Troops 516 and 515

Leading off the Americana Festival Parade and handing out water for the 5k!

The THRIFTy sale is less than a month away. Tell your friends! Donations accepted Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7pm!

Know a veteran in the area? Invite them to this event! Our troop will be there to help with setup, cleanup, and kids games!

Fun at Owasippe! Monday night saw a strong wind thunderstorm, but all are safe and happy!

Off to camp Owasippe!

It was our honor and privilege to participate in a “decoration day” ceremony at Old Greencastle Cemetery today. Decoration Day was first celebrated in 1868, on the 30th of May each year. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War do such a great job keeping the memory of our fallen soldiers alive and revered. Thank you to Representative Phill Plummer for coming out and speaking some words to honor those present, both those buried long ago and those there to pay their respects.

Today, we had the honor and privilege to display our garrison flag before the Calvary Cemetery Memorial Mass. In honor and deep respect for all those who gave the last full measure of devotion for their country, thank you!

Congratulations to Troop 515’s 3rd Eagle Scout, Sarah! A founding member of the troop, she has truly lived the scout law and spirit. What an honor to witness this achievement!

Congratulations on a finished Eagle project, Kyle! Three tables for the Centerville high school environmental science market garden to be used as an outdoor classroom.

Having a garage sale? Save your leftovers and donate to a good cause!

The Great Master of all Scouts provides! A couple months ago our troop trailer was stolen. Today, Troop 466 from Saint Christopher Catholic Church in Vandalia generously donated their trailer to us! It is unfortunate that this was made possible by that troop folding, but we could not possibly be more grateful! Thank you Dennis and the entire St. Chris church family. God willing, your trailer will see many more campsites and summer camps. Already, Troop 5515 is using the trailer on a campout!

Congratulations🎉 to Evelyn for her achievement to Eagle Scout tonight. 🦅⚜Proud Family and Troop 515. The 4th Eagle Scout for our Troop and counting.

Congratulations Rowan! Seeing these names on the banner, I wondered if 516 Eagles might share when they earned Eagle and what their projects were? Tag any old Eagles you know. Would love to hear their stories!

Today at 4pm! Come celebrate Troop 516’s latest Eagle Scout, Mr. Rowan Spaulding! All are welcome, especially former scouts and leaders from 515 or 516. Celebration will be in the chapel at Southminster Presbyterian Church

Another Eagle project in the books! The Fairmont High School Garden Shed got a nice makeover!

Sad to report that our beloved troop trailer was stolen over the weekend! If you see it around, please let the police know. It’s not worth a lot, but it was worth a lot to us. Goodbye dear trailer, we will miss you. You served our young men and women well for many years!

Troop 515 traveled up to spend the weekend in a Cricket Holler cabin for our February campout. One of our brave adults spent two nights winter camping in the snow!

We spent Saturday at the Ohio Caverns on the Winter Tour - the Scouts had a great time!

Next up - Archery and the return to tent camping in March!

Troop 515 also held our Winter Court of Honor last night. We recognized 18 scouts for their many achievements over the last six months, to include dozens of merit badges and rank advancements. We recognized our third Eagle Scout and bestowed a third Eagle palm on our second Eagle Scout!

Our summer camp was announced, as was a summer 2025 High Adventure backpacking trip to the Dolly Sods wilderness!

Troop 516 held their semi-annual Court of Honor last night. Thank you Theo for your leadership as SPL and welcome Devarsh to the same role!

Troop 515 would like to announce our 3rd Eagle Scout Sarah Myers. Congratulations to Sarah and her family. 🦅⚜🎉

The troop has a few extra pieces of greenery available for sale. Would anyone like to purchase them? Message me Greg Boughton. We have a couple 24” wreaths, a door arch, and a mailbox. I also have a couple other items we had donated to us for sale. Best offer on those. See pictures.

Congratulations to Amy Hopwood, the second Eagle Scout from Troop 515! Way to go! You earned it!

Troops 515 and 516 are doing in the middle of their annual greenery sale. If you’d like to make a purchase in support of our troops, you can fill out the attached form. Orders will be ready for delivery November 18th if ordered by November 13th. Thank you for supporting our troops!

Fill | 2023 Holiday Greenery Ordering Order your 2023 holiday greenery from Troops 515 and 516! Orders can be paid upon delivery, which will begin the week of Thanksgiving. Thank you for supporting the scouts!!!

Troop 516 had a great weekend adventure at Torrent Falls(Southeast Mountain Guides) and Natural Bridge State Park in Kentucky! A lot of scouts learned what the Brave part of the scout law means!

Earlier this month, something pretty amazing happened in the Troop 516 universe. This is the Frothy Dogs Patrol, who joined the troop in 1998 and graduated in 2005. Troop 516 brought them all together and saw them become close friends as they went on all kinds of camping adventures.

Scouting builds lifelong friendships, and no matter where life takes you after leaving the troop, those friendships persist. The Frothy Dogs patrol had a tradition of doing a patrol cabin trip each year. Earlier this month, all 8 members of the patrol got together for a reunion at a cabin in the Hocking Hills area. Some travelled great distances to come back from their homes in Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Washington, and even Canada.

They all sat around a campfire the first night and reminisced all the great times that were had while in Troop 516, and all the crazy adventures that were had. Looking back 20 years, some of the most memorable trips were the ones that were the most challenging. They all remembered the adventures of countless summer camps, skiing, caving, backpacking, and also high adventure trips to Philmont, the Boundary Waters, whitewater rafting, and backpacking the Colorado Rockies.

The rest of the weekend was spent catching up on each other’s lives, playing games, and hiking the trails through the state park. It was as if they had never been away from each other for the last few/many years.

Their advice to the current generation of Scouts is to take advantage of every opportunity that Troop 516 and the Scouting program gives you. Go on every adventure. Make great friends. There are so many unique opportunities that Scouting gives you that you just can’t find anywhere else.

Check it out while you still can!

Come support our chartered Org and have some great fun too! Free admission!

Let your AOL scouts and anyone else that might be interested in scouting (5th grade and up)!

Know any 5th grade or older young ladies that might be interested in scouting? Invite them to Troop 515s open house on October 9th!