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A show of heart: A Valentine’s Day service project Cub Scouts will love

Valentine’s Day service project: One Tiger Den in Michigan will create handmade, handwritten valentines to send to our longest-tenured Eagle Scouts.

It’s #GivingTuesday, so let’s help invest in the future of Scouting

On this #GivingTuesday, the Boy Scouts of America is asking you to invest in the future of Scouting by making a tax-deductible gift.

Reminder about nontraditional Eagle projects was music to this Scout’s ears

When I blogged about nontraditional Eagle projects a couple of months back, the post caught the eye of a 15-year-old Eagle Scout from Colorado.

In ‘Running Toward Danger,’ true tales of Scouts saving lives

“Running Toward Danger,” a new book, features 170 of the most exciting rescues in the history of the BSA’s heroism awards.

Eagle Scout keeping homeless families warm this holiday season

In 2009, Nicholas Cobb started Comfort and Joy to provide coats to homeless families. That spawned an Eagle Scout project and much more.

Philmont offers a physical, emotional retreat for women with breast cancer

Casting for Recovery provides free fly-fishing retreats for women with breast cancer. For the past six years, Philmont has hosted one of those retreats.

For Veterans Day, here are 11 Eagle Scout projects that benefited veterans

Many Eagle Scout candidates choose a project that benefits our nation’s veterans and active-duty soldiers. For Veterans Day, here are 11 great examples.

Boy Scout service hour requirements to increase beginning next year

In a nod toward helping other people at all times, Boy Scout service hour requirements that take effect in 2016 will increase the number of hours needed.

What is Scouting for Food?

Scouting for Food is the annual food-collection drive run by your local council. It’s another reminder to local communities that Scouts do good turns here.

101 great Scout service project ideas

These Scout service project ideas should get you started, but anything that fulfills a community need (and follows the Guide to Safe Scouting) can count.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 13: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 24 projects includes restored pingpong tables, a refurbished miniature golf course a new entrance sign at a cemetery and many more.

An Eagle Scout project doesn’t have to be permanent

Physical, construction-based Eagle Scout projects are great. But an Eagle Scout project doesn’t have to be permanent to have a lasting impact.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 12: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 16 Eagle projects includes shelving for storing hockey gear, a teaching garden at a preschool, a redesigned 4-H Snack Shack and more.

Scouts help those left homeless by California’s Valley Fire

Over the weekend, Troop 32 from Santa Rosa, Calif., cooked and served dinner for those left homeless by the Valley Fire burning nearby.

Parents finish Eagle Scout project for son killed in Afghanistan

Ryane Clarke’s dream was to build a parking lot and prevent tragedies like the one that killed his childhood friend. His parents had to finish it for him.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 11: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 17 projects includes a renovated baseball field, a specialized rabbit cage, a basketball court built in the Philippines and more.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 10: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 19 Eagle projects includes a climbing structure for goats, raptor cages, a turtle habitat, a brick patio with a koi pond and more.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 9: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 17 projects includes refurbished cabins, an outdoor archery range, an Argentine Grill and many more incredible acts of service.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 8: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 19 impressive projects includes a stunning war memorial, a tribute to firefighters and a 200-foot walking path.

Connecticut woman needs help locating MacGyver-like Boy Scout hero

A Connecticut woman who locked her keys in her car was rescued by a helpful Boy Scout hero who used MacGyver-like skills to save the day.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 7: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 12 projects includes a shade structure with a view, a simple project that turned into something huge, a community garden and more.

Arrowmen fill, then evacuate, MSU’s Spartan Stadium for emergency drill

Some 15,000 Arrowmen gathered inside Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium for what organizers called the largest emergency evacuation drill in stadium history.

Share your daily Good Turns with the world using #DareToDo

NOAC 2015 dares you to share your daily Good Turns through #DareToDo. You might just change the world.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 6: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s batch of 21 projects includes a massive community garden, two baseball-related projects, a ticket counter at a community theater and more.

Extreme Makeovers, Round 5: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

This week’s 12-project collection includes a restored historic caboose, a stunning commemorative archway and a useful physical therapy walking course.