Four times a year
Courts of Honor
Families gather to celebrate every rank, merit badge and milestone the Scouts have earned. June's ends the year with a cookout by the lake.
What’s happening
Calendar
Community events anyone can come to, and the full year of traditions that make Troop 75’s program. Troop families: sign-ups and trip details are on the member site.
Open to the community
Coming up
Bethlehem Trunk or Treat
Find the Troop 75 campsite at the town's family Halloween celebration, decorated by our Scouts.
Scouting for Food bag drop
Scouts leave food-drive bags on doorsteps around town. Fill yours with non-perishable food and set it out on the pickup day printed on the bag. Everything goes to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.
Sportsmart 2026, the 54th annual sale
The Capital Region's used ski and sporting goods sale, run by Troop 75. Selling gear? Drop-off is 8:30–11 a.m. the same morning.
Details
Every year
A year in Troop 75
The traditions we keep, month by month. Exact dates go to troop families as each one is planned.
September
- High Peaks hikes
- Mini canoe treks
- Courts of Honor
- Eagle Scout service projects
- Fall Back to Scouting
October
- High Peaks hikes
- World Brotherhood Camporee
- Eagle Scout service projects
- Popcorn sale
- Herkimer Diamond geology weekend
November
- Scouting for Food
- Sportsmart
- Popcorn sale
- Church clean-up days
- Double H Ranch work day
December
- Courts of Honor
- Eagle Scout Courts of Honor
- Family potluck & year-end picnic
- Holiday Lights in the Park
- Cub Scout ice cream social
January
- Klondike Derby
- Troop 75 Merit Badge College
- Brooks BBQ dinner
- First Day Hike
- Troop elections
February
- Mega PLC planning days
- Winter cabin camping
- Scout Sunday
March
- Courts of Honor
- Eagle Scout Courts of Honor
- Order of the Arrow elections
April
- Arrow of Light crossovers
- Spring break trip
- Eagle Scout service projects
- Church clean-up days
- Cycling merit badge rides
May
- Flags for veterans
- Thompson's Lake campout
- Eagle Scout service projects
- Eagle Scout Courts of Honor
- Cycling merit badge rides
June
- High Peaks hikes
- Tour de Cure
- Courts of Honor
- Family potluck & year-end picnic
- Troop elections
July
- Mini canoe treks
- Mega PLC planning days
- National high adventure
- Summer camp
- Leadership training
August
- Summer camp
- Adirondack canoe trek
- Badges at Barton
Scroll for the whole year
Every tradition
Spring through fall
Eagle Scout service projects
Scouts working toward Eagle plan and lead service projects all over Bethlehem, from trail boardwalks to garden beds at schools and churches.
September
Fall Back to Scouting
Our Scouts join Bethlehem's Cub Scout packs at the town's fall recruiting night to show younger kids what's ahead.
Town of Bethlehem
Spring & fall
High Peaks hikes
Day hikes up Adirondack and Catskill summits, from first-timer climbs to big High Peaks days above treeline.
Adirondacks & Catskills
Early summer & September
Mini canoe treks
Long weekends paddling and camping on Adirondack lakes like Raquette Lake and Lows Lake. The perfect first taste of backcountry tripping.
Adirondacks
First Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m.
Patrol Leaders' Council
The troop's youth leaders meet every month to plan upcoming meetings and outings and check on their patrols, while parents hold their monthly meeting.
Delmar Reformed Church
Fall
Popcorn sale
Scouts sell popcorn to neighbors, door to door and at storefront booths. 100% of the troop's share of each sale goes into the selling Scout's own Scout account.
Wednesdays, September–June
Weekly troop meetings
Patrols meet every week to learn skills, plan outings and have fun. Scouts run the meetings; adults coach.
Delmar Reformed Church
October
Herkimer Diamond geology weekend
A fall campout digging for Herkimer "diamonds" (double-terminated quartz crystals) while earning the Geology merit badge.
Herkimer County
October
Bethlehem Trunk or Treat
Scouts turn a campsite into a Halloween display, tent and all, and hand out treats at the town's family Halloween celebration.
October
World Brotherhood Camporee
A fall weekend camping alongside Scouts from across the United States and Canada, capped by a giant campfire program.
Spring & fall
Church clean-up days
Twice a year we rake, mulch and plant at Delmar Reformed Church and First United Methodist Church, two congregations that have long supported the troop.
November
Double H Ranch work day
Helping Double H Ranch, a camp for children with serious illnesses, get ready for its winter programs.
Lake Luzerne
November
Scouting for Food
Scouts leave food-drive bags on doorsteps across Delmar, then return to collect the donations for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.
Delmar neighborhoods
Saturday before Thanksgiving
Sportsmart
Our 54-year-old used ski and sporting goods sale. Scouts run it start to finish, from tagging gear to the cash tables, and it funds a year of adventure.
Bethlehem Central High School
November
Turkey Trot volunteers
Scouts lend a hand at a local Thanksgiving Day race.
Throughout the year
Eagle Scout Courts of Honor
Every new Eagle Scout gets a ceremony of their own, and Troop 75 celebrates several each year.
December & June
Family potluck & year-end picnic
Whole families come together for a holiday potluck in December and a cookout to close out the year in June.
December
Holiday Lights in the Park
Scouts help out at the Town of Bethlehem's holiday light display in Elm Avenue Park.
Elm Avenue Park
December
Cub Scout ice cream social
Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts from local packs visit for ice cream and a taste of troop life, alongside our Stuff-a-Stocking gift drive.
January
Brooks BBQ dinner
A chicken barbecue dinner fundraiser we run together with Delmar Reformed Church, our chartered organization.
Delmar Reformed Church
New Year's Day
First Day Hike
We start every year on the trail, with a New Year's Day hike at Camp Rotary.
Rotary Scout Reservation, Poestenkill
January
Klondike Derby
Patrols haul a loaded sled through a snowy course of skill stations (first aid, fire-building, knots and navigation) in a winter test of teamwork.
January
Troop 75 Merit Badge College
Our own merit badge college, open to Scouts from every troop. A full day of classes taught by our volunteers, with a track of Cub Scout adventures for local packs.
Twice a year
Troop elections
Scouts elect their Senior Patrol Leader and patrol leaders, who run the troop for the next term.
Winter & summer
Mega PLC planning days
Youth leaders spend a day planning the troop's calendar (where we camp, what we learn, who leads). Adults advise; Scouts decide.
February
Scout Sunday
Scouts in uniform take part in worship at Delmar Reformed Church to mark Scouting's anniversary.
Delmar Reformed Church
February
Winter cabin camping
A cold-weather weekend at camps like Massawepie, with snowshoeing, sledding and hearty patrol cooking.
March
Order of the Arrow elections
Scouts elect fellow campers to Scouting's national honor society, recognized for cheerful service.
April
Arrow of Light crossovers
Each spring we welcome new Scouts as they cross over from Packs 232, 23, 272 and others.
April & May
Cycling merit badge rides
Training rides of 10, 25 and 50 miles on rail trails and country roads, building up to June's Tour de Cure.
April
Spring break trip
Over spring break, Scouts travel to places like Gettysburg, Washington, D.C. and Assateague Island.
April
Spring camporees
District and council weekends, from the Conservation Troop-o-ree to Scout Day at West Point, with patrol cooking and skills competitions.
May
Flags for veterans
Before Memorial Day, Scouts place American flags on veterans' graves in local cemeteries.
May
Delmar Memorial Day Parade
Troop 75 marches in uniform in Delmar's Memorial Day parade.
Delmar
May
Thompson's Lake campout
Our spring campout at Thompson's Lake, with kayaking, swim checks and campfire cooking.
Thompson's Lake Campground, East Berne
May
20-mile hike
The long-distance day that completes the Hiking merit badge.
June
Tour de Cure
Scouts ride 50 miles in the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure, raising money for diabetes research.
Summer
National high adventure
Older Scouts take on Scouting America's high-adventure bases (backpacking at Philmont, sailing and diving at Florida Sea Base) and trips like Algonquin Park and the National Jamboree.
Summer
Leadership training
Youth leaders attend National Youth Leadership Training, a week of hands-on leadership skills they bring back to the troop.
July & August
Summer camp
A week at resident camp (Camp Rotary, Yawgoog in Rhode Island, Massawepie and Sabattis among them) with merit badges, waterfront, climbing, archery and campfires.
August
Badges at Barton
A summer weekend of merit badges at Camp Barton in the Finger Lakes.
Camp Barton
August
Adirondack canoe trek
A week-long canoe trip through the Adirondack backcountry, carrying everything we need and camping on the shore each night.
Adirondacks
