Welcome to the Troop 61 - Wooster, Ohio web site! Our goal is to provide you with useful information about our troop to improve communication and promote internal and community support for what we do for boys, their families and for our community.

Troop 61 - Wooster, Ohio has been serving the Wooster area since 1913.

Next Campout: Klondike Derby, January 16-18, 2009

***Summber Camp 2008 Pictures***

**** Gettysburg Pictures*****

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Upcoming Events

Monday, January 5: 6:30 pm Patrol Leaders Council Meeting (at the Church House)

Monday, January 5: 7:00 pm at the Church House

a) Class A Uniform and Scout Handbook
b) Personal Management Merit Badge under the direction of Mr. H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III

Monday, January 12: 7:00 pm at the Church

a) Class A Uniform and Scout Handbook
b) Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge under the direction of Dr. Richard Guttman
c) Organize for the Killbuck District Klondike Derby at Pee Wee Hollow (1/16-18) (POLAR BEAR CAMPOUT)
d) District Fee: $5.00 per person (includes event patch)
e) Troop 61 Fee: $10 per person (subject to change based upon unknown district information at this time)
f) Total Fee: $15.00 per person (to be collected on 1/12/09)

Friday, January 16: 5:30 pm at the Church House

a) Meet at the Church House at 5:30 pm to leave for the Klondike Derby at Pee Wee Hollow (1/16-18)
b) (POLAR BEAR CAMPOUT)
c) Return to Wooster on 1/18 by approximately 12 noon

Monday, January 19: NO REGULAR MEETING (Martin Luther King, Jr. – HOLIDAY)

Monday, January 26: 7:00 pm at the Church House

a) Class A Uniform and Scout Handbook
b Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge under the direction of Dr. Richard Guttman
c) Summer Camp 2009 Registration Fee – 1st Deposit Due:

1. Scouts - $50.00
2. Adults - $40.00

Additional Future Council and District Dates to Keep in Mind:

Friday, January 16 to Sunday, January 18: Killbuck District Klondike Derby at Pee Wee Hollow

Saturday, February 7: Buckeye Council Baden Powell Institute

Sunday, February 8: Buckeye Council Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner in Canton, Ohio

Thursday, February 19: Killbuck District Recognition Dinner

Saturday, February 21-Sunday, February 22: February Hotel Trip

Additional National Information and Dates to Consider:

2010 National Scout Jamboree (July 23 to August 4, 2010 at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia):

The Buckeye Council 2010 National Scout Jamboree Contingent (comprised of 8 adults and 72 boys) is close to filling all the 72 youth spaces. As of 8/14 it was reported that there were 10 openings available for boys.

The requirements include being a First Class Scout at the time of attendance at the jamboree in July/August 2010; have completed 7th grade or be at least 12 years of age by 1/1/2010 and have not reached his 18th birthday by July 25, 2010.

If you will meet these requirements and have an interest in attending please contact me for further information. There is a 2010 NSJ Scholarship Application available.