TROOP 647
We have been an important part of the Mercer Island community since January 1969. Our troop is one of four Boy Scouts of America (BSA) troops on the island.
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Our priorities include: Achieving the requirements for rank advancement, going on exciting outdoor excursions, doing our part through community service projects, annual participation in one of the BSA’s High Adventure Camps, and having a lot of fun together!
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We meet every Monday night during the school year, except for holidays and breaks. Come join us!
ABOUT
Troop 647 is a youth organization chartered by the Boy Scouts of America and located on Mercer Island, Washington, USA. Our sponsor is Mercer Island's Redeemer Lutheran Church, although there is no requirement to belong to this church in order to join our troop.
​In fact every boy, age 11-17, is welcome to join our troop. Boys who have earned their Webelos Arrow of Light may join before the age of 11.
​We are committed to being an open, inclusive and welcoming organization for all boys and families who are interested in the BSA’s mission to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
​We are excited the BSA is open to both boys and girls. Now, even more youth will have access to the character development and values-based leadership that Scouting promises. It is important to understand these changes did not make Troop 647 coed (or any other BSA troop). The BSA still has boys in their own dens and troops and girls in their own dens and troops. Mercer Island 678 is our community’s BSA troop for girls and 647 remains a BSA troop for boys.
OUR EAGLE SCOUTS
Congratulations to the members of Troop 647 who achieved Scouting’s highest honor.
Vandar Garr
Nathan Yang
Mangus Dorre
Joey Ruan
Garath Tatum
Quinn Shavey
John (JongHyeok) Lee
10/23/2022. Jackson Chang
09/17/2022. Joey Postma
11/04/2021 Evan Liu
11/04/2021 Nick Harper
09/17/2021 Chase Shavey
03/05/2021 Daniel Chivo
08/22/2020 Sam Postma
07/25/2020 Cooper Hand
05/22/2020 Sam Attisha
10/17/2019 Andrew Sugamele
09/19/2019 Daniel Hankes
09/19/2019 Jack Harper
07/18/2019 Colin Bogar
07/18/2019 Elliott Hendrickson
07/18/2019 Alexander Raffetto
05/16/2019 Kai Hidaka
12/06/2018 Adam Zaborski
08/16/2018 Jared L.
07/19/2018 Matthew Dietsch
06/07/2018 Clarke Chen
09/07/2017 Spencer L.
08/17/2017 Scott M.
08/17/2017 Nathaniel Nichol
07/06/2017 Vincent R.
04/22/2017 Connor Hill
02/02/2017 Graeme Stoney
10/20/2016 Johnathan M.
09/04/2016 Frank Arterberry
07/07/2016 Blake Dunn
07/07/2016 Nathan S.
06/16/2016 Matthew P.
04/07/2016 Ian Martin
12/17/2015 Duggan B.
11/05/2015 Joseph W.
10/29/2015 Ryan J.
10/01/2015 Nicholas H.
09/17/2015 Wescott S.
08/06/2015 Ramsay A.
06/18/2015 Joseph P.
06/18/2015 Joshua P.
05/21/2015 Isaac M.
05/07/2015 Adam K.
04/02/2015 John Townsend
02/05/2015 Willem D.
01/15/2015 John L.
11/20/2014 Wilson A.
11/20/2014 Michael C.
09/04/2014 Drake Willard
06/19/2014 Matthew M.
03/20/2014 Daniel G.
12/05/2013 Richard Kepler
08/29/2013 Samuel Chanen
02/07/2013 Peter Scott
11/15/2012 Jake Julich
11/01/2012 Douglas McLellan
03/15/2012 Brian Oppenheim
10/20/2011 Andrew Padgett
5/24/2011 Brooks Hamilton
1/20/2011 Erik Gest
2/18/2010 Aaron Azose
12/17/2009 Daniel Dawson
8/20/2009 Matthew Townsend
6/18/2009 Kyle Weiss
10/15/2008 Harry Bolson
6/21/2007 Erik Syrrist
1/18/2007 Cameron Deul
1/18/2007 Peter Lambe
8/23/2006 James Culver
6/1/2006 Philip Bolson
1/19/2006 Peter Rasmussen
9/16/2004 Samuel Grausz
5/6/2004 Lee Cordova
11/6/2003 Jeffrey McAlvay
5/1/2003 Daniel Taylor Jr.
10/3/2002 Karl Fielding
10/3/2002 Joseph Lambe
5/2/2002 Bryan Bergquist
11/15/2001 Benjamin Azose
10/18/2001 Aaron Cahoon
9/6/2001 Daniel Seetin
9/6/2001 Matthew St Pierre
8/16/2001 Benjamin Brown
3/1/2001 Mark Chapin
1/18/2001 Alan Cordova
6/21/2001 Jason Eggebrecht
9/21/2000 Stephen Lambe
2/3/2000 Matthew Seetin
12/16/1999 Michael St. Pierre
7/1/1999 Jaffer Barlas
2/18/1999 Duncan Hansing
5/7/1998 David Bremner
11/20/1997 Lorin Seeks
2/20/1997 Brandon Ackley
2/6/1997 Christopher Robbs
6/20/1996 Stephen Dolinko
11/2/1995 Christopher Cahoon
10/5/1995 Erik Bergquist
9/21/1995 Eric Prince
7/6/1995 Thomas Lukas
1/5/1995 Mark Thibedeau
10/6/1994 Brian Fetters
10/6/1994 Brian Ritchie
8/4/1994 Charles Robbs
7/7/1994 Karl Steffin
4/21/1994 Andrew Sinclair
1/6/1994 Bryan Rupinski
10/14/1993 Scott Harrington
7/16/1992 James Zervis
3/19/1992 Mark Harrington
1/2/1992 Kevin Fetters
12/19/1991 Aleks Kask
8/1/1991 Aaron Ascher
9/20/1990 Jeffrey Ritchie
8/3/1989 Matthew Price
6/1/1989 James Delcour
5/18/1989 Scott Townsend
3/16/1989 Brent Evans
3/16/1989 Andrew Ganse
1/5/1989 Eric Fetters
11/3/1988 R. Billingsley
11/12/1987 Thomas Imrich
12/12/1985 Theodore Normann
12/12/1985 Jim Perenchio
6/13/1977 Barton Smith
2/23/1976 Bryan Walker
6/20/1971 Richard Simpson
6/22/1970 Randall Novak
THE FOUNDATION OF SCOUTING
SCOUT OATH
On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
SCOUT LAW
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
SCOUT MISSION
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
SCOUT MOTTO
Be prepared
SCOUT SLOGAN
Do a good turn daily
SCOUT OUTDOOR CODE
As an American, I will do my best to:
Be clean in my outdoor manners
Be careful with fire
Be considerate in the outdoors, and
Be conservation minded.