As part of our Scout's healthy living initiative, the BSA are working both with first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move program to solve the challenge of childhood obesity and with the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN) to engage, educate, and empower youth to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity and good nutrition.

This challenge is for everyone associated with the Boy Scouts of America, including Scouts, Venturers, Parents, Volunteers, Council Staff, Board Members, Friends of Scouting, and BSA Alumni.

To earn the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge Award, you are required to meet a daily activity goal of 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 minutes a day for kids under 18 for at least five days a week, for six out of eight weeks. Stick with the program and you'll earn an award in less than two months.

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/wtw/pala_overview.pdf

Boys’ Life Reading Contest

http://boyslife.org/

 

SAY ‘YES’ TO READING

Enter the Boys’ Life Reading Contest

Write a one-page report titled "The Best Book I Read This Year" and enter it in the

 

Boys’ Life 2012 "Say Yes to Reading!" contest.

 

The book can be fiction or nonfiction. But the report has to be in your own words — 500 words tops. Enter in one of these three age categories:

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8 years old and younger

 

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9 and 10 years old

 

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11 years old and older

 

First-place winners in each age category will receive a $100 gift certificate good for any product in the Boy Scouts official retail catalog. Second-place winners will receive a $75 gift certificate, and third-place winners a $50 certificate.

Everyone who enters will get a free patch like the one on this page.

 

(And, yes, the patch is a temporary insignia, so it can be worn on the Boy Scout uniform shirt, on the right pocket. Proudly display it there or anywhere!) In coming years, you’ll have the opportunity to earn different patches.

*This is an annual contest and all submissions should be date stamped by the last day of the year.