It is incredible that we are already to September.  After a school year that seemed to drag on and on, our summer seemed to fly by with so many scouting adventures.  We had scouts earning merit badges and ranks at Lost Pines; high adventure crews hiking at Philmont, whitewater kayaking at Summit, horseback riding at BTSR; and finally scouts going for it all with rafting, rock climbing, and more at Camp Alexander in Colorado.  Thank you to all the adult leaders who chaperoned these amazing experiences and to all the parents who supported their scouts attending.   

The Troops 454 Community-Raiser with Mobile Loaves and Fishes was a smashing success! We collected cleaning supplies for 9 homemaking bundles for new residents of the Community First! Village, and we blew our initial fundraising goal of $6,000 out of the water by raising $10,046. Way to go, scouts & supporters!

Sign-up is now open for the May 18th swim test. Head on over to https://www.454.org/node/4155 to get signed up.

Our Community-Raiser is finishing strong! We have collected over $8,500 for Mobile Loaves & Fishes to date, and the number of donations keeps increasing, with 10 more in the last 24 hours alone; we're up to 62 individual donations and counting... I can't wait to see what y'all do by Tuesday!

This is going to be a GREAT campout, with lots of fun games and a novel "theme" for the activities.  BUT, its imperative that we have an accurate headcount so the scouts can plan appropriately.