2020 Western Region Eagle Project of the Year: Making the outdoors more accessible
For making a city park more accessible for wheelchair users, the Eagle Scout from Wyoming received the 2020 Adams Award for the Western Region.
Life Scout creates flag retirement boxes for his community and shares how you can make them, too
This Scout wanted to do more than help his community. He wanted to help other Scouts do the same.
2020 Northeast Region Eagle Project of the Year: ‘Tiny house’ makes huge impact
Tim Maron raised more than $45,000 to lead a team that built a tiny house for a homeless military veteran in Pennsylvania.
All about the Woods Services Award and this year’s recipient
Scouts and Scouters serve their communities, nation and world. The BSA offers special awards for certain accomplishments and extraordinary service — one such award is the Woods Services Award.
2020 Southern Region Eagle Project of the Year: Giving veterans a place to call home
Mason Wettengel renovated five apartments for previously homeless veterans in Gallatin, Tenn., a city about 30 miles northeast of Nashville.
2020 Eagle Project of the Year: He used STEM to build school seating
Alex Arehart of Troop 85 in Beavercreek, Ohio, had a concrete idea for his Eagle Scout project. As a result, he received the 2020 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
Unsung Hero: 9-year-old Cub Scout calmly calls 911 after sister’s injury
On a sunny Sunday in September a few years back, 9-year-old Curtis Beasley was playing in his room when he heard screaming from outside.
Unsung Hero: He saved older brother who sliced himself while cutting watermelon
This Scout knew just what to do when his older brother accidentally cut himself in his upper right groin while slicing a watermelon.
Extreme Makeovers, Round 31: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos
The latest batch of 20 projects — featuring Scouts from 20 different states — includes a rock climbing wall for kids, a horse-washing station and an outdoor food prep area to help a church feed the homeless.
Oh, Christmas tree! Troop’s unique project blends service, fundraising, conservation
Troop 117 has found an innovative way to serve the community, conserve the environment and raise money for troop adventures — all at the same time.
Unsung Hero: Scout rescues elderly man who slipped in the snow
The Life Scout saw a concerning sight: a man lying on his side in the snow. What happened next reminds us what Scouts are made of.
‘We got this’: Mother-son duo first on scene of horrific highway accident
A Life Scout and his mom were the first on the scene of a horrific accident in the Texas panhandle. What happened next, one woman says, saved her life.
Indiana Scout restores community cemetery for Eagle Scout project
To preserve a cemetery’s history, this Scout restored tombstones, set up a new sign, built a fence and worked to put up a historical marker.
Unsung Hero: He helped rescue a skier dangerously entangled in plastic fencing
In February 2019, a Star Scout was snowboarding with friends and family in Southern California when he spotted a skier in danger.
Every year, this pack gathers to assemble Christmas care packages for the troops
Every year, members of the pack from Madison, Miss., gather to assemble care packages for military personnel deployed overseas.
Extreme Makeovers, Round 30: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos
The latest batch of 20 projects includes a bus shelter for students, an ADA-compliant vegetable garden and a new welcome sign for a city in California.
Drive-thru donations: How Scouts made it super convenient for people to donate food
Think of it as a drive-thru in reverse. At the Food Drive-Thru, Los Angeles area drivers left behind canned items — and Scouts made it all possible.
Already an Eagle Scout, he chose to do another big project, this time for the pups
The Eagle Scout from Florida was already an Eagle Scout when he completed a second Eagle-caliber project. This one was for the dogs.
Unsung Hero: He kept his cool when encountering an SUV flipped on its side
For the calm-headed actions he took after seeing an SUV flipped on its side, Kyle Dimick received the Certificate of Merit.
Extreme Makeovers, Round 29: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos
The latest batch of 15 projects includes an outdoor stage for a church in Tennessee, an informational kiosk outside a historic house and a total makeover for the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina.
Meet the MERK: A Scouting service project on wheels to help feed first responders
For the past three years, a group of Scouts and Venturers from New Jersey has operated a Mobile Emergency Response Kitchen, or MERK, to help feed first responders and disaster victims.
Four Scouts work together for impressive war memorial Eagle Scout project
These Scouts, who all have family members who have served or are serving in the military, wanted to honor their community’s veterans. So, they began building a grand memorial for each of their Eagle Scout projects.
Unsung Hero: Scoutmaster saves coworker from choking, shares story with Scouts
It was a normal workday at the Los Angeles law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher when attorney Jesse Cripps heard a coworker yelling for help.
Scouts rally to help fellow Scout who lost his home in Dallas tornado
The tornadoes that ripped through Dallas on Sunday left a troop without a place to meet and one of that troop’s Scouts without a place to call home.
Unsung Hero: Eagle Scout rescues group of swimmers caught in dangerous riptide
For his bravery in the face of personal risk, Luke, an Eagle Scout from Troop 514 of Southlake, Texas, is our latest Unsung Hero.
Holiday cards for heroes: A service project for our service members
Every year, Scouts and leaders from this council send hand-signed holiday cards to men and women serving in the armed forces.
Assistant Scoutmaster honored for saving 20 people during 2017 Las Vegas shooting
In the panic of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Marty Heffernan ran into the line of fire to get his wife and 20 strangers to safety under a set of bleachers.
#DaytonStrong: How Scouting healed a community after tornadoes, mass shooting
When Dayton has needed them most after tornadoes and a mass shooting, Scouts have rallied a community and provided much-needed comfort.
Unsung Hero: Venturer driving to World Jamboree rescues family that crashed car
Jean Perea was driving to the World Scout Jamboree when a car going the other direction started swerving toward him. Scouting taught him what to do next.
Extreme Makeovers, Round 28: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos
This week’s batch of 15 projects includes a memorial friendship garden, a goat playpen and a chimney swift tower for the gray-brown birds that dwell in vertical structures.