Troop 504
North Amherst, MA
Established
in 1917
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The Best Scout Troop In The Universe - Troop 504!
One of the Oldest Troops in the US
Troop 504 was chartered in 1917, only 7 years after the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. It has operated continually under the charter of the North Congregational Church in the same location for that entire time.
We are dedicated to the principles of personal honor and responsibility, community service, outdoor skills and environmental education, development in leadership, physical fitness, teamwork, and citizenship. Troop 504 is a boy-led troop. Scouts plan and organize all of our programs, with assistance as needed from adults on the troop committee. The troop is organized into patrols, each of which forms a team of about eight scouts. Activities often include competition between patrols.
Scouts may advance through seven ranks (Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle), and have the opportunity to earn merit badges in over 100 different subjects. More advanced scouts also serve the troop in many different leadership positions. Other honors and awards include election to the Order of the Arrow (scouting's honor/service society); 50-miler award for hiking/canoeing; BSA snorkeling, scuba, and mile-swim awards, and life guard certification.
Troop 504 is part of the Western Massachusetts Council, BSA, Metacomet District.
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