BSA Troop 273

— Fairport, NY, USA

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Boy Scout Troop 273 was founded in 1970 by Terry Rieck, who still serves as the troop's Scoutmaster. First chartered by the Fairport School District, Troop 273 is now chartered by the Fairport Baptist Home. The troop meets there every Tuesday, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM.

Troop 273 members come from Fairport, Perinton, East Rochester, Penfield, and Pittsford, as well as communities in Wayne County. Members of the troop enjoy a wide variety of activities including camping, hiking, mountain climbing, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and much more.

Mission

Our mission is to provide boys with an atmosphere of adventure, fun, and fellowship through the Scouting Program, with the emphasis on FUN!

We have an exceptional advancement program, with a balance of troop-wide merit badge classes and one-on-one advancement study. Troop 273 leaders, committee members, and parents are qualified counselors for dozens of merit badges. In fact, in-troop counselors are available for nearly every Eagle-required badge.

Through our program, Troop 273 has helped over 60 scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Yet the troop is not a "badge factory" meant to dole out advancements and badges as regularly and in as great a number as possible. Troop 273 is a training ground where boys grow into men. We feel that it's not important how many merit badges a boy can earn, but how he earns them that matters. It's far more important to develop skills and acquire knowledge than it is to simply add another piece of fabric on the uniform.

2010 News

The 2010 scouting season has begun and meetings are back in full swing. As always, we're meeting Tuesday evenings at the Fairport Baptist Home. We plan to make this a great year for the troop. We have new plans, more leaders, and more parents involved. So, come join us!

2010 Washington Trip

Every five years, the troop celebrates its anniversary with a trip to the Washington, DC area. 2010 is the troop's 40th anniversary! Our Washington trip was a real blast. We stayed near Gettysburg, on a Navy ship in Washington, toured many of the monuments plus Capitol Hill. It wasn't all just sightseeing...we spent a (very hot!) day at Busch Gardens and got to see a Phillies game (they won, too).