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Our troop's scouts and scouters have done many things that most troops' have
not. This page highlights some noteworthy accomplishments of which we are
justifiably proud.
2008
Six scouts earned the Eagle Scout Rank. With
these scouts, the troop's cumulative total (since its genesis in 1960) is now
89.
Three
scouts and one scouter went on an 11-day High Adventure backpack trip to the
Philmont Scout Ranch in New
Mexico, accompanying another Michigan troop.
Six scouts served on the staff of the
Gerber Scout Reservation Summer Camp.
Two scouts went on a nine-day
High Adventure canoe trip to the Northern Tier National High Adventure Base in
Minnesota.
Seven scouts and two scouters went on a seven-day High Adventure backpack trip to Ontario's
Bruce Peninsula. The trip
covered 32 miles over the most rugged and picturesque portion of the Bruce Trail
that follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment.
One
scout attended the six-day
National Youth
Leadership Training course and one scouter served on staff.
One scouter attended the six-day
Powderhorn High-Adventure Resource Training course.
One scouter continued as our local
district's Boy Scout Roundtable
Commissioner and
one scouter served on his staff.
One scouter served
as a Unit
Commissioner.
Our website won an award as the best unit website in our local
district.
2007
One scout earned the Eagle Scout Rank.
One scout earned the "Troop 147 BSA Scoutmasters' Exceptional Excellence Award
in Memory of Mark A. Van Lare". This is just the second time it has
been awarded since 1990 and only the sixth time in the history of the troop.
This award is the highest recognition awarded by Troop 147.
Seven scouts and three scouters went on a five-day High Adventure backpack trip to
North Manitou Island.
XX scouts and three scouters attended a three-day Junior Leader Training course.
Four scouts served on the staff of the
Gerber Scout Reservation Summer Camp.
One
scouter continued as our local
district's Boy Scout Roundtable
Commissioner and
one scouter served on his staff.
One
scouter served on the staff of the council's six-day
Wood Badge
leadership training course for adults.
One scouter attended the six-day "Strictly
for Scoutmasters" course on advanced scoutmastership at New Mexico's
Philmont
Training Center.
2006
Three scouts earned the Eagle Scout Rank.
One scout earned the "Troop 147 BSA Scoutmasters' Exceptional Excellence Award
in Memory of Mark A. Van Lare". This is the first time it has been awarded
since 1990 and only the fifth time in the history of the troop. This award
is the highest recognition awarded by Troop 147.
One scout served on the staff of the
Gerber Scout Reservation Summer Camp.
One scouter served as our local
district's Boy Scout Roundtable
Commissioner.
Two
scouters were awarded the
Presbyterian Celtic Cross religious award for adult leaders who have given
exceptional service to children and youth.
One scouter completed the six-day
Wood Badge
leadership training course and subsequent "tickets" to earn his
Wood Badge
beads.
2005
One scout earned the Eagle Scout Rank.
One
scout went on a 11-day High Adventure backpack trip to the
Philmont Scout Ranch in New
Mexico.
XX scouts and XX scouters went on a XX-day high-adventure
river rafting trip in West Virginia.
Our Scoutmaster was awarded the National Eagle
Scout Association's
Scoutmaster Award of Merit "For service with Enthusiasm, Wisdom, Experience,
and Understanding Resulting in a Dynamic Boy Scout Troop Operation".
One scouter earned the
BSA Community
Organization Award, in conjunction with his also earning the
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for his service to scouting.
One scouter earned the
Boy Scout Leader's
Training Award.
One scouter qualified as
BSA Lifeguard.
2004
One
scout earned the
United States Heritage Gold Award.
One
scouter completed the six-day
Wood Badge
leadership training course and subsequent "tickets" to earn his
Wood Badge
beads.
One scouter earned the
Boy Scout Leader's
Training Award.
One scouter served as our local
district's advancement chairman.
One
scouter qualified as
BSA Lifeguard.
2003
One scout earned the Eagle Scout Rank.
One scouter earned the
Boy Scout Leader's
Training Award.
One scouter served as our local
district's advancement chairman.
BSA
Troop 147-Holland, MI
