Scoutmaster Podcast 85

Story from the 1997 jamboree: a Scout loses $150 wallet; another Scout returns it intact, demonstrating that Scouting works.

Email from Brit Helms, ASM in Troop 108, Fort Mill SC — 40-year Scouter whose Eagle Scout award was presented to his own son; he gifted Clarke a voice-matched Baden Powell recommendation clip.

Hab Butler, Northeast Region commissioner and Silver Buffalo Award recipient, discusses chairing the committee that created the Journey to Excellence program, its five key indicators, tiered ratings, patrol method emphasis, and national volunteer responsiveness.