Aaron Derr

Dec 9, 2024 | blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr

Cub Scouting’s Family & Reverence Adventures are designed to build values for Scouts and instill meaningful connections within a Scout’s family, making them the perfect activities for everyone during the holidays. Reverence is the final point of the Scout Law. Scouts of all ages should be reverent toward God and faithful in their religious duties while remaining respectful of the beliefs of others.

Dec 4, 2024 | blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr

When Gabe Hassan wanted to get something done, there was a good chance it was going to get done. He was like that as a Cub Scout in Tampa, Florida, when he would pepper his Cubmaster and den leaders with question after question about all the badges he could earn as a Scout. Shortly after he moved into Scouts BSA, he attended an Eagle Scout court of honor and told anyone who would listen, “Someday, I’m going to do that.”But Gabe was dealt an unfair hand in the game that is life.

Dec 2, 2024 | blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr |Scouts BSA

There’s a new way to earn the Skating merit badge — and it comes with the backing of the national governing body for skateboarding in the United States. The merit badge already featured options that allowed Scouts to explore the exciting world of ice skating, roller skating and in-line skating. Now add skateboarding to that list.

Nov 20, 2024 | blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr

A good story has the power to move you. A great story has the power to continue to make you feel things decades after it was published. That certainly seems to be the case with a story from Scouting magazine first published back in November of 1980. The headline reads “Maybe Just One More,” and it’s a story about a veteran Scoutmaster who keeps getting pulled back into Scouting by the prospect of helping another young person work their way toward the rank of Eagle Scout.

Nov 18, 2024 | blog.scoutingmagazine.org | Aaron Derr

Scouting America is proud to announce the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service emblem, designed to commemorate participation in the MLK National Day of Service. You’d be hard pressed to pick a better day to perform a Scout service project than on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. Signed into law in 1994, the MLK National Day of Service federal legislation challenges all Americans to use the MLK holiday as a day of volunteer service in honor of the civil rights icon.