About the boy scouts

What we do
We are the Rainmakers of Troop 30 Knoxville! Why are we called the Rainmakers? Because it often rains on our outings. Whether we are canoeing down a fast-moving river, backpacking or dump camping, rain seems to follow us. But we never let a little rain dampen our spirits. We are always prepared and know what how to respond to whatever nature brings us.

We are a boy scout troop that meets each Monday night at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, located at 4904 Asheville Highway in Knoxville, TN. Our meetings begin at 7:00pm and end at 8:30pm. We are a very active troop. We go on an overnight outing each month. Our outings have included backpacking, river trips, winter survival camping, Scout Fest, or summer camp at Camp Buck Toms. We even go on a major high adventure trip at least every other year. Past trips have been to Florida Sea Base and Camp Filmont in the Southern Rocky Mountains. In summer 2017 many of our scouts will be going to the Northern Tier.

In addition to the amazing outdoor adventures we get to experience, we also work on building our skills and our personal development through our advancements and merit badges. We have a strong track record of scouts acheiving the Eagle Scout rank. In fact, we expect 5 scouts to be recognized as Eagle Scouts in 2017. We spend time at our regular troop meetings, on outings and at scout camp each summer working on advancements and merit badges. We also attend Merit Badge College at least once per year.

Our troop is also unique in that we truly seek to live out the Scout Law. Our scouts are trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. When we first joined Troop 30, we noticed right away how friendly the troop was. How each Scout was a brother to his fellow scouts.

For more information about the Rainmakers, please contact our Scoutmaster at candosam@comcast.net.