BSA Troop 75

Manhattan, Kansas

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Welcome to Troop 75!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all Boy Scouts from the Manhattan area who have chosen or are considering Troop 75 as their Scouting home! Check out the photos of Camporee 2008, now in the Photo Gallery (left). News about summer camps and the upcoming spaghetti dinner fundraiser can be found under the newsletter link (left).

Latest TLC notes and information about upcoming events: click here.

BSA Troop 75 of Manhattan, Kansas has offered young men over 75 years of Scouting.  Troop 75 offers a Scout-led, Leader-guided tradition of excellence and achievement and you will be proud to be an active part of this troop.  Troop 75 is generously sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Manhattan, Kansas.

WHY JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS?

Scouting opens the doors to Adventure, Fun, Camping, Fun, Friendship, Fun, Exploring, Fun, (and did we mention FUN) and at the same time  it breaks down the doors to learning, gaining valuable skills proficiency, developing leadership skills, and providing confidence in meeting life’s future challenges.     

• Weekend Camps: Troop 75 offers at least one campout monthly where  scouts learn outdoor skills, cooking and appreciation of the great outdoors.
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Scouts pursuing their railroading badge at the Camporee, October 2008.

• Summer Camps:  Each summer, Troop 75 attends one of several week-long camps.  This is a great way to earn advancements, gain scouting skills, and meet scouts from other parts of the United States and the world.  All scouts had the opportunity to attend Camp Hansen Reservation near Kirwin Reservoir in Northwestern Kansas.  

• High Adventure Camping:  High Adventure Camping in Troop 75 often includes Backpacking, Wilderness Canoe Trips, Sea Base, and/or road trips.  These camps are for scouts over age 14 and are meant to be fun and challenge the skills learned earlier in their scouting careers.

In the Summer of 2008, our troop traveled to Spanish Peaks. The high adventure scouts and four leaders took off from there to the mountains of central Colorado. We started the week with a backpacking trek to the Granite Lakes . We backpacked fourteen miles and 3,000 vertical feet. At the lakes we fished, hiked and weathered daily afternoon thunderstorms. After returning to our vehicles, we moved to Kite Lake , near Alma , Colorado . There we climbed to the top of Mount Lincoln.

Congratulations, Ben Stark-Sachs and Greg St. Amand, New Eagle Scouts! (See Press Release in Newsletter Link).

Advancement:  A scout's goal is advancement through the ranks of Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Star, Life, and finally, to earn the most distinctive of all — The EAGLE Scout Award.  Troop 75 is committed to giving every scout the opportunity to achieve this goal. Troop 75 has several Eagle Scouts members among as well as several Eagle Scouts serving in the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster roles among others.

Troop 75 is unique in offering boy scouts in our troop the opportunity to learn how to hike with llamas.  Each scout is afforded the opportunity to learn more about how the llama as pack animal can be useful in the boy scout's way of life.  

Fundraising:  Boy Scout activities do cost money.  Each scouts helps raise funds for his individual scouting activities and to support the troop as well.  This is not possible without parental involvement.   For example, each February, Troop 75 offers a Spaghetti dinner that typically corresponds with Super Bowl Sunday.  Troop 75 scouts also raise funds by cleaning after sporting events at KSU's Bramladge coliseum.  Each fall, the Boy Scouts of Troop 75 elect to sell Boy Scout Popcorn as another fundraiser.   Troop 75 also does a troop eat-out-night at Valentino's every month on Sundays.   The troop gets 20% of all profit to go to troop needs.

 

 

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