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PR: Eagle Scout interviewed on News 12 -1/10/22

Council News, Scout Stories, Scouting StoriesBy Bob Brown12th January 2022

Lindsay Ferretti, Eagle Scout from Troop 219 in Darien was interviewed by News 12. Segment air date: January 10, 2022 Click here to watch the segment

PR: Darien Senior First Female Darien Scout to Earn Eagle Rank- 1/4/22

Council News, Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown5th January 2022

Read the Greenwich Time story

PR: CT Style TV Segment Featuring brothers Will & Peter from Fairfield 09/29/21

Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown17th December 2021

WTNH News 8 Paid Media Partnership aired this Scouting segment on their CT Style program September 29, 2019.     Watch TV Segment here

PR: Eagle Scouts Create a Memorial for COVID Victims in Fairfield 10/29/21

Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown17th December 2021

Eagle Scout Lin Sunil, senior at Fairfield Warde High School and member of Troop 82 created a COVID-19 memorial for victims in Fairfield.   Watch News 12 story here

PR: Thanks For Giving Food Drive 11/14/21

Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown17th December 2021

News 12 covered this year’s Thanks for Giving Food Drive at Wassen Field, Milford over the weekend of November 13 & 14, 2021. Over 250 volunteers including Scouts BSA and Girl Scouts ran the drive.     Click here to see the story!   The Connecticut Post covered the story   Click here to read…

PR: Scout Life Magazine Cartoonist honored Nov 16, 2021

Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown13th December 2021

Orlando Busino Honored for his work for Scout’s Life Magazine Long time illustrator for Boy’s Life, now Scout’s Life Magazine, Orlando Busino was honored at the Powahay/Scatacook fall Camporee in October. He created a beloved character, “Gus” the dog that debuted in the January issue of Boy’s Life in 1970. At 95 years, Busino continues…

John Zane Celebrates 75 Years in Scouting story 11/24/30

Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown1st December 2021

John Zane established the area’s first Merit Badge College, now active for more than 40 years. That’s just one of this long-time Eagle Scout’s many contributions and adventures in Scouting. Read the Zip06.com story

PR: Stratford Senior Among First Females to Attain Eagle Rank 11/30/21

Council News, Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown1st December 2021

The New Haven Register wrote about one of our new Eagle Scouts, Elizabeth Massey from Troop 20 in Stratford. Shout out to her for representing her Troop, town and Council in such a positive way! Read the New Haven Register story

PR: Matthew Gentile Outstanding Eagle Award story 11/21/21

Council News, Scout StoriesBy Bob Brown1st December 2021

Eagle Scout and NASA engineer, Matthew Gentile was honored with the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at the Andrew Shaw Memorial Cabin in Darien. Read the Darien Times story

John Zane Celebrates 75th Anniversary in Scouting 2021

Council News, Scout Stories, UncategorisedBy Bob Brown26th October 2021

By Alyssa Naumann / October 26, 2021 Zane shares his experience of Scouting in his book “Ever a Scout.” On Saint Patrick’s Day of 1946, John Zane started his Scouting journey as a Cub Scout. Now, Zane has just reached his 75th anniversary in Scouting with his two sons also part of the Scouting program.…

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