NEW TO SCOUTS
Welcome to Scouts BSA!
Scout Troops are typically "scout-run." The adults are there to supervise, make sure BSA policy is followed, and everything runs safely. Troop 435 follows the scout-run method, letting the scouts plan and run their Troop Meetings, decide where they want to go camping, what merit badges they want to earn, and what activities they'd like to do.
The role of our adult leaders is to make sure everything is safe and provide guidance when needed. The exception is for the newer scouts that join the troop. There tends to be more adult involvement for the 1st and 2nd year scouts until they are more experienced in the youth leadership roles of running the troop.
Youth leadership positions are important in Troop 435 and the scouts are strongly encouraged to hold different leadership positions while in the troop.
In Troop 435, each scout chooses their own level of participation in the troop, not a leader. You work at your own rate of rank advancement.
As with many things in life, you get out of Scouting what you put into it, so we encourage you to be active within the troop by attending meetings and outings and to be proactive in working on requirements for rank advancement and earning merit badges.
Joining the Troop...
YOUTH AND ADULT REGISTRATION PROCESS
Welcome to Troop 435.
Below is the link to the online registration form:
Online Registration Form. Please fill and submit the application online.
Youth Fee: The national membership fee is $85, and the council fee is $80, both of which can be paid online. The unit fee is $65, which will be paid directly to the troop after joining.
Adult Fee: The national membership fee is $65,and the council fee is $60, both of which can be paid online.
Adult volunteers must finish the following documents and submit them online.
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LIVE SCAN – Click here to download PDF
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YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING – Click here to complete
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MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING – Click here to complete
TROOP RECHARTER
Recharter information to renew Troop 435 membership to BSA for the year
**The total membership cost for each Scout =>
$249.95 including Scout's Life Magazine
$235.95 without Scout's Life Magazine
1. Renewal through my.scouting.org
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BSA's annual National Membership fees => $85
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Golden Empire Council Program fee equal to the BSA fee => $80
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Add a one-year subscription to Scout's Life Magazine for only an additional $15 (optional)
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Administrative Fee $4.95
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE including Scout's Life Magazine $184.95
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE without Scout's Life Magazine $169.95
2. Pay through Scoutbook
Troop 435 membership fee hasn't changed => $65 (will add it to Scoutbook, pay all the remaining dues by cash/check or PayPal through Scoutbook )
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our registrar Sowmya (Sowmya.veeravatnam@gmail.com) for future information.
Scout will need to provide themselves:
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Tan Scout BSA shirt with council patch & World Scout patch
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Olive scout pants or shorts
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Scout BSA socks
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Merit Badge sash (not needed right away but will eventually)
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Troop apparel is available for purchase (download form)
Note that:
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At troop meetings we wear our Class A uniform without the sash (except during the summer, we wear Class B)
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On outings we generally wear the Class B troop t-shirt
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At Courts of Honor we wear the full Class A uniform including sash
Uniforms and scout supplies can be purchased at:
River City Scout Shop
3851 N Freeway Blvd Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 649-1800