Dedicated to the Care of Boys by Instilling the Principles of Scouting
BSA Troop 70 is chartered by the Wacousta Community United Methodist Church. Troop and Patrol meetings are the first two Tuesdays of each month in the church fellowship hall 7:00PM. Troop Committee meetings are on the last Wednesday of the month also in the church fellowship hall 7:00PM.
Keep Them Busy
If idle hands are the devil's play things then he shall be very bored around this group of young men. It is the philosophy of the troop committee that if you maintain a high level of activity for the scouts you keep their attention and build their interest in scouting. Nearly every meeting is built around an activity or merit badge that promotes the boy's scouting and life skills.
Everyone's Input is Welcome
All parents, grandparents, guardians and concerned community members are welcome on the Troop 70 Scouting Committee. Our combined skills and efforts have made this troop so successful.
Several times a year Troop 70 scouts give their input in determining what the troop should do and where it should go. At the beginning of each year, a list of suggested activities is generated by the scouts. The list is reviewed by the troop committee and then placed before scouts on large posters. Each boy is given several stickers. They then vote for activities by placing stickers next to their most desired activities. A good deal of horse-trading goes into the placement of those stickers. The troop committee finds sponsors for the most popular choices and the fun begins from there.
Merit Badges & More Merit Badges
Troop 70 boasts Merit Badge Counselors for more than 90 of the 110+ merit badges available from the Boy Scouts of America. Do you have a skill to share? Contact us.
Patrol System Alive and Well
Patrols formed from scouts of the same age and school grade level are the basis of Troop 70's structure. We currently have eight patrols with three to eleven boys each. (Pine Trees of Doom, Fire Eating Dragons, Hawks, Road Runners, Scorpions, Leprechauns, Timberwolves and Cobras)
Peripatetic Patrols
Troop 70 is on the go. Don't blink or you will miss us. In the last two years, we have sent patrols to the BSA High Adventure Camps in the Florida Keys and Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. We have backpacked in the Porcupine Mountains and on the Appalachian Trail. Our boot prints are on Isle Royal, the North Country Trail and The Jordan River Pathway. We have crawled through caves, rappelled down walls and canoed and white water rafted over 100 miles.
In 2003, we are going back to Seabase (one sailing and two scuba crews), will spend a week at Northwoods Reservation, .go whitewater-rafting, and backpack Bruce Trails.
The leadership of Troop 70 believes that the outdoor lifestyle is the key to maintaining the interest of young men.
Troop 70 is a Home to Eagles
If you want to see eagles come to Troop 70. Better yet if you are a cub and you want to be an Eagle join Troop 70. In the last three years 10 young men have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. This is the highest number in the council. We have a dozen more scouts within striking distance. Those with the dedication and desire, who are willing to work hard, can succeed. We provide the mentors and the opportunity.
A Scout Pays His Own Way
The leadership of Troop 70 believes that a scout should pay his own way. As such, we try to provide fundraising activities to support our busy schedule.
Scouting is About Families
Most Troop 70 activities, including many of the backpacking treks, include siblings and both parents. As long as family members can safely keep up, they are usually invited. For older siblings and sisters, we have an affiliated Venture Patrol.
