Just show up at any of our weekly meetings and we’ll get you signed up.
We meet Thursdays at 7:30pm, from Labor Day to mid-June, in the basement of the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Wyncote, PA.
The church is at on Bent Road at Kent Ave—though the entrance to the basement where we actually meet is around the back at 217 Fernbrook Ave. (Note that, while we do meet in a church basement, we are a rigorously non-denominational troop open to any person of any faith, or none.)
Joining requirements
For the most up-to-date requirements and information about joining Scouts, see the official BSA website at www.scouting.org. But in brief:
To join Scout Troop 116, you must be:
- A boy or a girl
- Aged 11 to 17 (or 10 and already completed fifth grade)
- Willing to have fun
To join Venture Crew 116, you must be:
- A young man or young woman
- Aged 14-20
- Willing to have fun (and understand you will NOT be tenting with your girlfriend/boyfriend)
Other than the required age restrictions, we accept all applicants of every race, religion, sexual orientation, and physical or mental capability. We also, as a troop, strenuously disagree with BSA’s official stance on atheism and choose to ignore it.
So long as you are willing to work as part of the team and are ready for some high adventure fun in the great outdoors, we’re happy to have you join the troop.
Not yet 11 or 14?
Under 11? Try Cub Scouts
For boys and girls under 11, look into one of the many fine local cub scout pack, which are appropriate for kids in first through fifth grades (ages 7–10) You can find the pack closest to you at beascout.scouting.org
If you are not yet old enough for the troop of crew, there is Cub Scouts (see sidebar).
If you are already in cubs and a Webelos, try out the troop!
Members of the older branch of Cub Scouts—called Webelos, generally aged 9 and 10—and their leaders and parents are welcome anytime at our weekly meetings.
Webelos are often invited to accompany the troop on several of our easier weekend trips throughout the year—from camping to canoeing to punkin’ chunkin’—so long as at least one of the Webelos’ adult leaders or parents accompanies them. (The more, the merrier; adults have fun on the trips, too.)
Contact the scoutmaster to see which trips this year might be appropriate for your Webelo.