticut.

A group of Scouts and Venturers at Nuruddin's Eagle project
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Leave a legacy, be OK with mistakes — and 5 other tips for a life-changing Eagle project

February 25, 2022 1

Nuruddin Abdul-Rashid’s Eagle project has left an impact on his Virginia town, but the journey has made an impact on him, too.

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Mill Springs Cabin in Texas has a history of hosting Eagle Scout projects

February 3, 2022 1

Tucked into a quiet neighborhood in north San Antonio, Texas, Scouting and public education merge into a wonderful success story for the elementary school students of North East Independent School District. 

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Eagle project brings comfort and warmth to teens who experienced a school shooting

January 18, 2022 1

For her Eagle Scout service project, Anna and her helpers supported Project Linus, which gives blankets to critically ill or traumatized kids.

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