Without parent, grandparent, uncle, friend or other volunteers the Troop could not function.  Thank you for giving of yourself for our boys.  You may ask, How can I help? How you help depends on many personal factors but regardless of how you choose to contribute, know that you are making a difference.  Some help can be done completely remote, some are seasonal (just the Spring or Fall) and some have weekly responsibilities. Here are some ideas:

• Meritbadge Councilor: Do you have special skills/hobbies/career you would like to share?

• Do you have a favorite backpacking location you would like to share with the troop?

• Assistant Scoutmaster: work weekly with a patrol of boys and mentor the patrol leader

• Troop Committee member:

  • Secretary

  • Fundraising chair: Help organize the popcorn sales each fall.

  • Membership and Recruiting chair: Find ways to publicize troop activities to a wider audience and connect interested youth to the troop.

  • Training and Rechartering chair: Help the adult leaders stay current with their trainings (including youth protection) and help recharter the troop each fall.

  • Advancement chair: Help track boy rank advancements, participate in board of reviews.

  • Treasurer: Track and budget the money in and money out.  

  • Service chair: Bring opportunities to impact the wider community to the troop.

  • Equipment coordinator

  • Troop Chaplain

• Could you drive a van full of boys to summer camp?

• Do you have access to private camping locations?

• Can you provide extra support for a special needs scout?

• Would you like to be the community/local business sponsorship liaison?

• Can you drive a support vehicle on Bike the Bear?

• Do you have access to horse packers to support a backpacking trip?

• Do you have relatives with interesting careers who we could visit with as a troop?

• Do you have a boat, canoe or kayak that you could share with the troop?

• Campout support

  • RSVP specialist (contact each family to see if boy or adult is coming)

  • Ice chest packer (organize and pack the patrols meals in ice chest and dry goods in tub)

  • Vehicle coordinator (ensure that there are enough rides for the boys)

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