May Announcements

  

May Troop Lock-In & Archery Shooting Event 🔒

When: May 8-9, 2026
Where: Resurrection Lutheran Church & Camp Wisdom

Cost: $20 for scouts, $0 for adults

Registration & Details:
    Lock In: https://forms.gle/ChNVtQxDm3kBS2Et5

    Archery: https://forms.gle/PTiprrcWs9jPXYct9 

Summer Camp 🌞

Summer Camp at Camp Strake (open to any scout not going to Philmont) will be from June 7-13. The cost will be $460 per scout and $225 per adult.
Registration & Details: https://forms.gle/65HntFmYDGRCDD7c9

T-Shirt Order 👕

We are re-ordering purple troop shirts and hoodies. If you'd like to buy a few extra shirts before camp or a hoodie for the colder months, please place your order on Custom Ink at https://www.customink.com/g/mqr0-00d2-7mmu by Monday, May 18.

Summer Camp Swim Tests 🏊

Here’s the registration link to sign up for summer camp swim tests hosted by the city of Plano. There are still openings the week before camp. 

Committee Meeting 📌
The troop's leadership committee will meet virtually every other month on the last Wednesday of the month from 7-8PM. Please join us on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 you'd like to make suggestions or offer input on troop operations. Join: https://forms.gle/MYmrJgyDgUSN2jkr8

Action Needed 🚨
All parents who are registered with our troop need to take the S.A.F.E Guarding Youth Training by May 31. This is training that replaces Youth Protection Training (YPT). Even if your YPT certificate is less than 2 years old, it will no longer be valid after May 31. You MUST take the new SYT course by that date as a registered member of our troop. And we do require at least one parent per family to register. 

The course is 90 minutes and must be renewed yearly instead of every 2 years. The good news is that the annual renewal course is only 15 minutes as long as you pass the quiz at the end).

What We're Working on This Month 📅

• In May we finish up Archery and start work on Orienteering with Mr. Mike Darbe.
• NO MEETINGS on May 11 and May 25 because of end-of-the-year events and the Memorial Day holiday.

May 2026 Troop Lock-In and Archery Shooting Event

Event Timing: Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 9
Drop off: May 8, 6:30 pm
Pick up: May 9, 5 pm
Event Address: Resurrection Lutheran Church (1919 Independence Pkwy, Plano, TX) and Camp Wisdom (6400 W Red Bird Ln, Dallas, TX 75236)
Contact: Tracy DeLatte, 214-662-8046
Cost: $20
Registration Deadline: None

Lock-In: Troop 3000 will participate in a fun lock-in event at Resurrection Lutheran Church. This is an opportunity for the Scouts to work on their rank requirements, finish merit badges or working on plans for their Eagle projects. Please take advantage of this opportunity if you want your scout to advance! Those that are working on their Eagle project can bring a computer to work on it. We'll have pizza for dinner with a movie, popcorn, and snacks before bedtime. Bagels, muffins and fruit will be provided for breakfast.
https://forms.gle/ChNVtQxDm3kBS2Et5

Archery Event: Troop 3000 will take a day trip to Camp Wisdom to finish the shooting portion of the Archery Merit Badge. This event will be led by a certified range instructor and is open to all scouts, even those who have already completed the merit badge. Adults may also have an opportunity to shoot. We'll have a sack lunch picnic at Camp Wisdom before we get started.
https://forms.gle/PTiprrcWs9jPXYct9

April 2026 Camporee Campout

 April 2026 Camporee Campout

Event Timing: April 24-26, 2026
Departure: Friday, April 24 @ 7 p.m. from Resurrection Lutheran Church
Return: Sunday, April 26 @ 11:30 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church
Camping Address: Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp, 11217 FM 2970, Athens, Texas 75751
Contact: Tracy DeLatte, 214-662-8046
Cost: $55 for scouts, $45 for adults
Registration Deadline: April 6 @ 9 p.m.
Register: https://forms.gle/MYmrJgyDgUSN2jkr8 

Description:  Camporee 2026 will be held at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp in Athens, TX. Scouts will be able to camp with the troop, as well as compete against other troops in activities such as scout skills, shooting sports, climbing, troop games, etc. Scouts can also bring their own fishing pole if they'd like to try to catch a fish for their fishing merit badge (The pond is stocked and the fish are fed regularly, so it's pretty easy to catch one at TRJ.) See the event flyer.

We will need several adult volunteers on this campout, so please fill out a second form entry to sign up! Any registered adult is welcome to join us!!

2026 Summer Camp at Camp Strake

Event Timing: June 7-13
Departure: Sunday, June 7 @ 8 a.m. from Resurrection Lutheran Church
Return: Saturday, June 13 @ 1 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church
Camping Address: Camp Strake (2020 Camp Strake Rd. Coldspring, TX 77331)
Contact: Tracy DeLatte, 214-662-8046
Cost: $460 scouts, $225 adults
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 9 @ 11 p.m.

Description: Troop 3000 scouts who are not participating in the Philmont trek this summer are invited to attend summer camp at Camp Strake in the Houston area. Camp Strake is situated on 2,816 acres and is surrounded on three sides by the Sam Houston National Forest, with the Lone Star Hiking Trail located near one corner of the property. There are 20 campsites with pavilions, an air-conditioned dining hall, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) center, a 28-acre lake, an aquatics center with a swimming pool and pool house, extensive trail system, sports fields, shooting sports complex, climbing and rappelling tower, high-ropes course, COPE course, chapel and more.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/65HntFmYDGRCDD7c9

March 2026 FinFurCon Troop Campout

Event Timing: March 6-8, 2026

Departure: Friday, March 6 @ 7 p.m. from Resurrection Lutheran Church
Return: Sunday, March 8 @ 11:30 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church
Camping Address: Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp, 11217 FM 2970, Athens, Texas 75751
Cost: $55 for scouts, $45 for adults
Registration Deadline: Feb. 23 @ 9 p.m.

Description: Texas Fin-Fur-Con (TFFC) is a one-day Wildlife and Conservation Merit Badge University at Trevor Rees-Jones Scout Camp in Athens, TX. Scouts will have the opportunity to earn one or two merit badges, work on Trail to First Class requirements need to get to the First Class rank, or work on a 3-hour conservation service project that is required for the Star and Life Rank. Please choose two options below for the two sessions on Saturday, plus one backup option.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/DhroAACaW6xfZUHZ7