Welcome to Mentor Troop 280

 Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all troop meetings have been cancelled until further notice as Mentor Methodist Church has closed the building until further notice.

We meet weekly on Sunday evenings from 6pm - 7:30pm at Mentor Methodist Church.

8600 Mentor Ave

Mentor, Ohio 44060

For information regarding membership, please contact our Scoutmaster John Krauss at john_krauss@prodigy.net or 440-655-0043

Upcoming Events for Troop 280:

• Multiple Campouts
• Service Opportunities
• Yorktown Weekend
• Summer Camp  (Summer 2020)

Troop 280 is a very active troop.  Here is what we accomplished from August 2015 - January 2019:

• Laurel Cavern
• Klondike
• Father-Son Campout 
• Wine Fest Clean Up 
• Minster Creek campout and hike
• Campout at Boyd's
• Eagle Ceremony 
• Cedar Point trip
• NEOEA weekend spent at Dayton Air Force Base
• Kickback Campout
• Eagle Ceremony
• Klondike
• Scout Sunday
• Father Son Campout
• More Than A Meal
• Survival Campout
• Placed flags at Mentor Cemetery
• Investiture
• Canoe Trip
• Summer Camp
• Sea Base
• Haunted House
• Escape Room
• Hocking Hills
• Camporee

Troop 280 is a chartered troop of the BSA, sponsored by Mentor United Methodist Church.  Our troop was founded in 1964.  Since that time, we are very proud to say that we have had 59 Eagle Scouts:

1. Thomas A. Leithold – 1972
2. David R. Potter – 1973
3. Jon M. Carnabuci – 1974
4. P. Randy Freeman – 1974
5. Jack W. Thompkins – 1974
6. Cory R. Ward – 1974
7. David A. Westman – 1974
8. David B. Jones – 1975
9. Mark A. Carnabuci – 1976
10. J. Michael Kostecka – 1976
11. Joseph A. Leithold – 1976
12. Jeffrey K. Locke – 1976
13. Christopher A. Bowman – 1977
14. Jeffrey N. Zahn – 1977
15. Steven H. Zahn – 1977
16. Steven J. Kiffmeyer – 1979
17. Thomas M. Hyett – 1980
18. Eric A. Majewski – 1980
19. James A. Simer – 1983
20. Jon Meyer – 1984
21. Joseph R. Hallen – 1985
22. Carl H. Dondorfer IV – 1986
23. Jeffrey L. Simer – 1986
24. David S. Bullard – 1987
25. Robert B. Simer – 1988
26. Alan D. Zahn – 1989
27. Jeffrey P. Vosen – 1990
28. Carol W. Stumpf – 1995
29. Jeffrey R. Hoskinson – 1995
30. Christopher M. McGrath – 1998
31. Jeremy C. Stenger – 2002
32. R. Austin Lockwood – 2002
33. James J. Dzemianzuk – 2002
34. Garrett J. Noble – 2005
35. Sean P. McIntyre – 2005
36. Corey Walsh – 2006
37. Andrew C. Lehoe  - 2007
38. Benjamin S. Marics – 2007
39. Marcus A. Covelli – 2007
40. Michael R. Pucak – 2008
41. Kevin C. Lehoe – 2008
42. Robert T. McIntyre – 2008
43. Dylan T. Salvatore – 2009
44. Michael R. Blackwood – 2009
45. Kevin M. Murphy – 2009
46. Andrew D. Skouby – 2009
47. Kevin M. Koenig – 2009
48. Matthew W. Bennett – 2010
49. Jonathan D. Martin – 2010
50. Bryan P. Daly – 2012
51. Michael Carnabuci - 2013 
52. Ren Meek – 2013 
53. Alex Bechler – 2013
54. Michael A. Houser – 2013
55. David J. Loncar – 2014
56. John H. Antalovich – 2014
57. Peter B. Kunka – 2015
58. Michael J. Judy – 2015
59. Joseph P. Finucan - 2015
60. Josh Prilosen - 2017
61. Carter Smyke - 2019