Boy Scouts of America’s Centennial Commemorative Coin receives Presidential approval

350,000 silver dollar coins will be minted in recognition of BSA’s 100th Anniversary in 2010. For each coin sold, there is a $10 surcharge – representing a $3,500,000 donation – that will be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard to serve areas.

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Scout blows it out: 121 merit badges, and that's just a start

There are 121 merit badges for Scouts, and Carter has earned every darn one of them. In the sports vernacular, it would be like when Babe Ruth hit 54 home runs in 1920 and the previous record was 29.

Boy Scouts taking back 'destiny, definition'

People who notice the tiny, gold lapel pin that Bob Mazzuca wears usually recognize it as the Boy Scouts emblem. But afterward, he said, too many ask whether the organization still is around.

Scoutmaster’s zeal inspires generations

Benator was 12 when he first joined the organization in 1934. Scouting was considered one of the great youth programs of the time...