Hungarian Scouts Association in Exteris

Hungarian Scouts Association in Exteris

The Hungarian Scout Association was established in Hungary in 1912, two years after the first troops were formed in 1910. Hungary was originally a charter member of the World Organization of Scout Movements. Hungary was host to the 4th World Scout Jamboree, held in Gödöllő in 1933, attended by more…

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Hungarian Scout Troops in New York

The #46 Banffy Kata Hungarian Girl Scout Troop and the #7 Eros Gusztav Boy Scout Troop located in New York City have been providing scout programming for over 60 years. We welcome all Hungarian children, who are over 6 years of age, every other week at the Hungarian House of…

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History of Hungarian Scouting in New York

The Beginning In October 1951, Zoltán Vasvári, better known as “Zolibá,” an immigrant and former Hungarian Army captain, invited the sons of a few family friends to his home in New York. This meeting marked the start of Hungarian Scouting in the city. Later that summer, Zolibá visited a local…

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