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We are based in the Chevy Chase / Bethesda / Kensington region of Maryland and provide opportunities for girls from ages 11-17 to experience the outdoors, learn outdoor skills, provide community service, and grow through leadership experience in a well-structured program. We started in 2019 and our sponsoring organization is The Westlake-Troop 8 BSA Memorial Foundation. William Westlake was a Boys Troop 8 Scoutmaster for 35 years and bequeathed his estate for the benefit of youth organizations in the Washington DC area. For more information about us, including our history, our Boys Troop 8, and the Westlake Foundation, please visit our public website. This operational website is for our GT8 members and access is largely restricted.

Tenderfoot Fitness Test on Saturday, May 10 at 9:30

Posted on May 8 2025 - 9:37pm

For all new scouts or scouts who have not earned their Tenderfoot rank, a fitness test for the Tenderfoot requirement will be held on Saturday, May 10 at 9:30 AM at Silver Creek Middle School in Kensington. We will meet near the soccer field behind the school. If you took the initial fitness test earlier this spring, this will count as your follow-up test if you have been doing your 30-day fitness plan.

Information for the May Outing - Canoeing on May 17-18

Posted on May 8 2025 - 9:10pm

On May 17-18, we will canoe a section of the Potomac River starting near Brunswick MD with the River and Trail Outfitters. Scouts should wear water shoes and swimming gear/quick-drying clothing. Saturday evening will be spent at the Brunswick Family Campground, 40 Canal Rd, Brunswick, MD 21716, a campsite adjacent to the outfitter's property.

Summer Camp 2025 - Health Forms and Dietary Restrictions

Posted on May 8 2025 - 7:50pm

If you are attending summer camp this year (June 16-21), please complete your health forms as soon as possible. Attached are the BSA Health forms required for camp. Parts A, B, and C must be completed, with a doctor's signature on Part C. If you have not already scheduled a physical exam with your doctor's office, please do that. The physical must have been after June 22, 2024 (less than a year before the last day of camp). Health forms are required for all scouts. Also attached is a permission form for over-the-counter medicine that the camp requires. Please complete both forms and send them to Valeria Torterelli (valeriat.allen@gmail.com).

IMPORTANT - April Outing CANCELLED

Posted on Apr 24 2025 - 8:04pm

Unfortunately, we have to cancel the outing this weekend due to a lack of 2-Deep Leadership based on unexpected conflicts. Scouts should NOT be dropped off Saturday for the outing.

Regular Troop Meeting on Monday, April 21

Posted on Apr 24 2025 - 7:55pm

We hope everyone has had a great Spring Break. We will have our weekly troop meeting on Monday, April 21. We will focus on finishing the plans for our April outing, which is the weekend after Spring Break (April 26-27).

SIGN UP NOW for the April Outing (April 26-27)

Posted on Apr 3 2025 - 9:38pm

Please sign up ASAP to indicate whether or not you are able to attend the April outing on April 26-27. We are hoping to go to Camp Saffran, part of the Broad Creek Scout Reservation (1929 Susquehanna Hall Rd, Whiteford, MD 21160), and do an archery session, but there have been some complications with scheduling for that. We are working on some potential alternatives if we are unable to make the archery session work out. Please sign up if you can attend so that we can plan prior to Spring Break.

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