September 2002
Let Boys' Life Be Your Program Helper
Boys' Life magazine helps make your Scouting program and your Scouts excel. Research shows that boys who subscribe to the magazine advance further, spend more time outdoors, and stay in Scouting longer than those who don't.
Below are articles and features scheduled for publication in the September 2002 issues of Boys' Life that can help youth members with advancement.
Abbreviations are "ACH" for achievement, "ELECT" for elective, and "MB" for merit badge. Titles in COLOR indicate special program features.
CUB SCOUTS
- "History: Shores of Tripoli"
- Bear: The Past Is Exciting and Important ACH
- "A True Story of Scouts in Action"
- Wolf: Family Alert ELECT
- Bear: Be Ready ACH
- "Bible Heroes"
- Wolf: Duty to God ACH
- Bear: Ways We Worship ACH
- "T Is for Team"
- Wolf: Sports ELECT
- Bear: Sports, Sports, Sports! ACH
- "DINK AND DUFF"
- October theme: It's a Jungle of Fun
- "TIGER CUBS"
- Match-the-ice-cream-scoop-to-its-ingredients puzzle
- "Scouting Around"
- Wolf: Duty to God ACH
- "Collecting"
- Wolf: Start a Collection ACH
- "Burning Questions"
- Bear: Space ELECT
WEBELOS SCOUTS
- "Scouting Around"
- Citizen activity badge
- "Webelos Woody"
- October activity badge: Citizen
- "Stop, Thief!"
- Naturalist activity badge
- "A True Story of Scouts in Action"
- Readyman activity badge
- "Rebuilding Hope, Heart and Home"*
- Family Member activity badge
- "T Is for Team"
- Sportsman activity badge
- "Bridging the Gap"**
- Engineer activity badge
BOY SCOUTS
- "Bridging the Gap"**
- October program feature: Engineering; Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle ranks; Engineering MB
- "A Teen's Game Plan for Life"
- Personal Management, Personal Fitness MBs
- "Burning Questions"
- Space Exploration MB
- "A True Story of Scouts in Action"
- Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Safety MBs
- "Collecting"
- Collections MB
- "T Is for Team"
- Sports MB
- "History: Shores of Tripoli"
- American Heritage MB
SPECIAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FOR TIGER CUBS:
A match-the-ice-cream-scoop puzzle with special appeal to this group of 7-year-olds.
FOR CUB SCOUTS:
Dink and Duff explore October's It's a Jungle of Fun pack theme.
FOR WEBELOS SCOUTS:
Webelos Woody tackles October's Citizen activity badge.
FOR BOY SCOUTS:
"Bridging the Gap" has ideas for troops using the Engineering program feature.
SUBSCRIBE TO BOYS' LIFE
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For a one-year, nonmember subscription, send $18 (add state taxes as applicable) to Boys' Life, Subscription Service, S302, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Ln., P.O. Box 152350, Irving, TX 75015-2350.
However, anyone in your pack or troop can receive the magazine at home for only $9 a year (add state taxes as applicable). That's just 75 cents an issue! To get this great bargain, check with your local Scout council service center.
Outside the U.S., all subscribers add $18 for additional postage for each one-year (12 issues) subscription.
*Low edition only
**Middle and Upper editions only
***Upper edition only
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