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Year 2023

January

Real Life First Aid/Monroe Grange

Real life First Aid will be held at Monroe Grange Banquet Hall Tipp City, OH. At this event the scouts are presented with real life first aid situations and have to react with proper first aid in a timely manner.

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monroe grange

February

Pack 285 Crossover

This event will be held at Saint John The Baptist Church in Tipp City, OH. At this event 10 new scouts will cross over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. Our scouts will be there to welcome them into the troop as they cross over the symbolic bridge.

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Saint John The Baptist Church

February

Scout Sunday

This event will be held at United Methodist Church in Vandalia, OH. Scout Sunday is an opportunity for scouts to attend services in uniform, conduct a flag ceremony, speak about Scouting, and present religious awards.

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Vandalia United Methodist Church

February

Caving/Marengo Caves

The Caving event will be held at Marengo Caves in Marengo, IN. Scouts will be camping in cabins and exploring the "wild" cave filled with mud, water, tight spaces, and all the adventure they can handle.

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marengo caves

March

Scouting for Food/Tipp City

Scouting for Food is our biggest service project of the year. This service project consists of 2 Saturdays. On the first Saturday the scouts pass out door hangers to every house in Tipp City. On the second Saturday the scouts collect all donated food items from all the houses that have sat food outside. This year we collected 3157lbs of food for Needy Baskets food pantry.

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scouting for food

April

Backpacking/Camp Birch

The Backpacking event will be held at Camp Hugh Taylor Birch Scout Camp in Yellow Springs, OH. The scouts will go on a 6 - 8 mile hike at adjoining John Bryan State Park. This hike is done wearing full backpack.

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camp birch

May

Wilderness Survival/Cricket Holler

Wilderness Survival will be held at Cricket Holler Scout Camp in Dayton, OH. The scouts will learn how to survive in the wilderness with only the things around them. They will build there own shelter and sleep in that shelter one night.

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cricket holler

May

Memorial Day Weekend/Tipp City

On Saturday the scouts place flags on the graves of veterans at Maple Hill Cemetery. On Monday the scouts participate in the Memorial Day parade.

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memorial day

June

Summer Camp/Camp Berry

This years summer camp is being held at Camp Berry Scout Camp in Findlay, OH. At summer camp the scouts work on completing merit badges, team building exercises, rank advancement requirements, and of course having fun with friends.

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camp berry

July

Cycling/Hueston Woods

The Cycling main event is held at Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford, OH. The scouts go on a bike ride on the bike trails at the state park.

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hueston woods

August

Fishing/Chenoweth Trails

The Fishing main event is held at Chenoweth Trails in Greenville, OH. The scouts put all of their fishing knowledge to the test as they attempt to catch fish (everyone catches a fish at this pond).

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chenoweth trails

September

Mumfest/Tipp City

Mum Fest is the big fundraiser of the year for the scouts. Starting in August the scouts begin selling mums to be painted on driveways. September begins the painting all the way up to Mum Fest. At Mum Fest the scouts run a Cobbler Booth.

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mum

October

Climbing-Indoors/TBD

Location is yet to be determined for this event. Scouts will be learning climbing skills and putting them to use on an indoor climbing wall.

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boy scouts of america

November

Turkey Bowl/Redmen Picnic Grounds

Turkey Bowl will be held at the Redmen Picnic Grounds in Troy, OH. For this event the scouts spend the day cooking a Thanksgiving meal that they will share with their families that evening.

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redmen's lodge

December

Yearly Planning/TBD

The Yearly Planning event location is yet to be determined. At this event the scouts plan all the next years events.

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boy scouts of america


Year 2022

January

Winter Bushwhack/Camp Birch

The Winter Bushwhack will be held at Camp Hugh Taylor Birch Scout Camp in Yellow Springs, OH. The scouts will go on a 6 - 8 mile hike at adjoining John Bryan State Park. This hike is done wearing full backpack.

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camp birch

February

Real Life First Aid/Cricket Holler

Real life First Aid will be held at Cricket Holler Scout Camp in Dayton, OH. At this event the scouts are presented with real life first aid situations and have to react with proper first aid in a timely manner.

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cricket holler

March

Scouting for Food/Tipp City

Scouting for Food is our biggest service project of the year. This service project consists of 2 Saturdays. On the first Saturday the scouts pass out door hangers to every house in Tipp City. On the second Saturday the scouts collect all donated food items from all the houses that have sat food outside. This year we collected 2893lbs of food for Needy Baskets food pantry.

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scouting for food

April

Fish and Wildlife Management/Woodland Trails

Fish and Wildlife Management will be held at Woodland Trails Scout Camp in Camden, OH. The scouts learn about fish and wildlife management on this campout.

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woodland trails

May

Cycling/Hueston Woods

The Cycling main event will be held at Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford, OH. The scouts go on a bike ride on the bike trails at the state park.

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hueston woods

May

Memorial Day Weekend/Tipp City

Memorial Day Weekend was a busy weekend for the troop. On Saturday the scouts place flags on the graves of veterans at Maple Hill Cemetery. On Monday the scouts participate in the Memorial Day parade. And this year the scouts completed a service project for an elderly resident.

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memorial day

June

Summer Camp/Camp Friedlander

This years summer camp will be held at Camp Friedlander Scout Camp in Loveland, OH. At summer camp the scouts work on completing merit badges, team building exercises, rank advancement requirements, and of course having fun with friends.

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camp friedlander

July

Paddle Sports/Camp Birch

The Paddle Sports main event will be held at Camp Hugh Taylor Birch in Yellow Springs, OH. The scouts will go on a 5 mile canoe trip down the Mad River.

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canoe

August

Fishing/Chenoweth Trails

The Fishing main event will be held at Chenoweth Trails in Greenville, OH. The scouts put all of their fishing knowledge to the test as they attempt to catch fish (everyone catches a fish at this pond).

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chenoweth trails

September

Mumfest/Tipp City

Mum Fest is the big fundraiser of the year for the scouts. Starting in August the scouts begin selling mums to be painted on driveways. September begins the painting all the way up to Mum Fest. At Mum Fest the scouts run a Cobbler Booth.

Click here to see photos
mum

October

Shooting Sports/Camp Berry

The Shooting Sports main event will be held at Camp Berry Scout Camp in Findlay, OH. The scouts put their shooting skills to the test in Rifle, Shotgun, Archery, and Tomahawk.

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camp berry

November

Food Pantry Service Project

This service project was facilitated by Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, OH. For this service project our scouts were offered the opportunity to help serve food at the Mid-Ohio Food Pantry in Grove City, OH.

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Food Pantry

November

Turkey Bowl/Redmen Picnic Grounds

Turkey Bowl will be held at the Redmen Picnic Grounds in Troy, OH. For this event the scouts spend the day cooking a Thanksgiving meal that they will share with their families that evening.

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redmen's lodge

November

Shelf Building Service Project

This service project was done for our charter organization the YMCA in Troy, OH. For this project our scouts built shelves in the outside shed.

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YMCA

December

Pack 395 Crossover

This event will be held at the United Methodist Church in Tipp City, OH. At this event 1 new scout will cross over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. Our scouts will be there to welcome him into the troop as they cross over the symbolic bridge.

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United Methodist Church

December

Yearly Planning/Cricket Holler

The Yearly Planning event will be held at Cricket Holler Scout Camp in Dayton, OH. At this event the scouts plan all the next years events.

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cricket holler