Activities

Below is a list of some of the activities in which Troop 624 participates.  This is not a comprehensive list, but it gives you an idea of some of our favorite activities!  Some of the items have links to further information on that activity — please click!

Summer camp at Sinoquipe:  Troop 624’s most highly attended activity, enjoying a terrific week at Scout camp!  Scouts work on advancement, leadership, teamwork, skills, and badges while having a fun time with other troops at this Scout camp in the Pennsylvania mountains.  Click here to learn more about this popular annual event.

Projectoree:  A Chain Bridge District event held every spring at Camp Wilson in Lorton, Virginia.  Several different troops attend, enjoying competitive games between patrols and a chance to meet fellow Scouts from neighboring troops.

2020 Projectoree Information – April 2020

Klondike Derby:  The Klondike Derby is a winter event held at Camp Highroad in Aldie, Virginia.  Many Scout troops in the area compete in this event.  Scouts pull a sled through the snowy (if lucky) or muddy (when not so lucky) terrain of the area, stopping at designated stations to earn points (gold nuggets) by demonstrating skill and knowledge of various Scout-related topics. Lots of fun and a chance to compete against patrols from other troops.  The next Klondike Derby will be held on Feb. 9-10, 2020.
Check out Klondike Derby 2016

Advancement Camp:  Every Spring.  Check out 2018 Advancement Camp

Mulch:  The annual mulch drive is Troop 624’s biggest fundraiser.  Each Scout is given a territory in the Arlington/Falls Church area in which to distribute fliers advertising bags of high-quality hardwood mulch.  On a Saturday in March, the entire Troop works together to deliver all the mulch.  This is a huge fundraiser for the Troop and individual Scouts can add funds to their Scout accounts by selling mulch and working on delivery.   Customers love the quality, low price, greater quantity and also appreciate the convenience of having the mulch delivered directly to their homes as well as the 40% tax deduction.

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Scout Days at Nationals Park:      Fun for Scouts and families at specially designated Scout Days  with the Washington Nationals baseball team!

Pancake Breakfasts:  A fundraiser at St. Ann church with Cub Scout Pack 624.   Scouts serve and help prepare a delicious pancake breakfast after the Sunday Masses.  Lots of fun meeting and talking with parishioners as well as other Scouts, not to mention good food!  Look out IHOP!

Camporee:  Fall Camp Highroad in Aldie, Va.
Scouts work together to strengthen and develop outdoor skills, including leadership and teamwork development through a series of competitive games.

Boy Scout Troop 624 at Winter Camp

Winter Camping at Sinoquipe:  We enjoy our favorite Scout camp in the winter months, staying warm at Kierstein Lodge and inviting Arrow of Light Cub Scouts to join us.   A great chance to visit Sinoquipe in the off season!

Alonzo Stagg Hike:

The Alonzo Stagg 50/20 Hike (ASH) is a one day hike through Arlington, Maryland, and Washington, DC. The ultimate goal of the hike is to walk 50 miles in 20 hours; however hikers can chose how far they walk based on their own endurance: 10, 20, 25, and 50 mile options are offered (10 mile minimum). It is a popular event in Chain Bridge District, with between 250 and 350 hikers participating each year.  Troop 624 usually staffs the Bluemont Station.

Scouting for Food:  Scouting for Food is an annual national Boy Scout good turn the first and second Saturdays in November.  Troop 624 is one of the troops which distributes plastic bags to area homes to solicit donations of non-perishable food and then return a week later to homes to pick up the food. Since the program launched in 1987, Scouts have collected millions of pounds of non-perishable food items to provide for people in need through the Capital Area Food Bank.