Welcome to our Troop 216 website!

Boy Scout Troop 216 is located in Cary, North Carolina.  We are part of the Crosswinds District, Occoneechee Council.  Troop 216 was established in 1978 and is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Cary, North Carolina.

Current Events

February 2 - Time and Location Change

    Troop Meeting - 7:45 PM to 9 PM
    Room A of the Herbert C. Young Community Center
    101 Wilkinson Avenue, Cary

February 5 - 7 - Canceled Due to Storm

    Winterplace Ski Trip
    Meet at Apex Crossing at 4:30 PM, Depart at 5 PM
    Return to Apex Crossing at 1 PM

    See recent emails for car assignments
    Permission form

February 7 

    Scout Sunday

February 8 

    100 Year Anniversary of Scouting        

February 9

    Court of Honor - 7:30 PM to 9 PM
    St Michael's Church  - Parish Center

    Gators will do the opening ceremony - be there by 7PM for set up
    Vikings will do the closing ceremony and clean up after the event

    Families with last names A to L - bring a 2L beverage
    Families with last names M to Z - bring a finger type dessert

February 10

    District Eagle Board of Review - 7 PM
    Church of Latter Day Saints, Cary, NC

February 13         

    Scouting for Food Flyer Distribution - 8:45 AM to 11 AM
    Service hours will be recorded
 
   Let Mr. Meyer know if you are participating - Donuts provided!!

   Meet in the parking lot between the Wachovia Bank and the Bistro 64            restaurant in the MacGregor Village shopping center (Hwy 64 and                Edinburg Drive South) 

February 13

    Citizenship in the World MB classs - 9 AM to Noon
    St. Andrew's Care Center Room 210
    Contact Mr. White or Mr. Brawn with any questions

February 16

    PLC Meeting - 8:00 - 9:00 PM
    St. Michael's Church - Teacher's Lounge

February 17

    Troop 216 Committee Meeting - 7 PM

February 18

    District Roundtable - 7:30 PM to 9 PM

 February 19 

    Saint Michael's Fish Fry - Service Hours Opportunity
    Contact Mr. Fausak if you can help out

February 20    

    Scouting for Food Pick-up - 8:45 AM to 11 AM 
    Service hours will be recorded

    Let Mr. Meyer know if you are participating - donuts provided

    Meet in the parking lot between the Wachovia Bank and the Bistro 64             restaurant in the MacGregor Village shopping center (Hwy 64 and                 Edinburg Drive South) St Michael's Church 

February 20 

    Matt B. Eagle Scout Court of Honor - 3 - 5:30 PM
    RSVP by February 12
    Refer to recent email invitation for location and RSVP information  

February 23

    Troop Meeting - 7:30 PM to 9 PM
    St Michael's Church  - Parish Center

February 26 

    Saint Michael's Fish Fry - Service Hours Opportunity
    Contact Mr. Fausak if you can help out

February 26 - 28

    Umstead Park Bike Campout
    Meet at Apex Crossing at 4:30 PM, Depart at 5 PM
    Return to Apex Crossing at 11 AM

    Permission form

Future Events

March 6

    St. Baldrick's head shaving fundraiser to fight childhood cancers
    Hibernian Pub - Kildaire Farm Road - 1 PM

March 19 - 21, 2010

    2010 Province of Atlanta - Catholic Jamboree - a weekend of                         fun,fellowship and sharing of the Catholic faith at Camp Barstow                     just outside Columbia, South Carolina.  Register now!

July 26 - August4, 2010

    2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia where Boy
    Scouts will celebrate their 100 year anniversary

Troop News

2009-2010 Troop 216 Calendar is online now!

    Parents and scouts - please mark your calendars with the dates of troop meetings and outings!

Troop 216 crew goes to Northern Tier

    Summary here under Scout Adventures!

Alex B. worked at Camp Durant this summer

    Summary and pictures here under Scout Adventures!

Recent Events

November 13 - 15
    Kings Mountain Backpacking Campout - summary and pictures

October 16 - 18
    Shooting Campout and Mom's dinner - summary and pictures

October 9 - 11
    Oconneechee Council Camporee - Nat-E-Con 2009 at Camp Reeves - summary

September 18 - 20
    White water rafting trip - summary 

March 7
    St. Baldrick's head shaving - coming soon

June             
     Summer Camp at Camp Raven Knob - summary and pictures

Announcing New Troop 216 Eagle Scout

Congratulations to Matthew Beauchamp on passing his Eagle Boards of Review on December 9,  2009.   He is the latest addition to our Troop 216 Eagle Scout Roll Call.

Newspaper Articles for Recent Troop 216 Eagle Scouts

New Eagle Scout Roll Call Table

A new Eagle Scout Roll Call page has been created to accurately record our Eagle Scouts.