The September campout will be a visit to the Rocky Mountain National Park. We will be camping about 25 minutes from the park and visiting the park on Saturday. Our visit will consist of a tour of the visitor center, hiking, watching the elk in the evening. Families are welcome to join us on Saturday coordinate with the camp Host Nate Smith.
More Info is HERE signups close September 11th
The sign-up page for the August Pioneering Campout on the 24th-26th is now active!
We will be building bridges, towers, and maybe even catapults at this campout. This will be a great opportunity to work on your pioneering skills.
We will be camping at a new location in Kiowa only 30-40 minutes away.
Parents are welcome to join us during the day.
For camp out, details: CLICK HERE link and dates have been updated.
This year, Troop 16 is supporting the Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker, by providing trash and ice delivery services for their Parker Brewfest event. The net profit from this event will be donated thru the CCV Rotary Club to a variety of charitable organizations, as well as to support leadership and educational scholarships…all within Douglas County.
Members of Troop 16 can sign up for shifts to pick up trash to add funds to their scout accounts. It is estimated, each scouter will earn about $8/hour. Scouts and Adult Scouters working should wear their Class B Uniforms. This is a rain or shine event happening on August 18, 2018, at O’Brien Park in beautiful downtown Parker. If you are interested, visit the SIGNUP PAGE.
If you have any questions please contact the event coordinator Chuck Carboni at 303 653-7028.
The Troop meeting on Tuesday, June 12th, 2018 will be our Annual Family Summer Potluck Picnic
Which will be held at:
Stonegate Swimming Complex from 6:00 to 9:00 pm HERE
10326 Stonegate Parkway – Parker, CO 80134
More Details on what you need to bring and Signup(s) are HERE
We also do the Troops Annual Swim Test for Adults and Scouts,
Detailed Infomation on Swim Test, BSA water safety, and Sign-ups are: HERE
Sign-up closes 6-13 Wednesday Night: The June 2018 campout signup is now open. Scouts will be able to work on motorboating and watersports merit badges.
This will be a fun-filled weekend that will consist of swimming, water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, tubing, with games and a fire on the beach.
Sign up on Troop Track: HERE and more info is HERE
Swim tests are required for all Adults and Scouts prior to going into the water for this trip and Summer Camp!
The Parker Days Festival will be held in downtown Parker on June 7 – 10, 2018. We will also provide one crew for final clean-up on the morning of June 11, 2018. Each year, Troop 16 provides hundreds of hours of service taking care of all the trash at the Parker Days Festival as the biggest of our 3 annual fund raisers. All Troop 16 members are required to participate.
This year the requirement is that every scout needs to work 8 hours during the weekend. The first 4 hours take care of the commitment needed for the troop. The second four hours can be used to get a free all day ride pass or to be used as service hours for rank advancement. The ages next to the signups are just suggestions. Typically our younger scouts (1st and 2nd year scouts) work the morning and day shifts and our older scouts work the late night shifts. Again, these are only suggestions. Please sign up when it is convenient for your family.
We are asking this year that you do not sign up any siblings this year. Please feel free to bring them during the shift and we will put them to work, but we want the sign up to be for the scouts. If you want to let the shift leader know that a sibling is coming that would be very kind, one of our scout laws.
Here is a clarification of the different Adult sign up options:
Shift Leader (Works Troop HQ tent): In years past, scout moms have worked these shifts, but it can be any adult.
Rover (Oversees trash needs in park and typically drives golf cart around getting trash loaded onto cart and taking the trash to the dumpsters.)
Adult Leader (Leads Scouts in trash pickup. You will walk around with an assigned group of boys to make sure the trash is picked up and work is getting done.)
Lastly, your Parker Days committee (Daniel Faust, Tom Loveland, and Beth Huffman) thank you for your service to the troop. We want to thank everyone that has ever worked at Parker Days as this is a large group effort. We hear all the time about what a great troop we have and how hard working we are and it makes us smile every time knowing that you all have contributed to the high regard we have within the community.
To register, please CLICK HERE.
Attention all parents of scouts attending summer camp , there will be an information meeting to go over camp details and to answer any questions you may have.
Please join at 7:15 pm on May 1st at PUMC.
The Troop 16 Merit Badge College will be on Saturday, April 28th 2018 at PUMC
Merit Badges offered: Citizenship in the World, Communications, First Aid, Personal Management, Citizenship in the Nation, Cooking, Cycling and Camping
Be sure to register early in order to complete course prerequisites.
See more details and sign up instructions are HERE
Troop,
Our church workday is scheduled for Saturday May 5th at 8:00 am. This event is where the Troop gives back to our Charter Organization, Parker United Methodist Church, please RSVP in Troop Track HERE so your hours get logged. Make sure you bring a sunscreen, sunglasses,water bottle,work gloves, rakes, shovels, etc. and be ready to get your hands dirty. For those of you trying to get to Life rank and need 3 conservation related service hours, this is a great way to get them.
Please let Mrs. Lipman know if you have questions.