Annual
Events
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Event
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Time of Year
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More Information
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Tennessee Tech. Merit Badge College |
January |
Merit Badge College held each year at Tennessee Tech. in Cookeville,
Tennessee. |
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Scout Sunday |
February |
Celebrate the founding of scouting on February 8, 1910 by William
D. Boyce and his associates. |
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Roane State Merit Badge College |
February |
Local college hosts a learning day where boys choose to earn
one of over Twenty merit badges.
Roane State Community College
in Harriman, Tennessee. |
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Webelos Weekend |
March or early April |
The troop invites area Webelos Dens for a weekend campout with the
troop. We provide a variety of scouting skills demonstrations and games for
the graduating Webelos to get a warm-up taste of Scouting. Great for the
Arrow-of-Light. |
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Appalachian Trail Trek |
Knox Co. School 's Spring Break |
Scouts organize a 3-5 day trip along the
Appalachian
Trail. Usually broken into two segments so scouts can arrive or leave
at the middle stop in case of scheduling conflicts or hiking experience levels.
This spring break trip is always a multi-day backpacking trip. |
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Toqua Spring Camporee |
First Weekend of May |
Each Spring the Toqua District gathers to compete for the Best Overall
Troop travelling award, "The Tower". |
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Summer Camp |
June or July |
Our troop travels to a local council Boy Scout Camp, such as Camp Buck
Toms or Camp Davie Crockett, for a week-long scouting experience. Boys earn
merit badges and work on advancement at this long-term camp. |
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Toqua Fall Camporee |
Last
non-UTK-football
Weekend in September |
Each fall the Toqua District gathers in service to the community. This
campout is a weekend devoted to scouting skills and gives the troops
and district an opportunity to do a service project for the park or
area where the Camporee is held. |
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Ghost Insurance |
October |
Get your Ghost Insurance from Troop 911! Annual Fund-Raiser where
the troop sells Halloween Ghost Insurance in case the spooks visit.
Low-to-ground and yard work only for clean-up. |
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Troop 911 Family Night |
About Every Six Months |
Parents, scouts, family members and leaders get together twice each year
to socialize and discuss the past and next six months of scouting. All family
members are encouraged to attend as with all our scouting events. Refreshments
are served, pictures are made, and memorabilia of recent events is shared. |
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Winter Trip or Campout |
November, January or February |
Troop schedules a campout or trip to such places as Cumberland Caverns,
Space Camp, or camping at Ozone. |