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Lose weight, get fit for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

Use this advice to start losing pounds today and building endurance for the upcoming jamboree—in addition to other physical Scouting activities.

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Summit Shakedown offers a preview of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

Get ready for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree by taking this behind-the-scenes tour of the Summit Shakedown, which offered a preview of what’s to come at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.

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Summit Shakedown preview: Patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

See what your Scouts can expect when it comes to patch trading at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.

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Get a taste for the BSA’s future when exploring West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail

Hike or bike the gorge Greenbrier River Trail to witness a tantalizing glimpse of the BSA’s future in West Virginia.

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Jim and Cathy Justice describe why they support Scouting

The BSA “factory” produces good citizens. That’s why Jim Justice recently decided to become a major financial supporter of the Summit Bechtel Reserve, site of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and located not far from his home in Lewisburg.

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SummitCorps builds a trail to the future

Breaking rocks. Raking roots. Digging dirt. All in a day’s work for Order of the Arrow volunteers during last summer’s trail-building program for the National Park Service. But what they really built was something much bigger.

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SummitCorps trail celebrated by hikers and cyclists

The Arrowhead Hike and Bike Trail, a 12.8-mile pathway located just north of the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia, is now open to cyclists and hikers.

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How we plan to grow Scouting’s legacy in West Virginia

When we unveiled plans for The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, we spoke of how this project would benefit the entire New River Gorge region. In July, we’ll again make good on that promise with the Order of the Arrow leading the way. That’s when we’ll launch SummitCorps—The New River Experience.

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