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Jon Ingram
Alumni, Leaders, Staff

Jon Ingram Gave a Scout his Jacket

Author Taylor Olmstead Date September 21, 2016
Before he became a District Executive, Jon Ingram worked on staff at Woodruff Scout...
Tagged Camp Staff, Woodruff Scout Camp | Leave a comment |
Alumni

Volunteering at the World Jamboree

Author Taylor Olmstead Date September 2, 2016
I was able to attend the 2007 Centennial World Scout Jamboree as a member...
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Dave Moody
Alumni

50 Years of Leadership Lessons

Author Taylor Olmstead Date August 16, 2016
Dave Moody joined Cub Scouts in the mid-1960’s.  Over the last fifty-plus years he followed...
Tagged Senior Patrol Leader | Leave a comment |
The Yancey Brothers in 1961
Alumni

The Yancey Brothers’ Religious Emblems

Author Taylor Olmstead Date July 28, 2016
Young people have been known to lose things. It’s also not rare for adults...
Tagged Eagle Scout, Religious Emblem | Leave a comment |
Crowds gather on Peachtree Street for the premiere of Gone with the Wind
Alumni

Volunteering at the Gone With The Wind Premiere

Author Taylor Olmstead Date July 28, 2016
When he was a young Scout in 1939, Doug Cook did all kinds of community...
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Troop 249 of Council Bluffs, Iowa
Alumni, Staff

Scouting Runs in the Techau Family

Author Taylor Olmstead Date July 26, 2016
Tracy Techau is the Scout Executive / CEO of the Atlanta Area Council of...
Tagged Eagle Scout, Eagle Scout Project, scoutmaster | Leave a comment |
Bert Adams Camp Director Tom Morin
Alumni

Watching the Moon Landing from Summer Camp

Author Taylor Olmstead Date July 20, 2016
Before he became the Camp Director at Bert Adams Scout Camp, Tom Morin served...
Tagged Bert Adams, Camp Staff, Eagle Scout | Leave a comment |
Alumni

Ron Young’s Scoutmaster Inspired his Service

Author Taylor Olmstead Date July 1, 2016
Ron Young grew up in Scouting and later enlisted in the United States Army....
Tagged Eagle Scout | Leave a comment |
Dany cycling on a remote road in Chilean Patagonia
Alumni

Danny Walden’s Appetite for Adventure

Author Taylor Olmstead Date June 15, 2016
When I was ten years old, at my parents’ insistence, I joined Scouting. I loved...
Tagged Eagle Scout, Northern Tier, Philmont | Leave a comment |
Alumni

Four Eagle Scouts over 60 Years

Author Taylor Olmstead Date June 9, 2016
In the 1950’s, Troop  5 was a vibrant troop in the Garden Hills section...
Tagged Bert Adams, Eagle Scout | Leave a comment |
Troop 525 with Jim's Flag
Alumni

Jim Borders’ Flag

Author Taylor Olmstead Date May 24, 2016
This story was submitted by Jim Borders, an Eagle Scout and veteran. He is shipping...
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Superintendent Gordon Pritz
Alumni

Superintendent Pritz Learned his Lesson

Author Taylor Olmstead Date May 12, 2016
Years before he became the superintendent of the Douglas County School District, Dr. Gordon...
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Dave Moody
Alumni

Dave Moody Needed Scouting

Author Taylor Olmstead Date April 21, 2016
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Dave Moody needed Scouting. He didn’t realize...
Tagged Board Members, youth protection | Leave a comment |
Jed Chapin
Alumni

Jed Chapin Remembers His Philmont Trek

Author Taylor Olmstead Date April 7, 2016
Philmont Scout Ranch is one of the Boy Scouts of America’s premiere high adventure...
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Hank Aaron
Alumni

Hank Aaron was a Boy Scout

Author Taylor Olmstead Date April 4, 2016
It’s opening day, and to celebrate, we’re sharing the story of a baseball legend....
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Doug Cook
Alumni

The Atlanta Air Raid Drill

Author Taylor Olmstead Date March 23, 2016
In 1943, at the height of World War II, the Georgia National Guard conducted...
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John Pruitt
Alumni

John Pruitt Earned the Canoeing Merit Badge

Author Taylor Olmstead Date March 21, 2016
Longtime Atlanta news anchor for WSB TV John Pruitt grew up in the Scouting...
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Bert Adams Summer Camp Staff 1960
Alumni

Working at the Old Bert Adams Scout Camp

Author Taylor Olmstead Date March 2, 2016
This story was submitted by Bob Higgins, a former staff member at the original...
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Dr. Thomas Cole Jr.
Alumni, Leaders

Thomas Cole Remembers the Scout Law

Author Taylor Olmstead Date February 29, 2016
Thomas Cole became an Eagle Scout in 1958, and has since earned the Distinguished...
Tagged Eagle Scout, Scout Law | Leave a comment |
Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young
Alumni

Andrew Young Read His Boy Scout Handbook

Author Taylor Olmstead Date February 22, 2016
As a boy, Andrew Young spent many hours reading the Boy Scout Handbook. He...
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