October 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 October 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
- "Magic: A Delicate Balance"**
- Wolf: Tools for Fixing and Building ACH
- Bear: Magic ELECT
- "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
- "Let's Look at Quarterbacks"*
- Bear: Sports, Sports, Sports! ACH
- "DINK AND DUFF"
- November theme: Kids Against Crime
- "TIGER CUBS"
- Find-the-trick-or-treat-candy puzzle
- "Bicycling: A Bump in the Road"
- Wolf: Keep Your Body Healthy ACH
- Bear: Ride Right ACH
- "You Can Do It: Up and at 'Em!"**
- Bear: Building Muscles ACH
- "Food: Super Sandwich"
- Bear: What's Cooking? ACH
WEBELOS SCOUTS
- "Codemaster: The Lucky Number Code"
- Communicator activity badge
- "Webelos Woody"
- November activity badge: Craftsman
- "Mazes & More!"**
- Communicator activity badge
- "A True Story of Scouts in Action"
- Readyman activity badge
- "Readers' Page"
- Communicator activity badge
- "You Can Do It: Up and at 'Em!"**
- Athlete activity badge
- "Bicycling: A Bump in the Road"
- Readyman activity badge
BOY SCOUTS
- "Orizaba Odyssey"
- November program feature: High Adventure; Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle ranks; Climbing MB
- "Wall Work"
- Climbing MB
- "Bicycling: A Bump in the Road"
- Cycling, First Aid, Emergency Preparedness MBs
- "A True Story of Scouts in Action"
- Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Safety MBs
- "Collecting"
- Collections MB
- "Nature: Between the Lions"***
- Nature MB
- "Food: Super Sandwich"
- Cooking MB
SPECIAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FOR TIGER CUBS:
A find-the-trick-or-treat-candy puzzle with special appeal to this group of 7-year-olds.
FOR CUB SCOUTS:
Dink and Duff explore November's Kids Against Crime pack theme.
FOR WEBELOS SCOUTS:
Webelos Woody tackles November's Craftsman activity badge.
FOR BOY SCOUTS:
"Orizaba Odyssey" has ideas for troops using the High Adventure 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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