Great Falls, Virginia
BSA troop 55 scouts group at Great Falls VA is nominated for the 2015 Fairfax County Volunteer Service Award for “Youth Volunteer” category. We are very honored to compete in this category with other honorable youth volunteer groups from Fairfax county, including CLIPUS Foundation, Wheels to Africa and Youth of Rock Spring Group. The award ceremony will be […]
To help Forestville ES students make age appropriate rockets, Pack 55 has invited us to attend their Pack meeting where representative from the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) will speak and Scouts will have an opportunity to help build rockets. NAR will also arrange for any Scout to launch their rocket from Greenbelt or Mt […]
Volunteer for iSchool for Future’s Science Activities at Herndon Friday, April 17, 2015 MOM’s Organic Market in Herndon (424 Elden St, Herndon, VA 20171) iSchool for the Future will be offering a few tables with hands-on science activities outside MOM’s Organic Market in Herndon this upcoming Friday, April 17th, from 11am to 2:30pm. They could use some volunteers […]
NoVA Mini Maker Faire Volunteer Service – Historian Report March 15, 2015 by James Y. (Scorpion Patrol Historian) On March 14, three scouts from Troop 55 went to Reston South Lakes High school for setup for the NoVA Mini Maker Faire that was being hosted there. Tables needed to be set up, boxes needed to […]
Troop 55 will provide scouts to help with the Sunrise Easter Service at Great Falls National Park (at the visitor center), located at 9200 Old Dominion Dr, McLean, VA 22102. The scouts arrive early (6:00 am) and hand out programs and then take the collection mid-way through the service. At the end, if there is […]
DATE: 3/21/2015 (Sat 9:30AM – 11:00AM) LOCATION: Great Falls Walker Rd (North of Rt 193) Troop 55 is the Adopt-a-Highway sponsor for the segment of Walker Road between the Village up to Riverbend Gold and Country Club. We commit to picking up trash along this route at least four times a year. The patrols rotate this responsibility […]
Mini Maker Faire Volunteers iSchool Mini Maker Faire Volunteer at iSchool’s Table or Children’s Workshop NOVA Mini Maker Faire Sunday, March 15, 2015 South Lakes High School and Langston Hughes Middle School, Reston iSchools for the Future is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children succeed in the 21st century, it asks for volunteer supports […]
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