ASM59 Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I have a question for you all. We are conducting a Court of Honor for one of our boys who has earned his Eagle rank. For several of the ASM's of our troop (including myself) this is the first Eagle Court of Honor that we've attended. We were wondering: Is it customary to get a gift for the new Eagle Scout? If so, what sort of gift would be appropriate? Thanks, Doug - ASM T.59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Region 7 Voyageur Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I have given gifts to some Eagle Scouts that I have had personal involvement with. The nicest gift that I have given is an engraved Buck Knife that they make special for Eagle Scouts. The price is good too. Check it out at: http://www.yaworski.com/eagleknife/ Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croushorn Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Found this post in the archives. It was passed onto me and I did it for one of my 'special' Eagles last summer. It is a beautiful knife and would highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwd-scouter Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 We just had a ceremony for an Eagle Scout who was always a bit of a fire bug. We nicknamed him pyro many years ago and he could always be counted on to have a least one lighter on hand. We gave him an engraved zippo lighter with a raised eagle on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew21_Adv Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 ASM59, Greetings! A good gift is an Eagle Item that they may wear. Or a 5 year membership into NESA. (If the parents or Troop does not already provide them.) An Eagle Scout neckerchief or Eagle bolo tie. Other items that may be found in a few shopping malls may be American Bald Eagle figurines. Anywhere between 10 dollars to a couple hundred. Scouting Forever and Venture On! Crew21 Adv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevorum Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Personally, I wouldn't give a NESA membership as a gift. NESA is a good group, but that's like making a donation in the fellow's name to the Sierra Club (or another group of your choice). I really, really like the idea of a Buck knife. If I had been given such a knife at age 15, I'd still be using it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle92 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 What I've given in the past is a copy of the 1910 BSA Handbook. Everyone gets a kick out of it. On a different note, the nicest and most appreciated "Thank You" gift I got from an eagle was a copy of the BSA handbook I got my Eagle under as my book went for a little swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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