Message of the Week

Twenty six scouts took part in this year’s Fall backpacking treks.  The advance crew journeyed 15 miles at West Branch State Park while the beginner crew backpacked 9 miles on the Mohican Trek. Backpacking is an important part of our program because backpacking treks combine both traveling and camping experiences […]

GREAT JOB EVERYONE! Our semi-annual clothing drive was another success! We collected a total of 6,906 lbs of cloth to be donated to the Easter Seals.  Of the total amount collected, 5,276 lbs came from within the troop and 1,630 was from people in the community without […]

FALL FURNACE FUNDRAISER! For each furnace or heat pump ProCheck tune-up done by Cyngier Heating & Air Conditioning (216-641-5500) before Thanksgiving, Cyngier will donate $20 to Boy Scout Troop 701. The 23-point check-up is priced at $89.95. Homeowners can also pre-purchase their air-conditioning tune-up for $89.95 and […]

This weekend, Troop 701 will be hitting the trails for our annual Backpacking treks.  We will be meeting this Saturday morning, October 10th, at Chapman.  Here are the meet-up times for each crew: Beginner Crew (6th and 7th grade): 7:00 a.m. Advanced Crew (8th grade and above): 7:30 a.m. […]

Tomorrow is the deadline to register for Backpacking Camp. The troop will be bringing extra backpacks and other gear to tomorrow night’s troop meeting for those who need gear.  If anyone in the troop also has extra youth sized gear that you wish to lend or donate […]

Congratulations go out to Michael Brw. who passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review Thursday, October 1st. Michael has demonstrated the highest qualities of leadership and moral training in his pursuit and attainment of the Eagle Scout rank.  I think we would all agree that he is the embodiment of […]

Troop 701’s next Mom’s Night Out event will focus on personal safety. Your invited to attend the very popular “Don’t Be a Victim” – A free Specialized Self-Defense Clinic for all Women and Teenage Girls Presented by the Rotary Club of Strongsville. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 6:30pm – 8:30pm. […]

Don’t forget! Fill the Truck is next Sat., Oct. 3. Families will receive credit in their Scout accounts at a rate of $0.10 per lb for clothing they donate to this fundraiser. If you are making a donation, we must know it came from you in order […]

The next troop committee meeting will be held on Tues., Oct. 6. The agenda items include: Troop finances Easter Seals fundraiser wrap up Popcorn sales Yard Charge Troop trailer repair Shop with Scrip Giving Tree Battlebots Open volunteer positions

Monthly camp sign ups (October 2015 – May 2016) are now available in Eventbrite. The driver sign up for October camp is also included on Eventbrite. Don’t forget, we have transitioned to an electronic sign up for monthly camps. You will need to sign up for all […]