Great Falls, Virginia
On Jan. 7th 2014, six boy scouts from Troop 55 were presented with “President’s Volunteer Service Award” for their extraordinary community service during year 2013 and 2014. Two scouts earned Bronze Medals, one scout achieved the Silver Medal, and three scouts were honored with Gold Medals. Each of them also received a personalized award certificate, […]
Boy Scout from BSA Troop 55 was on the front cover of the Winter 2015 edition of “The Scouter Digest (National Capital Area Council)”. Scouts participated the NCAC ‘s “Veterans Day Wreath Laying” service at Washington DC , met with veterans and passed out roses to them as a way of thanking them for their […]
The Scouter Digest picked Troop 55′s leadership in Wolf Trap National Park’s local program as the feature story for Powhatan District. For the full story, please visit this link at page 35 http://issuu.com/ncacbsa/docs/w15_pgs_1_48_final_issuu
When: 11/09/2014 13:00 Where: Boy Scout Memorial, The EllipseWashington, District of Columbia 20502 Contact: Mr. Ye at yejeff [at] hotmail [dot] com if you plan to participate For many years, a great group of Scouts and adults have gathered in Washington DC to salute our veterans. It is essential that all generations of fellow countrymen […]
Friday, November 7, 2014 – Going Up! Volunteers will help setup and take down each station and interact with visitors (mostly Forestville Elementary School Students K-6 ). Slots: 5:00-6:00: Set up; 5:30-7:30: Orientation and Running Stations; 7:30-8:30: Take down and clean up. Refreshments will be provided during orientation. Volunteers are requested for the entire slot, but […]
From Oct. 15th to Nov. 15th, the web site of the program “President’s Volunteer Service Award” is upgraded to a new version, you may experience some software glitches for your service record hours during this “soft launch” period. Please let Mr. Ye know if you see any service data missing, and he will contact the […]
Service to our community and others is an important aspect of Scouting as evidenced by its inclusion in the Scout Oath wherein a scout pledges “to help other people at all times”. To encourage scouts and scouts family members to service the community, BSA Troop 55 became “Certifying Organization” in July 2014 to establish the […]
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