All Scouts and their families are invited to a five-mile hike at Vogel State Park (Blairsville, GA) on Saturday, November 6. We’ll stop along the way and cook our own lunch – meeting some merit badge requirements. Meet at the parking lot (exact location to be sent soon) at 10 am and expect to head […]
October Campout: Bear Creek
On October 15 – 17, we will have a Troop campout at Bear Creek near Ellijay, GA (about 2 hours north). We don’t have a lot of information to share at the moment, but we wanted to ensure that the Troop was aware of the dates. Interested? Please sign-up using the form below. Bear Creek […]
Service Opportunity – Taste of Tucker
On October 2, the 12th annual Taste of Tucker food festival will be held on Main Street in Downtown Tucker from 1 – 6 pm. The Tucker Business Association has asked Troop 129 to work a “service patrol” for the event. They are asking if we can help with trash pickup during and immediately after […]
Fall Camporee
Our first post-summer campout is just over a month away from now. Fall Camporee is September 17-19, so please mark your calendars now! Similar to the Spring Camporee, this event will be held at Bert Adams Scout Camp. All of the activities at the Fall Camporee will be focused on S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]
Merit Badge Class Follow-up
On Saturday, July 31, Mr. Jim Towhey and Mr. Jim Carey led two merit badge classes for Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Science. They reported having excellent participation, with nearly a dozen Scouts in attendance. One Scout was even able to complete his Environmental Science badge, since he previously had finished most of the requirements. Mr. […]
Advancement Day @ Stone Mountain
On Saturday, August 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. there will be an “Advancement Day” at Stone Mountain. No, you are not wrong. We did originally note this would be at the Scout Hut. We needed to shift locations due to a scheduling conflict at the Scout Hut with the cub scouts. Stone Mountain […]
Upcoming Meeting @ Westhampton Pool
UPDATE (8/16/21 – 8:15 pm): We will not meet at the pool tomorrow evening due to expected weather conditions in the Atlanta area. In fact, there will be no Troop meeting tomorrow evening. The plan is to postpone this by 1 week and instead meet at the pool on August 24 (same time). Some of […]
Upcoming Hike
UPDATED (7/22 – 8:05 pm): The hike is still a go for this Saturday, July 24 (same time; same location). Due to the inaccuracy of weather reports as of late, Scoutmaster Jarod will only call off the hike if the weather is bad on Saturday morning (the day of the event). Who’s ready for a […]
Volunteers Needed for Tree Lot 2021
Calling all parents! We know it may seem early, but it’s time to start planning the 2021 Tree Lot!. For anyone not aware, the Tree Lot is our main Troop fundraiser each year. It requires a lot of planning to be successful, so it is critical to start those committee meetings up in the very […]
Merit Badge Opportunities
Heads up Troop 129! There are several merit badge classes that are scheduled to begin after Summer Camp. There will be two Eagle required merit badge classes Saturday, July 31. They include Emergency Preparedness (taught by Mr. Jim Towhey) and Environmental Science (taught by Mr. Jim Carey). Scouts will not have time to work on both; they […]
