Boy Scouts see Hispanics as key to boosting ranks

As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics into its declining — and mostly white — ranks.

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.