Scouting in the News
Selected articles about Scouts that have appeared in the media:
- 96th Anniversary Appearance on Good Morning America
- A group of 65 Scouts and 36 Scouters traveled from the Jersey Shore Council
to New York City to participate in the studio audience of Good Morning
America.
- Good Morning America, February 8, 2006
- Self Reliance a Badge of Honor [PDF]
- Tech magazine salutes the self-reliance demonstrated by Scouting
volunteer Blake Windham.
- Tech magazine, Fall 2005
- President Bush Recognizes 400th USA Freedom Corps Greeter
- President George W. Bush presented the President?s Volunteer Service Award
to Don Kotchman, who been a volunteer with Boy Scouts of America for 10
years.
- The White House, January 2005
- It's Time to Give Back ...
- The Scouting experiences of John Trevino, Rudy Gonzalez, Frank Ramirez,
and Peter Velarde
- Hispanic Network, October 2004
- Cub Scout aids hurricane shelters
- Cub Scout Andy Hourman created "Comfort Kits" to aid victims of Hurricane Frances.
- Florida Times-Union, September 11, 2004
- Habitat fills in the missing pieces on Dallas street
- Boy Scout Troop 1077 was one of the groups that pitched in during the
nine-day building blitz on Pinebrook Drive in Dallas, building 22 new
three-bedroom homes on lots that had stood vacant for years.
- Dallas Morning News, May 22, 2004
- Local Cub Scout Pack Wins National Award For Best Community Service Project
- A Maryland Cub Scout pack has won a national award in Colgate-Palmolive's 31st
Annual search for the country's best community projects by young Americans.
- Colgate Palmolive Company, June 2004
- Local Boy Scout Troop Wins Top National Award For Best Community Service Project
- A Wisconsin Boy Scout troop has won the top national award in Colgate-Palmolive's 31st annual search
for the country's best community projects by young Americans.
- Colgate Palmolive Company, June 2004
- Local Boy Scout Troop Wins National Award For Best Community Service Project
- A New York state Boy Scout troop has won a national award in Colgate-Palmolive's 31st annual search for the
country's best community projects by young Americans.
- Colgate Palmolive Company, June 2004
- Marines carry little flags in Iraq, thanks to Scouts
- For his Eagle project, Dylan Wyscaver of Troop 130 (Golden, Colorado) sent
pocket-sized American flags to deployed troops.
- Marine Corps News, April 25, 2004
- Bush plans trip to Cape
- A spokesman for yachtsman and Osterville summer resident William Koch says
the President has agreed to attend a Sea Scout event at Koch's home June 25.
- Cape Cod Times, April 15, 2004
- Scouts Meet President Bush Coming Off Air Force One
- Corey Carwile and Michael Eady were invited to meet Bush after the president's staff
read a story about the two receiving the Boy Scouts of America National Heroism Award.
- Irvine Teen Named American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year
- Aaron Allen, 17, member of Crew 1985 and Troop 316 chartered was named
the American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year for 2003.
- BSA Today, October-November 2003
- NESA Mourns Loss of Eagles
- The Scouting family joins the nation in mourning the loss of heroic soldiers
who were fighting for peace in the Middle East.
- Eagletter, Summer 2003
- Eagle's Example Will Live On
- Because of Eagle Scout Tristan Aitken's example and leadership, the fruits
of Scouting will have a lasting impact on those to whom he was a mentor and
friend.
- Eagletter, Summer 2003
- Restoring the Little Sisters of Liberty [PDF]
- Gifts to towns from the Boy Scouts of America to celebrate their 40th anniversary theme
"Strengthen the Arm of Liberty," the statues are standing up for freedom once again.
- American Profile.
- California Sea Scout Crew Named Boat U.S. National Flagship [PDF]
- A California Sea Scout crew is named the Boat U.S. national flagship.
- Boat U.S. Reports, July 2003.
- Two Eagle Scouts Win Big in National Science Competition
- During the 2003 Dayton Air Show, Century of Flight Awards were presented
by the Air Force Research Laboratory to five students, including two
Eagle Scouts.
- Eagle's Wings [PDF]
- One St. Jude patient honors veterans while waging a war against cancer.
- Promise magazine, Spring 2003.
- Alden G. Barber, 1919-2003
- Alden G. Barber, 83, who served as Chief Scout Executive of the Boy
Scouts of America from 1967 to 1976, died on Jan. 17, 2003.
- Scouting magazine, May-June 2003.
- Scouting Skills Serve Olson Well in Persian Gulf Post
- Leadership skills learned in the Boy Scouts helped prepare Spencer Olson to excel in his career in the Navy.
- The Dunn County News, March 24, 2003.
- Boy Scout Uniforms Donated to Scouts in Kenya
- A Boy Scout troop in Kenya has new uniforms, thanks to the
efforts of a Boy Scout troop in California.
- BSA Today, February-March 2003.
- How Scouting Changed My Life
- Sig Kagawa's enthusiasm for Scouting began as a boy in a
Japanese internment camp during World War II.
- The BSA Endowment Digest, Winter 2002-2003.
- Eagle Scout Chills Out as Representative of the Antarctic Scout Program
- Eagle Scout Tim Brox spent five months at the bottom of the
world as a representative of the BSA Antarctic Scientific
Program.
- Eagletter, Winter 2003.
- Once a Scout, Always a Scout
- Jack Zimmerman did his best to live the principles of the Scout
Oath every day. From Eagle Scout to record-setting pilot,
his achievements are testimony to Scouting.
- Eagletter, Winter 2003.
- The measure of a young
- Members of Great Plains District troops in Plano and southern
Collin County, Texas, contributed over 7,000 manhours of
community service in 2002.
- Plano Parade, January 2003.
- Trio of Eagle Scouts began as a three member Cub Pack
- Brad Roshak, Steve Smith, and Jacob Holt began their scouting
careers as the only three boys in Pack 294. Ten years later,
all three earned their Eagle Scout awards.
- The Blue Water Voice, October 30, 2002.