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This Scout wanted to help his home away from home — in South Africa

August 28, 2018 2

When word reached a Tennessee Life Scout about a school in need of help, he decided to do his Eagle Scout project in a village more than 8,000 miles away from his hometown.

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Money for Eagle projects: Lowe’s grant program back for 2013-2014

July 17, 2013 15

Eagle Scout projects make a visible difference in the community, but they aren’t cheap to complete. So that’s why Lowe’s, the home-improvement giant with more than 1,700 stores, has teamed up with the BSA and

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Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Bryan Wendell

Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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