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