Summer Camp 2022 @ Camp Eastman

From July 10-16th, we'll be headed to Camp Eastman, overlooking the Mighty Mississippi. Sign up and have $$ in your scoutbucks account by 4/28 for the early bird base cost of $305 ($330 after). This is the only BSA camp on the Mississippi River and boasts some cool merit badges including Sailing and Motor Boating on the river (if you already have Swimming MB). Other than the boat docks near the river, all of the other program areas of camp are located pretty close together making it easy to transition from one class to another. Great for new scouts.

May 20-22 Maquoketa Caves Campout

Enjoy time spelunking and exploring many caves and natural features found at Maquoketa Caves State Park with Troops 2000 and 270. Scouts and adults should plan to get dirty and wet while having fun crawling through rock formations (bring your headlamp!). The campsite is a "hike-in" from where the trailer can be parked (a short distance of a quarter-mile), so make sure your gear can be carried or rolled in a wagon. Enjoy cooking in the outdoors and campfires in the evening.  

The cost is $35 for Scouts and $20 for adults. 

Sign up deadline is May 13, use the sign-up form here.

2022 Lincoln Pilgrimage

 The troop will be attending the Lincoln Pilgrimage in Springfield, April 22nd to 24th. This will be a large event attracting units from a multi-state area.

There are different packages offered. We've selected the Lincoln's Legacy package. Here is some information from their flier.
Package Includes (adult or youth must be specified when ordering): 

• Lincoln Pilgrimage Sunday Program and March
• Presidential Museum Quest and Admission
• 2 Nights of Camping
• Commemorative Ballcap (first 500 packages)

Plus 1 of the following

• Museum Trail
• Oak Ridge Cemetery Trail
• Heritage Trail
• Lincoln’s New Salem Experience
• Lincoln’s Bicycle Trail
• Trails of New Salem

2022 Cooking Merit Badge Campout (rescheduled)

 

Come hungry to this March 25th - 27th (rescheduled) campout at Eastman Lodge in Nauvoo, IL as we work on the Cooking Merit Badge. Choose to sleep outdoors or inside the lodge, but only nights spent outside count toward requirements for rank advancement, camping merit badge, or Order of the Arrow. Activities this weekend will include trail cooking on short hikes, camp cooking, board games, and an evening movie projected inside the lodge. 

Monticello Merit Mania 2022

Monticello Merit Mania 2022

When: April 2nd. Starts at 8 AM and ends approximately at 3:30 PM.

Where: Monticello High School, 850 E Oak Street, Monticello, IA 52310 (53 miles)

Who: Available to all registered members of Troop 2000

Cedar Rapids MBU 2022

 Cedar Rapids MBU is on April 23rd, 2022. Please sign up to get your choice of merit badges. The deadline is April 7th.

When: April 23rd, 2022 - 9am to 4pm

Where: Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids

Who: Available to all registered members of Troop 2000 and incoming Webelos

Needs: We will need drivers as well as a few adults to spend the day there. Some of the merit badges require field trips, so transportation help will be needed during the day as well.

Deadline: Must be signed up by April 7th. No refunds after that date unless a scout takes your place

It is very important that we get our requests in quickly so you get your 1st choice of classes. Some classes have already been filled. The cost is $15 per half-day session (some classes have some extra fees) lunch (taco bar) is available for $5, or you can bring your own lunch. We always recommend taking an Eagle Required badge at these events. We highly recommend taking First Aid if you don't already have it. Please only request one Eagle-required merit badge.

Merit Badges Available: Please look at the website below to see the merit badges available and to see if there are still seats available.  Do not register on that site.  Only register through our link at the bottom of this page. You should be in merit badge classes all day, so either sign up for an all-day class or two half-day classes. 

2022 APO MBU

The APO MBU is coming up on 3/5/22. Please register ASAP to get your choice of merit badges.  The deadline to register is Feb 18th at 8pm.

Lock-in 2022

The North Liberty Rec Center Lock-in is scheduled for February 25th. Please register online if you plan to attend. We'll have the pool for the first 90 minutes and then it will be video games, board games, gym use, movies, and of course...pizza.

Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge

 

Who: Scouts in Troop 2000 and Troop 270 wanting to earn the Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge

When: Saturday, February 19th, 2022, 8:30am to 3pm

Ski Trip & Snow Sports Merit Badge

Troops 2000 and Troop 270 are planning a ski trip to Chestnut Mountain in Galena, IL on January 17 (ICCSD no school for MLK day). In addition, the Snow Sports Merit Badge will be offered for anyone that wants to earn it - hosted by MBC Clark Adams with his Scouts Caden and Audrey instructing. 

 

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022. Meet at First Christian Church at 7:00 AM sharp.

We will leave Chestnut Mountain around 5:30PM and deliver the Scouts home early evening.

 

Cooking Merit Badge at Eastman Lodge

 

Come hungry to this January 21-23 campout at Eastman Lodge in Nauvoo, IL as we work on the Cooking Merit Badge. Choose to sleep outdoors or inside the lodge, but only nights spent outside count toward requirements for rank advancement, camping merit badge, or Order of the Arrow. Activities this weekend will include trail cooking on short hikes, camp cooking, board games, and an evening movie projected inside the lodge. 

2021 Cardboard Campout

Put your camping and winter survival skills to the test. We'll be at the Kent Park Youth Camp. Sleep outside or in the lodge, the choice is yours. Build a sleeping shelter out of cardboard. Note, A night spent outside counts as a night of camping for Order of the Arrow, rank advancement, and Camping Merit Badge purposes. A night spent in the lodge does not count for any of those things. The deadline to register is Dec 4th.

November 12-14, Webelos Invitational Campout 2021

Troop 2000 will host their Webelos Invitational Campout 2021 for local Arrow of Light dens to experience a fun-filled camping experience. All Webelos II (or any boy in 5th grade) and parent(s) are welcome to see what Troop 2000 is all about and experience the patrol method in action. Scouts and webelos will work through a series of skills stations, participate in a group service project, and learn more about Scouts BSA Patrols and Troops. The majority of the Arrow of Light Scouting Adventure can be completed at this event.  By teaching/leading the Webelos, Scouts have the opportunity to complete several rank (Tenderfoot 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d; Second Class 2b, 2c, 3g; and/or First Class 3d, 7a, 7b) requirements and/or Communication Merit Badge requirements (6 or 8). If interested in teaching/leading any of these rank or merit badge requirements, email justin.meyer@live.com.  Troop 2000 needs several adults and scouts to participate in this all-hands-on-deck event in order to showcase our troop well!

River Valley Merit Badge College Nov 6th

The River Valley Merit Badge College is coming up on November 6, 2021. Please register ASAP to get your choice of merit badges, the deadline to register is October 27. The Troop will register as a group. 

Fall Camporee, October 1-3

 Come join your fellow scouts at Cedar Valley County Park for a nice day of Camporee fun! Archery, tomahawks, leatherworking, branding, knot tying and so much more! We need two-deep adult leadership in order for our Troop to participate. If we have at least two adults, there are options to camp Friday and Saturday nights - or an option to participate in the programming only, which is on Saturday. The cost for the weekend is $15 for Saturday programming only (youth and adults), or $30 for programming plus camping all weekend for youth and $20 for adults. The deadline to register is September 22.

September Archery Campout

The September troop outing includes both Archery merit badge and an opportunity for service to Cub Scouts! September 17-19 we'll be staying at Falcon campsite at Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation. Also happening at camp that weekend is Operation STEAM - an event for Cub Scouts. We'll be running the archery range for the cubs from 9-3. Whenever it isn't busy, we can shoot. We'll also be able to shoot after 3. Hopefully, those that want to work on the merit badge will be able to shoot the targets they need that weekend. We'll also cover as much of the other material as we have time for and will be able to wrap that up later as needed.

 Blackbeards 2022 Scuba Survey

This survey is to determine initial interest in the Troop 2000 Scuba High Adventure for the summer of 2022. It is non-binding at this point, but will assist in planning. We've put a deposit on the whole boat sailing July 23, 2022 from Nassau in the Bahamas. If you're not already certified, you would need to be by then if you want to dive (DiVentures is a great option). The ballpark cost on that would be $600. If you're not, you could still attend and snorkel. The overall cost of the trip will depend on airfare but would be around $2,200. Parents and siblings can also attend. There are 18 bunks on the boat (rumor has it you could fit 2 on some of them, but...). Scouts need to be 14 or older on 7/23/22 to attend without a parent.

Here is a link to a flyer for the group that just returned from there: Venturing Crew 2016 Iowa City / Coralville , Iowa: Blackbeard's Scuba Diving Trip July 30th to August 6th, 2021 (crew2016bsa.blogspot.com)

Here is a link to the Blackbeards website: https://allstarliveaboards.com/blackbeards-liveaboard-diving/ 

To express an interest in this trip, please fill out the following survey:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf70lcNAneEwyYkOLsL2MjBNOzv3NV_apnVy1GKpqRnXdNSpQ/viewform

Twelve Points Festival

 

Twelve Points Festival, at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, is a celebration for Hawkeye Area Council. The event is to recognize all of the Eagle Scouts and other award recipients from the last two years. There will be several events at the festival you can check out outside of your shift, such as archery, BB guns, and crafts.  

If any scouts (and adults) are looking for an hour of service on July 18 between 10am-4pm, Troop 2000 will be cooking hot dogs, hamburgers, and veggie kabobs for those attending.  Sign up for a time slot here: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EhOQlOErqVT3YMRkF_MrGcQ8EweSLELao5ByNvLabPM/edit?usp=sharing

4th of July Parade

At the 4th of July Parade in Coralville, Iowa scouts have the opportunity to march at the front of the parade carrying the flags. Our troop, along with two others, are asking for Scouts to sign up and take part. We will need 4 or 5 to carry flags and the rest will switch out so one person doesn't have to carry a one flag the whole time. The scouts will be able to march with the flags to show good community spirit, the solidity of our Scout program, participation, and leadership. Each troop can carry their own troop flag as a part of this procession and the front of the Parade.

Isle Royale Shakedown Campout

Scouts who are participating in the Troop's 2021 High Adventure to Isle Royale will be completing their first "shakedown" June 11 - June 13 at Backbone State Park. Shakedowns are intended to not only be a conditioning exercise but also give individuals the opportunity to “shake out” equipment that they may or may not need.