All Scouts (and their parents/guardians) can now sign-up for their shifts at the Tree Lot; each Scout is required to sign-up for 7 shifts. There are currently two sign-up sheets. [11/26 – 12/5 Sign-up Sheet] – Contains first weekend, first full week, and second weekend’s shifts [12/6 – 12/12 Sign-up Sheet] – Contains second week […]
Troop 129 will be hosting our 5th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on Veteran’s Night, Thursday, November 11 @ 7 pm in Scout Hut amphitheater. We welcome all veterans (and the entire community) to join us in this wonderfully reverent and solemn service, so please feel free to invite your family, friends and neighbors to attend. […]
It’s officially Fall now, so ’tis the season for Tree Lot. For our newer Scouts/parents, this is our ONLY fund raiser for the year. The Tree Lot (where we sell Christmas Trees, wreathes, etc) usually requires several workdays, and we need everyone in the Troop to participate. The Tree Lot Committee has determined the dates for the parent meeting and […]
We previously announced the Troop would have a “service patrol” during the Taste of Tucker this Saturday, October 2 via the announcement [here]. Scouts can still sign-up for this event and earn service hours! There are few other October service opportunities to share with everyone. First, we wanted to let everyone know that there is […]
All Scouts and their families are invited to a five-mile hike at Vogel State Park (Blairsville, GA) on Saturday, November 6. We will meet at the Vogel State Park parking lot (34.75984352559945, -83.93488031186139) at 9 am and expect to head back at dinner time. Please note, the numbers in red are the precise parking lot geo-coordinates. […]
On October 15 – 17, we will have a Troop campout at Bear Creek near Ellijay, GA (about 2 hours north). You can find this on Google Maps by searching for “Bear Creek Campsite”. For those who wish to attend, there is a cost of $15 to cover the cost of food. You can pay […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
