On Saturday, February 28, 2026, Hoosier Trails Council is hosting a Merit Badge Day at the Madison Ivy Tech campus. The charge for this event is $6 for youth and adults that register for the event by February 20th to cover the cost of lunch, there is an option to opt out of lunch. Late registrations will be charged a $10 fee and are not guaranteed an event patch or preferred classes.  

LUNCH IS PROVIDED, 2 Slices of pizza (Sausage, Pepperoni, or Cheese selected at registration), a bottle of water, chips and a cookie.  There will be a canteen with additional drinks and snacks.

We will have a computer lab open for adults to complete Safeguarding Youth & Hazardous Weather Training throughout the day. In the afternoon, Josh Reusher will be conducting a Leave No Trace Basics course that will be open to the first 10 adults that are interested in the afternoon. Please reach out to Jeff Kelley at jkelley316@gmail.com to reserve your space. We will only have room for 10 participants!  

Scouts should be scheduled for a class or helping in Eagle Quest/ merit badge class (please get preapproval).  Scoutmasters, please have the Blue Cards filled out with their information, with the Scoutmaster’s signature.  Please note that there may be merit badges offered at Merit Badge Day that have requirement changes in early 2026, we will communicate this if it occurs.        

Please note, Units must meet the two deep leadership at the event.

If you have questions, please send an email to Jeff Kelley (jkelley316@gmail.com).

Most classes will be a limit of 20 unless noted. We are limiting Troops to only 3 scouts per session. This way more Troops should have a chance of taking the class.  Everyone should be in the auditorium by 8:45, we will have a short opening before the first session begins and we will assemble again at the end of lunch around the flag pole before the third session (12:50-1:00pm)