Scout funding helps save lives - Livingston Daily
Scout funding helps save livesLivingston Daily, MI - 1 hour agoA tragedy was averted because the Livingston County Boy Scouts had the funding and staffing to provide the valuable training and skills to Mr. Slindee ......
23 Jul 2008 | 9:05 am
Boy Scouts troop finishes Eagle Scout project (Rapid City Journal)
Ryan Gramberg’s Boy Scout troop will always remember him as someone who was true to his word. If he said he was going to do something, he did it....
23 Jul 2008 | 6:02 am
Scouts' pool opens with a splash at Camp Trexler - Pocono Record
Scouts' pool opens with a splash at Camp TrexlerPocono Record, PA - 5 hours agoADAM RICHINS/Pocono Record By ADAM McNAUGHTON Boy Scouts at summer camp now have a new place to beat the heat and splash around. Scouts at Camp Trexler, ......
23 Jul 2008 | 4:44 am
Scout plans sidewalk memorial for 3rd Group - FayObserver.com
Scout plans sidewalk memorial for 3rd GroupFayObserver.com, NC - 6 hours agoTo attain Eagle Scout status, the highest rank a Scout can achieve in the Boy Scouts of America, he must complete a service project that benefits the ......
23 Jul 2008 | 4:09 am
Four local Scouts awarded Parker Fund scholarships - Marblehead Reporter
Four local Scouts awarded Parker Fund scholarshipsMarblehead Reporter, MA - 8 hours agoFour Marblehead young men were among 25 local Boy Scouts awarded a total of over $44000 in college scholarships and grants by the Rev. ......
23 Jul 2008 | 2:07 am
Scouts Recognized for Results in Reaching out to the Hispanic ... - ClickPress (press release)
Scouts Recognized for Results in Reaching out to the Hispanic ...ClickPress (press release), UK - 12 hours ago[ClickPress, Tue Jul 22 2008] The Houston Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America was recently honored by the American Marketing Associati...
22 Jul 2008 | 10:07 pm
Scouts leave for camp (Pontiac Daily Leader)
Troop 76 of Pontiac left Sunday for Boy Scout camp at Ingersoll Scout Reservation, London Mills, for one week. In front from left are Adam Mitchell, Seth White and Aaron Jensen. In back are Eric DeMattia, Drew Baker, Paul Cooper, Committee Chairper-son Da...
22 Jul 2008 | 7:30 pm
Food pantry filled, thanks to Scouts, church (Dunwoody Crier)
Warm Hearts Fill Shopping Carts. A heart-felt thanks to members of the Dunwoody community from the local Boy Scouts and from the Community Action Center in Sandy Springs....
22 Jul 2008 | 6:40 pm
Boy Scouts Spruce Up Mountain Trails - KQCA, My58.com
Boy Scouts Spruce Up Mountain TrailsKQCA, My58.com, CA - 17 hours agoMore than 500 Boy Scouts have been working on trails in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The scouts came to Northern California from 33 states, ......
22 Jul 2008 | 4:49 pm
Montville Boy Scout Mounts Clothing Drive - Help for New London ... - TheDay
Montville Boy Scout Mounts Clothing Drive - Help for New London ...TheDay, CT - 19 hours agoA member of Boy Scout Troop 93 in Uncasville, he decided to make it his Eagle Scout project to collect clothing and other items and get them into the ha...
22 Jul 2008 | 2:36 pm
Scouts to have military appreciation day at Camp Brown (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle)
The Boy Scouts of America will host a military family appreciation event called “Parents ’n Pals Outdoor Family Adventure” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, at Brown Memorial Camp in Abilene....
22 Jul 2008 | 12:02 pm
Osakis Boy Scout troop goes to Camp Wilderness - Osakis Review
Osakis Boy Scout troop goes to Camp WildernessOsakis Review, MN - 22 hours agoOsakis Boy Scout Troop 426 visited Camp Wilderness near Park Rapids the week of July 13-19. Camp Wilderness is a 2400 acre outdoor camping and education ......
22 Jul 2008 | 11:42 am
Boy Scouts troop finishes Eagle Scout project - Rapid City Journal
Boy Scouts troop finishes Eagle Scout projectRapid City Journal, SD - Jul 22, 2008By Sarah Beu, Journal staff Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Ryan Gramberg’s Boy Scout troop will always remember him as someone who was true to his word. ......
22 Jul 2008 | 9:19 am
Donations to help Boy Scouts rebuild camp (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
Jack Williams could identify with the parents of four Boy Scouts who died at a Little Sioux, Iowa, camp last month. He, too, has had to bury one of his children. And he, too, remembers the joys of camping as a Scout....
22 Jul 2008 | 6:30 am
Scouts rehabilitate trails in Shasta-Trinity forest (The Record Searchlight)
More than 500 Boy Scouts spent the past week in the north state working in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest as part of the single largest national service project since World War II....
21 Jul 2008 | 6:18 pm
Boy Scouts restore trail to Ames park (The Des Moines Register)
More than 200 hours of work directed by one Boy Scout has restored a Camp Canwita trail....
21 Jul 2008 | 9:13 am
Boy Scouts restore trail to Ames park (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
More than 200 hours of work directed by one Boy Scout has restored a Camp Canwita trail. The 240-foot trail, which connects to Inis Grove Park in Ames, was heavily eroded from years of deterioration when 17-year-old Nick Lamkey decided to take on the proj...
21 Jul 2008 | 6:10 am
Advice from the Top: Leaders need Scouts' qualities (USA Today)
For 98 years, the Boy Scouts of America have been identified with leadership, and it was put to the test last month when a deadly tornado tore through a campsite in Iowa killing four Scouts. USA TODAY corporate management reporter Del Jones spoke to Chief...
21 Jul 2008 | 2:17 am
Matsui meets Japanese Boy Scouts (MLB.com)
Matsui meets Japanese Boy Scouts...
20 Jul 2008 | 6:58 pm
U.S. Ninth Circuit issues order in San Diego appeal
Message by BSALegal.org on 6/11/2008 EST Boy Scouts of America and San Diego-Imperial Council, Boy Scouts of America note that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America has decided to certify ...
12 Jun 2008 | 3:59 am
Boy Scouts sues City of Philadelphia
Message by BSALegal.org on 5/23/2008 EST The Cradle of Liberty Council of Boy Scouts of America today sued the City of Philadelphia to prevent the City from violating the Scouts' constitutional rights.
The lawsuit can be downloaded by clicking here ....
12 Jun 2008 | 3:57 am
Chicago Tribune: "Boy Scouts push for new relevance"
Message by BSALegal.org on 4/29/2008 EST The Chicago Tribune looks at the Boy Scouts of America in today's newspaper as the organization approaches its centenary in 2010:
"Bruised by America's culture wars, battered by lawsuits alleging that .....
29 Apr 2008 | 5:49 pm
Washington Post features Eagles' achievement
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/22/2008 EST
Nice to have a national newspaper like the Washington Post recognize the transformative power of Scouting. Read here. ......
23 Jan 2008 | 3:00 am
Scouts ask California Supreme Court to protect Good Samaritans from lawsuits
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/10/2008 EST Boy Scouts of America submitted a friend of the court brief to the California Supreme Court in a case about the interpretation of that state's "Good Samaritan" statute. Van Horn v. Watson , No. S152360. The ...
10 Jan 2008 | 10:33 pm
Philly Boy Scouts help family who lost home in fire
Message by BSALegal.org on 12/27/2007 EST Fox 29 in Philadelphia reports on how Boy Scouts from the Cradle of Liberty Council helped a Philadelphia area family who lost their home in a fire. Interesting contrast: the family was displaced by a fire an ...
27 Dec 2007 | 3:14 pm
Op-ed: "The War on the Boy Scouts"
Message by BSALegal.org on 12/19/2007 EST
Denver Post Columnist Al Knight writes today:
Some topics are best left both out of sight and out of mind. The American Civil Liberties Union's war on the Boy Scouts is not one of them.
The AC ......
19 Dec 2007 | 12:05 pm
Opinion: Philly Wrong about Scouts
Message by BSALegal.org on 12/7/2007 EST From today's Philadelphia Daily News , Christine M. Flowers writes that the city is wrong on the Scouts:
CHILDREN are dying in the streets. Cops are targets. The murder toll is one a day.
But City ......
7 Dec 2007 | 4:36 pm
More on the Cambridge kerfuffle
Message by BSALegal.org on 11/20/2007 EST The vice mayor of Cambridge, MA, weighs in at length today in the Boston Herald .
While this is an extremely unfortunate event, it was caused by an apparent lack of communication and understanding r .....
21 Nov 2007 | 6:00 pm
What WAPO left out of its story on the Philly Scouts
Message by BSALegal.org on 11/21/2007 EST WAPO, aka The Washington Post , ran a story about the city of Philadelphia giving the Boy Scouts the virtual boot out of the headquarters it has occupied since 1928.
"While we respect the right of t .....
21 Nov 2007 | 5:59 pm
Laura Ingraham features Cambridge incident on Fox News
Message by BSALegal.org on 11/18/2007 EST Cambridge dust up on Fox News Friday night. Laura Ingraham filling in for Bill O'Reilly interviewed a lawyer from Cambridge, although it was not clear what if any connection he had to the issue.
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19 Nov 2007 | 1:08 am
Cambridge stubs toe again over Scout donation boxes
Message by BSALegal.org on 11/17/2007 EST While the Boston Herald reported that Cambridge's vice mayor essentially apologized for the removal of Boy Scout collection boxes from polling places last week and blamed the incident on a breakdown in c ...
17 Nov 2007 | 6:26 am
Paper: "Clueless in Cambridge"
Message by BSALegal.org on 11/16/2007 EST The Boston Herald reports , and its editors opine, about the Cambridge Boy Scouts whose efforts to collect donations for U.S. soldiers in Iraq were thwarted by the city's Election Commission. Cambridge's ...
17 Nov 2007 | 1:17 am
Paper:"Cambridge boots Boy Scouts, calls support for soldiers 'pro-war'"
Message by BSALegal.org on 11/15/2007 EST The Cambridge (MA) Chronicle reported yesterday that a the local Election Commission removed Boy Scout donation boxes for US troops from polling places last week.
Election officials ordered the r .....
15 Nov 2007 | 7:45 pm
Boy Scouts first to help, last to leave
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/27/2007 EST The last fire evacuees are leaving Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Boy Scouts were there to help reports today's San Diego Union Tribune :
Brian Miller was the last person out of the stadium and the only .....
27 Oct 2007 | 5:20 pm
To the rescue: "Who else? -- a couple of troops of Boy Scouts"
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/24/2007 EST News coverage of the fires in California is at once frightening and inspiring. There are a lot of stories of people helping people, but this being a Boy Scout website we are focused on these tidbits in the new ...
24 Oct 2007 | 7:32 pm
Scouts carry injured hiker 3 miles, honored as heroes
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/24/2007 EST The Associated Press reports that a Scout troop from the Cradle of Liberty Council came to the rescue of a hiker who had fallen and hit her head on the Appalachian Trail, building a stretcher from scratch and ...
24 Oct 2007 | 7:05 pm
Investor's Business Daily editorial on Philly fracas
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/20/2007 EST October 19, 2007--Political Correctness: The city of Philadelphia raises the nominal rent on a city building the Boy Scouts use because it says the group discriminates against gays. Is the City of Brothe ...
20 Oct 2007 | 8:19 pm
Philadephia hikes Boy Scouts' rent by $199,999
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/20/2007 EST The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Thursday, October 18, 2007:
The Boy Scouts of America's refusal to bend its rules to permit gay scouts will cost the organization's local chapter $200,000 a year i ....
20 Oct 2007 | 8:11 pm
AP: 'God' Back on US Flag Documents
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/11/2007 EST By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — A 17-year-old Eagle Scout wanting to honor his grandfather's "love of God, country and family" with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol has helped remove ...
11 Oct 2007 | 11:09 pm
Marine hero inspired Scouts to do their best
Message by BSALegal.org on 5/27/2007 EST Area Scouts honor Maj. Rick Gannon, who was killed in Iraq, and others on Memorial Day Published May 27, 2007, The Capital , Annapolis, Md. By E.B. FURGURSON III, Staff Writer Maj. Rick Gannon ...
28 May 2007 | 11:29 pm
BSA attorney discusses victory in Jamboree case
Message by BSALegal.org on 4/6/2007 EST BSALEGAL.org today interviewed George A. Davidson, BSA National Counsel, about the Seventh Circuit's ruling this week in the Jamboree case. Listen to the podcast by clicking on the podcast icon. ......
7 Apr 2007 | 3:26 pm
Court: 2010 Jamboree can go forward
Message by BSALegal.org on 4/4/2007 EST
Irving, TX / April 4, 2007 — Boy Scouts of America is pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense for supporting the...
6 Apr 2007 | 6:28 pm
New Book: Legacy of Honor
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/26/2007 EST There is a great new book out called Legacy of Honor, The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts . The common thread of all Eagle Scouts is "an abiding faith in an ideal called honor," says author Al ...
1 Mar 2007 | 3:54 pm
LA Times: "To stop gangs, call the Scouts"
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/26/2007 EST Heather McDonald , a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, recently published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times challenging the city's anti-gang program. Her solution:
The understandable desire to elimin .....
26 Jan 2007 | 7:57 pm
Ninth Circuit asked to rehear Boy Scout appeal en banc
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/4/2007 EST Boy Scouts of America has asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rehear its appeal in Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America .
On December 18, 2006, a three-judge panel of the Ni ....
19 Jan 2007 | 8:49 pm
Letter: "Boy Scouts still brings boys into manhood "
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/18/2007 EST A letter to the editor in today's Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent said in part:
Recently, my wife Bonnie and I were privileged to be invited to attend an Eagle Court of Honor for a young man in our neighborh .....
19 Jan 2007 | 12:29 am
Scouts Mourn First Eagle Scout President
Message by BSALegal.org on 12/27/2006 EST Boy Scouts and leaders across West Michigan to remember Eagle Scout and the United States' 38th President with an Honor Guard of Local Scouts
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 30 .....
17 Jan 2007 | 5:45 pm
57,000 turn out to say farewell to President Ford
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/3/2007 EST From WMMT News Channel 3, Grand Rapids, MI :
An estimated 57,000 people filed through the Ford Museum in Grand Rapids to pay their final respects to President Gerald R. Ford. They began Tuesday afternoon .....
17 Jan 2007 | 5:45 pm
More media on Ford and Scouts
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/3/2007 EST Hundreds of Scouts honor one of their own , Detroit Free Press, January 2
Ford became an Eagle Scout in 1927, and he upheld its principles in office, said Michael Sulgrove, Scout executive for the Gerald R .....
17 Jan 2007 | 5:45 pm
California Supreme Court Ignores Constitutional Rights
Message by BSALegal.org on 3/9/2006 EST IRVING, TX, March 9, -- Boy Scouts of America is dismayed by the decision of the California Supreme Court in the Berkeley Sea Scouts lawsuit against the City of Berkeley. The Court chose to ignore United States S ...
17 Jan 2007 | 5:05 pm
Editorial: "Cities should encourage scouting to help boys stay out of trouble"
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/25/2006 EST "The City of Philadelphia apparently has decided that political correctness is more important than saving the lives of boys. The administration of Mayor John Street is expected to boot the Boy Scouts from its ci ...
17 Jan 2007 | 5:04 pm
Berkeley Sea Scout Decision Appealed to United States Supreme Court
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/11/2006 EST Sacramento, CA. July 11, 2006 -- Pacific Legal Foundation announced today that it has appealed to the United States Supreme Court to review and reverse the California Supreme Court's decision allowing the City ...
17 Jan 2007 | 5:04 pm
Philly Letter to Editor: "Let scouting make a difference"
Message by BSALegal.org on 8/8/2006 EST Robert F. Leopold III, a Philadelphia Inquirer reader wrote the paper on August 8:
I am a little confused. Mayor Street bemoans youth violence in Philadelphia while his administration attacks the Boy Scouts .....
17 Jan 2007 | 5:03 pm
"ACLU's tactics are backfiring"
Message by BSALegal.org on 8/16/2006 EST "The American Civil Liberties Union is running scared. Its strong-arm tactics to extort cities and other organizations to strip religious symbols from the public square are finally backfiring." writes Margare ...
17 Jan 2007 | 5:00 pm
"Return of the Boy Scouts"
Message by BSALegal.org on 8/10/2006 EST "After a six-year absence, the Boy Scouts of America are back in the high court again. This time it is their brother Sea Scouts who are asking the Supreme Court for a lifeline. The case of Evans v. City of Ber ...
17 Jan 2007 | 5:00 pm
Paper: "Court OKs Boy Scout recruiting at schools"
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/9/2006 EST
From today's Oregonian , by Steven Carter and Scott Learn: , by writers Steven Carter and Scott Learn:
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday that Portland Public Schools didn't discriminate against a .....
17 Jan 2007 | 4:59 pm
Letters: "A win for the Boy Scouts"
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/16/2006 EST More letters to the editor at The Oregonian about our win before the Supreme Court:
Thank you, Oregon Supreme Court, for ruling in favor of the Boy Scouts ("Court OKs Boy Scout recruiting at schools," Se .....
17 Jan 2007 | 4:58 pm
"For Boy Scouts, speech is no longer free in Berkeley."
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/15/2006 EST Boy Scouts filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court of the United States this week supporting the reversal of the California Supreme Court's decision in Evans v. Berkeley . As Boy Scouts ...
17 Jan 2007 | 4:58 pm
For Boy Scouts, speech is no longer free in Berkeley
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/16/2006 EST The Supreme Court of the United States today denied the Berkeley Sea Scouts' petition to hear an appeal of a California Supreme Court decision. The official Boy Scout statement is below:
Irving, TX / Octo .....
17 Jan 2007 | 4:57 pm
Newspaper: "Reach high, avoid violence"
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/19/2006 EST At a time when some local governments and school boards are taking exception to Boy Scouts, here's a story from today's Philadelphia Inquirer that puts it all into perspective.
Frank "Tick" Coleman, .....
17 Jan 2007 | 4:57 pm
Decision published in Boy Scout appeal
Message by BSALegal.org on 12/18/2006 EST Boy Scouts of America today issued the following statement about the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America:
Irving, TX / December 18, 2006 —Boy...
17 Jan 2007 | 4:56 pm
Ford's death refocuses attention on Scouts
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/3/2007 EST Eagle Scout President Gerald R. Ford honored by Scouting
Here's a great story from WMMT News Channel 3, Grand Rapids, MI, that was posted on YouTube.
And here's a link to another wonderfu ......
3 Jan 2007 | 10:39 pm
Boy Scouts honor Ford during funeral events
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/2/2007 EST From WWMT, Grand Rapids, MI:
President Ford earned the highest honor in scouting to become an Eagle Scout. Tuesday, Gerald Ford's Boy Scout troop took time to pay tribute to him. A huge banner was hun .....
3 Jan 2007 | 7:02 pm
Boy Scouts Line Street for Ford's Funeral Procession
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/2/2007 EST WLIX, News 10, Lansing/Jackson, MI, filed this report about Eagle Scouts lining the streets for President Ford's funeral procession. ......
3 Jan 2007 | 6:34 pm
Scouts, students at Gerald Ford Elementary honor his memory
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/3/2007 EST Students honor President Ford's memory, KESQ News Channel 3, Indian Wells, CA:
Local Boy Scouts and Brownies brought the flag to half staff as the school watched. Scout Leader Wynn Storton says the scou .....
3 Jan 2007 | 6:32 pm
Scouts' tribute
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/2/2007 EST Scouts (at bottom) salute President Ford's casket as it leaves National Cathedral From the New York Times today:
When the cathedral's limestone arches echoed, it was with the drums and brass of Aaron C .....
3 Jan 2007 | 3:50 am
Scouts salute one of their own
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/2/2007 EST
Boy Scouts have met and saluted former President Ford every step of the way on his journey home. In this video from MSNBC, they honor their fellow Eagle Scout at the World War II Memorial. ......
3 Jan 2007 | 2:28 am
Suit against Scouts dismissed by federal judge
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/30/2006 EST Boy Scouts of America issued the following statement today:
Irving, TX -- Boy Scouts of America announced today that a federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the parents of an aut .....
31 Oct 2006 | 2:32 am
House passes Public Expression of Religion Act
Message by BSALegal.org on 10/4/2006 EST The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Public Expression of Religion Act of 2006 (PERA, HR 2679) by a vote of 244 to 173.
Here is the statement issued today by the Boy Scouts of America:
Boy Sco .....
4 Oct 2006 | 8:40 pm
Scouts win in Oregon Supreme Court
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/8/2006 EST The Boy Scouts of America issued the following statement today: Boy Scouts of America welcomes today's decision from the Oregon Supreme Court declaring that the Portland Public School District did not discrim ...
15 Sep 2006 | 10:02 pm
Letter: ACLU leader's remark about Boy Scouts is absurd and offensive
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/15/2006 EST Chris Bishop writes today to the editor of the Salem, OR, Statesman Journal :
I applaud the Oregon Supreme Court for not fully adopting the ACLU's view of the Boy Scouts of America. David Fidanque's (ex .....
15 Sep 2006 | 4:52 pm
Poll: "Should Boy Scouts Recruit at Public Schools?"
Message by BSALegal.org on 9/10/2006 EST Portland, OR, TV station KOIN is running an online poll: "Should Boy Scouts Recruit at Public Schools?"
PORTLAND - A long, drawn-out fight over the Boy Scouts of America has finally come to an end.
......
10 Sep 2006 | 3:36 pm
Watch post-hearing press conferences
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/14/2006 EST Watch post-hearing press conferences by BSA National Counsel George Davidson and Chapman University Law Professor John Eastman ......
29 Aug 2006 | 11:46 pm
The American Legion, ACLU and Boy Scouts
Message by BSALegal.org on 8/29/2006 EST American Legion attorney, Rees Lloyd, reports today in The Record Gazette from the organization's National Convention in Salt Lake City. Among its many important activities is the Legion's "Defense of Ameri ...
29 Aug 2006 | 6:46 pm
Talker Michael Smerconish on Philly mess
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/27/2006 EST Radio talk show host Michael Smerconish writes in today's Philadelphia Daily News , "It's not too late. Mayor Street can still follow the scout motto and "Do a Good Turn Daily." He can tell gay groups he's sy ...
21 Aug 2006 | 5:36 pm
Local news video of Philadelphia dispute
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/28/2006 EST Watch local Philadelphia news coverage of the city's attack on the Cradle of Liberty Council. 6ABC video . Fox 29 video . And listen to Cradle of Liberty spokesman Jeff Jubelier on talk radio . ......
21 Aug 2006 | 5:35 pm
Cradle of Liberty Council non-discrimination statement
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/28/2006 EST By the way, here is the Cradle of Liberty Council non-discrimination statement . ......
21 Aug 2006 | 5:34 pm
Here are some great Scouting promo videos
Message by BSALegal.org on 8/18/2006 EST We just came across a bunch of really wonderful Boy Scout promotional videos and PSAs at YouTube.com. They capture the essence and values of Scouting. We've taken the liberty of posting links to them on bsale ...
20 Aug 2006 | 6:18 pm
"Berkeley Policy Against Sea Scouts Assaults Civil Rights"
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/17/2006 EST Harold Johnson of the Pacific Legal Foundation published an op-ed in the Daily Californian about the PLF's appeal of the Evans decision to the Supreme Court of the United States. ......
2 Aug 2006 | 8:39 pm
Boy Scouts will fight
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/25/2006 EST "The Boy Scouts of America will fight to stay in the city-owned building they have occupied since 1928, saying the City of Philadelphia has no right to force them to change their policy barring gay members," writ ...
2 Aug 2006 | 8:38 pm
"Wrong To Evict Boy Scouts"
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/25/2006 EST "In the midst of Philadelphia's worst crime wave in memory, including 220 murders already this year, a shrinking police force and failing schools, who has Philadelphia Mayor John Street bravely targeted as public ...
2 Aug 2006 | 8:37 pm
Philly wants dialogue with Boy Scouts
Message by BSALegal.org on 7/27/2006 EST Today's Philadephia Inquirer update on the Boy Scout eviction story -- "Diaz seeks 'dialogue' with Boy Scouts; the solicitor says his own homosexuality didn't enter into the city's effort to force the local c ...
2 Aug 2006 | 8:30 pm
Read more in the 2004-2005 archives
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/1/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:22 pm
Pacific Legal Foundation explains the issues behind tomorrow's argument before the California Supreme Court in Evans v. City of Berkeley
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/9/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:12 pm
Oral arguments in Evans v. City of Berkeley were held today in the California Supreme Court
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/10/2006 EST To watch an archived webcast of the arguments, please click here . To learn more about the case, please click here . ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:11 pm
Please see our new page devoted to the Winker case in Chicago
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/12/2006 EST This case was brought by the ACLU and is attempting to end military support for the Jamboree. ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:10 pm
Here's how New York Sun reporter Josh Gerstein covered the Evans v. City of Berkeley argument before the California Supreme Court
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/17/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:04 pm
Read about the Support Our Scouts Act of 2005
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/21/2006 EST An important law effecting Scouting was signed into law by President Bush on December 30, 2005. The Support Our Scouts Act of 2005 protects Boy Scouts' rights to be treated the same as other youth and community o ...
24 Jul 2006 | 11:03 pm
Columnist Hans Zeiger's take on the upcoming Barnes-Wallace appeal
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/13/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:01 pm
Greg Moran of The San Diego Union-Tribune previews the Boy Scouts' appeal of the Barnes-Wallace case in the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/13/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:00 pm
Boy Scout attorney Carla Kerr is interviewed on KOGO radio in San Diego by host Mark Larson about the Barnes-Wallace appeal to be argued February 14 before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/13/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 11:00 pm
BSA National Counsel George Davidson defends the Scouts in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/14/2006 EST Listen to him make the case. ......
24 Jul 2006 | 10:59 pm
Press coverage of the Barnes-Wallace argument
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/15/2006 EST Here's the press coverage of the Barnes-Wallace argument from Associated Press , Copley News Service and Pasadena Star-News ......
24 Jul 2006 | 10:56 pm
Hans Zeiger publishes an op-ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune on the Boy Scout appeal.
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/16/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 10:53 pm
Pacific Legal Foundation explains the issues behind tomorrow's argument before the California Supreme Court in Evans v. City of Berkeley
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/9/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 10:52 pm
BSA Counsel Carla Kerr sums up the arguments in Ninth Circuit on the Roger Hedgecock Show on KOGO radio San Diego
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/16/2006 EST ......
24 Jul 2006 | 10:50 pm
The Boy Scouts are a Religion?
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/16/2006 EST "That any federal judge considered the BSA a religion is truly unbelievable. But the idea that using the "G" word in a sentence prevents you from consideration at all by any level of government is even more prepo ...
24 Jul 2006 | 8:39 pm
Legion Launches National Awareness Campaign to Stop Abuse of the Taxpayer
Message by BSALegal.org on 2/28/2006 EST "Meeting on Capitol Hill for its annual Washington Conference, the nation's largest veterans organization today launched a national effort to close a legal loophole that gouges taxpayers when lawsuits against rel ...
24 Jul 2006 | 8:35 pm
Oral arguments are scheduled for April 6 in the appeal of Winkler v. Rumsfeld
Message by BSALegal.org on 3/7/2006 EST Oral arguments are scheduled for April 6 in the appeal of Winkler v. Rumsfeld , the case challenging the constitutionality of military support for the National Scout Jamboree. The argument will be held in the U ...
24 Jul 2006 | 8:31 pm
Sunday night was a study in contrasts
Message by BSALegal.org on 3/13/2006 EST "Sunday night was a study in contrasts," writes Dr. Terry Paulson. "There was the glitz and glamour of the 78th Academy Awards Ceremony, and there was the heartwarming satisfaction of attending a Boy Scout Eagle ...
24 Jul 2006 | 8:07 pm
2011, European Year of Volunteering
On Wednesday 9th April, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), Marian Harkin (IE), Gisela Kallenbach (DE), Emmanouil Angelakas (GR), Mieczyslaw Janowski (PL) and Joel Hasse Ferreira (PT) launched a written declaration in the Parliament to propose 2011...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Gone Home: YEBOUA ATTA Joseph, former Abidjan Area Commissioner
The Association des Scouts Catholiques de Côte d'Ivoire (ASCCI) announces with deep sadness the demise YEBOUA Atta Joseph, a brother and friend, that occurred on tuesday July 1, 2008 in Abidjan. ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
10th World Scout Youth Forum officially opens!
More than 160 Scouts from over 85 countries have come together at Wonkwang University, Iksan, in Korea, for the first day of the 10th World Scout Youth Forum. Full of energy and enthusiasm, the participants have already begun to share stories and to make ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
New Resources available!
Two new resource materials in the area of Adult Resources are now available for downloading in our Resource Centre....
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Cambodia now a member of world organization
The National Association of Cambodian Scouts (NACS) is now a full member of World Scouting family as the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) announced its admission on 1st July 2008. ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 01 / January 2008
Governance Review Task Force
GRTF - Report to World Scout Committee 251.37 kB...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Côte d’ivoire: Scouts launch “Operation Youth for Clean Cities”
On Saturday 21 June 2008, the President of FIS, that is, Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme (Federation of Ivorian Scouting), Dr. DOUMBIA Gnamakolo, reiterating the need to live in a healthy environment, officially launched the 'Operation Youth for Clea...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Elected Youth Advisors to the World Scout Committee
Congratulations to Karin Ahlbäck (Finland) and Milena Pecarski (Serbia), both from our Region, on their election as Youth Advisers to the World Scout Committee. Also congratulations to Jaemin Choi (Korea), Kevin Li (Canada), Nadia Soledad Morrone (Argent...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
World Scouting membership rises to 160 National Scout Organizations
It is a pleasure to announce the WOSM membership of four National Scout Organizations as from today, 1 July 2008: National Association of Cambodian Scouts (NACS); Association of Scouts of Montenegro; Scouts of Syria; National Organization of Scouts of Ukr...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Triennial Report: 2005-2008
Every three years, the governing body of World Scouting meets to evaluate the recent past and consider the future. Since 1922, this sequence of meetings has mapped out the destiny of a unique movement for young people. The projection of the Scout Movement...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Ugandans and Kenyans hold a training for trainers forum
The initiative 'Scouting for Solutions' (SFS) conducted a training for trainers forum at the Busia Agricultural Training Centre (Kenya) from 15th to 26th June 2008. 45 trainers from Uganda and 28 from Kenya attended the workshop. 15 facilitators led the d...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Cubs get into learning and fun
The first Brunei Darussalam Cubboree held from 15th to 19th June 2008 at the Scouts Training and Activities Centre was fun and learning for young people ages 7 to 11 years old....
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Building the right image by sending the right message
Boy Scouts of the Philippines welcomed 58 participants from 12 countries for the regional communications workshop held from 24 to 27 June 2008 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
38th World Scout Conference – Summary
The 38th World Scout Conference was held 14-18 July 2008 on Jeju Island, Korea. It was attended by 1189 participants from 150 countries. Hosted by the Korea Scout Association, The Conference was officially opened opened by Dr. Han Seung-soo, the Prime Min...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Japan to host 23rd World Scout Jamboree in 2015
11.30am Jeju Island, 17 July 2008 - Japan has just won the bid to host the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in 2015. Announced just a few minutes ago in the Plenary Hall at ICC Jeju on Jeju Island at the 38th World Scout Conference, Japan was ecstatic to hear th...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
38th World Scout Conference News
14 July 2008 - The first day of the 38th World Scout Conference on Jeju Island, Korea has been a great success. Hosted by the Korea Scout Association, the World Scout Conference is the governing body, the "general assembly" of Scouting, and is c...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Youth Advisors to World Scout Committee elected in Korea
The participants of the 10th World Scout Youth Forum have marked a historic moment when electing the Youth Advisors to the World Scout Committee for the period 2008 to 2011. From the six elected Youth Advisors, four of which are young women. This is the f...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
World Scout Committee Election Results
The 38th World Scout Conference in Korea has just announced the new members of the World Scout Committee. For 6 year terms, they are the following (in alphabetical order):
Mr. Eric Khoo Heng-Pheng (Malaysia)
Mr. Wahid Labidi (Tunisia)
Mr. John May (Unite...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
World Scouting Launches World Environment Education Programme at Korea Conference
Jeju Island, Korea - 14 July 2008: Scouts from all over the world have traveled to Jeju Island, Korea to attend the 38th World Scouting Conference, which begins today. During this ‘General Assembly’ of Scouting – taking place from July 14 – 18 –...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
European Scout Committee presents Annual Review
During a meeting of the European Scout Region at the 38th World Scout Conference in Jeju, Korea, the European Scout Committee took the opportunity to present its Annual Review covering the period from June 2007 to June 2008....
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Score! Soccer the Scout way: ARO receives 200 balls thanks to UEFA
NAIROBI – On Friday 11 July 2008, the ARO (Africa Regional Office) received 200 soccer balls, thanks to the kind gesture of Mr. Per Omdal, Vice- President of UEFA. In a brief but colourful ceremony, the CEO of Alive and Kicking Kenya, Mr. Barnard Martin...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Indonesian Rover died after reaching Mt. McKinley summit
An Indonesian Rover Scout Pungkas Tri Baruno, 20, showed an enormous display of courage as he bravely reached the summit of Mount McKinley at a height of approximately 20,320 feet in Alaska, USA on 7th July 2008, and minutes after his sweet victory, he br...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Scout takes part in Junior G8 Summit 2008
Koné Tilomian Danoubié, 17, who is a member of Catholic Scouts of Côte d’Ivoire took part in the Junior G8 summit (J8), which was held in Japan from 1-10 July. He was able to participate thanks to the support of the UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire.
The summ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
The Kandersteg Adrenaline Experience
The ‘KISC Adrenaline Experience’ will take place in the Centre from August 31st to 7th of September.
If you want a week of High Adventure with like minded people, this event is for you! This week is a perfect way to finish your summer on a high altit...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 07 / March 2008
10th World Scout Youth Forum (WSYF), Republic of Korea, 7 – 10 July 2008 WSYF Provisional Agenda and WSYF Guidelines and Rules of Procedure...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 02 / January 2008
Changes to the Programme and Agenda of the 38th World Scout Conference - Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 14-18 July 2008...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 17 / June 2008
Accounts and Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2007 ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 18 / June 2008
The Strategy for Scouting ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 5/07 / June 2008
Brand Management & Communication Strategy...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 19 / June 2008
51st Jamboree-On-The-Air / 12th Jamboree-On-The-Internet, 18 - 19 October 2008...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Strengthening of Trainers and Adult Resources
Designed to strengthen the regional cooperation among Training Commissioners and Adult Leaders and to review the importance of their role in managing adult resources at all levels, the Scouts of China hosted the Gathering of National Training Commissioner...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Hong Kong hosts APR Financial Resources Sub-Committee Meeting
Members of the APR Financial Resources Sub-Committee met together in Hong Kong on 14th June 2008, hosted by the Hong Kong Scout Association. ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Scouting beyond physical disabilities: Joytown School
Joytown Secondary School in Thika, Kenya is a different kind of School. It caters for students with physical impairments. Among its co-curricular activities, it boasts of a Scout group with 62 members. The School motto 'Najimudu' (Swahili) – which trans...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Roverway meeting
Roverway is an event offered by the Europe Region WAGGGS and the European Scout Region for Rovers and Rangers aged between 16 to 22. It will be held for the third time in 2009 and this time it is organised by the Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association. ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Iowa Boy Scouts Camp
The World Scouting family is deeply saddened by the horrific impact of the devastating storms that tore through western Iowa this last week. The World Scout Committee, the World Scout Bureau and World Scouting at large extend their deepest condolences to ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
The WSB-ERO goes green
After many months of work the World Scout Bureau – European Region Office (WSB-ERO) has adopted an environmental action plan. Just as the tag line of WOSM is “creating a better world”, so we must ensure not to cause any unnecessary harm. The WSB-ERO...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 16 / May 2008
Guidelines on Scouting for People with Disabilities and Guidelines on Scouting for Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 15 / May 2008
Policy on payment of registration fees - Provisional suspension of Membership ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 14 / April 2008
The World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2008 ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 03 / January 2008
Information on Programme Workshops at the World Scout Conference...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 05 / January 2008
Education in Love in Place of Fear...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 04 / January 2008
Annual Report 2008 - Census and Address list forms
2007 Census 108.50 kB
Address List 2008 34.50 kB
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1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 06 / March 2008
National Scout Organization Displays at the 38th World Scout Conference
Reservation Form:
National Scout Organization Displays at the 38th World Scout Conference 394.50 kB...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 08 / March 2008
Clean Up the World and World Organization of the Scout Movement Allies Partnership ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 09 / March 2008
National Association of Cambodian Scouts (NACS) ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 10 / March 2008
Scouts of Syria ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 11 / March 2008
National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine (NOSU)...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 12 / March 2008
Association of Scouts of Montenegro ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Circular N° 13 / 7 April 2008
Response to 'Open Letter to Members of the World Scout Committee'...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Scouts address global warming
Faced with the reality that global warming is the most important environmental issue today, Scouts across the world gathered at the International Environment Youth Forum from 20th to 21st July 2008 in Tokyo, Japan to address the issue. Scouts Association ...
1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am