Troop 5 Calendar
Harlem Troop 5 meets weekly and camps monthly.
Scouts meet every Wednesday that NYC schools are open, 4:15 - 6:00 p.m., @ KIPP BEYOND MIDDLE SCHOOL, 533 West 121st Street (near Broadway & 121st Street). Every boy in 5th to 11th grade is invited to check out Harlem Troop 5 at any Wednesday meeting. Boys must be officially registered to attend any event away from the school. The cost to join Harlem Troop 5 is $25 and the paperwork must be signed by a parent or guardian.
Parents meet after each Court of Honor Awards Ceremony.
2023-2024 Special Events:
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Community Service Event @ The Wyatt Tee Walker Senior Living Facility
We will be meeting on Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 starting at 9 AM and working until about 12:30 PM. Meet at 2177 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10026.
Please check out this link:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/harlem-senior-housing-beautification-project
Cost: Free (Troop Event)
Note: Scouts should wear their uniform and they will receive service hours.
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Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla
Thursday, October 26th, 2023 in Central Park at the Harlem Meer. Festivities will start at 4 p.m. at the Charles E. Dana Discovery Center.
Please check out this link:
Cost: Free (Troop Event)
Note: Bring a carved pumpkin to light up and put in the water.
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Exploration Merit Badge Opportunity
Saturday, October 28, 2023, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Explorers Club,
46 East 70th Street, New York.
Register at this link ---> https://scoutingevent.com/640-
Cost $15/scout (GNYC Council Event)
Note: Nayib will be at this event. Scouts should come prepared with their uniform, workbook and prerequisites filled out for the merit badge(s) they are trying to complete.
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Fall Merit Badge Rally
The rally will take place on Saturday, November 4 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at Immaculate Conception Church - in the Parish Hall at 414 East 14th Street near 1st Avenue.
Look at this link for more information on merit badges ---> https://www.scouting.org/
Cost: Free (GNYC Council Event)
Note: Nayib will be at this event. Scouts should come prepared with their uniform, workbook and prerequisites filled out for the merit badge(s) they are trying to complete.
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Veteran's Day Parade
Come march down 5th avenue & honor our military veterans with the Boy Scouts of America on Saturday, November 11th, 2023 from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm
More information and registration at this link: https://nycscouting.org/events/veteransdayparade/
Cost: Free (GNYC Council Event)
Note: Please wear scout uniform (Class A). Scouts will get service hours.
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November Campout at Camp Alpine
We had to reschedule our October campout due to all the inclement weather and rain.
We are planning to go camping from Friday, November 17th, 2023 to Saturday, November 18th, 2023.
We will depart from Kipp Beyond Middle School at 6 PM on Fri 11/17 and return to Kipp on Saturday afternoon 11/18 by 4 PM.
Cost: $10/scout (Troop Event)
Note: Consent forms needed
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Winter Camp at Camp Alpine
December 27th-30th, 2023
Please check out the following link, to register --> https://tenmileriver.org/
Cost: $350/scout (GNYC Council event)
Note: Medical forms must be filled out to attend. Camperships are available.
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Troop 5
Harlem, NY