Scouting in Rhode Island
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Early history (1910-1950)
Narragansett Council #546, Boy Scouts of America has existed since the early 1900s.
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.
Recent history (1950-1990)
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.Districts
Narragansett Council is split into the following districts:
- Cachalot District (covers only Massachusetts)
- Massasoit District (covers primarily Massachusetts)
Netop District
Covers all of Providence, Rhode Island and the surrounding metropolitan area.Pokanoket District
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:- Ashaway, Rhode Island
- Block Island, Rhode Island
- Bradford, Rhode Island
- Chariho, Rhode Island
- Charlestown, Rhode Island
- Davisville, Rhode Island
- Exeter, Rhode Island
- Hope Valley, Rhode Island
- Hopkinton, Rhode Island
- Jamestown, Rhode Island
- Kingston, Rhode Island
- Matunuck, Rhode Island
- Misquamicut, Rhode Island
- Narragansett, Rhode Island
- North Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Pawcatuck, Connecticut
- Peacedale, Rhode Island
- Quidnessett, Rhode Island
- Richmond, Rhode Island
- Saunderstown, Rhode Island
- South Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Wakefield, Rhode Island
- West Kingston, Rhode Island
- Westerly, Rhode Island
- Wickford, Rhode Island
Troops
- Troop 147 Quidnessett
Quidnessett, Rhode Island
Shawomet District
The Shawomet District Covers the West Bay Section (Kent County, Rhode Island). This encompasses five towns:Troops
- Pack 4, Coventry
- Pack 11, Coventry
- Pack 37, Summit (Western Coventry)
- Troop 4, Coventry (unknown if still exists)
- Troop 11, Coventry (flagship troop of Coventry with over 60 Scouts) [[Citing sources citation needed]]
- Troop 37, Summit
Thunder Valley District
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
See also
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