Participation

• Earn the 2002 Quality Unit Award
• Earn the Camper Award (20+ nights)
• Each patrol earns the National Honor Patrol award
• 67% of Scouts on roster are active
  • 67% at troop meetings
  • 50% on troop outings
  • 50% on troop service hours

Advancement

• No one in the troop for over a year will be below First Class. Interim goals are Tenderfoot within 3 months, Second Class within 7 months, and First Class within one year of joining
• Each First Class Scout will advance one rank per year
• Each Scout will earn 2 merit badges per year

Meetings

• One hour 15 minute meetings migrating to one and a half hour meetings later in the year
• 7pm - 8:15pm, Morris School
• Improved organization:
  • Scout led meetings
  • Themed months - skills organized by the ASM responsible for that theme
  • Fewer, but larger, patrols (6-10 scouts)
  • Two ASM/parent guides per patrol
  • One PLC meeting per month
  • Quarterly Committee Meetings

Membership

• 50% to earn Recruiter patch
• 100% growth by year end
• 80% retention
• Train 3 new Den Chiefs

Camping

• Minium of 20 nights/days of camping per year
• 1-2 Scouts, working with an ASM, take the lead in planning and publicizing each trip
• Practice camporee skills at meetings and on campouts

Hiking

• 20 miles of hiking/biking per year

Service

• At least 20 troop-offered service hours per scout per year
• Annual Fish Lake service project & campout
• Commit to service hours for sponsors - VFW & Lion's Club

Patrols

• Patrol method emphasized
• 5+ boys per patrol
• Senior and Junior boys in each patrol
• No additional patrols until existing patrols reach 10 scouts each

Fundraising

• Troop to be financially self-sustaining

Training

• All adult leaders meet basic training requirements
• At least one scout to JLT
• On-going troop-based Junior Leader Training for all scouts in leadership positions
• One leader at every Roundtable