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November 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Sept. 1993, page 59 Original design: Jeff Springer Wow, I really like this modern look of an eagle head. It almost reminds me of the Philadelphia Eagle 's logo but I'm not much for a football fan.
“On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country… ” These words resonate at the beginning of every meeting of our packs and dens, troops and crews. We sometimes rattle them off without thinking about what they mean.
In October, Nethra Srinivasan, a Health Care Explorer, received a 2020 Community Heroes Award from Assemblymember Kansen Chu at a socially distanced ceremony held outdoors. If you’ve watched the national nightly news during the pandemic, you’re familiar with the formula.
It’s 2499, and humanity is locked in an epic battle for survival against an alien race. They have a secret weapon that your youth can construct to save the day: Snap Ships . Scott Pease and Jeff Swenty created the toy-building system after years of designing video games.
This Election Day, make your voice heard: Encourage your Scouts BSA troop, Venturing crew or Sea Scout ship to try ranked-choice voting. When you switch to ranked-choice voting in the next election for senior patrol leader, Venturing crew president or Sea Scout ship boatswain, you’ll get the most-preferred candidate in the least time, teach young…
Five letters can say a whole lot. By simply calling someone a “Scout,” you’re saying that person has strong moral character, is confident in the outdoors and has experience leading a team. In fact, the Scouting name is so synonymous with positive attributes that master storyteller Stephen King included BSA references in more than half…
Micaiah Balonek, who lives most of the year in India, wears a Hindi interpreter strip. Alejandra Opdyke wears an “Español” strip because she wants Spanish-speaking parents of prospective Scouts to know “that somebody might help them in their language.” Mike Anderson’s “Deutsch” strip, earned as a Scout five decades ago, caught the attention of an…
When he started brainstorming Eagle Scout service project ideas, Ryan Kelley got a lot of advice. He heard from friends, family members, Scout leaders — each with suggestions for how Ryan could make a lasting impact on the community of Old Town, Maine.
Food, family and fellowship are Thanksgiving traditions. If you’re a Scouting family, enjoying the Great Outdoors is already something you appreciate. Adding a little outdoor adventure to your Thanksgiving this year will make it memorable, a lot of fun and could start a new tradition for your family: Campsgiving.
Riley DuPuy, a Troop 308 Eagle Scout, appeared via Zoom to share photos and stories from a trip with his wife to Glacier National Park where they rescued a fellow hiker. At long last, a cure for Zoom fatigue. A troop in Texas now ends each virtual meeting with a special guest: a troop alumnus…
In honoring Veterans Day, I offer my profound gratitude on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America to all the men and women who have selflessly served our country as a member of the armed forces. I count myself lucky to have served among this honorable group that I know includes thousands of Scouting volunteers…
November 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown When I've thought about Philmont, I never thought there were buffalo there but I was wrong. It turn out there is a herd of about 150 +.
As Yvonne Lindquist designed her son’s retirement gift — a quilt featuring squares of meaningful moments in his life — one organization quickly came to mind: the Boy Scouts of America. Col. Robert Bertrand of Carlisle, Pa., retired this past summer after nearly 30 years in the U.S.
Members of Crew 151 volunteer at Alexandra Santiago’s Eagle Scout project. Alex and her volunteers built an outdoor food pantry, which Crew 151 will keep stocked with food for families struggling with hunger. At the nonprofit Camp Carefree in North Carolina, children with chronic illnesses like cancer, epilepsy and spina bifida are given a free…
Please join us as we congratulate Brad Bodoh, who will serve as Scout executive of the Five Rivers Council in Horseheads, NY, effective January 1, 2021. Brad began his Scouting career in 2001 as a District Executive at the Northeast Illinois Council in Highland Park, IL.
This is the 32nd in an occasional series where I share Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos. See the complete collection here and submit your own here . COVID-19 note: Most of these Eagle projects were completed before the pandemic, meaning the photos may not necessarily depict coronavirus-related health and safety protocols.
Scouts have been working to conserve our planet since the organization’s inception. Now, they can be honored for their work through the BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Awards program. Scouts BSA members, Sea Scouts and Venturers can earn the youth version of these new prestigious awards while adult leaders and other organizations and individuals can be…
Update, October 1, 2021: The badge will be known as CItizenship in Society . Release date is expected sometime in November. Requirements are still being formulated. It is expected that counselors will be required to complete the BSA’s Diversity training. Update, January 7, 2021: The BSA has announced a delay in the implementation of the DEI…
Bridget Schlossberg won’t let anything — not even a worldwide pandemic — stop her from fulfilling the Scout Slogan’s charge to “Do a Good Turn Daily.” The 11-year-old, who goes by the nickname Gidget, has been helping her best friend’s brother cope with the stresses of the pandemic in a genuinely generous way.
Scouting Family, This is one of the most important and difficult moments for our Scouting Movement. As you have likely seen in the media, tens of thousands of survivors of past abuse in Scouting have come forward in the national organization’s bankruptcy case.
Many Scouting units have leaders who have volunteered for decades. Few though have erected a monument in honor of their leaders’ years of service. Last month, past members of Troop 584 of Olney, Texas, met at a new park and monument in town.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Some of the most indelible non-Scouting memories from my childhood are of watching Jeopardy! with my parents. This wasn’t entertainment; it was competition. After school, we’d fire up the VCR to watch the latest episode as a family.
A lot of things have been cancelled, pared down and changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but your pack’s Pinewood Derby season can totally still happen. There are a couple of ways to make this favorite Cub Scout event happen.
Troop 2019’s soon-to-be Eagle Scouts, from left: Lindsay Parker, Kenzie Neal, Taylor Bell and Morgan Phillips. Morgan Phillips was a shy 14-year-old when she attended her first Venturing meeting. She left that meeting unconvinced that Scouting was for her. But her dad encouraged her to keep at it, providing that gentle nudge all teenagers eventually…
November 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown When camping in bear country, or other critters, one method of food storage is "bear bags". In Philmont this is the only acceptable method of food storage.
lambada/Getty Images You won’t find this adjective in the Scout Law, but it might as well be sculpted in stone, painted on a wall or embroidered in the finest thread. A Scout is creative . Yes, this means Scouts find unique ways to solve problems, serve others and explore the outdoors.
One of the most important things you can do to stay healthy during a pandemic is to wash your hands on a regular basis. But what if you don’t have reliable access to clean, running water? That was a problem for some elderly members of the Navajo and Hopi communities near Glendale.
Daniel Pate will always remember the date he completed his board of review and officially became an Eagle Scout. It was Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1998 — the same day Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking the single-season record.
The Ehr brothers, from left: Matthew, Dan, Robert, Gerald and Benjamin. Scouting teaches you new skills. It takes you outside your comfort zone. It helps you trust yourself — and others. It builds perseverance. And it’s a ton of fun. Ask five Eagle Scouts why this country still needs the values-packed programs of the BSA, and…
Decorating Christmas trees can do more than raise spirits. It can raise money, too. For the Wonderland of Trees event last month, the Summit Bechtel Reserve decked its halls, showed off its breathtaking views and helped the United Way of Southern West Virginia rebound during a difficult year.
