Summer Camp
Prior to the coronavirus, Troop 54 had planned to sponsor three summer camps for 2020. A description of those camps is shown below. As an alternative, Troop 54 will be sponsoring a virtural summer camps as described at this Link.
Yawgoog Scout Reservation, June 28 – July 5
Troop 54 has reservations for 20 scouts and adults to attend this merit badge camp in Rhode Island.
This camp is open to any scout who is at least age 11.
The estimated total cost is $1,790 and includes all airfare, ground transports, and meals.
A deposit of $250 is required for each person attending.
To register, click here.
Please contact Eleanor Gilbane at egilbance@hotmail.com for more information.
Camp Daniel Boone, July 18 to 25
This camp in the mountains of North Carolina is for girls 13 and older and has various mid-level adventure activities.
There are two activity options.
A) Zip & Splash includes three days of rafting and two days of zip-line adventure.
Participants must be at least 100 lbs.
B) 5 Rivers Trek offers a great experience of five days of whitewater fun on nearby rivers.
This trek provides a nice, gradual increase in river rafting intensity daily.
There is no weight requirement for this activity.
The estimated total cost is $1,200 and includes all airfare, ground transports, and meals.
A deposit of $250 is required for each person attending.
To register, click here.
Please contact Alexia Santos at alexiasantos@yahoo.com or Eric Lokker at scoutmaster@troop54houston.org with questions.
For camp website, click here.
Manitoba Canoe Trek, June 20 to 27
This canoeing adventure is in Canada and is for girls 12 and older.
Canoeing merit badge is required and classes for that badge begin in March.
Three additional merit badges are offered at the camp.
The estimated total cost is $1,500 and includes all airfare, ground transports, and meals.
There is no registration link for this camp.
Instead, if you would like to join this group, you are asked to contact either
Eric Loker or
Janice Walden.
The registration deadline is March 1.
Other summer camp opportunities
Super Troop - Scouts from T-54 can join SHAC's Super Troop.
For info, click here.
NYLT - older Scouts can attend National Youth Leadership Training.
For info, click here.
Scholarships
Please contact either Scoutmaster (Eric Lokker) or Troop Committee Chair (Alan Clark) to discuss any financial sponsorship.
For Summer 2019 . . .
Scoutmaster Eric Lokker and other adult volunteers took a group of Troop 54 girls to Camp Jeffry from July 21 to 27, 2019. This camp is part of the Ben Delatour Scout Ranch which is located in the mountains of northern Colorado, northwest of Fort Collins and north of Estes Park. The girls earned lots of merit badges and had a fun packed week outdoors!