Events & Activities
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LEVEL KEY: D = Daisy, B = Brownie, J =
Junior, C = Cadette, S = Senior
These are Tried and True activities and trips taken by other troops within our Service Unit.
| PLACE | CONTACT | ACTIVITY (Purpose) | GS LEVEL | COST |
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Costco Warehouse 1300 Edwards Ferry Road NE Leesburg, VA 20176 |
Felicidad 703-669-5060 |
Tour of warehouse, including visits to management offices, employee lounge, pharmacy, loading docks, deli, bakery, and optical departments. | D, B | FREE! |
|
Loudoun County Landfill 20939 Evergreen Mill Road Leesburg, VA |
Tony 703-771-5500 or 703-777-0187 |
Recycling (Earth is our home, Earth Day, Science) |
D, B, J | FREE! |
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Rust Nature Sanctuary 802 Children's Center Road Leesburg, VA |
703-669-0000 | Brownie Try-Its, Junior, Senior and general patches |
B, J, S | Varies |
| PLACE | CONTACT | ACTIVITY (Purpose) | GS LEVEL |
| Broadlands Nature Center 21907 Claiborne Pkwy Broadlands, VA 20148 |
703-729-9704 |
Nature and wildlife badges. See Flyer 2007-2008 |
D, B, J, C, S |
| Jazzercise Fitness Center 412 S. Sterling Boulevard Sterling, VA 20164 |
Karen Mouser 703-450-8080 |
See Flyer 2007-2008 | B, J, C, S |
| Loudoun Museum 16 Loudoun Street SW Leesburg, Virginia 20175 |
Amanda Kuruc 703.777.7427 |
See Flyer | B, J, C |
| Town of Leesburg |
Amy Wyks 703-737-7119 |
See badges for: |
D, B, J, C, S |
If you use a suggested idea from below, let us know if you would recommend it to others.
Free Field Trips:
Supermarket
Bakery
Fire Department
Police Department
Hospital
TV Station
Radio Station
Factories
Dairies
Library
Humane Society
Auto Dealer
Nursery
Orienteering at your local parks.
Letterboxing and hiking.
Ask a person from the auto parts store to attend a Junior meeting for help with the car care badge.
Limited Too does a free field trip if you contact them. This could work for Brownies or Juniors.
Contact local pool about specials for scouts to work on the requirements of the Swimming Badge.
Contact local gymnastics or karate (for self-defense) places - ask for free class in exchange for sending their class schedules home with your scouts.
Help call BINGO, or serve cookies and drinks at an assisted living center.
Tour an art museum.
Go Christmas caroling.
Do a street or school grounds clean up service project.
Call the electric company and ask if someone can come to a meeting to talk with your troop.
Put on an etiquette party.
Volunteer at the food bank.
Attend a SU meeting.
International Paper company has info on tree identification, foresting, recycling, etc.
