Highest Rating

JTE Gold for 2018, 100% trained Scouters

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SCOUTING promises you the great outdoors.  As a Boy Scout, you can learn how to camp and hike without leaving a trace and how to take care of the land. There are plenty of skills for you to master, and you can teach others what you have learned.  Everyone helping everyone else - that's part of Scouting, too.

SCOUTING promises you friendship.  Members of the troop you join might be boys you already know, and you will meet many other Scouts along the way.  Some will become lifelong friends.

SCOUTING promises you opportunities to work toward the Eagle Scout rank.  You will set goals for yourself and then follow clear routes to achieve them.

SCOUTING promises you tools to help you make the most of your family, your community,and your nation.  The good deeds you perform every day will improve the lives of those around you.  You will be prepared to help others in time of need.

Promises of Scouting

Hi I am Ted Miller Scout Master of Troop 45. I am a life long resident of Glen Ellyn, avid outdoorsman and have spent many years in the corporate world training leadership ideas and methods. There is no better leadership program for boys than the Boy Scouts of America and the only way for the scouts to get the experience and build leadership skills is to be boy led. At Glen Ellyn Troop 45 the scouts run the troop, choosing their own leaders, planning outings, choosing menus for campouts and program themes.

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2024

August - Swimming, volleyball, and hiking at Potato Creek State Park

July - Northern Tier!

June - Summer Camp at Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan

May - Hiking at Warren Dunes SP

April - 

2020

December - Pancake Breakfast
November - We shots rockets off at the Robert H Bong Recreation area

June – Troop 45 went just north of the Wisconsin Dells for another amazing summer camp. This year, just like last year, we went to Camp Freeland Leslie for a week. However, it was decided that we would be leaving on Friday instead of Saturday, as Saturday was the Fourth of July. Due to the pandemic, it would be a little different this year, and masks and social distancing would be enforced. When we arrived around 2:00 PM, we quickly began setting up tents before the opening ceremony. On Monday, when we woke up, we had breakfast and went to the first merit badge session. Though we normally got to choose our merit badges, COVID-19 had forced the camp to change it so that each troop went to one program area for about 3 hours each morning and afternoon. On Monday, the activities were Nature and Stagecraft. On subsequent days, the activities would be New Frontiers and Shooting Sports on Tuesday, Scoutcraft and the nature hike on Wednesday, and on Thursday, Eagle’s Nest and Aquatics. On Wednesday, we held our 37th annual Rubber Chicken cooking competition. The patrols made teriyaki chicken (Flaming Arrow), chicken nuggets (with many other things in a stunning three course meal, made by King Cobra) and chicken alfredo (which was made by Comanche, my patrol). Comanche won for the first time in 6 years, which gave us the opportunity to shoot the chicken at the range. On Thursday evening, we had a hilarious closing ceremony before we left. On Friday, we packed up throughout the day, and took a break from the intense heat by jumping in the lake for 2 or so hours. After that, we left and returned to the Scout room in Glen Ellyn. 

February – Troop 45 travelled to Cascade Mountain Ski Resort, near the Wisconsin Dells, for the annual skiing campout. We arrived around 8:00 PM, and soon set up our sleeping bags in the cabins. On Saturday, we cooked breakfast, and drove to the mountain. After getting our skis, we were briefly told to stay with a buddy before separating. A small group of people (myself included) earned part of the Winter Sports merit badge. We had a small break for lunch around noon before returning. As the park had runs with many different difficulties, everyone did something different. Many of the older Scouts tried to do every black diamond (hard run) in the park, and nearly succeeded. We then soon returned to the cabins for dinner. My patrol made pasta with alfredo sauce (the sauce would come in handy in summer camp), which was amazing. Soon after, we went to sleep again. When we woke up, we packed up and left. 

January - Planning Campout

Our Aim

Character Development,Citizenship,Personal Fitness. 

Scout Master Message

Troop Historian Notes

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Scouts

Boy-led NYLT trained