Scouting as a Second Family
The Harris family loves spending time together outdoors. In fact, Lester and Apryl met...
Category Archives: Stories
Trent Trees Saved Two Boys
This story was submitted by Tracy Trees, wife of Trent Trees and mother of...
Cub Scout Service Project at Fort Pulaski
This story was submitted by Steve Kenney, a volunteer leader in Cub Scout Pack...
Sea Scouts Sail in Saint George Sound
This story was submitted by Robert of Sea Scouts Ship 100. The ship took...
Abandoning Competition for Community and Embracing the Scout Spirit
Brian Teijerio and Greg Tellason are Scout leaders with Packs half a mile from...
Sam Friedman Saved a Drowning Man
Every year the Boy Scouts of America presents around 100 Lifesaving or Meritorious Action Awards....
Fire Explorer Post Brings Home 12 Awards During Winterfest Competition
This story was submitted by Michael Sims, Post Advisor for the Cherokee County Fire...
Kendall’s Favorite Merit Badges
This story was submitted by Eagle Scout Kendall Ingram who recently earned his 140th...
John Volk Went From Den Leader to District Chair
John Volk didn’t know what to expect when his seven-year-old came home from school...
Becoming the Singing Scoutmaster
Wayne Marcinko hadn’t been as involved in his son’s Scouting career as he’d hoped....
Trey’s Year of Scouting
This story was submitted by Trey, an Eagle Scout from Troop 1776 in Marietta,...
Michael Brought his Scouting Skills to Switzerland
My name is Michael, and I am a 10th grader at Pace Academy in...
Rex Tillerson Speaks on the Values of Scouting
Rex Tillerson grew up as a Scout in Troop 20 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. His...
Willy Xiao Met Scouts From Around the World
The World Scout Jamboree is an internal scouting event that’s hosted every four years....
Scouts Remember 9/11 with a Field of Flags
This year, on the fifteenth anniversary, the fourth commemoration of the 9/11/2001 attacks was...
Jacob Murphey Still Uses His Scouting Skills
He may be a long way from his home in Marietta, but Jacob Murphey...
Kimani Selby Made Friends For Life
A Scout is Friendly, and many Scouts make their best friends through Scouting. Kimani Selby is...
Michael Sims Helps Explorers Find Their Way
For Michael Sims, Scouting was more than just a weekly meeting. “I grew up...
Alyson Snipes Found Her Passion
George and Alyson Snipes both found their dream jobs through Scouting. He is the...
Bill Swilley Does Many Good Turns
For the last 54 years, Bill Swilley has been doing more than one good turn...