BSA Kennett Square Troop 53

BSA Kennett Square Troop 53 BSA Troop 53 was established in 1950, and has been serving the community of Kennett Square since then.

The troop meets on Weds nights from 7 - 8:15pm at the New Garden Township building. The troop camps about 1 weekend a month, and attends summer camp the last week of July at Camp Horseshoe on the PA/MD border. Our annual fundraiser is the selling of Christmas Trees in the GIANT parking lot in New Garden.

Camp Horseshoe picks from last week
07/29/2026

Camp Horseshoe picks from last week

Today concludes the week of summer camp for Troop 53. With the awards from the week handed out and the final songs sung....
07/25/2026

Today concludes the week of summer camp for Troop 53.

With the awards from the week handed out and the final songs sung. The scouts packed up and were returned to their families.

Thank you to the leaders and adults who helped out with this week.

Friday comes to a close with the inter-troop pool competition. The scouts get a chance to compete in various contests a...
07/25/2026

Friday comes to a close with the inter-troop pool competition. The scouts get a chance to compete in various contests and work together and cheer each other on.
Parents get a chance to come down and visit with their scout and see how they have been doing.

And then tomorrow brings the last of the activities and heading home.

07/24/2026

Part of the pool competition at the end of the week is the leader belly flop. Here was the entry for Troop 53.

07/24/2026

Dad jokes by the firelight.

The week at camp is winding down and the scouts were able to enjoy a troop campfire last night. They told dad jokes, san...
07/24/2026

The week at camp is winding down and the scouts were able to enjoy a troop campfire last night. They told dad jokes, sang songs and hung out with each other.

Today there was some time in the pool with a make shift raft and then the water carnival competition this afternoon.

Wednesdays at summer camp can be a tricky day for many scouts. At this point you have now exceeded the standard weekend ...
07/22/2026

Wednesdays at summer camp can be a tricky day for many scouts. At this point you have now exceeded the standard weekend camping trip time with your fellow scouts. And there can be moments of homesickness but there is also the feeling of getting over the hump.

Meals at camp are a great time for the scouts and adult leaders to catch up on the day’s activities.

Tonight at retreat the camp celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the United States.

Day 2 wraps up for the scouts. And what better way to dry out after the storms than to build a campfire. And enjoying a ...
07/22/2026

Day 2 wraps up for the scouts. And what better way to dry out after the storms than to build a campfire.

And enjoying a game of Mao by lantern light to talk about the day’s lessons and adventures.

07/20/2026

Senior Patrol Leader’s report.
Troooooooop 53 from Kennett Square, PennSYLvania.

Troop 53 enjoyed their first full day of camp. Evening retreat and color guard. Rifle range and even found time to get ...
07/20/2026

Troop 53 enjoyed their first full day of camp.
Evening retreat and color guard. Rifle range and even found time to get in some card games.

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Landenberg, PA
19350

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