Scouts and Parents - Eight scouts and three adults from Troop 281 camped at Fallen Leaf Lake Camp Ground this weekend.  Scouts identified a number of trees and animals as we hiked to Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe.  Scouts also practiced their camping skills: we chopped wood, built a fire, and constructed a shelter out of wood, rope, and tarps.  Weather was fairly nice.  It was dry until Saturday evening.  We had a bit of drizzle Saturday evening, but our Scouts had erected a number of shelters to keep us dry and comfortable.  Sunday morning we awoke to a beautiful light blanket of snow.

Our next Troop meeting is this Tuesday, 5/21/19, at 7:00pm at Gold River Discovery Center.  I look forward to seeing you there.  The troop has another service opportunity on 5/25/19, when Troop 281 has the privilege of putting flags on graves of veterans at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day. 

Our June camping adventure is at Indian Grinding Rock State Park, June 14 through the 16th.  If you have not yet signed up for summer camp in July, there is still time.  As always, please sign up at the Troop 281 website to let us know who is coming.  Remember to let the Scout Oath and Law be your guide ~ Scoutmaster Block

UPDATE:  SALE EXTENDED TO MAY 21, 2019!

We still have a few sets of Camp Cards available for check out - get your cards now!

The Merit Badge Counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement program. Whatever your area of expertise or interest—whether it is a special craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, aviation, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications)—as a Merit Badge Counselor, you can play a vital role in stirring a young man's curiosity about that particular topic. By serving as a Merit Badge Counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.

On February 1, 2019, Scouts BSA was launched.  Scouts BSA is a year-round program for youth in fifth grade through high school that provides fun, adventure, learning, challenge, and responsibility to help them become the best version of themselves.  In Scouts BSA, young men and women go places, test themselves, and have one-of-a-kind adventures that can’t be found anywhere else.  For the first time in its 100+ year history, the iconic program of the Boy Scouts of America is open to young women as well as young men, all of whom will have the chance to earn Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout.  Click here to learn more.  

• A Scout officially earns his rank when he successfully completes his Board of Review (“BOR”).
• BOR’s are arranged by the Advancement Chair, typically the night of the 1^st monthly Troop meeting
• Scouts, PLEASE request your BOR 5 days or more before it's scheduled!
• Troop BOR’s are comprised of 3-6 Troop Committee members. Members of the Scout’s family, the SM and ASM’s may not serve on a Scout’s BOR.

“Scout” is the only rank for which there is NO Board of Review. Eagle palms also do not require a BOR.