Albany Scout troop finishes second at weekend Council Camporee

LAKELAND — The Boy Scouts of America South Georgia Council held its annual Council Camporee over the weekend at Camp Patten in Lakeland. More than 150 scouts and leaders attended from troops in Albany, Americus, Cordele, Fitzgerald, Hahira, Lakeland, Leesburg, Sylvester, Tifton and Valdosta.

Competitions included axe throwing, pavilion raising, sky bridge construction, Dutch oven desert cooking, canoe racing, canoe tug-of-war, and campfire skits. Troop 2020 of Valdosta (sponsored by Trinity Presbyterian Church) took first place, Troop 3 of Albany (sponsored by St. Teresa’s Catholic Church) took second place, and Troop 270 of Cordele (sponsored by First United Methodist Church) took third place.

South Georgia Council serves thousands of girls and boys in scouting in 28 south Georgia counties. For more information on scouting in south Georgia, go to https://www.sgcbsa.org.

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