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9^th Annual Merit Badge Camporee  Invitational

Shrewsbury, Pa

May 15-17, 2015



   Unfortunately, the 9th Annual Merit Badge Camporee is filled.

We have invited 33 Troops and are expecting 300 Scouts.

Due to the size of this event it will be an Invitational Camporee. If your Troop is interested in attending please use the link above to subscribe to our mailing list. If you have any other questions after reading everything below please email mbcamporee@troop90.us

More information about the Event.

Merit Badges Offered in previous years.

American Heritage, Art, Astronomy, Automotive Maintenance, Aviation, Basketry, Bird Study, Camping, Chess, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in World, Communications, Computers, Cooking, Crime Prevention, Dentistry, Disability Awareness, Dog Care, Drafting, Electricity, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Fingerprinting, Fire Safety, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry, Genealogy, Geocaching, Geology, Graphic Arts, Indian Lore, Inventing, Law, Leatherwork, Mammal Study, Music, Orienteering, Photography, Pioneering, Plumbing, Public Speaking, Radio, Safety, Salesmanship, Scholarship, Space Exploration, Stamp Collecting, Swimming, Theater, Traffic Safety, Truck Transportation, Veterinary Medicine, Welding, Wilderness Survival, Woodcarving, and Woodworking.

Note: These are the Merit Badges that MAY be offered this year.

Available Counselors and Scouts interested in the badges will determine the final list.

If there is a badge not listed that can be taught in a one or two session time frame please feel free to add it to this list and have the counselor register on this website. Also if there are any requirements that can not be completed within the allocated time period please list these as Prerequisites. This will ensure that the boys can leave with completed blue cards. We offer four 3-4 hour merit badge sessions one each Friday Night, Saturday Morning, Afternoon, and Evening.

There are a few things to keep in mind when planning for this event.

 Each troop needs at least 2 deep leadership for the entire weekend.

The success of this event is dependent on the availability of Merit Badge Counselors from each troop that attends.  This allows for the most variety in badge selection.  Ideally if each troop volunteers to teach at least 2 or more merit badges over the course of the weekend the boys will have a wide variety of Merit Badges from which to choose. If you are not sure what needs to be done, feel free to ask, we can give you advice on what has worked well in the past.

If your troop is interested in participating, please discuss this with the adults and youth within your troop to see who is willing to lead a merit badge session and to make sure you will have the 2 deep leadership required. Keep in mind there is no limit to the number of adults you send. Merit Badge Counselors and an assistant are free for the weekend!  This is an all volunteer effort, many hands make light work. We hope you are able to attend.

MBCamporee@troop90.us

Timeline of events leading up to the Merit Badge Camporee

Late January (date TBD) – Will hold first planning meeting with interested troops to build schedule to be offered the scouts for badge selection.

 February Roundtable – Will provide schedule of merit badges for Scouts to select, including list of pre-requisites.  Please set reasonable expectations, it may not be possible to complete every merit badge in the time allocated.  Some work may need to be completed before or after the Camporee.

 April Roundtable – Troop rosters are due with Merit Badge selections. Payment is also due at this time. All adults attending should be listed as well.

 End of April –  We need at least 2 scouts in each class. All class rosters will be finalized and all Merit badge counselors will be notified of class size so they can prepare materials.

 Early May - Final meeting for all troops attending and to finalize meal planning (note volunteers will be needed to help prepare and serve meals).