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Be sure to review these revised safety checklists before starting any service project.

Adventure returns in two months!

We're partnering with the American Red Cross to host CPR, AED, and First Aid training. Don't miss your chance to become certified!

Summer of Service is an initiative designed to put a focus on what Scouting does best give back to our communities and remind our neighbors why Scouting matters! Learn how to make an impact this summer and get started at scouting.org/summerofservice

He's making an impact around the world and it all started with his Eagle Scout project. Meet AY Young, a Kansas City hip hop artist, ambassador, activist and Eagle Scout who is doing his part to save the planet by using renewable energy to power his concerts across the globe. #ScoutOn #EagleScout #PreparedforLife... Battery Tour #youth2030 Watch the complete broadcast and help us continue to build character at BSAPatronLuncheon.org.

An adventure of prehistoric proportions that you're not going to want to miss. Save your spot at one of our Day Camps today: hoac-bsa.org/cub-scout-camping

Scouts at camp in 1929. Did you know that the Bugling merit badge was the least earned badge in 2020? #ThrowbackThursday

ICYMI: The CBS Evening News covered the inaugural female Eagle Scout Class. Congratulations all on this amazing accomplishment!

The pandemic didn’t prevent Scouts from earning merit badges in 2020, but it did change *which* merit badges they earned. Here’s a fascinating look at which were earned most (and least) last year.

Right now across Kansas City, more than 20,000 Scouts are learning values and leadership skills to make our cities and towns better places to live. Find out how you can support today: patronluncheon2021.funraise.org/

Congratulations on earning your Eagle Scout this year, Dock! #EagleScout Eagle Scouts...Complete the form below, submit your project photo(s) and you could be featured on our page! bit.ly/eaglescout20

Congratulations on earning your Eagle Scout this year, Christopher! #EagleScout Eagle Scouts...Complete the form below, submit your project photo(s) and you could be featured on our page! bit.ly/eaglescout20

Boys’ Life is now Scout Life new name, same great magazine

Honor Scouts who earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2020 with a congratulatory ad in a special digital edition of Scout Life! Deadline to purchase is January 27.

Those heading to Bartle this summer may need to take an alternate route. Highway C from 13 Hwy in Lowry City to Iconium will be closed from late February through the end of August for bridge repairs. All Scouts and Scouters who will be traveling to the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation will need to take one of the following routes to camp:... *From Highway 13, head east on Highway Z to the junction of Z and ZZ. Head southeast on ZZ straight into Iconium and enter H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation on Scout Camp Road. *From Highway 13 (near Osceola), head east on Highway 82 to the junction 82 and U. Head north on U into Iconium and enter H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation on Scout Camp Road. **Heading to camp on Highway 82 is the safest **

Congratulations on earning your Eagle Scout this year, Carter! #EagleScout Eagle Scouts...Complete the form below, submit your project photo(s) and you could be featured on our page! bit.ly/eaglescout20

Congratulations on earning your Eagle Scout this year, Erin! #EagleScout Eagle Scouts...Complete the form below, submit your project photo(s) and you could be featured on our page! bit.ly/eaglescout20

Congratulations on earning your Eagle Scout this year, Keegan! #EagleScout Eagle Scouts...Complete the form below, submit your project photo(s) and you could be featured on our page! bit.ly/eaglescout20

Whether together or apart, Kansas City Scouts were prepared to take on any challenge in 2020. Here's a quick look back at Kansas City Scouting by the numbers. Download our 2020 Year in Review infographic at http://bit.ly/year-in-review20

JUST IN: We're excited to announce that Robert M. Gates will headline this year's Virtual Patron Luncheon as the featured guest speaker on April 6th. A Distinguished Eagle Scout and Kansas native, Dr. Gates is the former US Secretary of Defense, former Director of the CIA and past National President of the Boy Scouts of America. We're also offering Scouts the unique opportunity to ask Dr. Gates a question during our LIVE broadcast. Have a question you would like to ask?... Submit your question and information at https://rb.gy/uk6eyl. And for more on this year's Virtual Patron Luncheon visit BSAPatronLuncheon.org.

Making the sale all while giving back. FOX4 News Kansas City shows us how one local Scout is honoring local heroes with Trail's End Popcorn.

Looking to give back to your community during the pandemic? We've got you covered with these service projects you can do at home! Find out more: hoac-bsa.org/scouting-at-home

This weekend we got to send Billy L. to his very first Chiefs Game! He earned the tickets by selling the most Chiefs Champion Popcorn Tins. Hard work pays off! Thanks for bringing us home a win, Billy. #ChiefsKingdom #Chiefs #Popcorn

The older I get, the more I realize that Scouting truly shaped who I am.

Congratulations to Brady, Tristian, and Sebastian for winning our first Popcorn Prize Patrol giveaway. Each will be receiving a $100 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card! Way to go! #PopcornPrizePatrol

Our Popcorn Prize Patrol is heating up! We are giving away two $250 Amazon Gift Cards! All you have to do to be entered into the drawing is sell at least $100 worth of popcorn! Winners will be drawn next Friday, Nov. 13! #PopcornPrizePatrol

Give thanks...the November edition of ScoutCastKC is streaming now! This month, a new weekly way for Scouts to sell popcorn and win BIG, how you can bring Scouting for Food to your neighborhood, honoring Scouting's elite and more! Resources and more at www.hoac-bsa.org/scoutcastkc

There is still time to qualify to win a $100 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card! Sell at least $100 in popcorn and be automatically entered to win. #PopcornPrizePatrol

From volunteer work to leadership experience, here is how to include your Scouting experience, Eagle Scout or not, in your college and job applications.

Scouting for Food. Coming to a neighborhood near you November 21! Learn More: hoac-bsa.org/scouting-for-food

Our first Popcorn Prize Patrol drawing is this Friday and there's still time to sell. This week, we're not giving away just one, but three $100 gift cards to Dick's Sporting Goods! Simply sell $100 or more this week and you'll be automatically entered to win! #PopcornPrizePatrol

Let your voice be heard! Get out and Vote!

We have a winner for the Chiefs Challenge! Billy L. from Pack 3348 sold a whopping 216 Chiefs Tins! Billy, congratulations and enjoy the Chiefs tickets!

Learn all about Sea Scouts November 27-28 at the Theodore Naish Scout Reservation. Our first ever Winter Sea Camp is open to all Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scout units. Learn what Sea Scouts is all about and how you can get involved. Learn more or register at hoac-bsa.org/activities.

We are beginning our Popcorn Prize Patrol Popcorn Sale Contest. This week, three Scouts will win a $100 Gift Card to Dick's Sporting Goods. Scouts who sell $100 or more of Popcorn online are automatically entered to win!

Have a safe and spooky Halloween, Scouts!

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