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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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On Wednesday I shared 30 creative and mouthwatering Scout-themed cakes I found by searching around online. At the end of the post, I asked you to share your own Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Eagle Scout and Venturing cakes. Apparently my request did not go unnoticed.
Anyone who attended an Eagle Scout court of honor last year knows 2013 was a great year for Eagle Scouts. The same is true when you step back to look at the nationwide picture of young men who became Eagle Scouts in 2013.
Any time is a good time for cake. Blue and gold banquets, courts of honor and Scout birthday parties are obvious times to enjoy a Scouting-themed cake. But I propose celebrating with iced deliciousness on less-obvious occasions such as "First Troop Meeting of the Month" or "Our Cub Scouts Are Hungry" or "Second Troop Meeting…
This is the season for recognition dinners, fundraisers, leadership breakfasts, and other events designed to bring your council closer to your Scouts, your volunteers, and your community. No doubt these events are also among your most important revenue generators for council operations.
The next time a Scout in your troop says the road to Eagle is too hard, tell him the story of Nathaniel Gray. Nathaniel, an 18-year-old from the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Homewood, was born addicted to crack cocaine. He was raised by his aunt and couldn't walk or eat solid food until he was almost…
Eagle Scout Alvin Townley's new book Defiant tells of the 11 American prisoners of war who were shipped from the Hanoi Hilton to an even worse prison in North Vietnam they nicknamed Alcatraz. These "ringleaders, diehard resistors and escape artists" endured torture, loneliness and suffering in cells that measured 3 feet by 9 feet and…
The microphones will be open on February 11, 2014, at noon Central time, when the Scouting Alumni Association (SAA) and the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) will conduct a joint town hall/Q&A webinar. National staff members, as well as NESA President Glenn Adams and SAA Chairman Ed Pease, will open the floor to your questions…
OK, so maybe it's unfair to blame Paul Siple for the cold weather blanketing the country this week, including below-freezing temps from Washington State to the Florida Panhandle and all across the Northeast. But Siple, who earned the Eagle Scout rank in 1923, is responsible for coining the term we use to describe just how…
The B.S.A. has published a helpful guide - Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project Information for Project Beneficiaries - that defines the way an Eagle Project works from the perspective of the benefiting organization. Key elements of the process are explained : The Eagle Scout Rank and the Service Project Typical Projects Project Restrictions and Limitations Approving the…
This weekend I sat with a Scout and talked with him. It was a Scoutmaster conference, but unlike other Scoutmaster conferences that I have done, this was a first. It was the first time I sat with a Scout for Eagle Palms.
While I am camping with my Troop this weekend I thought I would leave you with some great entertainment and a message that is priceless. I stumbled on this video on YouTube the other night while my wife and I were talking about our experience at the National Meetings that we got to attend.
Hey, soon-to-be Eagle Scouts: Don't stop at Page 2 when filling out your Eagle Scout Rank Application (PDF) . Complete the online survey, linked to on the third page (titled Supplemental Eagle Scout Information Form), and you'll get a free MP3 of the song "Ma, You Earned Your Eagle."
In news that makes a tragic story hit painfully close to home, today we learned Andrew Boldt, the victim of Tuesday's fatal shooting at Purdue University, was an Eagle Scout. Boldt, a 21-year-old undergraduate teaching assistant and electrical engineering major at Purdue, earned Scouting's highest honor in August 2009, Boy Scouts of America records confirm.
Aren't Scout moms the greatest? Every den meeting led, patch sewed, ride provided, skinned knee doctored, smelly shirt washed, campout attended and advice dished out reinforces the point that Scouting wouldn't exist without them. And few of the boys who make it to the Eagle Scout rank do so without a mom or motherly figure…
I would be willing to bet that most young men who go before their council Eagle board of review are a little nervous. I know that many of the Boy Scout from Melrose Troop 68 were when it was their turn.
As you might imagine, I have been to many Courts of Honor to see Eagle Awards presented during my Scouting career. It's always a proud moment, whether I know the recipient personally or have been requested by their council to attend.
For Scouts, earning the Eagle Scout Award feels like the satisfying end to a long journey. What they soon discover, though, is that the journey has just begun. Just ask Ryan Eberle, an Eagle Scout from Oaklade, Pa., who earned the honor two years ago this month.
Melrose Boy Scout Troop 68 does not have a building or a room to call its home, so my basement family room is the place I have created a "Scout Room". It contains collections of Scouting coffee mugs, awards, and other stuff.
