November 16, 2024

September 2016 Canoe Trip – Eagles patrol Historian Report

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September 2016 Rappahannock River Canoe Outing – by Tyler Syring and Lucas Anderson (Eagles Patrol) Our first outing of the year went well. All scouts stepped up and helped in the cooking and cleaning in the Eagles patrol, and although we only had 3 people, we ended up being first to finish cooking and first to finish […]

Wreaths Across America

Wreaths Across America is a 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to honoring and remembering our veterans.  Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission of Wreaths Across America to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,100 additional locations in all 50 U.S. […]

ANNUAL DUES FOR TROOP 55 ARE NOW DUE!

DUES FOR 2016-17 ARE $175.00 FOR THE YEAR. Dues cover the following benefits: Official annual registration fees with national Boy Scouts of America All awards, rank advancements, merit badges and patches Court of Honor Expenses (including fully catered fall CoH) Scout leadership training Convenience of PayPal service to allow credit card payments without transaction fees Troop […]

Application for 2017 National Jamboree

Application for 2017 National Scout Jamboree The following is a link to the online registration for the 2017 National Scout Jamboree:  http://www.summitbsa.org/events/jamboree/jamboree-registration/.   It’s going to be an awesome experience!  For more information about the 2017 National Jamboree, including age/rank criteria, highlights and breakdown of costs, check here.  

June 2016 Adopt-a-Highway

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  On Saturday, June 4, the Dragons and Scorpions patrols along with a few helpful volunteers participated in Adopt a Highway along the sides of Walker road. For about an hour and a half, the scouts gave up their time to pick up trash on the sides of the road and make sure that the […]

Crabtree Falls May 2016 – Bear patrol Historian Report

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 Crabtree Falls Outing 5/14-15 2016 by James L. (Bear Patrol) We met at St. Francis early on Saturday morning and left pretty quickly.   Last backpacking trip we took a long time in the parking lot preparing.  The drive was long, about 4 hours or so down windy and steep roads. 

Hershey Park 2016 – Bear patrol Historian Report

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Hershey Park Trip Report by James L. (Bear Patrol) We left Friday evening to head up to the Campground and arrived late that night.  We heard there was cold weather and maybe snow or rain coming.