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How U.K. Scouts attending the 2019 World Scout Jamboree helped make the Baltimore Orioles popular overseas
Anthony Santander tosses a ball to his new fan club — a group of Scouts and volunteers from the United Kingdom. (All photos courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles) From the cheers nearby, you would’ve thought Anthony Santander had just caught the final out in the World Series. But it was just a routine catch in…
Read MoreDo these three things every year to strengthen your connection to World Scouting
Some say that when it was done growing, the row of tables stretched on for a quarter mile. But it started small, as these things tend to. It started with five troops from five different countries sitting down for dinner together at the 2015 World Scout Jamboree in Japan. “A few of the units near…
Read MoreReview these revised safety checklists before any service project
Despite the pandemic, Scouts continue to serve their communities. While we take a face covering with us when we head out now, it’s important to remind ourselves what else we need to do to keep safely serving. Take a look at these two updated risk assessment tools: the SAFE service project planning checklist and the…
Read MoreNew research reveals an even earlier Black Eagle Scout: Hamilton Bradley of New York
Scouting volunteers are smart, supportive — and really good at research. Last month, we wrote about Harry Cooper of Missouri, who was believed to be the first Black Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts of America history. The key phrase: “believed to be.” When you’re talking about something that happened more than a century ago —…
Read MoreThese Scouts proved what they already knew — they have what it takes to be Eagle Scouts
Scouts in Troop 19 of Ridgefield, Conn. Pictured are Katie Bitner, Sophie Desmarais, Gabriela Rogers, Jax Mantione, Maddy Gonley, Della Fincham, Maya Pereyra, Evia Rodriguez, Caroline Vilinskis, Jordan Mooney and Lisa Van Gompel. Photos courtesy of Tizzie Mantione and Stephen Mortinger. Nearly 1,000 young women were recognized as part of the inaugural female Eagle Scout…
Read MoreHow this merit badge counselor helped 450 Scouts earn one of the 10 rarest badges
Erin McCown Foster and her family. (Courtesy of the Foster family) One day last year, Lisa Casko was working from home when something caught her ear. Keeping in mind the BSA’s Youth Protection guidelines, Casko had positioned herself near her son so she could monitor the merit badge class he was taking over Zoom. It…
Read MoreSiblings support each other along the trail to Eagle
Betsy Chapeau, Halen DeMattei, Dolan O’Neal and Charlie Chapeau take a break from working on Halen’s Eagle Scout project. Halen DeMattei and Betsy Chapeau watched their brothers Jet and Charlie join Cub Scouts in first grade and advance through Scouting’s ranks, while they tagged along for the adventures. “I did everything that Charlie did and…
Read MoreTrio of Eagle Scouts among finalists in prestigious high school STEM competition
From left: Eagle Scouts James Licato of Virginia, Jason Zhang of Kentucky and Michael Pavelchek of New York. One designed an innovative filter that removes harmful micropollutants from water. Another used his own struggle with allergies to research long-term treatments for allergic diseases. A third discovered a process for creating pharmaceuticals without the need for…
Read MoreScouting on the high seas: Three sisters complete their Eagle Scout voyage together
The Vannini sisters (from left): Heidi, Sally and Lucy. (All photos courtesy of the Vannini family) It sounds like something you’d read on the inside flap of an adventure novel. A family of five takes a 25-day sailing journey across the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, they conquer challenges, acquire invaluable life skills and strengthen…
Read MoreMeet the second Eagle Scout who walked on the moon! Join a live Q&A with astronaut Charlie Duke March 18
If someone asked you to name an Eagle Scout who walked on the moon, your go-to response might be Neil Armstrong. But did you know the youngest person to step foot on the moon, Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke, is also an Eagle? Even cooler? The National Capital Area Council is providing a chance for…
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