Boy Scout Troop 69 - About our Troop

     Boy Scout Troop 69 has a standard of excellence and commitment to community service.  Currently, a troop of over 35 scouts, we are chartered to Tri-City Elks in Louisville, Colorado. Active in the Boulder County area since the 1940's (chartered in 1942), many of Louisville's citizens have been members at one time or another.  We have won numerous awards over the years such as Freez-o-ree, Klondike, Scout Show, & Arapahoe Rendezvous. 

Standard of Excellence   From 1992 to 2005, we will have had about 230 young men join Troop 69 and produced over 30 Eagle Scouts.  This means that over 15% of our troop membership reach Eagle rank, well above the 3% national average and considerably higher than the Eagle attainment rate of Scout groups in South Boulder County.   At present, the troop has scouts that range in age from ten to sixteen. Currently, we have 4 Eagle, 6 Life, 4 Star, 10 First Class, 6 Second Class , 5 Tenderfoot and 10 Scout ranks.  We are a Scout-run troop; Scouts plan our yearly calendar and most troop activities.  We also have a high  participation level of adults & parents in our troop with over 15 trained leaders, 3 climbing instructors, 3 high adventure coordinators, and many dedicated moms & dads that come along to "relive 2nd childhoods"!

Spirit of Adventure   Possessing an active outdoor program, we camp outdoors on a year-round basis.  Yes, even in the winter with 4-6 nights over the course of a typical cold season.   We completed 40 nights of camping in 2004, over 30 for 2003 and have 30+ planned for 2005.  In addition, we do several day activities during the course of the year.  We participate in the Arapahoe District Rendezvous and Klondike, many of the Cub Day Camps, summer camp and went rafting on the Colorado River.  We have been to 5 out of state camps in the last 5 years, attended Camp Cedars Aquatic Base (Neb.) in 2003, attended Peaceful Valley SR (CO) and Philmont SR (NM) in 2004,  and attended Lewis and Clark Scout Base in South Dakota in summer, 2005. Several scouts and parents are attending High Adventure Camp at Florida Sea Base in Summer, 2006. The younger guys will attend

We have an extensive High Adventure Program for older Scouts. These involve extended, challenging camps such as Canoe Base and Philmont.  We completed treks to Philmont Scout Ranch in 2000 and 2002 with another scheduled for 2004 (2 crews, 16 scouts).  Future plans include the Florida Sea Base in 2006 and another Philmont Trek.  We have 3 scout-trained climbing instructors- we climb in all types of terrain (ice to Eldorado Canyon) and have canoed into Canada (1997, 1999).

Commitment to Service   Troop 69 does varied outreach within Boulder County & Colorado.  The troop performed over 1300 hours of community service in the last year, about 40 hours per Scout and 20 per adult leader.  Several of our scouts participated in 'Kids Park Lafayette'- a nationally recognized community-centered service project.  Examples of projects included environmentally-oriented service (establishment of bird habitats in Lafayette, trail maintenance, erosion control, forestry and scout camp upkeep, Cub Scout program outreach, handicapped-accessible park building, and gardening & weeding for local groups.  Other projects are on a more 'giving back to the community basis' such as school park projects and setting flags to honor veteran and service persons in local cemeteries. In recognition of our activities, we were awarded a conservation grant by the Longs Peak Council to augment our service activities.

We welcome new members and visitors at any time. For more information, contact any of the leaders on our contact page

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