Local Scouts Join Family, Friends for a Day of Fun

CRANSTON, RI – Local Boy Scouts joined hundreds of friends and family members at Camp Champlin Scout Reservation on Saturday, October 4 at the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America’s 9th Annual Family Fun Day.  Camp Champlin, located on 125 acres of woodland in Cranston, offers year-round camping and activity fields for local Scout gatherings.

Several hundred people attended the event including families new to Scouting.

Scouts participated in a range of activities such as archery, rowing, fishing, field games, arts and crafts and s’more-making.  Organizations including volunteers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance attended to support the program.

“This event was a great success,” said John Mosby, Scout Executive/CEO of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. “One of our biggest goals is to get families and community members involved in our Scouting programs.  We could not be more pleased with the outcome.”

The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event next year.

“We are looking forward to another great turnout next year,” Mosby added.  “Family Fun Day is an interactive way to welcome new members to the Scouting community as well as teach them vital skills they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.”

About the Narragansett Council: The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America’s mission is to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The Narragansett Council offers a program for boys and young men ages 6 to 21 and young women ages 14 to 21, serving over 12,000 in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Pawcatuck, Connecticut.For more information, please log on to www.narragansettbsa.org

About the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 8 regional headquarters around the country, which help to manage the 150 million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System of more than 551 National Wildlife Refuges and thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas.  For more information, please log on to http://www.fws.gov/

About the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance: The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF) is a 501(c)3 organization and protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. The USSAF is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected with USSA: Online, Facebook and Twitter.

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