Troop 228 – sponsored by the American Legion Post 134 6144 Dempster St, Morton Grove, IL 60053

Troop 228 is consistently rated “Excellent” by B.S.A.’s Pathway to Adventure Council. (http://www.pathwaytoadventure.org/)

What do we do?
We meet 2-3 times per month at the American Legion Post 134.
We leave town for an overnight weekend activity at least once per month.
Tent camping
Cabin camping
Cave camping
Camporee
Overnight waterpark outing
Cold-weather camping, canoeing, rock climbing, backpacking – you name it!

We go to Owasippe Scout Reservation for one week every single summer! Summer camp is indescribably fun for our Scouts.

We perform service projects in our community.

Youth members hail from Morton Grove, Skokie and Niles. They attend Park View, Fairview, and Golf Elementary schools. Also, Niles West, Niles North, Maine East, Lincoln Junior High, Loyola Academy and New Trier High Schools.

Our Troop is remarkably diverse
Many of our guys are from families with first generation Asian, European and African parents. Every major religion is represented among our boys- and they love each other. Imagine that!

Our Troop is strong and successful
We get broad and reliable support from parents and the American Legion.
We have a team of over a dozen adult leaders.
We draw our membership from local thriving Cub Scout Packs
What does all this cost?

One time Induction fee to the Troop is $60
This pays for:
Boy Scout Manual
Troop t-shirt “Class B”
Troop “228” numerals for the uniform shirt “Class A”
Neckerchief & slide
Required Scout uniform patches & uniform epaulettes

Annual Troop dues are $150
This pays for:
National B.S.A. membership fees
Subscription to Boy’s Life magazine
Administrative and program costs for the Troop

Camping activities costs vary
Summer camp is roughly $500
Weekend camping ranges from $20 – $100

Think about this:
In Scouting, your son will play and work and learn with other kids his age, but also with guys that are both older and younger than him. He is accepted in a wide range of age groups and will have fun with them shoulder to shoulder. In what other activity will your son have that experience?

Take a minute to think about it, then realize that nothing compares to Scouting. Nothing.