Troop 327 Activities

Troop 327 meets most Monday evenings throughout the year. Some of the meetings allow the troop to plan and carry out activities that occur on a yearly basis. Below is a listing of many of the activities that the troop participates in every year.

Scout Troop 327 Regular Activities

Ongoing throughout the year

• Scout Parent Meetings

  • Parents meet once a month typically on a Sunday evening

• Recycled aluminum can bin

  • The troop has collection bins at Colony on HW 5 in Waconia, and on HW7 in St Boni.

  • These periodically needs to be taken to recycling center

  • Scouts helping with this earn credit hours

• Courts of Honor

  • Ceremony where scouts receive rank advancement, merit badges, and other awards.

  • Held in the spring, fall and winter

  • Ceremony usually followed with dessert pot luck

Held every one to two years

• High Adventure

  • Attending one of the BSA high adventures

    • Philmont - backpacking in New Mexico

    • Northern Tier - BWCA canoe trip

    • Sea Base - aquatics activities in Florida

Yearly recurring activities

• January

  • Christmas Tree pickup (early January)

    • Scouts pick up discarded holiday trees throughout Waconia and deliver them to the parking lot near the city offices.

    • Parents with trucks/ trailers also needed.

    • Scouts earn credit hours

• February

  • Winter Camporee (District wide weekend camp)

• March

  • Fish Fry

    • Help at St Joseph’s Church

  • Crossover Ceremony

    • Initiation ceremony for new scouts crossing over from Cub Scouts

• April

  • Scouting For Food

    • Scouts go door to door collecting cans of food for the Waconia Food Shelf

  • Order of the Arrow elections

  • Easter Candy Bagging

    • Scouts bag candy for Lions Easter Egg hunt

• May

  • Spring Camporee (District wide weekend camp)

  • Spring Highway Cleanup

    • Typically done on a Monday evening

    • Scouts and parents pick up trash along HWY 5

    • Scouts earn credit hours

  • Library Book Sale

    • Scouts assist library with setup/cleanup

• June

  • MiniHigh Campout

    • 3 night troop campout

    • Location changes each year

    • Different activities based on where camp is held

• July

  • Many Point Camp (Council-run scout camp)

    • 1 week campout from Sunday to Saturday

    • Location is Many Point Scout Camp in the Park Rapids/Detroit Lakes area

• August

  • Move out of Sheriff's building for County Fair

  • Fair Parking Fundraiser

    • Scouts staff a parking lot during the County Fair

    • Scouts earn credit hours

  • Fair Cleanup

    • Cleanup fairgrounds after fair is complete

    • Scouts earn credit hours

  • Move back into the Sheriff's building

• Sept

  • Fall Camporee (District wide weekend camp)

  • Fall Highway Cleanup

  • Fall Library Sale

    • Scouts help with setup and take down

    • Scouts earn service hours for helping

• October

  • Wreath Sales Fundraiser (pre-sale)

    • Scouts go door to door in Waconia and St Boni taking wreath orders

    • Parents needed for driving scouts around

    • Scouts earn credit hours

• November

  • Wreath Sales Fundrasier (assembly and delivery)

    • Assembly (bows need to be attached to all wreaths)

    • Delivery

      • Scouts deliver wreaths from pre-sale

      • While delivering, scouts sell extra wreaths to homes that didn't pre-order

      • Parents needed with trucks/trailers needed to drive

      • Scouts earn credit hours