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About Troop 97
Troop 97 Facts
Archery at Summer Camp
Preparing to Explore a silver & gold mine
that dates from the 1870's
Basics
- Troop 97 began in March, 1952.
- The troop failed in 1956.
- The troop began anew in June, 1959, and has been in continuous existence since then.
- The 'linked' Troop 97 for girls began in 2019, when BSA first allowed Scout troops for girls.
- In 2024, the 'linked' boys and girls Troop 97's merged together into one coed troop, when the BSA invited us to be take part in their 'Combined Troop Pilot Program'. With the conclusion of the pilot program, coed troops are now referred to as 'family troops'.
- We formerly met at St Luke's Episcopal Church from 1952 until the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
- We are now chartered (sponsored) by Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1709 W Elizabeth St, Fort Collins, CO.
- Our troop is open and welcoming.
Membership Data (as of October 2025)
- 37 Scouts (boys & girls)
- 24 current active uniformed adult leaders & committee members, with a total of 50 registered adults in all capacities.
- We also have enough volunteer adults to provide merit badge counselors for almost every one of Scouting's 130+ merit badges.
Schools
- 8 middle schools (grades 6-8)
- 6 high schools (grades 9-12)
- also several home-schooled Scouts
Former Cub Scouts/Webelos
- 58% of our Scouts earned the Arrow of Light as Cub Scouts
- 61% of our Scouts joined directly from a Cub Scout pack
- 8% of our Scouts had been in another troop, either local or in another state
- 32% of our Scouts had never been in Scouting until they joined T97
Eagle Scouts
- 26% of all Troop 97 Scouts since 1979 have earned Scouting's highest rank (21% since the troop's founding in 1952)
- 212 Troop 97 Scouts have earned Eagle
- Four of our female Scouts have already earned Eagle, including Larimer County's first female Eagle Scout.
Scoutmaster
Jeff Snowden is the troop's 16th Scoutmaster. He has:
- been in Scouting continuously since 1959
- been a Scoutmaster since 1967
- been with Troop 97 since 1978
- been involved in Scout and adult leadership training for the district, Council, and Region since 1968, including serving as course director for Scouting's week-long Wood Badge advanced adult training course
- been awarded the Silver Beaver (national BSA award for service to youth) and the Episcopal St George Award (national award of the Episcopal Church for service to youth)
- What are all those knots?
Last Revision to This Page: 18 November 2025
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