This page is a resourse for current information on Scouts BSA Troop 427. Check below for the latest forms and information to download. Google Calendar updates are posted below for the entire season of scouting.
Current Links and Upcoming Events
- Troop Activities - Upcoming weekly troop activites for the month of September.
- Firewood Delivery 2024 with SignUpGenius - It's firewood delivery season and we need all hands on deck! Adults, do you have a truck or SUV? We need YOU to pull a trailer. Scouts, this is your chance to be "helpful" and "thrifty." We need YOU to load and stack firewood. Many hands make light work! Please go to the SignUpGenius, review the available slots and sign up. Thank you!
- Tuesday Oct. 15th Personal Fitness Merit Badge at 6pm followed by the Troop Meeting at 7pm -in South Hall at St. Anne School.
- Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) - October 18-19, 2024 - IOLS is a “Hands-on” training experience that expands on the Scoutmaster Position-Specific training! Learn various skills that include Patrol Cooking, Outdoor Ethics, Flag Ceremonies, Ropes, Wood Tools, Navigation, Campfire Programs, and much more!
Scouts BSA program with Troops 427 - Important Links and Troop Forms
- Blank Troop Deposit/Refund Slips
- Weekly Dues Information and Form - New Policy in place.
- BSA Personal Safety Awareness Videos & Scouts BSA Youth Protection Training for Scouts – Scout Rank Req.# 6a. & Star Rank Req. #6.
- Link to Scouts BSA Advancement and Award Opportunities
- Scouts BSA Troops 427 Position Trained Requirements
- Eagle Scout Resources
Scoutbook Connections
- LOGIN to: Scoutbook (For access to Rank advancement)
- Scoutbook Tutorial for Parents
- Scouts can login to Scoutbook if their parents invite them. A parent needs to be associated with their Scout by the Scoutbook unit admin, then the parent logs in and clicks on their Scout, goes to Edit Profile and at the bottom of the page is a place there the parent can invite the Scout to participate. Only a parent can do this. Setting up an Account Your Scout Can Use is in the Scoutbook Tutorial for Parents towards the bottom of the instructions.
- Link to the Scoutbook App for Parents and Scouts (iPhone or iPad version) For parents and Scouts to track the Scouting Experience from Lion to Eagle Scout. This app is for parents and scouts only, it is not for adult leaders to track scouts. A Scoutbook.com log in is required and your account must either be connected to a Scout as a parent or be a youth account.
- Link to the Scoutbook App for Parents and Scouts (Google Play Android) For parents and Scouts to track the Scouting Experience from Lion to Eagle Scout. This app is for parents and scouts only, it is not for adult leaders to track scouts. A Scoutbook.com log in is required and your account must either be connected to a Scout as a parent or be a youth account.
Financial Assistance Links
- Samoset Council Financial Assistance - Families that need financial assistance are welcome to apply for National BSA membership fee, Samoset Council program fee, Scout Handbook, and Scout uniform assistance. We don’t want cost to be a barrier for any family. Go to Samoset.org/aid to complete a financial assistance form. In addition, unit money earning opportunities (i.e., popcorn sale, firewood) should be part of a plan for Scouts to earn their own way.
- Online Samoset Campership Application - Complete for campers with financial need - submit by April 1st.
- Troop 427 Camp Scholarship Request Form Available for members of Scouts BSA Troops 427 - This form is completely confidential and is only seen by the Scoutmaster and the Troop Camp Scholarship Committee. Scoutmaster Signature Required. Form needs to be submitted to the Troop Committee Chair
Other Links
- Annual Health and Medical Form - Complete for all summer camp participants (including adult leaders) needs to be turned into the troop by the end of May 2024. If forms are not in (waiting for doctor appointment) please let us know the date that they will be turned in.
- 2023-2024 Camping Trips Adult Leadership Signup - In order to have successful camping trips, we need to make sure we have enough adults present to satisfy BSA rules of 2-deep leadership and also to share the load. Please review the SignUpGenius Link for available slots.
- Link to the Official Obituary of Wayne G. Waldhart
Troops 427 & 9427 In the News
- Channel 9 WAOW has a feature on our troops volunteerings, Area Scouts ask for donations in 'Scouting For Food' April 13th, 2024
- Check it out our Troops have made the Scouting Life Magazine: Scouts Hone Their Survival Skills as Temperatures Fall Into the Single Digits - In the December 2023 issue of Scout Life Magazine (BSA's national magazine).
- WAOW Channel 9 Video - Check out the feature on Addison Puent's American Red Cross Blood Drive for her Eagle Project.
- WAOW Channel 9 Video - Local girl among first female Eagle Scouts in the nation - Check out the feature of Katie Martell, our first female Eagle Scout in Troop 427.
- Wausau Daily Herald Article - Wausau's Katie Martell breaks new ground as area's first female Eagle Scout
- Channel 9 WAOW News with our Troop Christmas Service Project for 2018.