Personal Management Merit Badge

Learn to Manage Your Money. Build Your Future.

Join Great Trail Council and 717 Credit Union for an opportunity to earn the Personal Management Merit Badge while learning practical financial skills that Scouts can use for the rest of their lives.

Scouts will explore:
- Budgeting & managing income
- Banking and financial services
- Saving and investing
- Credit and responsible borrowing
- Setting financial goals
- Understanding long-term financial planning

Hosted by 717 Credit Union over three sessions - You must attend all 3 sessions to complete the Merit Badge. 
Session 1: Saturday November 14, 2026 begins at 9:30am - Stow Office
Session 2: Tuesday January 5, 2027 begins at 5:30pm - Streetsboro Office
Session 3: Saturday April 24, 2027 begins at 9:30am - Streetsboro Office

Make sure to download the Merit Badge Schedule from the attachments section once you register. It lists what will requirements will be covered at each session so you are prepared and the address of that session. 


Helping Scouts develop the financial knowledge and skills they need to make smart decisions today—and prepare for tomorrow.

Great Trail Council
Preparing Scouts for life, one skill at a time.