☀️ Summer Camp @ Camp Powhatan

• Troop 847 has scheduled our annual summer camp at Camp Powhatan, Blue Ridge Scout Reservation in Hiwassee, VA, from June 15 to June 21, 2025. 

• Camp Powhatan has a traditional Merit Badge program for all ages, also offering the Brownsea Island program for first-year scouts and the Eagle's Nest Eagle-focused program for older Scouts. Powhatan offers a full schedule of evening activities and adventure opportunities, and features exciting program areas including Nature, Handicraft, Scoutcraft, Shooting Sports, and Aquatics.

• Please RSVP in Scoutbook at your earliest convenience.  We will need adult leaders too. 

• The total cost of summer camp is $435 if registered prior to April 1, 2025 plus an additional class costs.

🛶 New River Experience at Summit High Adventure Camp

• For Scouts attending Summit, we will hold a parent meeting on March 17 to go over details.

  • Continue making payments via Cheddar Up.

• We’re excited to announce Troop 847 has booked our trip for the New River Experience at Summit High Adventure Camp from July 27 to August 2, 2025. The cost for this adventure is $1295 per person. Please review the requirements and limitations before paying. 

• This trip is non-refundable.

🇺🇸 2026 National Jamboree - Registration

• July 22-31, 2026, Summit Bechtel Scout Reservation, New Hope, West Virginia

• Jamboree is more than a destination. It’s the adventure of lifetime. There is simply nothing else like it on the planet.

• What’s a Jamboree? It’s not camp. National Jamboree is 360-degrees of fun, friends and fellowship with hands-on adventure that takes you places you never thought you’d go and challenge you to try things you never thought you could.

• It’s the beginning of your own heroes’ journey that will challenge you to go farther than you ever thought possible. You’ll reach deeper and lift yourself higher to become the best version of yourself.

• PAYMENT SCHEDULE:

  • Deposit:  $300, Due March 31, 2025

  • $100 of the deposit is non-refundable.

  • Payment1 $500, Due May 15, 2025

  • Payment 2 $500, Due August 14, 2025

  • Payment 3 $500, Due November 30, 2025

  • Final Payment $650, Due March 1, 2026

• All cancelations must be done by 10/01/2025, after that point refunds are only available for 85% of the NCAC fees. 

• NOTE: This is a council event not a Troop 847 event. All payments, forms, etc. are submitted and processed by council.

💲Troop Dues

• Troop dues are $25 per Scout and must be paid by March 15.

• Payments can be made on Cheddar Up or in person at the next meeting.

⏰ Parent Meeting Information

• Click here to view the slides shared at our Parent/Scout Meeting on October 21, 2024.

• Key Updates

  • Dues

    • Parents will pay the recharter fees for Scouts (Scouting America $85 and Council $80) individually online when notified by my.scouting.org website. Families will pay the Troop Unit Fee ($25) separately. Click here for directions!

    • Registered Adult Fee ($65) will be reimbursed if they serve as an active leader for at least 3 events per year (Campouts, Farmers Market Counts, Weekend Events, Etc.)

  • Parent Participation

    • Mandatory for parents to attend at least one mulch delivery event per year. 

🙋🏻‍♂️ Scout Volunteer Opportunities:

• Check out the Tab under the side bar or click here: Volunteer Opportunities