Scouts attended the 269 Merit Badge Challenge today in Aurora. We had 15 Scouts working on over 45 Merit Badges from Citizenship in the World to Crime Prevention. The Scouts work on the Badges over the next 90 days. This a great opportunity to earn some of those hard to earn Eagle Required MB.
Category: Events
Spaghetti dinner
The scouts helped the church during their recent spaghetti dinner. They cheerfully served food and drinks and helped clean up. They earned service hours and $45 in tips for the troop.
Architecture Merit Badge
As part of the architecture merit badge, the scouts visited the site of KFC on State Road. The boys, along with the Safety Director of Hammond Construction, toured the facility. The scouts were able to look at the floor plans, ask questions, and sign the wall before the wall finishes went up. The tour ended…
Public Lands Day
Scouts helped picked up trash at Water Works on Public Lands Day. They arrived early to help set up and stayed to help clean up from lunch. Before picking up trash, they got to take a photo with Mayor Don Walters. They picked up items from cigarette butts to a skateboard to a toilet! Justin…
Swiss Steak Dinner
Scouts helped the church with their swiss steak dinner. They directed parking, provided assistance getting food and cleaned up afterwards. The scouts and members of the church had swiss steak alongside green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, and a variety of deserts. The church was extremely appreciative of the scouts’ service and they allowed the troop…
Swiss Steak Dinner – Community Service
The host of our Troop, Northminster Presbyterial Church, would like to get some assist from scouts for their annual Swiss Steak Dinner on Friday, September 16th. Ideally we need 8 to 10 scouts plus some adults. Volunteers should be there at 4pm for set up. If you want to volunteer, but can’t be there that…
Philmont Scout Ranch
Select scouts and parents of Troop 155 went to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico for the ultimate high-adventure experience. The members of the troop had to prepare months in advance to optimize their camping experience at Philmont. The campers created riveting, lifetime memories at the sprawling ranch. Be sure to ask the attending…
Sarah’s Vineyard
Scouts worked four-hour shifts at Sarah’s Vineyard during their Summer Solstice Festival. They sold cold water, lemonade, ice tea and soda at the 155 tent. They walked around and sold drinks from a small cooler to make extra tips! Each boy earned about $50 for their scout accounts! Scouting stories were told by old timers that…
Memorial Day Parade
The scouts gave service to those veterans who died in active military service as a rememberance this past Monday. We marched down Main Street to the Peninsula Township. After the service, the troop made it’s way down to Boston Township, in the National Park and marched to the Boston Cemetery.
Friday The 13th Spaghetti Dinner
The boys from Troop 155 and members of the church served a hardy spaghetti dinner. The scouts earned service hours as they helped with the event. They took drink and meal orders, served meals and cleaned up the hall afterwards. Missing from the group photo is Tyler Johnson.