Boy Scout Troop 555

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Troop 555 gives each Scout the chance to  earn money that goes into his own account to spend on Troop activities. Here are some of our ongoing activities and the fundraisers that support those activities:

Ongoing Activities:

• Weekend campouts (one or two per month)
  
• Week-long Summer Camp at Camp Maumee
• High Adventure Trips through the Boy Scouts of America 
• White Stag Leadership Development Camp

Fundraisers:

• Pancake Breakfasts:  A popular fund-raiser is the Pancake Breakfast held periodically at the St. Bartholomew Church hall. Scout parents donate most of the ingredients and supplies, and the Scouts cook pancakes, ham, sausage, and also serve coffee, milk, juice, applesauce and fruit cocktail. Scouts collect the money, record sales, serve the food, and clean up. Members of the parish always admire the Scouts’ hard work, self-organization, and good cheer—not to mention their uniforms. Leftover pancakes and meat are frozen and saved for the next troop campout.

• Popcorn Sales: We have two popcorn sales drives per year (Spring and Fall).  This is a great way for the scouts to earn money for their personal accounts as well as for the troop, which helps cover the cost of admission to upcoming group activities and outings. Prizes are also awarded based on sales levels. In addition to the account money and prizes, the Hoosier Trails Council often offers extra sales incentives for “filling up” a popcorn order form.  Ambitious scouts can even earn some scholarship money through the Trail’s End Scholarship Program. Visit the Trail's End Web Site. 

• Bingo Night: The Columbus Knights of Columbus provides the opportunity for scouts and their adult partner (usually mom or dad) to earn money for their scouting activities and for the troop.  Currently this is $35 plus tips for the scout and $15 for the troop.  This is done through working in the kitchen and the window taking orders and completing sales of food, snacks, and soft drinks.  Bingo happens most Fridays throughout the year and scouts sign up for dates on the sheet as announced at troop meetings.  Knights of Columbus permits smoking in the Bingo hall so those with severe allergies or aversion to cigarette smoke are discouraged from working this fundraiser.

• Elsbury Certificate Sales: Certificates sell for $10 each and are redeemable for $10 worth of plants/supplies (not limited to plants only this year) at Elsbury's Greenhouse in Hope, Indiana.  There is no limit to the number of certificates that a customer can redeem when they purchase plant/supplies (i.e. flowers, vegetable plants, shrub, trees, etc). The expiration date for the spring 2011 coupons is 12/31/201. Scouts will earn $2.00 for each certificate sold (20% commission).  This money will be deposited directly into the individual scout's account.  The troop does not receive any money from this fundraiser. The chair for sale is John Hughes, and certificates can be obtained by contacting him at john.s.hughes@cummins.com.

Chartered by Knights of Columbus Council 1414, Columbus, Indiana