Oct 30, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
We wrote about the haunted castle operated by Troop 2 in Fort Wayne, Ind., way back in 2005. You can imagine how thrilled we were when we checked and, sure enough, the same program is still going strong today! For more on this only slightly spooky fundraising...Oct 29, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
This past summer, after wrapping up his first year studying statistics and mathematics at the University of Vermont, Ben Palladino had to make a different kind of calculation. He could find a restaurant job, earning some extra cash during a summer where such seasonal... 
Oct 28, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Scouting teaches youth to be leaders, and that means learning to speak up and voice opinions. These skills are used immediately in guiding one’s patrol or troop. But for one group of Scouts, those skills will soon help in guiding the direction of the national Scouts... 
Oct 28, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Earning the Eagle Scout rank is an impressive achievement that provides lasting impacts on one’s life. One of those impacts can be financial support for higher education. Beginning December 1, the National Eagle Scout Association will be accepting applications for... 
Oct 27, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
It takes someone with a big heart to complete an Eagle project that helps kids with cancer get potentially lifesaving treatment. In the case of Christian Norris, it takes someone with 20 big hearts. For his Eagle Scout service project, the 17-year-old from Troop 312...