December 10, 2024
Troops 327 and 1327 held their Christmas Party, December Court of Honor, and annual Ugly Car Derby at Wildlife Woods Campground. After a great potluck meal, awards were presented and the Ugly Car Derby commenced.
November 23, 2024
Every year, right before Thanksgiving, Scouts join others around the country in "Scouting for Food". The prior week, Scout place out flyers in local neighborhoods asking residents to put on food for collection. The Scouts then collect the food and help sort it. 648 pounds of food was collected this year!
November 11, 2024
Our Troops and Pack are chartered by VFW Post 5305. To help honor our Charter Organization, our Scouts march in the Catawba Veterans Day parade.
October 25 - 27, 2024
Rendezvous is a Scout gathering for an entire Coucil that occurs every four years. After skipping the 2020 Rendezvous due to the COVID epidemic, the Piedmont Council once again gathered it's Scouts at the Gaston Fairgrounds. Nearly 1200 Scouts participated.
September 17, 2024
The Eagle Court of Honor for Boedi Kirkland was held at Mt. Pleasant Church. Boedi's Eagle project consisted of creating a brick pathway at Murray's Mill Historic site.
August 3 - 4, 2024
July 2 - 9, 2024
Troop 327 took two crews back to Philmont. Some were veterans, but many were brand new trekkers. Both crews hiked 10,000+ mountains and endured crazy weather before heading back east. #IWTOGBTOP
June 16 - 22, 2024
Our Scouts chose to attend Camp Bud Shiele for the Summer Camp outing. The theme for 2024 was Space. The troops created a great, handpainted gateway, dressed up as space aliens and astronauts, all while earning merit badges and having LOTS of fun.
June 1, 2024
Nick and Zach Stockton chose to have a joint Eagle Court of Honor. Both Scouts completed projects at Murrays Mill Historic site. Zach built a set of stairs and Nick let a project to build a campsite.
May 14, 2024
The Piedmont Council holds an annual banquet to recognize all of those who have earned Eagle in the previous year. This year 5 Eagles from Troop 327 participated.
May 3, 2024
Cooper Lipe's Eagle Court of Honor was held at Mt. Ruhama Church where Cooper also completed his Eagle Scout project. Cooper's project consisted of renovating the church's playground and installing a fence.
April 12 - 14, 2024
Our Scouts gathered at Mackie's Woods for a spring campout focused on learning wilderness survival skills and earning the wilderness survival merit badge. The learned how to filter water, start fire in multiple ways, and cook over an open fire using a variety of methods.
March 30, 2024
The Scouts gathered at Mt. Pleasant Church to recogize Patrick Carpenter earning his Eagle Scout award. Patrick made renovations to the Bandys High School band room for his Eagle project.
March 23, 2024
Scouts from Troop 327, 1327, and Pack 327 rode the train from Salisbury to Raleigh. They visited museums, the Capitol building, and ate great food in a Raleigh food court.
March 16, 2024
Scouts from the Troop travelled to our Charter Organization, VFW Post 5305, to help with a cleanup day.
March 5, 2024
Troop 327 celebrated Connor Milligan earning his Eagle Rank by hosting an Eagle Court of Honor at Mt. Pleasant Church.
February 18, 2024
The Scouts of Troops 327, 1327, and Pack 327 helped to lead worship at Mt. Pleasant Church as part of celebrating Scout Sunday,
January 26 - 27, 2024
The annual Cardboard City campout was held at Mt. Pleasant Church. Cardboard City is a two-part event - one to raise awareness of homelessness and two, to help fundraise for a local charity. This year the fundraiser benefitted the Christian Food Pantry at Hopewell Church (www.sffoodpantry.com)
January 14, 2024
Jake Knight was awarded his Eagle Rank at a Court of Honor held at Mt. Pleasant Church. His project was to add an outdoor lending library at Balls Creek Elementary.