How to send in your before-and-after Eagle project photos
I’m interested in before-and-after Eagle project photos — the same photos each Eagle Scout includes with his final project documentation.
Value of volunteer time rises to $23.07 an hour
Independent Sector, a nonprofit network dedicated to supporting other nonprofits, recently updated its national value of volunteer time estimate.
Check the BSA tool-use guidelines before your next service project
The BSA tool-use guidelines document how old Scouts should be to use certain hand tools and power tools at service projects (including Eagle projects).
Elian’s Good Turn: Scout’s kind act will make you proud to be in Scouting
If you ever need a reminder that there are still good people in this world, look to Scouting and Elian’s Good Turn. This awesome example happened last week.
Scouts, Venturers give a 3-D-printed hand to kids in need
Scouts and Venturers in Baltimore are making 3-D-printed hands to send to refugees and others in need around the world.
Scouts, National Geographic team up to save animals
For the National Geographic Mission: Animal Rescue Contest, Scouts demonstrated how they help save the lives of animals and educate others about nature.
How to get Scouts in the spirit of giving this holiday season
By taking advantage of some teachable moments during the holidays, you can reinforce a spirit of giving in your Scouts and Venturers.
Some kid! Life Scout uses goats to help clear poison ivy
Gavin Burseth, a 16-year-old from Illinois, is using goats to help clear poison ivy from campgrounds.
413 Eagle Scouts graduated from military academies in 2014
At least 413 Eagle Scouts graduated from our nation’s military academies in 2014, which reflects the level of dedication Eagle Scouts have to our nation.
Ask the Expert: Who approves the Eagle Scout Project Final Plan?
Trevor asks whether he can complete the Eagle Scout Project Final Plan section of his Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook after the project is completed.
Your service project could be featured in Scouting magazine
Calling all Good Turns: Has your pack, troop or crew recently completed a service project in your community (or beyond)?
Pins with a point: How to properly wear BSA service stars
All youth or adult leaders who have reached one year of tenure with the Boy Scouts of America are eligible to begin wearing service stars.
Adopt a Highway and Scouting: How to do it right and stay safe
Congratulations on the newest addition to your Scouting family! This new member is two miles long, four lanes wide and
What is a Scouter? The ‘by the book’ answer and your definitions
For those of us who have been in Scouting for the majority of our lives, the answer seems obvious. But
What did the troop affected by explosion in West, Texas, do with extra money?
The Scouts and Scouters in West, Texas, have taken “to help other people at all times” to a new level
After jamboree, Connecticut Scouter returned to his car to find this…
Connecticut Scouter Gary had just finished a “wonderful week serving on the national jamboree staff” when he returned to the
Jamboree jazz band plays the lights out in Charleston
When people think of Scouts doing service, they usually picture Scouts holding hammers and shovels, not trombones and trumpets. George
Venturers from Hawaii, Colo. complete day of service with a smile
Creating and maintaining the Summit Bechtel Reserve brought jobs and money to West Virginia, a state ranked 47th in per-capita
Photo finishes: Before-and-after shots of 25 Eagle Scout projects
With apologies to the ubiquitous convenience store chain, more Eagle Scout projects went up last year alone than the total number
Extreme makeovers: Send me before-and-after pics of Eagle Scout projects
The journey to Eagle benefits more than just the young man who earns the award. He leaves his community a
Share your stories of Scouts doing Good Turns when they think nobody’s watching
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers go out of their way to help others. Often that takes shape as a
Lend a hand to members of our Scouting family affected by recent tornadoes
A Scout is Helpful, and the folks in Texas and Oklahoma whose lives were uprooted by recent tornadoes need our help.
Ask the Expert: Can Scouts earn service hours outside of the troop setting?
If a Scout, say, builds a house with their church youth group or delivers meals with the student council, can those hours count toward advancement?
These North Carolina Scouts and Venturers are giving Peace a chance
You can’t promote world peace by sitting on your couch. No, you’ve got to follow the lead of units like Venturing
An update on the Scouts and Scouters in West, Texas
A bit of good news from West, Texas, today. Longhorn Council Scout Executive John Coyle says he’s learned the members
Announcing my first-ever Golden Eagle Awards for best Eagle project videos
Though certainly not a requirement for earning the Eagle Scout Award, an Eagle Scout Service Project video can be icing
Charlotte troop’s ties to submarine run deep
For sailors aboard the USS Charlotte patrolling hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, home can feel light years away. But
Boston harbors some top-class Scouts and Scouters
Some Good Turns are truly great. Take the impressive individuals from the Boston Minutemen Council, who traveled 300 miles to
An easy way to honor one of your everyday heroes
The heroes I know don’t wear capes, and they can’t fly. Their utility belts hold pocket knives, not grappling hooks.
Amid Sandy’s darkness, Brooklyn Scouts bring a ray of hope
Scouts never cease to amaze me. Whenever someone needs a helping hand, Scouts are there. The latest example: Brooklyn-based Troop