Scouting in Rhode Island

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Scouting in Rhode Island has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

Narragansett Council #546, Boy Scouts of America has existed since the early 1900s.

[edit] The Rhode Island Boy Scouts

The Rhode Island Boy Scouts (RIBS) was a rival organization to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) until its merger with BSA. The RIBS still exists as a trustee organization.

RIBS was founded as a volunteer association on September 6, 1910. RIBS was chartered under state law in 1911 as an organization to mirror the BSA. Between 1910 and 1917 RIBS managed the majority of Rhode Island, as BSA only managed Blackstone Valley, Newport and Woonsocket. In 1917, RIBS merged with the BSA, with the BSA granting all members of RIBS back service.

RIBS kept its corporate identity after the merger, allowing it to continue receiving bequests, funds, and properties, creating the RIBS trustee organization. This trustee organization exists today, and owns most of the properties and camps operated by the Narragansett Council, excluding Camp Cachalot, which the Council owns outright as a result of a merger with the former Moby Dick Council.

[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)

[edit] Scouting in Rhode Island today

In the Boy Scouts of America, all of the state of Rhode Island is located within the Narragansett Council, which serves Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its several camps include Camp Yawgoog and Camp Cachalot. The present council was formed as the result of a 2001 merger between the Moby Dick Council and the Narragansett Council.

[edit] Districts

Narragansett Council is split into the following districts:

[edit] Netop District

Covers all of Providence, Rhode Island and the surrounding metropolitan area.

[edit] Pokanoket District

[edit] Troops

[edit] Quequatuck District

The Quequatuck District is a subdivision of the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Drew Grande is the Senior District Executive. The Quequatuck District serves the following communities:

[edit] Troops

  • Troop 147 Quidnessett
    Quidnessett, Rhode Island

[edit] Shawomet District

The Shawomet District Covers the West Bay Section (Kent County, Rhode Island). This encompasses five towns:

[edit] Troops

Troop 9 Pawcatuck CT

[edit] Thunder Valley District

Formerly Thundermist District and Blackstone valley district before a merger sometime between 2005-2006. The district covers much of Northern Rhode Island and southeaster massachusetts.

Troops

  • Troop 1106, Woonsocket

[edit] Girl Scouting in Rhode Island

There is one Girl Scout council office in Rhode Island.

Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, Incorporated Providence, Rhode Island Web Site: http://www.gsri.org

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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