Coming up in August, Scouts are going to get the opportunity to earn either their Swimming or Life Saving Merit Badges. The Catalina Council here in Southern Arizona is hosting a water sports day on August 5th at the Double V Scout ranch in Tucson, AZ. The event is from
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Troop 464 is off to summer camp in Wehinahpay Mountain Camp near Sacramento, New Mexico. The name, Wehinahpay, has been used many times by the Conquistador Council for their camps. The camp came to the Sacramento Mountains is 1927. The camp is situated in the southern part of New Mexico
Read MoreI would like to start a series of articles that shed light on how the Boy Scouts of America came to be. I am going to start with arguably the most famous of the individuals given credit to be on the list. It is probably known by very few that
Read MoreWhen I started in the American Heritage Girls (AHG), it helped me to grow in my godly character. It also helps to teach life lessons. Among the activities that taught me to grow were the camping experiences, hiking and fellowship. What was it like for me, you ask? When I
Read MoreThis past weekend I went mountain climbing and then rappelling back down. First, we set up camp on Friday evening. Then we ate dinner, which we brought ourselves. Then we made a campfire and searched the area for small twigs and branches to start the fire with. We sat around
Read MoreAmerican Heritage Girls (AHG) was founded by a group of parents wanting a faith-based, scout-type character development program for their daughters in 1995. The AHG Program is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. AHG girls across the nation and
Read MoreIt’s not every day that someone gets the opportunity to climb mountains in the effort to get ahead, Troop 464 from Sierra Vista, AZ did just that over the Memorial Day weekend. (more…)
Read MoreAmerican Heritage Girls was founded around a kitchen table in 1995 by a group of parents living in a northern suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Their frustration with the way their beloved scouting organization was handling matters of faith and culture led to a vision of a fun-filled, Christ-centered, service-oriented, outdoor
Read MoreThe Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of approximately 2.2 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and approximately 800,000 volunteers in
Read MoreDiscovery is at the heart of Scouting. Whether it’s a campout, derby car race, or hike on the trail, we believe every adventure helps us uncover a little more about ourselves. We build the foundations for humility and compassion—strengthening character through actions—to prepare youth for a lifetime of leadership. Be
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