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Extreme makeovers: Send me before-and-after pics of Eagle Scout projects

June 17, 2013 1

The journey to Eagle benefits more than just the young man who earns the award. He leaves his community a better place, most visibly through his Eagle Scout Service Project. I’ve blogged about how to

Share your stories of Scouts doing Good Turns when they think nobody’s watching

June 12, 2013 9

Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers go out of their way to help others. Often that takes shape as a pack, troop, or crew service project. Those service projects — totaling nearly 13.5 million hours

Lend a hand to members of our Scouting family affected by recent tornadoes

June 5, 2013 1

A Scout is Helpful, and the folks in Texas and Oklahoma whose lives were uprooted by recent tornadoes need our help. Thousands of people, including Scouts and Scouters, have been affected by these disasters. Scouting professionals

Ask the Expert: Can Scouts earn service hours outside of the troop setting?

May 17, 2013 81

If a Scout, say, builds a house with their church youth group or delivers meals with the student council, can those hours count toward advancement?

These North Carolina Scouts and Venturers are giving Peace a chance

May 8, 2013 17

You can’t promote world peace by sitting on your couch. No, you’ve got to follow the lead of units like Venturing Crew 122 of North Carolina’s Tuscarora Council. The Venturers and advisors of Crew 122, along with some

An update on the Scouts and Scouters in West, Texas

April 19, 2013 3

A bit of good news from West, Texas, today. Longhorn Council Scout Executive John Coyle says he’s learned the members of Pack 494 and Troop 494 in West are all safe and accounted for after

Announcing my first-ever Golden Eagle Awards for best Eagle project videos

April 17, 2013 9

Though certainly not a requirement for earning the Eagle Scout Award, an Eagle Scout Service Project video can be icing on the cake, celebrating and commemorating a boy’s hard work and planning. And with HD

Charlotte troop’s ties to submarine run deep

January 31, 2013 5

For sailors aboard the USS Charlotte patrolling hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, home can feel light years away. But thanks to an ongoing relationship with a Boy Scout troop based in the submarine’s namesake

Boston harbors some top-class Scouts and Scouters

December 5, 2012 6

Some Good Turns are truly great. Take the impressive individuals from the Boston Minutemen Council, who traveled 300 miles to help fellow Americans who had been affected by superstorm Sandy. Last weekend, they loaded 75 Scouts

An easy way to honor one of your everyday heroes

December 4, 2012 2

The heroes I know don’t wear capes, and they can’t fly. Their utility belts hold pocket knives, not grappling hooks. But the heroes I know often have secret identities. That is, they’re the volunteers who