Welcome to the Online Home for BSA Troop 947

Thank you for stopping by!  This Web Site is intended for use by the Parents and Scouts of Boy Scout Troop 947.  Here you can find Troop event information, necessary forms, contact information, pictures, and so much more.  Be sure to bookmark this site for future use!

Reminders

Troop meetings are held every Wednesday from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Lord of Life Lutheran Church.  Parents are always welcome.

Announcements  
(Update 01/31/2010)

Game Lock-In at Lord of Life Church
Meet at Lord of Life Church on Saturday Feb. 13th at 7:00pm. Spend the night playing games (both board games and electronic). Pickup will be Sunday morning at 7:00am. You may bring your electronic games, but nothing rated M. If your not sure the answers "no".

Scout Sunday at LOL
A scout is reverent! Please help represent the troop on Scout Sunday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Sunday Feb. 7th. at 11am. This counts towards your service hours. We still have openings for Greeters.

Merit Badge Challenge
Final session is Saturday Feb. 13 (snow date is March 20). Classes start 8:30am at Fairfield High School. Pick-up at 1:00pm.

Court of Honor
Meet at LOL on Wednesday Feb. 24th at 7pm.  Please plan to attend, scouts will receive their new rank advancements. Families are encouraged to attend.

Summer Camp First Payment due
The first payment for Camp Friedlander is $65 and will be due Jan. 27.

Woodland trails first payment will be $35 and is due Feb. 17th.

Spring Break Caving Trip is On!
It's official, we will be going to Marengo Cave over spring break. Thanks to everyone that signed up via email over the holidays. For more details visit the Marengo Cave web site.

Popcorn Sales
The popcorn sale has been a big success! Total sales for 2009 are $13,612. We also collected $955 in popcorn donations for our troops in Iraq. Congratulations to everyone who participated.

Kroger Cards
Since we started the program in October of 2008, we've obtained over $4,870.12 from using the Kroger cards. It's a great opportunity to add money to your son's account, to be used for paying camping fees, dues, and other Scout-related expenses.  Please see Mrs. Carpenter at a Troop Meeting if you'd like to purchase gift cards for a dollar.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 2010

• Feb. 3- PLC meeting
• Feb. 7 - Scout Sunday at LOL
• Feb. 13 - Merit Badge Challenge
• Feb. 13 - Game Lock-In at LOL Church
• Feb. 16 - Committee Meeting
• Feb. 24 - Court of Honor