Scouting Stories

Both of my sons are Eagle Scouts When I see them make mistake or have injury as parent your first action is to help them or confirm they are ok, but they always are ready to get back up and…

Scouting was a major part of my life as a young man, I have built and maintained friendships and values that have lasted a lifetime and provided thousands of experiences that I draw from every day as the father of…

Back in the early 1950’s I started scouting as a cub scout. Looking back on the experience it was the only place where boys from differing communities in my town of Evanston Illinois could meet in others homes and learn…

On my journey to become a better person which entails becoming for me a better follower of Jesus, a better friend, a better brother, a better son, a better volunteer for Kiwanis which is focused on bettering the lives of…

Scouting had been the best gift one can give to their sons or daughters. It’s a great way to do outdoor activity with service mindedness. We have been with Cubs Scouting, Boys Scouting for last ten years. Amazing things have…

My Scoutmaster liked to canoe with his friends. He was very serious about it and recently shared with me that he had canoed over 15,000 miles after he was done being a Scoutmaster and started keeping track. He organized several…

I am grateful for the BSA. It has taught me so much as a youth and still continues to as an adult through the trainings I have done like Wood Badge for example and also learning along with the youth…

I was introduced to BSA when my son joined as a Tiger Cub. I walked along side him as he became a Hornaday Eagle with several awards and earning all 137 merit badges. I continued to work as ASM for…

When I was a little guy I was fascinated with scouting. I took my scout book with me and went looking for edible things to eat and animal tracks. As I grew older I earned my Eagle rank and was…