Troop 521 - Scouting America, Mechanicsville VA

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Welcome to our website! Troop 521 meets every Tuesday from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia.

We are a large and very active troop with a variety of activities and scheduled monthly outings. We attribute our success to our active adult leadership, "boy-run troop" philosophy with focus on advancement, merit badges and high adventure activities which keeps our scouts very interested and involved.

Please contact our Scoutmaster if you would like to join or find out more about us

Disclaimer: Boy Scout Troop 521, Mechanicsvile, Virginia, is solely responsible for the creation and content of this Web Site. While this site does not reflect the official policy of the Boy Scouts of America, we do support and adhere to their national guidelines referred to by Heart of Virginia Council. Comments concerning this Web Site can be directed to Webmaster Troop 521.

Winter Camp 2027 - January 15-18, 2027

Posted on Nov 2 2026 - 11:37am

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Registration for Winter Camp 2027 is due at HOVC by this Friday, November 6^th. Winter camp has been discussed at Troop meetings for a while, and we have had over 20 Scouts sign up indicating their interest in attending. Now is the time for making an actual commitment! We have pre-registered, requesting 30 spots for Scouts and 6 spots for Adults.

Dues/Fees Renewal Notices From Scouting America

Posted on Nov 2 2026 - 11:32am

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For Scouts and Scouters registered for January - December Period:

You may be receiving Dues/Fees Renewal Notices From Scouting America encouraging you to go on-line and register - please ignore these notices!

Fundraiser: Spirit Night at Marty's Grill - November 23, 2026

Posted on Nov 2 2026 - 9:47am

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Marty’s Grill, in Rutland Commons Shopping Center, hosts Spirit Nights to support local non-profit groups as their way of giving back to the community!

Troop Spirit Night Fundraisers

Posted on Oct 26 2026 - 12:08am

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A big "THANK YOU!" to all who came out to Red Robin on October 21st to eat and support the Troop! I understand fhat we earned about $175!

Our next Spirit Night Fundraiser will be at Marty's Grill on Monday, November 23rd! Mark your calendars now!

TROOP 521 EAGLE SCOUTS

Posted on Oct 12 2026 - 1:33am

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We are currently working on a project to build a database for all of the Troop 521 Eagle Scouts.

If you are one of our Eagle Scouts or the parent of one, we would appreciate it if you would provide the following information for the Eagle Scout

and send to Mick Rost at oldbear451@gmail.com:

Name

Address

Cell Phone or Home Phone

Email Address

College Attended (if appropriate)

Vocation

Employer

If you are not the Eagle or the parent of one, but know one, please reach out to them and encourage them to contact us!

We are up to 162 Eagles including our predecessor units! We are approaching the 92nd Anniversary of Troop 521 (December) and had it not been for the Depression lapse, we would be approaching our 116th Anniversary!

Special Request for Tuesday, Oct.13

Posted on Oct 11 2026 - 5:36pm

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Troop 521 Families -

This Tuesday the Troop will be visited by the Arrow of Light Scouts from Pack 521. Soon-To-Be Scouts have always been excited about getting to work on Merit Badges once they join the Troop. Therefore, I would like to ask every parent to help remind their son to wear their full scout uniform INCLUDING their merit badge sash to the troop meeting on Tuesday.

The troop Historian will also be taking your scouts photo for use in Scoutbook. If you have a legacy photo of your scout in Scoutbook, which many of you do, the legacy photo will remain, but we still want the photo.

Thank you for your assistance with this special Scout Master request! -- Tony Call