Merit Badge Saturday (PX)

Pioneer Express District
Merit Badge Saturday
Where: Rio Linda / Elverta Historical Society
6852 Dry Creek Road
Rio Linda, CA 95673
When: September 27, 2025, 8 am to 5 pm
NOTE: Due to a data issue, Citizenship in Society is not available in the merit badge catalog. This has been reported but not yet fixed. In the interim, please register for Pulp and Paper merit badge if you wanted Citizenship in Society. We'll fix the registration once the Citizenship in Society merit badge is available in the database. Hope this will be fixed soon! Once it is fixed, you will see Citizenship in Society, and Pulp and Paper will no longer be available.
In case of inclement weather, information about an alternate site will be sent out 48 hours in advance.
Cost: $7 per youth participant
What to bring: Lunch, snacks, water, camp chair or stool, merit badge supplies, blue cards signed by unit leader for each merit badge
For information, please contact David Jones (contact information is available by clicking on Contact at the right.
Merit badges will include the following:
Basketry — two 4-hour sessions ($10 additional fee), 8 slots each
Citizenship in Society — one 4-hour session (afternoon), 8 slots (see note above)
Citizenship in the Nation — one 4-hour session (afternoon), 8 slots
Disability Awareness — two 4-hour sessions, 8 slots each
Dog Care — one 4-hour session (morning), 8 slots
Emergency Preparedness — one 8-hour session, 8 slots
Sustainability — one 4-hour session (afternoon), 8 slots
(Some merit badges will require additional work outside of this event to complete. It will be up to the Scout to coordinate with the counselor to complete the merit badge requirements.)