If you are interested in joining Troop 258, please attend one of our troop meetings on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. during the school year and 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 during the summer. We meet at the lodge, located inside the Canby Community Park at 1348 SW Berg Parkway in Canby, Oregon.
Although visitors are welcome at any of our troop meetings, it is best to contact our Troop Committee Chair a few days in advance of your visit. We encourage you to visit but we want to make sure that you get to see a “typical” meeting. The 4th Monday of the month is reserved for a PLC (Patrol Leader Council) meeting, which is a meeting for the youth leaders of the troop and isn’t a “typical” meeting.
We also invite potential new scouts or rising Cub Scouts (Webelos 2s) to join us on one of our campouts to get a feel for our troop. Our monthly camping trips are typically (but not always) on the 3rd weekend of the month. Simply contact us ahead of time.
Troop 258 Scout Number Policy
The troop wants to know the boys in the troop and provide individualized attention, which happens with strong leadership as well as a good scout:leader ratio. For safety, we are aiming at having a 1:8 ratio for younger boys and 1:12 ratio for adult to older boys.
We are proud of our long-time tradition of scouting, and our high return of former scouting families to our troop. We hope that no scout will ever need to be redirected to another troop, but hope that supporters understand the necessity in this day and age to a have safe number ratio of scouts to leaders to protect and guide our boys.
Tips
There are a few things to consider in choosing a Boy Scout troop. If you are new to Boy Scouts, you probably don’t have the experience or knowledge to know what kind of questions that you should ask when you visit a Boy Scout troop.
The following pdf document that was designed to assist people in knowing what things they should consider in finding a compatible Boy Scout troop.
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Meetings
The troop meets at the A-Frame on most Monday nights from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Fall, Winter and Spring, and 7:30 pm to 9:00 in the Summer. Meeting activities are varied but generally include opening and closing flag ceremonies, some sort of scouting activity, planning for the next meeting and a game.
Can’t meet on Monday nights but still interested in Scouting?
The Boy Scouts of America realizes that it may be challenging for people to find Boy Scout troops in a certain area. They created https://beascout.scouting.org to help people find units. You type in your address and they display a map of units in the area.
Uniform
Scouts are expected to be in uniform at the meetings.
Camp-outs
Every month there is an overnight camp-out. The scouts choose where they want to go and what they want to do on the camp-out. In the summer, the troop goes to a week-long summer camp.
How much does it cost to be a Scout in the Troop?
We can’t detail every cost but this should give you a rough idea of what the first year may cost.
Initial Scout Registration: $15
Boy’s Life magazine: $12 (optional)
Initial Scout shirt with badges: $40
11 Monthly campouts: Between $15-$30 ea.
Summer Camp: $270 +/-
Fundraising
The troop fundraiser puts out American flags 7 times a year (President’s Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veteran’s Day) to civic minded businesses in Canby. This fundraiser helps pay for the troop’s operating costs. Each family is expected to help out at least once by either putting out the flags in the morning or picking up the flags in the evening. We are always adding new fundraising events as both the need and opportunity arise.
