Oreland Troop 1’s schedule of events for the 2024-2025 program year is as follows:
SEPTEMBER 2024
9: Weekly Troop Meetings Resume (CLC)
24: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
27-29: Rustic Camping Weekend @ Camp Tart (1305 Ridge Valley Rd, Sellersville, PA 18960)
OCTOBER 2024
5: Christ’s Lutheran Church Fall Festival (CLC) [Service Hours]
17: Commando Games ~ General Selection @ 7 p.m. (CLC Room 203/204)
18-20: Fall Camping Weekend (HMC) [Registration link, RSVP by 10/14]
22: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
28: Commando Games ~ Meeting of the Armies @ 7:30 p.m. (CLC)
NOVEMBER 2024
4: Troop Meeting with Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center
8-10: Commando Games Weekend (HMC) [Registration link, RSVP by 10/16]
DECEMBER 2024
3: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
15: Day Hike (Historic Philadelphia) @ 7:45 a.m. [Registration link, RSVP by 12/8]
16: Holiday Party & Campfire (Last Weekly Troop Meeting of 2024) (CLC) [more info]
JANUARY 2025
6: Weekly Troop Meetings Resume (CLC)
17-19: Winter Camp (HMC) [Registration link, RSVP by 1/13]
20: MLK Holiday (No Troop Meeting)
20: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
[TBA] Troop Meeting: Order of the Arrow (OA) Election
FEBRUARY 2025
02: Scout Sunday (CLC, 10 a.m.)
08: Kings & Queens Rock Climbing Event (Meet at CLC 11:00 a.m., return at 4:15 p.m.) [Registration link, RSVP by 2/3]16: Orienteering Hike (Second Class Scouts) (Fort Washington State Park @ 1:30 p.m.) [Rescheduled due to weather]
17: Patrol Leader Council Meeting @ 7 p.m. (CLC)
18: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
22: Cooking Workshop / Cast Iron Chef (CLC) – Boy Scouts from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Cub Scouts from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MARCH 2025
2: Orienteering Hike (Second Class Scouts) (Fort Washington State Park @ 1:30 p.m.)
14-16: Cooking Contest Weekend (HMC)
18: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
22: Cub Scout Pack 405 AOL Crossover Ceremony (St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church – Maple Glen, 12-2 p.m.)
29: Orienteering & Backpacking “Shakedown” Hike (Ridley Creek State Park, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) [Registration link]
APRIL 2025
5: Cub Scout Pack 88 AOL Crossover Ceremony (CLC, 2-3 p.m.)
4-6: OA Service Weekend (Ordeal) (Musser Scout Reservation)
11-13: Backpacking Trip (Pine Barrens, New Jersey) [Registration link]
26: 108th Anniversary Banquet (CLC) [Registration link]
27: Jacob R.’s Eagle Scout Project (Fort Washington State Park – Flourtown Day Use Area, 9 a.m.) [Registration link]
MAY 2025
13: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
16-18: Parent-Son Weekend (HMC) [Registration link]
19: OA Election (during Troop Meeting)
26: No Troop Meeting
31: Canoe Training (Nockamixon State Park – Three Mile Run Boat Launch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — meet at CLC @ 8 a.m.) [Registration link]
JUNE 2025
2: “Chasing the Dragon” – Anti-Drug Program for Scouts & Families (during Troop Meeting) Regular Troop Meeting
6-7: Work Weekend at Hawk Mountain Camp (Adults only – not a youth activity)
7: Wilderness Survival MB Meeting #1 (Mr. Weiss’ house, 9 a.m. – noon)
13-15: 40th Annual Canoe Trip (Martin’s Creek) [Registration link]
16: Final Meeting of 2024-2025 Program Year – “Chill & Grill” (CLC)
17: Troop Committee Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
21: Wilderness Survival MB Meeting #2 (Mr. Weiss’ house, 9 a.m. – noon)
28: Wilderness Survival MB Meeting #3 (Mr. Weiss’ house, 9 a.m. – noon)
30: Archery Merit Badge Meeting #1 (CLC, 7 – 9 p.m.)
JULY 2025
7: Archery Merit Badge Meeting #2 (CLC, 7 – 9 p.m.)
15-17: Crystal Grove Diamond Mine Trip with Mr. Stanku [Registration link]
20: Climbing Merit Badge Meeting #1 (Doylestown Rock Gym, 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
21: Archery Merit Badge Meeting #3 – Make-Up/As-Needed (CLC, 7 – 9 p.m.)
27: Climbing Merit Badge Meeting #2 (Doylestown Rock Gym, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
AUGUST 2025
1: Summer Camp Setup Day (Senior Staff & Junior Staff) (HMC)
2-9: 64th Annual Summer Camp (HMC)
9: Court of Honor at Summer Camp (HMC)
10: Summer Camp Break-Down Day (Senior Staff & Junior Staff) (HMC)
SEPTEMBER 2025
8: Weekly Troop Meetings Resume (CLC)
26-28: Rustic Camping Weekend @ Camp Tart (Perkasie)
OCTOBER 2025
3-5: Alumni Weekend 2025 (HMC) (Adults only – not a youth activity)
24-26: Spooktacular Camping Weekend (HMC)
NOVEMBER 2025
7-9: Commando Games Weekend (HMC)
CLC = Christ’s Lutheran Church, Oreland
HMC = Hawk Mountain Camp, New Ringgold