Scouting with Troop 533  

2023 Scouting Year - All Parent & Leader Meeting Hand-out

BEING A MEMBER OF TROOP 533

Please email scoutmaster@bsatroop533.org and/or chair@bsatroop533.org for initial questions and requests, or attend any regular Troop 533 meeting to visit & greet the Scouting Boys, Leaders, and Parents​. 

• Troop 533 Membership

  • Youth ages 11-17 (age 10 with Cub Scout Arrow of Light award) are invited to join Scouts BSA, and may join any time during the year.

  • Please complete a Printed Application, or apply ON-LINE. Existing registered Youth (Webelos/Cub Scouts) or Adult Leaders may be transferred via Scoutbook (link), with no new current year, additional National BSA costs.

  • See our Calendar page for meeting times and location. Committee Meetings are also a great place to meet leaders and parents (more info below). 

• Costs/Fees

  • Joining: BSA's FIRST TIME national youth joining fee for scouts brand new to the Scouting program, once/lifetime fee (Cubs or BSA) is $25 in 2023 - Establishes their National Scout account

  • Youth Participation: 

    • Annual BSA national youth fee ($75 - 2023: Program, insurance, etc.)

    • Troop 533 one-time, initial joining cost ($50 - 2022: Scout Handbook, Troop Neckerchief, Slide, Green Epaulets, and Troop 533 number patch

    • Annual Troop 533 participation fee ($25 – 2023, payable annually during Recharter/Registration in October). This cost helps to cover maintenance costs of troop equipment, storage facilities/shed, Troop Trailers, all award costs, and special event costs less food. This is NOT enough to cover these costs, and fundraisers/donations are used to cover the difference.

    • Weekend campout participation costs are $25 per attendee for all in-council events.  The troop will supplement costs that exceed this; all special attendance costs (Horseback riding, MB Extra costs, etc. are to be covered by the attendee.

    • Additional costs are supplemented by our Troop Budget, as funded through donations and corporate citizenship funding programs, and discussed and shared as the events arise.

  • Adult Participation: Adults attending any overnight camping/activity events must be registered BSA leaders with appropriate training completed (YPT at minimum).  An annual BSA national fee ($45 - 2023) includes a criminal background check, account maintenance, in inclusion of program liability coverage.  

  • Payments: All fees are to be paid with cash or check (“BSA Troop 533”) with our Troop Treasurer during annual re-chartering from Sept-Oct. You can check your individual Scout or Adult Leader allocated account balance with the Treasurer at any time.   Costs may be paid for with a Credit/Debit card, however, please note that our troop is charged nearly a 3% fee. At this time, we do not charge that back to the family, with the cost coming out of general operating funds.

• Medical Forms: ALL Scouters must provide current Medical Forms - Please see below section on Med Forms for complete information

• Scoutbook: All Adults and Scouts are invited to sign-up for a Scoutbook account.  Your My.Scouting.org and Scoutbook account are connected, and your password to access should align.  In Scoutbook, the youths legal guardian may enter the scouts email so that they too will receive all troop communication. ONLY the scout's parents have access to add/change/view a youth's email.  A tutorial on how to do this is available here: https://help.scoutbook.scouting.org/knowledge-base/scoutbook-tutorial-for-parents/#viewing-editing-your-childs-profile  

• Code of Conduct:  All youth scouts and registered Adults of Troop 533 are required to review and sign the Troop 533 Code of Conduct; also available within the Troop 533 Welcome & Operations Guide