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Scouting in Troop 5 is fun!

It is also a commitment.

We expect that most boys have busy lives – interests in extra-curricular activities, religious and spiritual obligations, sports, doing schoolwork, and responsibilities at home and to their families.

Troop 5 is active every week during the school year and throughout the summer. We expect Scouting to be among the things considered important in a boy’s life.

For Scouts

Troop 5 Scouts have fun in active, outdoor experiences and troop and patrol meetings.

When you join Troop 5, you will be a member of the Troop, and you’ll be a member of a Patrol, within the Troop (each Patrol has about 7 scouts).

Once a month, the troop goes away for a weekend campout. You’ll learn how to camp–set up a tent, cook your meals, use personal and troop gear! The Scouts plan the weekends – some of the things done in the past year include hiking, backpacking, cycling, canoeing, fishing, swimming, skiing, and individual and team sports.

For 2 weeks every summer, the troop goes to a Scouting America camp in the Adirondack mountains. At camp, you’ll not only have a lot of fun activities to choose from but also learn more scouting skills. You can learn more about Camp Massawepie on this page.

Scouting also happens every week! At troop meetings, there is a program built around the monthly theme. Scouts have learned about doing their own bike repairs, photography, first aid, astronomy, and crime-solving.

Several times a month, you’ll have a meeting with your patrol (each patrol sets a regular meeting time, usually lasting an hour at the patrol leader’s house). At your Patrol meeting, you’ll plan your meals for the next campout, decide who is responsible for what, work on advancement and merit badges, and have some fun time together, maybe playing video games or shooting hoops.

For Adults

Troop 5 offers you the chance to stay connected with your scouts. Parents and other adults make this program possible for the scouts by driving on outings, helping with events and camp outs, working on communications, finances, fundraising, serving as Assistant Scoutmasters and as Troop Committee members.

Part of our mission is to provide adult role models and opportunities for scouts to engage with and develop positive relationships with adults. We need your help!

Whether you grew up with Scouting or your young scout is the first Scout in your family – there is a place for you to be part of the Troop 5 family!