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Troop 300 Thunderbirds

Alaska boy scouts of america
​wasilla

We are working on resuming Troop meetings at the church!
Details to be announced soon!


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Congratulations to our Scoutmaster and his awesome wife---they were both awarded the very prestigious District Award of Merit, a huge testament to their dedication to the program and their commitment to it.  We sure are lucky to have Anthony and Cassandra in our troop!!!!    

Quick Look:

Zach Commissaris is our newest Eagle Scout!   

Check out Zach's picture, and read more about him on our Eagle Tribute page.   We have produced a lot of Eagle Scouts in Troop 300, and we are proud of every single one of them!    Check them out now, by taking this link:  T300 EAGLES   

A Welcome from the Scoutmaster

As the scoutmaster of BSA Troop 300, from Wasilla, Alaska, I'd like to invite any parent and his son to get involved and become a part of Troop 300.   We are a troop of great kids and adults doing scouting the way it is intended to be done, getting OUTSIDE, having FUN, and at the same time emphasizing the character traits that have formed the foundation of America's strength and resilience.   The ideals of scouting as expressed in the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, and Outdoor Code are the foundation on which Troop 300 stands, and we make those ideals a part of our program.   Over the time our sons are in scouting the words they express in the Scout Oath will become guides in which to set their lives.    Scouting provides a great peer group for your son to grow up with, and the boys are great kids doing fun things.    We make high adventure happen!
                             - Anthony Pillittier


Written Calendar for 2020-2021

Here is the Troop 300 calendar by month.  Our yearly calendar goes September to September, from 2020 into 2021, so check it out below, as voted on by the Patrol Leaders’ Council

CORONA VIRUS UPDATE:
Like everyone else, we are doing our best to get through this pandemic.  We are still meeting, sometimes physically outside, and sometimes inside but electronically, and our outings have changed so we are keeping our groups small and yet we can bring those small groups together on certain well planned times.     Right now it's a great time to work on merit badges, sign up for the events you want, and keep on keeping on.   

December 2020
The big plan for December was an outdoor Christmas Party on a frozen lake, complete with ice fishing, ice skating, and a ice bonfire.   See the movie of how it went:

LINK: CHRISTMAS PARTY MOVIE

January 2021
In January we camped high in the back country at Hatcher's Pass, and built snow shelters and then spenthe day sledding and snowboarding

February 2021

FEB 8th:  Monday
This is a troop meeting night, and we are NOT meeting on zoom.  Instead, we are meeting at the shed, in the cold, so dress warm!  Uniform is Class "A" with warm coats, gloves, and boots.  Tonight we will be going over fire starting, snow shoe relay (bring shoes if you have them) and ice fishing skills.  Mask are required do to the rising CV-19 cases

FEB 15th: Monday
This is a Zoom troop meeting.  The link, meeting number, and password can be found in the troop Newsletter, which you can download from this website using your password.  The big plan for this evening is the details for Curry.

FEB 17th: Wednesday.  This is a planned parent meeting, and we hope all of the parents in the troop can make it via zoom.   

FEB 22 - Monday.  Zoom.   Tonight's plan is to get ready for the ice fishing derby campout, so we will be going over fishing regulations and ice safety.   

FEB 26-FEB 29:  This is a planned ice fishing campout.    Details will be covered in the troop meetings, and by separate handouts as necessary.   
  • Again, if your Scout is going to attend please email all three email addresses sent in the newsletter to ensure all Committee members that need to know, know who plans to attend. Next Monday, the 15th is the cutoff to sign up for this event, as we need to pay council for our portion.

March 2021
The big plan for October is a Curry train campout as follows:Curry – One of our most anticipated events each year is the Curry trip. This trip will take place on 4- 7 March, 2021. At this point we have the railroad reservations for 32 total passengers (Scout and Adult). This trip will cost around $150 per Scout. Please contact the following three individuals (you can do this in a single email) if you are going to go:

Kristine at 
kristineinman200@gmail.com to set up payment and Cassandra at cassandrapillittier@yahoo.com to sign up and
Michelle at 
mehoyt@mtaonline.net
  • Please get signed up for Curry, 4-7 March as well by emailing the same individuals, if your scout plans on going. This trip will be the weekend immediately following the fishing derby.​

MAR 1st: Monday.   This is a PLC planning night via Zoom.   No regular meeting tonight.   The uniform for the meeting is Class "A".   

MAR 4th-MAR 7th:  Curry train trip to deep wilderness Alaska.


Summer Camp: 
Planning to attend Camp Gorsuch in the summer of 2021.  Make sure you get signed up NOW.  Take this link for more information:  SUMMER_CAMP

​2021 PHILMONT UPDATE:  On Feb 2 a zoom Philmont meeting was held and the decision was made to cancel the planned high adventure trip due to multiple concerns related to the still ongoing Pandemic.  The decision deadline was forced due to refund limitations.   We're still going to do high adventure scouting, but we will be doing it closer to home in our high adventure state, ALASKA.
Troop 300 Thunderbirds is an Alaska Boy Scout Troop based out of Wasilla and dedicated to the three aims of scouting: 
  1. To build character,
  2. to foster citizenship,
  3. and to develop fitness.   
   We are glad you stopped by, and encourage you to check out who we are and what we do.    If you are a guy thinking about becoming a scout, we appreciate your interest! 

Find out more about Troop 300

Review of a few Troop 300's BIG Trips below:

In addition to monthly events and campouts, 2018 was a busy year for T300.  We had patrols bike over 80 miles in the Denali State Park, travel to the Kandersteg International Scout Camp in Switzerland, and live on a sailboat at the Seabase Scout camp in Florida and backpack Philmont Scout Ranch.
Our scouts took to the road on bicycles for over 80 miles across interior Alaska in 2018!  
T300 sent an expedition to Seabase in Florida in the spring of 2017.    

Scout Camp Fun, Big Success

Summer Camp went extremely well and dispite a bear in camp on our first and last day, no scouts were eaten, everyone had fun, earned lots of merit badges.  Be sure to  check out the troop Shutterfly photo site for photos and add more to the album if you've got them!.

T300 Scouts in Switzerland

Troop 300 had a delegate of scouts attend Kandersten International Scout Camp in the summer of 2018. http://www.kisc.ch/ to get a taste.

Troop Newsletters are where our latest troop happenings are found!

Since newsletters have some details only for Troop 300 scouts and families, you'll find our newsletters under the password protected section of our site.   Scouts and families can get the password at any of our troop meetings, or by calling the Senior Patrol Leader or Scoutmaster.
Find the new Newsletters link under Troop Members Only of our site.  If you want to know what we are doing, or why we are doing it, then make sure to check out the latest newsletter...

Find something on our website:


Patch Placement

I had a parent ask where the Journey to Excellence patch goes so I figured more parents were wondering.  The patch goes on the right sleeve below the patrol patch.  If your son hasn’t gotten a JTE patch, he can come see me at a meeting - we do have more.

If you ever are in doubt on where patches/badges go, you can look in the Boy Scout Handbook on pages 20-23.  Actually all parents should take a few minutes to look through the whole book.  There is an amazing amount of information on all kinds of topics in it. 

Most important is towards the back of the book.  Between pages 438 and 465 are pages for signing off rank requirements but also logs for leadership, training, hiking, camping and service projects.  Every time you son participates in a troop event, hen should write in one (or more) of the logs.  This way when he goes to a board of review, and they ask him what he has participated in, he can use that as a reference.

Troop 300: 100% Trained Adults

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Our troop decided quite some time ago that we wanted to be 100% trained.  This means that when you turn in your adult application, it needs to be accompanied with certificates for youth protection training and also committee training.  Both are online at my.scouting.org
We always need to have people trained in Hazardous Weather to go on trips, so just do that one while you are in there (:>)

If you want to be an assistant scoutmaster, you will need both the scoutmaster specific (can be done online but I suggest you do it in person) but also the in-person Introduction to Outdoor Leadership.  When we have a group of you that want to do that, please let me know and we can arrange it.  It will probably be offered at camp too.  We are currently working on putting that together.

So please check your youth protection training - I know a few of you are expired - and get it done so we can stay 100% trained.

- Dorte Mobley

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Merit Badges

Scouts rise up through ranks as they earn merit badges for learning and experience a wide array of topics and activities. Meritbadge.org is an excellent resource.
Merit Badges
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Leadership

Troop 300 is scout-led with adults leaders for support.  Scouts dream, plan, and run all events. Learn about leadership opportunities for all scouts.
Leadership
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Scout Fundraising

Scouts can sell BSA popcorn and coffee to raise funds to help them go to scout camp, buy gear, and other troop activities. Find out more.
Fundraise
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  • Home
  • About Troop 300
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    • Troop Photos
    • Troop Videos
    • Rosters & Meeting Plans
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    • Troop 300 Handbook
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