Merit Badge Extravaganza!

This past November, Troop 581 traveled to BSA’s Camp Shenandoah located in Swoope, VA. A favorite of Troop 581’s, Camp Shenandoah provides us with great facilities including the use of their spacious dinning hall. Over 40 Scouts attended this campout during the extended Veteran’s Day holiday weekend to participate in our annual merit badge extravaganza. Scouts chose 2-3 of the 20 merit badges that were offered including Automotive Maintenance, Chemistry, Cooking, Music, Radio, Robotics and more.

The SPL give the troop instruction for the day’s activities
The daily merit badge schedule
Chemistry Merit Badge
Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge
Music Merit Badge
Astronomy Merit Badge
Cooking Merit Badge
Chess Merit Badge
Fingerprinting Merit Badge

The troop also held its annual early Thanksgiving Dinner prepared by ASM Chris Eichfeld with a bunch of helpers. As usual, it was a great success. Troop 581 looks forward to next year’s campout at Camp Shenandoah.

Our annual Scoutsgiving Meal
Patrol Skits at the troop campfire
Viking Patrol came out for one last campout with the troop
Revisiting old times with Scoutmaster Jarry Kosa