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Jumpstart 2024

(March 15-17, 2024)


Troop 680 welcomed five new Scouts from Pack 680 at the Pack's crossover ceremony on March 9.  Four of those Scouts were able to attend the Troop's annual Jumpstart Campout, March 15-17, to get started on their Scouts BSA journey.  This year's Jumpstart took place at Camp Wilson / Pohick Bay Regional Park in Lorton, VA instead of the Troop's usual location at Prince William Forest Park due to renovations to the campground there.  This was the first time the Troop had been to Camp Wilson in about seven years, and things worked out well.   The weather was perfect, unlike the previous year, and the four new Scouts who attended did a great job, earning Scout rank, Totin' Chip, and Firem'n Chit.   The SLP planned the campout and led the new Scouts through the requirements aided by the ASPL and a great team of Scouts from all of the Troop's existing Patrols.  Also, the three Scout cooks did a great job keeping everyone fed with all sorts of interesting offerings, including steak and potatoes, crepes, and the ever-popular hamburgers and hot dogs.  Two of the Scout cooks also completed requirements for First Class rank and Camping MB.   Additional photos are available on the restricted pages.


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Scout Sunday - March 3, 2024

Troop 680 and Pack 680, chartered by the Friends of Alexandria Catholic Scouting, Inc. celebrated Scout Sunday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church together with Venture Crew 1022 (chartered by Good Shepherd) and Catholic Scouts and leaders from other BSA units in the Colonial District, including Pack and Troop 301 (chartered by VFW Post 609),  Pack 888 and Troop 996 (chartered by Friends of Fort Hunt Scouting, Inc.),  Troop 993 (chartered by Wesley United Methodist Men), Pack and Troop 1509 (chartered by St. Aidans Episcopal Church), Ship 818 (chartered by Belle Haven Marina Inc.), and Girl Scout Troop 53801 (chartered by Bush Hill Presbyterian Church)