Sunday, December 19, 2021
Lock-in 2022
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
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
Sunday, October 31, 2021
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.
Sunday, October 3, 2021
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
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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.
Monday, August 23, 2021
September Archery Campout
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Blackbeards 2022 Scuba Survey
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
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Twelve Points Festival
Saturday, June 19, 2021
4th of July Parade
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Grant Pilgrimage, August 27-29
Camp Eastman, July 11-17
Want to do another week at Summer Camp or the June week at HHSCR didn’t work for you? Head to Camp Eastman (Nauvoo, Illinois) July 11-17 where our Scoutmaster, Trent Hancock, will lead the Provisional Troop. The Provisional Troop welcomes any Scouts registered for camp who aren’t attending with their own units. There are already a few T2K Scouts signed up for the provo troop during this week. First-time campers are highly encouraged to sign-up for the First Year Camper Program, where they will complete several early rank requirements. Cost is $325 per scout.
Check merit badge offerings here: https://www.
Full information about camp here: https://www.
Scouts register individually on Camp Eastman’s website: https://registration.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
First Aid Merit Badge Workshop
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Summer Camp 2021 Howard H. Cherry
Registration is open for summer camp. Troop 2000 will be attending Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation the week of June 20 - June 26. The base cost is $290 if you sign up by 4/29 (troop deadline). Base increases to $315 until 5/14. After that it is $340. You will have to have enough funds in your Scoutbucks account in advance of the troop registering you. Checks can be sent to our treasurer if there isn't enough there (more info on registration form).
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
May Climbing Campout
The troop will be traveling to Savanna, Illinois May 14-16, 2021. We will be working on the Climbing merit badge through a 6 hour program on Saturday.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Cedar Rapids MBU
Lake Darling Campout | April 16 - 18
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Exploratory Survey - Watershed Awareness River Expedition (July 11-16)
Troop 2000 is opening an “exploratory survey” to see who may be interested in participating in a watershed awareness river expedition (Iowa Project Aware). The goal of the survey is to only determine interest and scale of planning. By submitting this survey you are indicating you are both “available” July 11-16 and “interested” in participating. However, this survey does not commit you to the activity.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
SWIMMING MERIT BADGE
Swim Checks, March 6
Sunday, February 14, 2021
March 26-28 Modified Lock-in and Merit Badge Clean-Up
Troop 2000 has the opportunity to have a modified lock-in and will combine it with a merit badge clean-up event at Mid-Prairie HSEC, 1592 Angle Road SW, Kalona, IA. This event will be a hybrid offering, some items on-line and some items in person.
Friday, January 29, 2021
APO MBU 3/13/2021 (virtual)
If you're interested in attending the virtual MBU being put on by the University of Iowa Alpha Phi Omega chapter, please check this out.
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Space Camp
A few of our scouts have gone to Space Camp in Hutchinson, KS for the last several Summers and have had a great time. We would encourage a...
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Our annual Cardboard Campout has shifted to a virtual campout on December 4-6. Craft your sleeping shelter made out of cardboard (we’re wo...
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Cardboard Campout An event that challenges camping and winter survival skills by building a sleeping shelter out of cardboard, the annual Ca...
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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...