Troop 5 is participating in the 2nd Annual Tidewater Council Air-O-Ree at the NAS Oceana Air Show!

• Come watch the Blue Angels and other top-tier aviators show the right stuff at the 2026 NAS Oceana Air Show
• Camp at Naval Air Station Oceana
• Participate in special Q&A sessions for Scouting participants
• Contribute service hours by helping with Foreign Object Debris (FOD) walkdown
• And MORE!

RSVP now at https://forms.gle/jSHG9k3grXNvtMyY7 so that we can get registered with the council for our campsite. The troop will cover the registration cost for all scouts and leaders. Meal contributions will be discussed closer to the event.

Tuesday, August 25th is our beach picnic and court of honor celebration at Community Beach Park immediately across Ocean View Ave from the church. We will arrive as early as 5:00pm for some beach games and fun followed by picnic around 6:00-6:30 with court of honor to start at 7:00pm. Please everyone sign up to help bring sides and such here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084CACAE2DA5FA7-65140819-beach (Burgers and hot dogs will be provided by the troop.) Please also bring your own chair if possible since seating is rather limited. Scouts should dress in whatever they like for the beach fun and picnic, but please be sure to bring and wear your field uniform ("Class A") for the court of honor. (There are public bathrooms at the park that can be used for changing.)

Looking forward to the fun and celebration. See you all there!

Chase will provide more details and instructions to scouts soon!

Details:
Saturday, 8/29 from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon
Painting trash cans for Keep Norfolk Beautiful
Trash pick-up in Lafayette Park

Please let Chase and his mother Kristina know if you can attend.

The weather forecast is favorable for tonight so our bike ride along the Elizabeth River Trail will take place as planned. Meet at 630pm in the parking lot at Jeff Robertson Park (also known as Bluebird Park). You can use 1417 Azalea Court Norfolk, VA 23507 as the address in your GPS. Reach out to John with any questions or concerns.

Looking ahead for those kayaking this weekend, we will meet at 330pm on Sunday at the Highland Park Veterans Kayak Launch on Colley Ave. We plan to paddle on the water from approximately 4pm to 6pm and be completely packed up by 630pm.

Our patrol leaders’ council (PLC) has created a plan to bowl at AMF Norfolk Lanes this Tuesday. (It’s supposed to rain so they elected for an indoor activity.) We can get group pricing of $16.43 per person if we book in advance. That includes shoes and up to 2 hours of bowling. Please RSVP to Scott today so that I can make a reservation for our group.

Looking ahead to next Tuesday, we plan to make another attempt at a bike ride on the Elizabeth River Trail, hoping for better weather than we had in June.

We will return to the church again for the troop meeting and committee meeting on August 18th.

Tonight we plan to play beach volleyball at Community Beach Park, just across Ocean View Avenue from the church. We are keeping an eye on the weather and will send out an update if anything changes. Friends and family are welcome to join. Please remember to bring water.

Congratulations to Evan and Gavin who successfully passed their Eagle Scout boards of review on Monday night! Well done gentlemen! Remember, "there is no end to the Eagle Scout trail". Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.

This Tuesday we will play a round of disc golf at 630pm at Lafayette Park (3500 Granby St). No prior experience or supplies required, but if you have discs, please bring them. We should have enough to share for those who don’t have their own. Friends, family, and other guests are welcome to join as well. John will be the adult leader point of contact for this outing.

Last call to RSVP this week for our campout August 14-16 at Camp Campbell on Kerr Lake: https://forms.gle/vLDr5M3vGguutCSS6. We plan to do some field games, fishing, and waterfront activities. It should be a great time. More details about Camp Campbell can be found here: https://www.ocscouts.org/camping-outdoor-programs/camp-campbell/

This Tuesday we will meet at 630pm at ParTees 3D Glowgolf (#405 in the Premium Outlets). All participants should bring $15 for the round of mini-golf. (Those 12 and under pay just $13.) Friends, family, and other guests are welcome to join as well. Teasa will be the adult leader point of contact for this outing.

Also, please RSVP now for our campout August 14-16 at Camp Campbell on Kerr Lake: https://forms.gle/vLDr5M3vGguutCSS6

We plan to do some field games, fishing, and waterfront activities. It should be a great time. More details about Camp Campbell can be found here: https://www.ocscouts.org/camping-outdoor-programs/camp-campbell/

This Tuesday we will meet at 630pm at Send It Climbing Gym (7405 Sewells Point Rd). All participants should bring $18 for the 90 minute session. This fee includes climbing shoes and a harness. (The gym requires climbing shoes to be worn when climbing.)

All climbers must also complete a waiver at https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5e3898b10184c/web/. Please do this ahead of time so that we can make the most of our session.

Friends, family, and other guests are welcome to join as well.

See you there!