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Lexington Herald-Leader | 11/15/2006 | Making the most of scouting
Jervis Hui never really thought about what it was like to be homeless. That is, until he started building shelves for and painting the laundry room at God’s Net Warehouse.

The shelves he built as a community service project are to be used to hold detergent and clothes donated for use by the homeless who wash their clothes at the facility.

motoring.co.za - Cub Scout saves kids from runaway bike
Eastpointe, Michigan – An out-of-control motorcycle ploughed into a Veteran’s Day parade crowd of 50 people in this Detroit suburb and put six adults and five children in hospital.

Scout project preserves the past | IndyStar.com
A Carmel Boy Scout troop this year completed a touching project at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Erik Anderson, 18, is in Troop 125 of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. He and other members last April power-washed 1,400 gravestones of veterans from the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II.

Podcast #89-What I’m Thankful For

I’m a little introspective with the holidays coming, so not much actual information in tonight’s show. I need some feedback and topics for upcoming shows.

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Rockport Pilot, Newspaper of Aransas County, Rockport, TX
Rockport-Fulton High School freshman Beau Kelly recently completed his final project en route to Eagle Scout status, and did so at an apropos time in honor of deceased veterans on Veterans Day.

Although deceased veterans are typically honored on Memorial Day, the young man selected Veterans Day in which to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Scout transforms barn wall into educational mural
HAMILTON — With the help of Eagle Scout Rob Calehuff from Boy Scout Troop 38, the back of an old barn from the Mercer County Soil Conservation site on Hughes Drive underwent a major facelift.

The plain gray wall was transformed into a colorful and educational mural. The mural depicts a scenic view of cultivated farmland, with a windrow of evergreen trees to neatly camouflage a row of unattractive ledges in the barn, and four big brown bats swooping out from a roosting box to begin their evening search for insects.

ContraCostaTimes.com | 11/08/2006 | Cubs and others rebuild bikes for needy kids at service day
TAKE ONE Cub Scout pack from Pleasant Hill Elementary School, add officers from the Pleasant Hill Police Department, mix gently with friends, family and members of the community, and sprinkle liberally with bicycles in need of repair, and what you have is a recipe for success.