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Digital Technology Joins the Merit Badge Lineup
Digital technology is part of almost everything we do these days. The new Digital Technology merit badge, launched in April, is all about using, understanding, and appreciating digital technology...
View ArticleTwo New Videos Help Promote Summer Day Camps
It’s time to start preparing for summer camp, and there are two new videos to help you spread the word about the life-changing experiences our camps offer to Cub Scouts. iPad Hashtag And have you...
View ArticleTransatlantic Council Hosts Normandy Camporee to Mark 70th Anniversary of D-Day
The Transatlantic Council hosts a camporee every three years on the shores of Normandy, France. The 2014 camporee was particularly special, taking place during the 70th anniversary year of D-Day. With...
View ArticleCSE and Deputy CSE Discuss Experience-Oriented Scouting
Every employee and volunteer plays an important role in the development and delivery of life-changing experiences to our members. In this episode of The Buzz, listen to Chief Scout Executive Wayne...
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Seeking Applications for 2014-2015 BSA/NRA Youth Ambassador Program
Each year, the Boy Scouts of America searches for two youth to represent the program as NRA Youth Ambassadors. The National Rifle Association and the Boy Scouts of America have had a partnership in...
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Registration Open for 2015 World Scout Jamboree
(Adapted from Bryan on Scouting blog) Odds are 19 out of every 20 people you meet at the 2015 World Scout Jamboree will be from a country other than the United States. How about those odds for making...
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2013–2014 Camping Reports Due Sept. 30
The Camping Manager Tool is available for councils to report camping statistics for the past year. This will be the means to collect all camp participation numbers for Journey to Excellence. There is...
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Join the BSA Sustainability Road Trip
Road trips are as much a part of summer as barbecues and swimming pools. This year, the BSA invites you to join sustainability expert Zach Carson on his road trip across the U.S. to uncover best...
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New Policy Ensures Safe Use of Aquatics Play Structures
Innovative and creative aquatics play structures currently exist in many Scouting settings, with more councils and Scouting groups evaluating the many play structure options entering the marketplace....
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Philmont Reaches 1-million Camper Milestone
This summer, Philmont Scout Ranch reached the milestone of one million campers. It all started 75 years ago when Waite Phillips offered 35,857 acres of his ranch to the Boy Scouts of America in 1938 to...
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Dreaming of Philmont? 2016 Reservations Begin Soon!
An exciting summer of activities may have just wrapped up at the BSA’s four high-adventure bases, but it’s never too soon to start planning for future treks! Philmont will begin accepting 2016...
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New Sea Base Scuba Complex Opens
The final inspection was passed and the first divers began using the new Sea Base Scuba Complex shortly before the last crews departed for the summer. According to a recent post made on the Sea Base...
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2015 World Jamboree: Five Fun Facts!
(Reposted from Boys’ Life magazine’s Scouting Around blog.) The time to register for the 2015 World Scout Jamboree is now. Just in case you’re still on the fence, here are few things you need to know …...
View ArticleRegister Now for the 2014 National Aquatics Workshop
Join us for the biannual National Aquatics Workshop at the Florida Sea Base October 22-26. This workshop is designed for anyone, volunteer or professional, engaged with aquatics activities at the local...
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New OA Arrowman Service Award to Honor Order’s 100th Year
Starting in July this year through December 2015, Arrowmen in good standing with the BSA, their local council, and their Order of the Arrow lodge will be able to commemorate the Order of the Arrow...
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Strengthen Your Council’s Fishing Lineup With the Certified Angler Instructor...
To help councils understand the great opportunity that fishing offers for recruitment and retention, it takes a local champion. That is what the Certified Angler Instructor (CAI) program is all about!...
View ArticleChanges to OA Lodge Chartering Process Coming Soon
At the May 2014 BSA national annual meeting, the national Order of the Arrow committee accepted a resolution that OA LodgeMaster (OALM) become the sole means of submitting lodge charter and Journey to...
View ArticleLearn More About the LDS Church at the LDS-BSA Relationships Conference
We would like to invite you, your LDS-BSA Relationships Chairman and LDS-BSA staff advisor to join us at our October LDS-BSA Relationships conference held in conjunction with the semi-annual General...
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2015 OA Lodge Matching Service Grant Applications Due Oct. 31
If your Order of the Arrow lodge plans a council camp or service center project during 2015, you can apply now for a 2015 OA Matching Service Grant. All lodges applying for the grant must have been a...
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Listen to Scouting Topics on the Go with ScoutCast Podcasts
If you haven’t had a chance to download and listen to the Scouting podcasts created each month by the National Council for Cub Leaders (CubCast) and Scout/Venturing leaders (ScoutCast), new October...
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