Unit #:

Troop 900

Meeting Night:

Mondays – Monday after outing is committee meeting.

Meeting Time:

7:00 p.m.

Meeting Location:

St. Stephens United Methodist Church

400 W New Orleans St., Broken Arrow

Scoutmaster:

Jay Taylor

Phone #:

357-5080

Committee Chairman:

Steven Usrey

Phone #:

 

SM email

Jay.Taylor@heritage-enviro.com

CC email

 

Troop Website

http://www.troop900.org/

Unit Size:

Medium

Leadership Opportunities

25 registered active scouts and 15 registered and trained adults.

4 patrols (new scouts have their own patrol)

Highlights of Yearly Activities

At least one high adventure trip each year

Trappers Rendezvous outing each January

Tom Hale for new scouts, high adventure for more experienced scouts

New scouts and younger 11-14 (first year scouts) go to Tom Hale Scout Reservation first week in June

Monthly camping outings

Primative backpacking outings are a favorite of the boys

Yearly lock-in so boys can plan the upcoming years activities

Other Information:

Equipment: The Troop has access to a new 15 passenger church van for long trips with trailer. Also we have purchased our own new trailer and added built-in storage. Our Redhead tents are new and in good condition and sleeps up to 4. We have converted from liquid fuel to propane for safety reasons and have become masters at Dutch Oven cooking. The troop is step up as a boy run organization with adult direction.

Monthly dues: $4 per person

Camping fees: (incl. Food) $8 per person

  • Uniform assistance program
  • New multiburner camp stoves and portable area lighting
  • New climbing and rappelling ropes, helmets and equipment with certified instructors
  • 4 new all weather canopies

1999 - Current River Missouri 50 mile canoeing.

2000 - Spanish Peaks Scout Camp, Walsenburg S.E. Colo.

2001 - Lexington Aircraft Carrier Live Aboard – Corpus Christi, TX

2002 - Red Feather Lakes – Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Colo. N.W.

2002 - Carlsbad Caverns – N.M. White Sands/Alamogordo

2003 – Boundary Waters Canoeing Canada

2003- Heartsaver CPR trainer certification for all scouts and adults going to boundary waters

2004-U.S.S. Lexington live aboard