Scout Sunday

Post date: Jan 27, 2014 9:37:46 PM

A scout is reverent! The Boy Scouts of America designates February 2, 2014 as Scout Sunday, which is the primary date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting. BSA Troop 2810 will participate in Scout Sunday on February 2 at the 10:30 am service celebrating this special day at Salem Lutheran Church.

Troop 2810, chartered and hosted by Salem Lutheran Church, begins its 4th troop. Troop 2810 offers a huge variety of outdoor skills including hiking, backpacking, canoeing, fishing, swimming, camping, cooking techniques, summer camp, .22 rifles, archery, and many leadership opportunities. While they are a young troop, there is over 30 plus years of adult leadership and experience combined.

The mission of Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Boys ages 11 - 17 eager to have fun and adventure, looking for leadership opportunities and wanting to enjoy new friendships and more are encouraged to join Troop 2810. Boy Scouting is a program designed to develop self-confidence, leadership, teamwork, respect, outdoor skills, with fun activities including camping, hiking, High Adventure opportunities, community service, summer camp, and many other events.

In the past year, 4 boy scouts from Troop 2810 earned their Eagle rank, the highest rank achievable in Boy Scouts. These Eagle Scouts are Alex Handel, Brandon Nelson, Kevin Loitz, and Jordan Peterson.

Troop 2810 meets Monday evenings from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm at the Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore. For more information about BSA Troop 2810, please visit our new web site at: www.troop2810.org, or contact Committee Chair Marc Shipman at 815.761.6479/ E-mail-Marc.Shipman@gmail.com or Scoutmaster Terry Handel at 815.895.6953/E-mail-Trailtoeagle@comcast.net.