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Check out Tr 834 – Game night

Join us on Friday night, January 19 for a special night of video games, board games, movies and snacks and see what Troop 834 is like. We are going to be playing games and just hanging out for a few hours on Friday night.

Details:

When: Friday Jan 19 from 6pm to 10pm

For: open to both boys and girls from grade 6 and up

Cost: free. Parents are asked to come in and sign a waiver for the night

Sign up here:


New Eagle Scouts to Troop 834

Congratulations to Troop 834’s newest Eagle Scouts!

Nikhil Prasad

Nikhil has been a very active scout with Troop 834 going on many weekend camping trips and summer camps. Nikhil’s Eagle project was to assist the South Park Children’s Theater by constructing from scratch a storage locker for set design materials. Nikhil is a graduate of South Fayette High School and is now a freshman at Penn State University.

Howard Clellen

Howie began as a Cub Scout and crossed over to Troop 834 and has been active for all these years as scout. His Eagle scout project was to restore and repaint large and many sections of fencing at his church. Howie is a junior at Chartiers Valley High School.

Brogan Nagy

Brogan joined scouts years ago and has kept going to Eagle! He has been an active Order of the Arrow member and has attended the OA conclave. Brogan’s project was to revitalize the camping area at the Montour trail near Cecil-Henderson Road. Brogan is a senior at South Fayette High School.

New OA members from Tr834

Congratulations and Welcome new members into the Order of the Arrow (OA) from Troop 834. They completed their ordeal weekend at Heritage Camp on Sept 23!

  • PJ
  • Trevor
  • Declan

What is the Order of the Arrow?

For over 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. Read more about what the OA is here…

Fall Recruiting Events

As we discussed at August Parent meeting, we are looking to expand our recruiting efforts and provide more visibility to the community about Troop 834 as an organization in the area that helps contribute to our community as well as providing a solid foundation for local boys in the community. One of the methods is to be more visible in local events.

To that end we are going to participate in multiple local public events and have a booth with flyers, scout tent, our new game we can take to these events and when available some camping/scout gear to capture attention of those attending the event to come and look at what we do.

We need your help to staff these events. Ideally please sign up for multiple blocks as we have a limited number of families, so sign up for what you can. Ideally these efforts will pay off in expanding the troop, which in turn makes these events and other volunteer activities easier. As the saying goes…”many hands make light the work”. We want to get more hands!!

Click below to see events and sign up:

Fall 2023 Calendar of Events

The Patrol Leader council meant in July and came up with a plan for events they want to participate in this fall. Please check the calendar below and RSVP in time or as early as you can!

Event DateEventRSVP by
8/26/2023South Fayette Community day8/22/0203
8/26-8/27Patrol Leader Council training – PLC only8/18/2023
9/5/2023Patrol meeting night
9/14/2023Food shopping for upcoming trip9/12/2023
9/16-9/17Horsemanship & Camping at Racoon Park9/6/2023
9/22-9/24OA Weekend9/5/2023
10/3/2023CV IS recruiting night
10/12/2023Food shopping for upcoming trip10/10/2023
10/13-10/15Zombie Apocalypse Fall Camporee9/26/2023
10/21/2023Liter Pickup
11/3/2005CourageCon, Gaming weekend @ Heritage9/15/2023
11/7/2023Patrol meeting night
12/1-12/3Cabin camping @ Camp Mountaineer, Rocket Launch11/7/2023
12/5/2023Patrol meeting night

Link to Full Troop Calendar here

PDF Download of the calendar here

Troop Track link to RSVP

Summer Camp 2023 Recap

Some quick stats on summer camp…

  • 12 scouts attended
  • 10 parents attended
  • 5 perfect days
  • 2 days of rain
  • 1 lighting bolt
  • 1 rainbow
  • 2 new OA members
  • 2 Heritage Ironmen
  • 46 merit badges earned
  • 6 partial merit badges
  • 7 days of fun!!!

Lots of great pics from 2023 Summer Camp at Heritage Scout reservation located on Troop Track here

Summer Camp Information

Summer camp this year is at Heritage Scout Reservation on July 9. All information is posted here. Be sure to read the full document which contains info for scouts and parents. Events & Outings

New Eagle Scout

Congratulations to Troop 834’s newest Eagle Scout: David Hand!

Boy Scout Troop 834 congratulates David Hand, of Bridgeville, on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout on Feb 7, 2023

David (CVSD 2023) is the son of Tom and Liz Hand and the brother of Lucy (CVSD 2018) and Niles (CVSD 2016 and a fellow Eagle Scout).  He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 834, now chartered at New Life Church in Bridgeville.

To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Scout must earn at least 21 merit badges and demonstrate leadership and community service by organizing and carrying out an Eagle project.  For his project, David refurbished and updated meeting spaces at Corpus Christi Parish’s Assumption Hall.  This much needed update allowed the Parish to have two new handicapped accessible meeting spaces.

As a senior at Chartiers Valley, David is a 4 year member of the Showband, concert band, jazz band and a member of the National Honor Society. This year, David serves as drumline captain and  band treasurer. After graduation, David plans to attend a 4 year university majoring in engineering.

Merit Badge Classes available

Our Laurel Highlands Council offers merit badge classes at Camp Guyasuta for scouts to attend short sessions and get a merit badge.  Take a look below at classes offered locally at Camp Guyasuta.

For the complete list, details and to register visit https://campguyasuta.org/scouts-activities

Wilderness First Aid

January 14, 2023, 9:00 am -3:00 pm

Programing Merit Badge

January 16, 2023  6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Engineering Merit Badge

February 6, 2023,  6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Citizenship in Community Merit Badge

February 13, 2023  6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge

February 20, 2023,  6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Communication Merit Badge

February 27, 2023,  6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Citizenship in World Merit Badge

March 6, 2023  6:00 pm -9 p.m.

Public Health Merit Badge

March 27, 2023  6:00 pm -9:00pm

Camping & Backpacking  Merit Badge

April 3 & 10, 202  6:00 pm -9:00 pm

Dog Care Merit Badge

April 17, 2023 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Open COPE Day

May 13, 2023  9:00 am – 2:00 p

Contact Kim Daniher

Boy Scouts of America, Laurel Highlands Council

Camp Guyasuta

412-782-2669

kim.daniher@scouting.org  |    www.campguyasuta.org

300 23rd street, Sharpsburg, PA 15215

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