Previous Troop Activities

2024  

  • November – Troop elections, talent show, Tripod turkey family dinner and campout, Marengo Cave night in cave
  • October – Popcorn Show and Sell (1), work on advancement, FEAR Columbus, Scouting for Food Kickoff, Columbus Marathon finish line food and drink, Renaissance Festival, Pumpkin Carving
  • September – Popcorn Show and Sells (4), Escape Game Easton, Self-Protection and Mid-Ohio marauders campout, Horsemanship merit badge and trail ride
  • August – Campout at Lake, Court of Honor, Mid-Ohio Marauders fundraising campout, craft – bracelets
  • July – Zoombesi Bay, Summer Camp at Falling Rock, Lake, Roller Skating, PLC
  • June – Swimming Pool, 25-mile bike ride (Alum Creek trail), 50-mile bike ride (Heart of Ohio Trail), Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (week-long bicycle ride in SW Ohio), Vacation Bible School, Lake fun
  • May – Eagle Project work days, Cooking, Court of Honor, Campout – Bicycling and Cooking mb, Weekly Bike rides – 10 miles (Easton Soccer field, Hoover), Eagle Scout Court of Honor (2 Eagle Scouts), PLC, 15-miles (CCPC to Maxtown) (Antrim Lake to OSU),  25-mile (Alum Creek Trail, Westerville Trails)
  • April – Eclipse watching in Urbana, OH, Cooking mb, Mid-Ohio Marauders fundraiser, Eagle Project, National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), 10-mile bike ride, navigation
  • March – Signs Signals & Codes merit badge, start Cooking merit badge, Cooking mb campout, personal protection class, OA election
  • February – Murder Mystery Dinner, Scout Sunday, Klondike prep, Advancement, Crossover ceremonies
  • January – PLC, Vertical Adventures, rank advancements

2023

  • December 2023 – Eagle project (conservation related), Christmas party, Court of Honor
  • November 2023 – 2 Eagle projects, Tripod Turkey, Campout, Advancement
  • October 2023 – Conservation service, popcorn show and sell, help at Columbus Marathon, Emergency preparedness merit badge requirements, pumpkin carving, advancement requirements
  • September 2023 – Emergency Preparedness merit badge drills and requirements, NYLT Bolo ceremony, Mid-Ohio Marauders fundraiser, Marmon Valley archery and horseback riding, roller skating, popcorn show and sell
  • August 2023 – Swimming pool fun, campout with knots/lashings contest and tomahawk throwing, marauders fundraiser campout
  • July 2023 – Lake fun with kayaking/paddle board/swimming, swimming pool fun, Vacation Bible School volunteering, summer camp Week 5, summer camp Week 6, fishing
  • June 2023 – Deliver Eagle Project; Philmont High Adventure Base and Whitewater rafting, Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, Cheyenne Mountain State Park; Meet at swimming pool
  • May 2023 – Backpacking Campout, Bicycling Campout, Eagle Project, Conservation Experience, Advancements, Court of Honor
  • April 2023 – Wilderness First Aid, National Youth Leadership Training, Advancement requirements, 20-mile Hike to complete Hiking MB, Escape Room Easton, build Eagle project
  • March 2023 – Scouting Heritage MB, Campout – Soil and Water Conservation MB, 15-mile hike for Hiking MB, made new Patrol flags, Craft, Advancement requirements
  • February 2023 – Merit Badge Super Saturday, Murder Mystery dinner, Philmont planning, Fitness MB, 10-mile hike at Alum Creek SP, Scout Sunday, Merit badge Day, Winter Campout.
  • January 2023 – OA Elections, Climbing at Vertical Adventures, Lash a 2nd Sled, Klondike, Campout, Fitness MB, roller skating

2022

  • December 2022 – Christmas party, Court of Honor, service projects
  • November 2022 – 15-mile bike ride, Elections SPL & ASPL, Tripod Turkey family dinner,  Food sorting service, Conservation service, work on advancement, some start Communication merit badge or Citizenship in Community merit badge, some complete Camping merit badge
  • October 2022 – Sell popcorn, Monster Mash, work Columbus Marathon, Camping merit badge, FEAR Columbus, Hocking Hills 10-mile hike, Pumpkin painting, Renaissance Festival, First Aid merit badge
  • September 2022 – Backpacking class, Backpacking trip, popcorn sales, Escape Room Adventure
  •  August 2022 -Court of Honor, Trade Skills merit badge day, fundraiser, Buck Creek 10-mile hike campout, Annual planning meeting
  • July 2022 -OA Ordeal, swim, boating, biking, campout – see Tecumseh
  • June 2022 – OA Ordeal, help with VBS, Camp Falling Rock summer camp (June 19-25)
  • May 2022 – Work on Advancement;  Marmon Valley Campout – Horsemanship merit badge, archery, climbing; Fundraising Campout at Madison County Fairgrounds, VBS Service, Court of Honor
  • April 2022 – Skating MB, Start Hiking MB,  4 (Mon) – Plan campout, work on Hiking MB,  Campout-5 mile hike at Clifton Gorge, organize patrols, VBS service opportunity, dance lesson, Campout – Fundraising – Madison County Fairgrounds
  • March 2022 – Forestry MB campout, Craft, VBS service, start Hiking MB, start Skating MB, ukulele lessons
  • February 2022 – Klondike Derby at Camp Lazarus (did excellent – 33 gold nuggets!), Scout Sunday, Talent Show, Origami, Winter campout (Polar Bear), Wood Carving merit badge, ukulele lessons
  • January 2022 – Sculpting merit badge, Klondike preparation (cut wood and lashed together sled p, lash flagpole, tomahawk throw, caber toss, navigation, fire building, 2-person crosscut saw), Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre (Troop 7844), ukulele lessons

2021

  • December 2021 – First Eagle Court of Honor, Troop Court of Honor, CCPC food giveaway, Made blankets
  • November 2021 – Troop elections, Emergency Preparedness MB drill, Tripod Turkey cookout, CCPC Food sorting
  • October 2021 – Campout – Marengo Cave, IN – Night in Cave, 2 cave tours, maze, crawl simulator, pedal karts
  • September 2021 – Campout – Marmon Valley Farm – Horseback riding, archery, climbing Wall, petting farm
  • August 2021 – Campout – Environmental issue, Tomahawk throwing
  • July 2021 – Service Project,
  • June 2021 – Campout – navigation, Service Project, First Eagle Scout Board of Review 6/17/21
  • May 2021 – Horsemanship MB Campout, Archery, Eagle Project
  • April 2021 – Work on Camping MB, Campout, Ukulele
  • March 2021 – Work on Camping MB, Start Basketry MB, Ukulele
  • February 2021 – Work on Emergency Preparedness merit badge, Virtual Campout, Start Ukulele
  • January 2021 – Work on Emergency Preparedness merit badge, Virtual Campout

2020

  • December 2020 – Work on Emergency Preparedness and Camping merit badges, make gingerbread “pop-tart” houses, service project
  • November 2020- Talent Show, Campout, Cook Tripod Turkey dinner outside, Start Camping and Emergency Preparedness Merit Badges, service project
  • October 2020- Intro to Geocaching and Disc Golf, Making Paracord Survival bracelets, Pumpkin carving, Campout – Bicycling and Flag Retirement ceremony, Intro to Tai Chi
  • September 2020- Cooking merit badge campout, Campout with hiking and bicycling
  • August 2020- Campout – Bicycling (15 miles), practice cooking for Cooking merit badge, Totin’ Chip, Advancement
  • May 2020- Virtual Campouts
  • March2020 – July 2020 (Covid-19 lock-down)
  • March 2020– Champaign Air Museum (Urbana, OH)
  • February 2020– First Aid merit badge
  • January 2020 – Swimming merit badge

2019

  • December 2019 – Court of Honor
  • November, December, January – Flag Etiquette at the American Legion
  • November, December – Service Projects
  • November – Citizenship in the Nation and Citizenship in the World merit badges
  • October Trip to Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), hiked 10 miles, learned Civil War history
  • September – Introduction to Leadership Skills Training (ILST)
  • September 2019 at the Zoar Civil War Reenactment to earn American Heritage merit badge, hiked 5 miles, saw play “The Andersonville Trial”
  • August Court of Honor – Earned Scout Rank
  • August 2019 at Beltz Retreat Center. Earned the Rifle Shooting merit badge
  • July 2019 – Campout at Delaware State Park, Intro to Geocaching & Disc Golf, Hiking, earned Totin’ Chip
  • June 2019 – Kayaking at Mohican State Park