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General Information The Troop is part of the Central Florida Council and is located in the Sand Lake District. We are chartered by All Saints Lutheran Church 12601 Balcombe Road Orlando, Florida 32837 Although chartered by All Saints Lutheran Church, our troop has members from many different cultural backgrounds and religions. We meet weekly at All Saints Lutheran Church on Monday nights at 7 PM. Troop 996 has earned the Quality Unit Award for the past Eight years. Troop 996 is EXTREMELY proud of the young men who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Take a look at the tribute page. Adult Leadership Although Troop 996 is a boy run unit, adult leaders are needed for guidance and mentoring. Troop 996 is extremely proud of our many active and dedicated trained adult leaders. Many of our leaders participated in Scouting as youths and most have been adult leaders throughout their son's Scouting careers. The backgrounds and experience of our leaders ensure a well rounded program. Activities Along with our weekly meetings, Troop 996 boasts an extremely active schedule. Camping Troop 996 camps at least once a month, including a yearly week long summer camp. In 2006, we attended Camp Sydney Dew in Georgia. We offer a diverse camping experience that will challenge both the new and veteran Scouts. Some of the places we've traveled to over the years: Key West Naval Air Station, Chisholm Trail Adventure Base in Texas, Gemini Springs, Camp Sand Hill, Camp Lone Oak, Hillsborough State Park, Camp Thunder, Camp Sydney Dew, Camp La-No-Che, Camporees at Winn Dixie Scout Reservation and USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Our Scouts decide where they want to camp at their PLC meetings. High Adventure Along with troop camping, Troop 996 also stages High Adventure trips for our older Scouts. There are also High Adventure opportunities every year at summer camp. In past years the older Scouts went on an EGO Challenge and hiked the Appalachian Trail at Summer Camp. Community Service We believe that service to the community is a very important part of Scouting. Troop 996 participates in many service projects, both as Eagle Service Projects and troop activities. We currently Adopt part of Balcombe Road and Pick up trash 6 times a year. In past years we participated in helping Gatorland clean up Shingle Creek in Hunter's Creek, Clean up of Oak Ridge Cemetery(Jeremy's Eagle Project), helping with Clean up from the Hurricanes that hit Central Florida in 2004 and we also help Give Kid's the World in Kissimmee. We plan on participating in many more events this year. |
| "The purposes of the Boy Scouts of America are to promote, through organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in scout craft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods that were in common use by Boy Scouts on June 15, 1916." (United States Code Title 36, Subtitle II, Part B, Chapter 309, Section 30902) |
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