Scouting in the News

Fifth-grader comes to the rescue of an ailing kindergartner

The fifth-grader set himself apart recently when he was doing safety-patrol duty on Olde Providence Elementary's bus lot. A couple of little kids walked by. Darrell heard one tell the other he wasn't feeling well.

Boy scouts are ice storm heroes

A group of Boy Scouts in Crittenden County have become heroes in the ice storm aftermath for knocking on the right door at the right time.

Boy Scouts get money skills

By Donna Rosato - CNN Money

In addition to outdoor activities and community service, Boy Scouts also learn personal finance and money management on the way to earning Eagle.

Pinewood Derby a valuable experience for Cub Scouts

Cub Scout James Behrens, 9, of Appleton learns the value of sportsmanship and friendship while competing in the Pinewood Derby.

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New Milford scout rescues boy dangling from a chair lift

It's a good thing Connor Wiseman, an eighth-grader and Boy Scout, didn't lose his cool or his grip Sunday on a snowboarding trip to Vermont.

Capital, Obama make big impression on Cubs

Eating animal crackers and drinking apple juice, 7-year-old Iyahn Wisher described his first trip to Washington, where he got to see the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Germantown scout troop in inaugural parade

By Kia Gregory - Philadelphia Inquirer

Boy Scout Troop 358 will participate next month in the historic presidential inaugural parade in Washington.

Boy Scouts see Hispanics as key to boosting ranks

As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics into its declining — and mostly white — ranks.

Boy Scouts of America’s Centennial Commemorative Coin receives Presidential approval

350,000 silver dollar coins will be minted in recognition of BSA’s 100th Anniversary in 2010. For each coin sold, there is a $10 surcharge – representing a $3,500,000 donation – that will be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard to serve areas.

September 26, 2008

Boy Scouts taking back 'destiny, definition'

People who notice the tiny, gold lapel pin that Bob Mazzuca wears usually recognize it as the Boy Scouts emblem. But afterward, he said, too many ask whether the organization still is around.
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September 24, 2008

Scout Blows it Out: 121 Merit badges, and that's just a start

There are 121 merit badges for Scouts, and Carter has earned every darn one of them. In the sports vernacular, it would be like when Babe Ruth hit 54 home runs in 1920 and the previous record was 29.
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August 21, 2008

Atlanta scoutmaster’s zeal inspires generations

Benator was 12 when he first joined the organization in 1934. Scouting was considered one of the great youth programs of the time...

Scout Puts Lifesaving Skills To Work

The Georgia Boy Scout earned his life saving merit badge just two months ago, and put those lessons to use on the beach in Panama City. ...

Boy Scouts rescue injured climber

By Paris Achen - Mail Tribune

A 35-year-old woman is in serious condition at a Redding hospital after falling into a crevasse on Mount Shasta and wandering the peak for two days before a group of Boy Scout Explorers rescued her late Monday.

Rockwell model inspired scouts to aid country, community, dies at 82

By James Monteleone The Daily Times

Boy Scouts of America lost its poster face last week when Arthur Robert Hamilton died in Aztec at the age of 82.

President Bush Receives Scouts Affected By Tornado at Little Sioux Scout Ranch

In a ceremony honoring recipients of the "Scouts in Action" commendation, President Bush opened The White House doors today and warmly greeted the 114 Scouts who exhibited bravery during the June 11th tornado that swept trough Iowa's Little Sioux Scout Ranch.

Advice from the Top: Leaders need Scouts' qualities

For 98 years, the Boy Scouts of America have been identified with leadership, and it was put to the test last month when a deadly tornado tore through a campsite in Iowa killing four Scouts. USA TODAY corporate management reporter Del Jones spoke to Chief Scout Executive Robert Mazzuca, 60, about the leadership lessons of Scouting from a business perspective. Following are excerpts, edited for clarity and space.

President Bush Presents Award to ArrowCorps5 Shasta-Trinity Project Participants.

President Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Mark Hendricks, Western Region Chief of the Order of the Arrow; Jake Wellman, national chief of the Order of the Arrow; and Alex Braden, deputy youth incident commander of the Shasta-Trinity Project.

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July 10, 2008

History Detectives on PBS

HISTORY DETECTIVES host Gwen Wright explores New York City's 1930s high society and illuminates a connection between FDR and the Boy Scouts that inspired one of the most popular and effective pieces of the President's New Deal program.

June 23, 2008

Boy Scouts of America Plans Largest National Service Project Since World War II

The largest, most complex, most challenging conservation project ever conceived by the Order of the Arrow and the Boy Scouts of America.

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June 09, 2008

Boy Scouts Look for $100M Jamboree Site

By John McCloud, GlobeSt.com

The Boy Scouts of America is expanding its search to find a site of at least 5,000 acres to build a permanent home for the Boy Scouts National Scout Jamboree.

Suburban Living: To build a man of integrity, character, start with Eagle Scout

By Ruth Ann Dailey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I was going back over some of these stories the other day when it struck me that a great many of the charitable projects had a single thing in common: Eagle Scouts.

Boy Scouts hires Greenville firm to find a home for Jamboree

By Rudolph Bell, The Greenville News

The Boy Scouts of America has hired McCallum Sweeney Consulting, the Greenville site consultant, to find a permanent home for its National Scout Jamboree, the quadrennial campout that draws more than 35,000 scouts from across the country.