Our mission is to make the Scouting experience more accessible, more affordable, and more meaningful to all Newport, Rhode Island area youth by financially underwriting local scout programs. It is here that the skills and activities practiced at troop meetings come alive with purpose. The outdoors is the laboratory for Scouts to learn ecology and practice conservation of nature’s resources. We rec
ognize the opportunity for more Newport youth to take advantage of scouting programs; however, we know that scouting requires financial investments in uniforms, proper footwear, clothing, hiking equipment, tents, trailers, and camping equipment. For many Newport families, these financial barriers are significant. The charitable purpose of Friends of Troop 3 Newport -- established in 2020 -- is to financially underwrite the youth-development programs of BSA Scout Troop 3 of Newport, Rhode Island. Our specific programs include:
-- using social media channels to collect financial donations and deploy such donations toward our programs that have long term benefits for local youth interested in the outdoors and scouting,
-- broadening scouting opportunities by creating and administering charitable summer campership (e.g. Camp Yawgoog in Richmond, RI) 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 Scout Troop 3,
-- providing a qualified, tax-exempt organization to collect and hold long term assets donated to Troop 3,
-- promoting and nurturing an ongoing relationship and camaraderie among Troop 3 alumni, via social networking and outreach-to-alumni programs, and
-- assisting, as necessary, in the annual, formal re-chartering of Troop 3.
