Are you ready to #adventureon?
On August 19th from 4:30pm to 7:00pm you can meet Troop 249 at Southwest Middle School during their open house!
Hop on over and learn more about scouting and our troop, take our knot challenge to earn your very own patrol patch, and meet some awesome scouts!
Kids can learn valuable skills in scouting such as first aid, knots and lashings, orienteering, and leadership.
Our troop meets every Wednesday from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the SCAA Meeting House on the grounds of the Steele Creek Athletic Association located at 13530 Choate Circle, Charlotte, NC 28273.
In addition to our normal troop meetings we also plan several weekend camping trips throughout the year, day trips to places like the US National Whitewater Center, participate in service projects for a variety of local nonprofit organizations, as well as projects organized by our Eagle Scout candidates, attend summer camp at local and regional scout reservations, and plan bi-annual high adventure trips to Scouting America camps like Sea Base located in the Florida Keys.
Southwest Middle School is located at 13624 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28273.
About Troop 249
Troop 249, based in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte, North Carolina, is a Scouting America Troop for boys and girls age 11 to 18. The Troop is chartered by the Steele Creek Athletic Association and meets on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the SCAA Meeting House located at 13530 Choate Circle, Charlotte, NC 28273.
Learn more about Troop 249 by visiting our website at www.troop249nc.com
About Scouting America
Scouting America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of more than 1 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and more than 628,000 volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories.