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Join Troop 450
Join Troop 450
We are eager for young men (emerging servant leaders) in the New Albany area to join us for the adventure of a lifetime. As a local Scouts BSA troop, we are also connected to the larger scouting movement in Ohio, the USA, and the WORLD BROTHERHOOD OF SCOUTING!
The QR code will take you to the Scouts BSA page to initiate your application to join our troop. The link behind this sentence will take you to the same webpage.
If you live outside the New Albany area or are a young woman looking for your own scouting adventure, you can BE A SCOUT, too! Just search for your future Scouting home via the following webpage https://beascout.scouting.org/
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of approximately 2.2 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and approximately 800,000 volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories.
Since its inception in 1910, more than 130 million young men and women have participated in the BSA’s youth programs. More than 35 million adult volunteers have helped carry out the BSA’s mission.
BSA programs are divided by age and activity: Cub Scouting is for boys and girls in kindergarten through 5th grade, Scouts BSA is open to young men and young women in grades 6 through 12, and co-ed Venturing and Sea Scouting are available for young men and young women age 14 through 20. The BSA also offers career-oriented co-ed Exploring programs to youth age 10 through 20.
Traditional Scouting programs are operated by local chartering organizations, such as religious institutions, clubs, civic associations, and educational organizations, which implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. These units are led entirely by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization, who are supported by local councils using both volunteers and paid professional staff.
In order to further outdoor activities, which are core to Scouting’s mission, the BSA has four High-Adventure Bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia).
The Foundation of Scouting
The Foundation of Scouting
Scout Oath: On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
Scout Mission: The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is a confederation of 170 national Scout organizations. WOSM was formed to encourage the Scouting movement throughout the world by promoting unity and understanding of its purpose and principles and by supporting its expansion and development. Three main bodies make up the WOSM: the World Scout Conference, the World Scout Committee, and the World Scout Bureau. In addition to the three main divisions, six regional conferences and committees of the WOSM meet regularly to implement decisions and policies locally. For abrief explanation of WOSM and its governing bodies, click HERE.
Larry E Potter, Scoutmaster
Larry E Potter, Scoutmaster
First of all, I would like to thank you for reading this far down the page. :)
In my childhood, I was a Cub Scout for maybe a week. As one of three boys in a single-parent family and a slow reader, it was difficult to dive into scouting as I should have. Instead, my family and I found our home and community within our little church where after college I served as their first Youth Pastor. Now, many years later, it is my pleasure to serve Troop 450 as its scoutmaster. My son and I have been scouting in Scouts BSA for a few years now, and both have grown immensely from the experience. As scoutmaster, my number one goal is to get out of the way and let our young men grow into the best servant leaders they can be with a deep sense of duty to God, to their families, to themselves, and to our country.
Yours in Scouting,
Larry E Potter
https://sites.google.com/view/larryedwardpotter/home
History of Troop 450
History of Troop 450
I wish I had more, but the records are a little hard to come by. If you know of other milestones, please let the current Scoutmaster know.
1961 - Troop 450 Established
1986 - 25th Anniversary
1991 - 30th Anniversary
1996 - 35th Anniversary
1998 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Justin Coppel & Eric Miller
1999 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Brent Miller, & Jesse Coppel
2000 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Micheal Frank, Buddy Hummler, & Cody Coppel
2001 - 40th Anniversary
2001 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Matt Carson
2002 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Micheal Goeren, Alex Minick, Adam Rossel, & Kenny Mummler
2003 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Michael Coppel
2004 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Christopher Tompkins, & Peter Goeren
2005 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: James P Rousseau
2006 - 45th Anniversary
2006 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Russell Redman, & Michael Penrose
2008 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Donald Rousseau
2009 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Eric Spencer, & Corey Washington
2010 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Thomas Rousseau, & Max Velez
2011 - 50th Anniversary
2013 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Daniel Lehman
2014 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Nathan Hood, & Nathan Lehman
2015 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Evan Ryan
2016 - 55th Anniversary
2016 - Troop 450 Eagle Scouts: Nathan Evans, Thomas Lee, & Griffin Margulis
2017 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Alexander Janakievski
20?? - Troop 361 Established
20?? - Troop 7361 (Girls) Established
20?? - Troop 7361 (Girls) Retired
2022-2023 - Troop 361 Merger with Troop 450
20?? - Troop 450 Scoutmaster: Jeff Long
2021 - 60th Anniversary
2021 - Troop 450 Scoutmaster: Jonathan Lehman
2022 - Troop 450 Eagle Scout: Damon Thompson
2022 - Troop 361 Scoutmaster: Chad Stucke
2022 - Troop 361 Eagle Scout: Lucas Burnard, Mason Lee
2022 - Troop 450 Scoutmasters: Donald Wartenberg (Jan-Mar) & Larry Potter (Mar->)
2022 - Troop 361 Start Merger into Troop 450
2023 - Troop 361 Scoutmaster: Chad Stucke
2023 - Troop 361 Finalize Merger into Troop 450
2023 - Troop 450 Scoutmaster: Larry E Potter
2026 - 65th Anniversary
2031 - 70th Anniversary
2036 - 75th Anniversary
2061 - 100th Anniversary
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