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Troop committee member attending 59th consecutive summer camp

June 12, 2018 9

He was never in Scouts as a boy, but Robert Podboy, a volunteer in the Mason-Dixon Council, loves Scouting, especially summer camp.

The most important piece of summer camp gear for Scout leaders

June 11, 2018 43

It’s not a cot. It’s not bug spray. And it’s definitely not a laptop full of work stuff. Take a seat and read about the most important piece of summer camp gear for Scout leaders.

As BSA welcomes families into Scouting, councils add a Family Scouting Director

June 8, 2018 27

As the BSA welcomes all members of the family into Scouting, at least two councils are preparing for the influx by adding a newly created position: Family Scouting Director.

Watch this quick refresher about ATV safety, from our friends at Polaris

June 7, 2018 1

Have fun, ride safe and respect the outdoors. Riding an all-terrain vehicle, like one of the Polaris ATVs found at BSA camps across the country, is really as simple as following those three steps.

Castaways Against Cancer: Eagle Scouts on team kayaking to Key West for good cause

June 7, 2018 0

Think of it as Relay for Life, with kayaks. This month, two Eagle Scouts are part of a team kayaking from Miami to Key West in support of the American Cancer Society. They call it Castaways Against Cancer.

With one of their own hospitalized, pack brings the bridging ceremony to him

June 6, 2018 2

When Chris L. was hospitalized with pneumonia last week, his packmates were there for him — standing right outside his hospital window with signs and the Pack 246 banner.

Share your suggestions for improving the 2019 Journey to Excellence scorecards

June 5, 2018 15

The group of national, council and unit-level volunteers that soon will meet to craft the 2019 Journey to Excellence standards wants your input

Ute Park Fire forces Philmont to cancel treks through July 14

June 4, 2018 31

Philmont Scout Ranch announced Monday that the still-burning Ute Park Fire has forced it to cancel all backcountry treks from June 8 to July 14.

Former First Lady Laura Bush talks literacy, life as a grandmother

June 4, 2018 3

Former first lady Laura Bush addressed the BSA’s national meeting on Thursday in Dallas, giving an impassioned speech about literacy, her family and the BSA’s role in shaping young lives.

How to reduce waste at your Scout unit’s pancake breakfast or spaghetti dinner

June 1, 2018 9

The pancake breakfast, a major fundraiser for these Illinois troops, usually generates about 15 to 20 bags of garbage. But ever since the Scouts and leaders “greenified” the event, it’s down to one or two.