WHERE’S BANE! was the cheer of the weekend when Troop 30 went camping at Greenbelt Campground with a visit to Washington D.C. The troop rode the metro, toured the capital, visited the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Air and Space Museum, and stood in front of the Supreme Court in the rain. Only three tents returned home dry.

October

• 16 – Troop Meeting with elections
• 21 – Eagle Ceremony WG Presbyterian Church 11 AM
• 21 – Help Pack 42, 2-4 PM (will conduct a fire making station)
• 23 – Court of Honor
• 30 – Troop Meeting

November

• 4-6 – Camp out Spook O Ree
• 6 – PLC and Spaghetti dinner planning for the adults

Dues are due 😉

Please reference the email that was sent from Scoutbook on 11th of September. Look to give your dues money (cash or check) to either Josh Aiken, Gwen Livingston, or Gene Goodwin.

We all gathered on the night of June 5th to celebrate our achievements.

Opening – Boden McDaniel, SPL

Rank Advancements

Scout – Mr. Goodwin

Tenderfoot – Mr. Goodwin

• Dylan Doyle

Second Class – Mr. Goodwin

• Paxton McDaniels

First Class – Mr. Vennard

• Adam Klein

Life – Mr. Goodwin

• Boden McDaniel
• Liam Kelley

In total Troop 30 achieved 28 rank advancements this since last June!!

EAGLE Scout

• Since last June there have been 6 scouts to achieve the rank of Eagle!
  • Charlie Papiernik
  • Teague McDaniel
  • Aidan Graham
  • Tyler Mascherino
  • Jon Thorngate
  • Logan Aiken

!! Great work by all those scouts! I know there will be many more Eagle scouts by next June !!

Merit Badges

Merit Badges Awards – Ms. Livingston

• Since last June, Troop 30 earned 137 merit badges!

Campouts:

• 8 total campouts including Summer Camp, 21 camping days!

• Wind Caves always a favorite and the troop went back to Gettysburg for the first time in a few years!

• In a coupe of weeks, we have two crews leaving for New Mexico to tackle the high adventure of Philmont!

New Scouts & Families:

• This year we welcomed 10 new scouts to our Troop along with their families.
• Again, welcome to all the newest scouts and their families and thank you for those that are already helping out by volunteering their time! Many hands make light work.
• As a reminder per the new Scouts BSA rule starting September 1st, to go on a campout as an adult you will need to be a registered member of Scouts BSA. More information to come, and in the meantime if you have any additional questions please reach out to myself or Mr. Aiken.

Closing – Boden McDaniel, SPL

Troop 30 will be joining the community to celebrate Memorial Day by marching in the Parade.

It’s going to start at the old Avon Grove high school at 9:00 AM by turning left onto State Road, then right on Prospect Avenue, then turning right on West Evergreen where it ends at the Veterans Memorial where the ceremonies will take place.

Our sponsoring church, West Grove Presbyterian, hosts a party to help commemorate the holiday at the church.

Memorial Day is a day where we honor those heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this country. We hope to see you all there.

On April 21st Troop 30 drove out to Gettysburg for our early spring camping trip. We all had a lot of fun!

Saturday morning we hiked in the Gettysburg National Military Park. There were lots of monuments and cannons to see. There is so much history in Gettysburg you could spend days walking around.

In the afternoon we went to the Gettysburg Visitors Center where we toured the building and learned so many new facts. We were also treated to a movie narrated by Morgan Freeman called A New Birth of Freedom.

Unfortunately we got rained out on Saturday so we had to quickly pack up and leave for home.

All in all the scouts had another great adventure as Troop 30!

Hello, my name is Cooper Carr!

As I am writing this, I am 11 and a half years old and the new Webmaster for Troop 30.

I like flying drones, playing video games, reading, and being a boy scout.

I am looking forward to keeping the site updated and letting you know what’s happening at Troop 30!

13th Annual Spaghetti Dinner with Santa!
When: Saturday, November 19, 2022
Time: 3-7 p.m.

Technical College High School
280 Pennock Bridge Road
West Grove, PA

All Tickets:   $10.00

Curb Side Pick up/Take out starts at 3:00 p.m.
Seating for dinner begins at 4:00 p.m.

Included with your ticket – Take Pictures with Santa!

Help LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED
Bring non-perishable food items that will be donated.

Hope to see you there!

Download Event Flyer

Hello everyone, this is Lloyd here, your former webmaster.

As of the 9th of November, I have officially aged out of Troop 30. Thus, it is time to transfer ownership of the website and all future posts to someone new. In this case, it will be easy – my brother, Joseph. Hopefully the site prospers in the years to come under his leadership.

Thank you for the support across the many years I have managed this site. Here’s to many years to come for troop30bsa.org!

Help support the lions club at their new Book Barn! All information is in the flyer above. Help spread the word if you can!

Despite the times we live in that doesn’t put an end to camping. During the week of the 18th-19th scouts across the council set up campfires and slept under the stars right in their own backyards. Here are some of the highlights our troop showed off!