This Week In Scouting – October 1st, 2010
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It’s the first week of Autumn, and we want to start off the season with some stories to get you motivated and finish off this year with a positive mindset and the inspiration to make a difference in your Troop and Community.
Just like these guys did…
Wow, this Scout must really like his teacher!
When he saw that she was about to be struck by a car, he pushed her out of the way and took the hit himself. He is recovering nicely, and the teacher says he saved her life. He’s going to receive a special honor medal from the BSA, but I wonder if he’ll get extra credit on his next test.
Awesome job, Fernando! – El Paso Boy Scout To Receive High Honor For Act of Heroism- The young man in this story is “all the buzz” in Oakland. He is so passionate about beekeeping that he is asking the BSA to reinstate the Beekeeping Merit Badge. He was even able to get the help of the Haagen Dazs Ice Cream Company who helped him collect thousands and thousands of signatures and letters of support. I think it’s safe to say he’s been as busy as a bee!
It goes before the board of directors in October. – Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Scout Petitions Boy Scouts of America to Reinstate the Beekeeping Merit Badge - These guys are awesome roll models for any young man. Both started as boys in Cub Scouting and have been best friends since. One of them wants to own a theme park and design state-of-the-art roller coasters and the other wants to improve space flight at NASA. Sounds reasonable to me since they both own unweighted 4.0 GPAs and are looking for any Ivy League college to attend!
Congrats to all the new Eagle Scouts everywhere – Best Friends Become Eagle Scouts Together 
Here’s a great story out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Troop 2 is a Boy Scout Troop just like all the rest, but they have a special focus on boys with special needs.
Many of the Scouts have mental or physical disabilities. But guess what, they do all of the things that every other Boy Scout is expected to do. When an obstacle is met, they just use different techniques to get through it.
Kudos to Scoutmaster Lloyd and all the boys in Cedar Rapids Troop 2! – Special Needs Troop Joins in Centennial Boy Scouts Celebration- What are the odds?! Six brothers, six Eagle Scouts. Well, it happened earlier this month in Georgia when the sixth of the family’s brothers reached Eagle Scout. But to make it even more unbelievable, their father and grandfather are both Eagle scouts too.
What is mom feeding these kids?! – Family’s six sons all reach Eagle Scout
Hey parents, have you been thinking about becoming a Scout Leader? Take a look at this blog post – Ten Reasons To Be A Scout Leader. And here’s a follow up to that post – More Reasons To Be An Adult Scout Leader.
Have a great Autumn everyone, and we’ll see you next week!