2023 World Scout Jamboree Report

2023 World Scout Jamboree Report

The 25th World Scout Jamboree was held in South Korea. Normally, the BSA National Jamboree and World Scout Jamboree are offset by two years. Due to the COVID pandemic, these two events were held within weeks of each other. WOSM (World Organization of the Scouting...
2023 National Scout Jamboree Report

2023 National Scout Jamboree Report

Since the foundation of Scouting, Jamborees have played a significant role in both BSA National and World Scouting. Due to the COVID pandemic, the National and World Scout Jamborees were held within weeks of each other this summer.  Part of the Vanguard International...
Follow Me Boys!

Follow Me Boys!

FOLLOW ME, BOYS! Last night I sat in my study and watched one of my all-time favorites, Follow Me, Boys! with Fred MacMurray: And as I watched, I was both inspired and moved to tears. What has always impressed me was that Lem Siddons (Fred McMurray), the over-age sax...
How Will They Know?

How Will They Know?

How Will They Know? It was sometime in late 2001.  I was sitting in a regional Scouting meeting in Ogden, Utah, that included hundreds of those involved in Scouting in that area. I knew most of those involved due to my involvement in the council leadership for many...