Nov 30, 2018 | Bryan on Scouting
Mike WalkerTwenty years ago, Mike Walker was so fed up with fighting large shopping crowds the day after Thanksgiving that he did something about it. The Sea Scout volunteer in Houston started a councilwide sailing event. Instead of sprinting into big-box stores for... 
Nov 29, 2018 | Scoutingwire
Please join us as we congratulate Sean Henneman, who will serve as Scout executive of the Water and Woods Field Service Council in Flint, Michigan, effective January 1, 2019. Sean began his Scouting career as a district executive at the Erie Shores Council in Toledo,... 
Nov 29, 2018 | Bryan on Scouting
From the BSA’s founding in 1910 until late 1914, the Eagle Scout Award had just two requirements: Earn the First Class rank Earn 21 merit badges from a list of 57 That’s it; that’s the list. No set of required merit badges. No positions of responsibility. And no Eagle... 
Nov 28, 2018 | Bryan on Scouting
Four out of every five people at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree will be from a country that isn’t the United States. That translates to excellent odds that members of the U.S. contingent will meet tons of Scouts from other countries during their 12 days next summer at...Nov 27, 2018 | Scoutingwire
Mary Y., a 7-year-old North Florida Council Scout, was the first girl to join her Cub Scout pack and don the beloved blue and gold uniform – but she isn’t the only one full of excitement and anticipation. Her brother is thrilled to watch his sister join him and...