Even though we are no longer in Old Dominion District, we are able to attend their Merit Badge Jamboree. REGISTRATION IS OPEN. No walk-in registrations are allowed so please register online at the following link: https://scoutingevent.com/082-80241
WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2024
WHERE: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 8304 Old Keene Mill Rd, Springfield, VA 22152
REGISTRATION: No walk in registrations accepted, use link provided above. Registration closes at 11:59pm on April 19, 2024.
COST: $5 per class.
UNIFORM: Class A uniform is mandatory.
FOOD: Bring your own sack lunch.
MERIT BADGE CARDS: Scouts will be required to turn in merit badge cards (signed by their Scout leader) to their Merit Badge Counselor as they enter their session(s). Merit Badge cards will be processed and returned to the scout before they leave the session.
READ ALL THE INFORMATION AT THE LINK ABOVE - do your prerequisites so you can leave with completed badges. See attached for the offered classes. Popular classes (ie Eagle required) fill up fast, register soon.

Class B wicking t-shirts will be for sale on Monday evening, $20 / shirt. We will also have the contents of the uniform closet on display so you can take what you need. For those who are interested, there are a number of large sized (L-XL-XXL adult) cotton CLass B t-shirts available for $5.

For all the new members of our troop, Memorial Day Weekend is our annual shooting sports campout at the Gun Club of Northern Virginia in King George VA. All scouts attending the campout must take the 3 mandatory safety classes presented during the troop meetings in the month of May. Adults planning to shoot must also attend the safety training sessions. This campout is when the scouts elect their next Senior Patrol Leader so you don't want to miss it. Also, this year on Saturday evening, we will be celebrating our 70th anniversary as a chartered Scouts BSA Troop! Look for more info as the date approaches.

Once you decide on a badge of interest: THE FIRST STEP TO EARNING A MERIT BADGE IS CONTACTING MR. ABRAHAMSEN. He will provide you with a signed merit badge application, also known as a blue card and provide you with a merit badge counselor along with their contact information.

• Do not work on a merit badge without Mr. Abrahamsen's approval.
• Do not work on a merit badge without having a blue card and a merit badge counselor approved by Mr. Abrahamsen.
• Do not chose some random person online to work with you on a merit badge. All counselors must be approved by Old Dominion District/NCAC, have background checks and updated YPT. We cannot guarantee this unless they are registered with our district and/or council.
• Don't forget, we have a library with merit badge books you may borrow.
• For more information, look at Merit Badges, under MENU, at the left side of our website's home page https://fallschurch875.mytroop.us/node/1230

Summer Camp 2024: Troop 875 is planning to attend James C. Justice Scout Camp at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, June 16-22, 2024. The total cost is $560 per person. Please give deposit of $250 to SM Hardy to confirm participation at your earliest convenience. The final payment of $310 is due in March (not May as previously reported). Please submit your payment to Matt Hardy at any Troop Meeting.
More information about the program is available here: https://www.summitbsa.org/programs/scout-camp/

If a scout has never submitted a health form to the troop, or you received an email saying the scout's form has expired, please submit one soon. To participate in Scouting events, campouts and high-adventure trips, Scouts and Scouters must complete the Annual Health and Medical Record. Parts A and B must be complete for all activities; Part C is required for events lasting longer than 72 hours. All adults attending summer camp must also submit a form, no matter how long you stay at camp.

• Part A is an informed consent, release agreement and authorization that needs to be signed by every participant (or a parent and/or legal guardian for all youth under 18).
• Part B is a self-reported general information and a health history.
• Part C is your pre-participation physical exam completed by a certified and licensed health care provider.

As the forms can not to be digitized, scanned, emailed or stored electronically by unit leaders, a binder of these forms is carried to every Troop 875 event.