by Briana | Dec 27, 2023 | Camping
This year’s winter camp was at Camp La-No-Che in Paisely, Florida and the scouts had the opportunity to choose from tons of merit badges that are not typically offered during summer camp, so they were super excited to get there to start their newest adventure despite...
by Briana | Nov 24, 2023 | Troop Events
Before I write about the troop’s amazing tree lot, I want to write about all of the people within our community that support our troop so that we can continue to provide an outstanding program to our scouts. First, is the Seminole United Methodist Church for allowing...
by Briana | Nov 10, 2023 | Camping
For this camp out, the troop took it back to the basics as they willingly gave up their phones (shocking, I know) and played as well as explored unstructured. The scouts played hard all day Saturday (some got super dirty) and they all got lost in the fun that they...
by Briana | Oct 27, 2023 | Camping
For this camp out, the troop had the opportunity to stay at Kelly Park where they practiced their orienteering skills. If you are not familiar with orienteering, it involves the scouts use of a map and compass to navigate on unfamiliar terrain while continuously...
by Briana | Oct 24, 2023 | Troop Events
This year the troop decided to have a pumpkin carving contest between the patrols and some adults. As you can imagine, complete chaos ensued with this activity as we have many characters in this bunch and there was even a special guest that showed up to help with the...
by Briana | Oct 20, 2023 | Troop Events
For these service hours, a few of the scouts had the opportunity to work and play at the Ridgecrest Elementary School Fall Festival where they assisted with manning the games, handing out candy and stocking the drinks and snacks. Giving back to the community is a big...
by Briana | Sep 26, 2023 | Troop Events
This Court of Honor was EXCEPTIONAL as the achievements and special recognitions were never ending for both our youth and adults, it was a remarkable sight to see and we are super proud of everyone. Way to go Troop 340, keep up the great work! Thank you to all that...
by Briana | Sep 15, 2023 | Troop Events
This year’s troop leadership conference was amazing and “magical” for a few different reasons and the growth within the troop, not necessarily size wise, but in leadership is a sight to see. To begin with, we had the honor of hosting a newly crossed over troop so...
by Briana | Jul 18, 2023 | Camping
For this jamboree, the roadies (the Allen’s) were off on another adventure together so that Chayton could lead three patrols on a 10-day trip through the reserve as he was elected to serve as our Council’s Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. Over the 10 days, they...
by Briana | Jul 2, 2023 | Camping
This year’s summer camp was at Camp Woodruff in Blairsville, Georgia and after a bit of a rough road trip (traffic was not so great and they came upon a couple of downed trees blocking their path into camp), they made it to their destination where they were greeted by...
