Friends of Troop 3 Newport

This page is maintained by Friends of Troop 3 Newport, Inc.

Mission: Making the Scouting experience more accessible, affordable, and meaningful to all Newport, RI youth by financially underwriting local scout programs.

We invite you to directly support the mission of BSA Scouts Troop 3 Newport by helping our non-profit arm, Friends of Troop 3 Inc (a 501(c)(3) non-profit). You can help more youth from Aquidneck Island participate in BSA Scout Troop 3 Newport, RI’s programs by directly subsidizing their youth programs and funding outdoor equipment.  

Friends of Troop 3 Newport Inc was established in 2020 to support the youth-development programs of  BSA Troop 3 of Newport, Rhode Island.  Specific programs include, but are not limited to:

• collecting donations and deploying such donations toward programs that have long term benefits for local youth and Troop 3,
• broadening scouting opportunities by creating and administering charitable campership or scholarship programs,
• contributing to direct expenses related to Narragansett Council-approved Eagle Scout projects,
• organizing and supporting alumni programs with the purpose of enhancing the programs and activities of Troop 3,
• providing a qualified, tax-exempt organization to collect and hold long term assets donated to Troop 3,
• promote and nurture an ongoing relationship and camaraderie among Troop 3 alumni, via social networking and outreach-to-alumni programs,
• assisting, as necessary, in the annual, formal re-chartering of Troop 3.