Youth completes Eagle Scout project, a ShelterBox first (opens in a new tab)
Congratulations and thanks to Tim Osburn, who recently completed his Eagle Scout Project focusing on ShelterBox awareness. See the full story at: ShelterBox USA: – News.
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Courts of honor, boards of review and service projects that took months of planning. Scouters wrote about the journey to Eagle from every angle, from the first rank advancement to the speech at the ceremony.
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Eagle Scouts posts from 2013
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They earned Eagle but still haven't scheduled their court of honor
It's kind of like finishing a marathon but heading straight for your car instead of stopping to pick up your medal. A Scouter from the St. Louis area - I'll call him "Tim" - emailed me last week with a problem: Three Scouts in Tim's troop finished all the requirements for the Eagle Scout award, but when…
What do Eagle Scouts and former college athletes have in common? (opens in a new tab)
Both groups "make really good salespeople." That's the contention of Ken Krogue, an entrepreneur who wrote this interesting article over at Forbes.com last week. When looking for the best salesmen, you can toss out the research questionnaires, behavioral analytics, surveys, training manuals, business books, and more, Krogue says.
Check out 30 of the coolest Eagle Scout letters I've seen
What do President Barack Obama, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, author Homer Hickam, actor Chuck Norris, and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal all have in common? No, they're not the five famous people I'd invite to a fantasy dinner party - though that would be interesting.
Bad Week as a Scouter
I should start by saying no one got hurt, no one died, and no one is going to jail… It was August and we were heading home from Philmont Scout Ranch. Our two crews from the Troop stopped in Grand Junction, Colorado to eat at the Golden Corral Buffet, a restaurant that our Scouts came…
Eagle Scout: Merit Beyond the Badge
Today, the BSA National Council is drawing attention to a study conducted by Baylor University . Funded by the Templeton Foundation , this was an independent study of the differences between adults that were Eagle Scouts, had been Boy Scouts, and those that were never Scouts.
Happy 103rd birthday, Boy Scouts of America!
Attention, Willard Scott: Grab some Smuckers because the Boy Scouts of America is 103 years old today. On this date in 1910, the country's coolest youth-serving organization was born. More than 10 decades later, the BSA is still here and going strong.
Where to find scholarship money for Eagle Scouts (opens in a new tab)
Eagle Scouts are "Prepared. For Life." But are they prepared for the high cost of college? College tuition was weighting on the mind of Scouter Pam K. from Westlake, Ohio, when she sent me this note last week: Hello Bryan, I am helping my Eagle Scout (Ricky) prepare for college in the Fall of 2013…
Distinguished Eagle Scout goes 'Undercover' tonight
Here's Jim Rogers without his "Undercover Boss" disguise. Just how high can Eagle Scouts go? Consider Jim Rogers, Distinguished Eagle Scout and CEO of Kampgrounds of America, as he gets the Undercover Boss treatment on tonight's new episode. Rogers, who earned Eagle in California in 1965, will go undercover as "Tim Bickford" to see firsthand…
2012's Eagle Scout class was biggest yet (opens in a new tab)
Reblogged from Bryan on Scouting: 2012′s Eagles are the only ones who can wear this 100th Anniversary patch. For Eagle Scouts and their fans, 2012 was the gift that keeps on giving. We spent all year celebrating the 100th Anniversary …
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2012′s Eagles are the only ones who can wear this 100th Anniversary patch. For Eagle Scouts and their fans, 2012 was the gift that keeps on giving. We spent all year celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Arthur Rose Eldred becoming the first Eagle Scout.