You can now get the Inclusive Scouting Award patch for your Scout uniform through ScoutPride.

You can order the patch, and it will be mailed to you free-of-charge, by emailing scoutpride ‘at’ interstateq ‘dot’ com.

In the email, please include:
* Your Name
* Your Mailing Address

The package will be sent in an un-marked package for your privacy.

“You Earn It By Wearing It.”

The Inclusive Scouting Award serves a dual purpose. It helps identify scouts and scouters who are “safe” to approach and are supportive of those who are currently threatened with exclusion from Scouting, thereby contributing to a healthier environment for the youth in the program. And it also provides an opportunity for scouts and scouters to exercise some difficult aspects of showing good character and citizenship - all of which is consistent with the best traditions of Scouting.
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The Inclusive Scouting Distinguished Service Award. In cases of outstanding public displays of support or advocacy for making Scouting available to everyone regardless of religion or sexual orientation, or in cases where an individual takes a stand on the issue at substantial personal risk (including being kicked out of the BSA), the Inclusive Scouting Distinguished Service Award will be presented. For the Distinguished Service version of the award, the patch designating the award has a gold border instead of khaki.

The very first Distinguished Service Award was presented in person to Dave Rice after a screening of the documentary film Scout’s Honor on May 6, 2002. He received a standing ovation from the audience.

Inclusive Scouting Distinguished Service Award Recipients

• Dave Rice, Petaluma, CA, May 6, 2002 (Inaugural Award)
• James Dale, New Jersey, May 6, 2002
• Matt Hill Comer, Winston-Salem, NC, June 30, 2003