Alex Lloyd knows something about perseverance. He vaulted from 22nd to 10th place in the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on Aug. 22, a comeback that required hard work from Lloyd and his BSA Motorsports team. Lloyd's latest comeback, though, came thanks to the hard work of Scouts and Scouters like you.
Troop Camping Trips, Merit Badge Counselor Quiz Scoutmaster Podcast 32 Feel free to send your questions and comments (you can rate the podcast on iTunes). Use the email link above left or the comments feature of the blog. Subscribe on iTunes Music in Podcast 32 First Call - U.S.
Bigfoot has had an extremely active summer! There have been rumors of sightings at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City and the Lights On summer camp in Lander, WY. There has also been confirmation that Bigfoot was seen dancing up a storm at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rocky Grass and Folks Fest, the…
Remember this blog post: Art or Impact? Apparently there was action taken: The stones were removed by the land managers, and the area was fenced off. Is this the best solution?
A year ago... I was the new scout master of our troop I had just come back from Outdoor Leader Essentials training and I had found a passion of carving neckerchief slides Some reflections as I go forward... So far, cow horns are more difficult to find than I thought Butterball does not include neck…
Authors James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner have distilled thirty years of research and one million plus responses to their questions in The Truth about Leadership : You Make a Difference. Before you lead others you have to believe you will have a positive impact on others.
Last Friday evening we were invited to talk about Leave No Trace with a pack of 14 Cub Scouts and their families in northern Pennsylvania. The opportunity to work with the kids through PEAK pack activities such as Minimum Impact Match allowed us to help the scouts make connections between the 7 Principles of Leave…
Just in time for the start of the program year, Position-Specific Training is now available for Cub Scout leaders. The training courses have been updated to reflect the new Cub Scout delivery method, which Scouting magazine introduced to you in our May-June issue .
As part of the rolling review of the governance of activities within Scouting we have just launched a consultation on the way we manage and operate high ropes activities. The deadline for responses to this consultation is 31 October 2010.
Fresh from his success on a hit BBC programme, businessman and former Scout Wesley Downham is keen to support Scouts working towards the new Entrepreneur Challenge Award.