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Parental involvement is an important part of the Scouting experience. You need not have been a Scout or even have outdoor experience to get involved as a parent -- we can find a role for you. Please join us for a most rewarding experience. Get to know your son! For more information, contact one of the senior Scoutmasters below or send email to info@troop182.org. |
Fun, usually through outdoor adventure, is the troop's first objective. Unless the boys are having fun, they won't stay in Scouting.Troop 182 provides structured fun activities to achieve the goals of Scouting, which, simply put, is to prepare boys for the life ahead of them. Each boy is challenged to find something in Scouting that is special for him. During the school year, we have a monthly “main event” usually a campout of one or two nights somewhere in New England. We end the season with a Mystery Adventure to a location unknown to the boys (of course the parents are informed). There are many other events during the year as well. For our younger boys, we make extensive use of our troop's cabin at Nobscot Scout Reservation on Edgell Road on the Framingham-Sudbury line. The calendar lists the trips planned for the year. |
We have some 50 registered Scouts, of which approximately 30-40 actively attend meetings and events. Troop members range in age from 10˝ to 17. All boys ages 10-17 are welcome to check out the Troop; please bring a parent along with you. If you have received the Webelos Arrow of Light award or have completed the fifth grade, you may join when you are 10˝. Most of the boys join the troop in the winter (usually |
January) as they cross over from the Webelos program. Boys may join at any time and need not have been a Cub Scout. The Troop consists largely of boys living in Wellesley, but several are from Newton and other communities. All are welcome, but we reserve the right to limit the number of new members to ensure a quality program. |
We have boys of all Scout ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle. Each year between 2 and 4 Scouts achieve Scouting’s highest rank: that of Eagle Scout. Currently the Troop has a number of Eagle Scouts serving in youth leadership roles, and many others actively working on their Eagle Scout Service Projects. All of our leaders have completed one or more leadership training programs. |
Advancement through the ranks is an important part of the Scouting program and we strive to help each scout achieve his potential. Attendance at meetings is important to advancement, as is participation in main events. As a troop, we go to Boy Scout camp for one or more weeks each summer. About half our boys attend Scout summer camp. In recent years, we have attended Camp Yawgoog (Rockland, RI), Camp Resolute (Bolton, MA), Hidden Valley Scout Camp (Gilmanton Iron Works, NH) and, D-Bar-A Trail-to-Eagle Camp (Detroit, Michigan). A Scout does not have to participate in every meeting or event or attend camp to advance. We understand the demands of school and other activities that most boys have. However, the level of involvement in the Troop's program and summer camp is directly related to what a Scout gets out of the program. |