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Troop 211 meets every Monday night at 7:30 pm in Hauser Hall at the St. Mark's Episcopal Church campus.

We camp each month during the school year, including campouts focused on: Backpacking, and Climbing, Canoeing, Nature Hiking, and survival skills development.

We have participated in Summer Camp's at Camp Daniel Boone in North Carolina, El Rancho Cima in San Marcos, Texas, Camp Alexander in Colorado and Camp Orr in Arkansas. This year we traveled to New Mexico to Camp Gorham Scout Ranch.

Our High Adventure progams include BSA Seabase, Philmont and Boundary Waters.

 

Reverent Scouting

The Scout Law teaches, "A Scout is reverent . A Scout is reverent toward God . He is faithful in his religious duties . He respects the beliefs of others ." It is important that Scouts be taught to recognize the beliefs of other Scouts and to respect those beliefs . Scout outings and activities that span weekends should include an opportunity for members to meet their religious obligations . At times there might be Scouts of different faiths . If services for each faith group are not available, an interfaith worship service is recommended . However, some religions have specific requirements based on their own beliefs that would not be fulfilled through an interfaith service, and this also needs to be considered in conducting a weekend outing . When planning an interfaith service, it is recommended that scripture, prayers, hymns, and all other parts of the worship be considerate of everyone present—respectful of all religions

 

Scout Forms Kiosk

Scout Troop 211 Guide Book

Rules of the Road to Good Scouting

Patrol Weekend Camping Duty Roster

Merit Badge Sequence Form

Health & Medical Records Form

Individual Scout Record Form

Merit Badge Counselors

 

                

Eagle Project Selects

The Eagle Project must demonstrate leadership of others and provide service to a worthy institution other than the Boy Scouts.  This may be a religious institution, school, or your community.  See the first page of the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook for all BSA requirements and limitations.  You should try to choose a project idea which is valuable to the community and a challenge to you.  It does not have to be an original idea, but you must do all of the planning for your project and may not use someone else's plan.

The project may not be routine labor (like cutting the grass at the church or picking up trash along the road).  It may not benefit the BSA or any Scout property or any business or individual.  Fundraising is only permitted to obtain money to pay for materials you need for your project.  The project may not be a fund-raiser in itself.  Your project workers may include members of your or other Scout units, or may be done entirely by non-Scouts, if you choose.

While not required, it is a good idea to get a troop leader (other than your Scoutmaster) to serve as your project advisor.  This leader can help you choose a project, help you determine what needs to be done in planning it, and help you get the write-up ready to go to the council or district for approval.  Always take detailed notes when talking to your advisor – you cannot remember things nearly as well as you can read them from your notes later.  Your advisor may not want to tell you the same thing again and again.

While it is nice to do projects for your sponsoring organization, it is not at all required.  Project ideas can be found in many places: in the newspaper, at your church, at your school, or from community organizations.  Let the word out that you are looking for project ideas and see what input you get.  As you look around for ideas, write down several which interests you.  You should not spend much time actually planning a project until you have talked the idea over with your Scoutmaster or troop's Eagle Project Advisor to insure that it is a valid idea.  Also, be aware, that the Council or District Advancement Committee (as appropriate in your local council) is the final approval authority of the project idea, as well as the detail plan (before beginning the actual work), and the final report (after all work in complete).  If there is any doubt about your idea being a valid project, you or a troop leader should contact the Council or District Advancement Committee and get their buy-in before spending a lot of time planning a project they will not accept.

The project cannot be for the benefit of a business or individual.  Not benefiting a business is straightforward, since that is a commercial enterprise.  However, Scouts occasionally get confused about helping a needy individual.  Building a wheelchair ramp at an elderly person’s home would seem like a worthy project, but the BSA does not permit that (see the Limitations section of the Eagle Project Workbook).  Whereas building a wheelchair ramp at a church or community building is acceptable.  Keep this in mind when choosing a project.