Lake Trails Territory Merit Badge Workshops

Month	Day	Year	Merit Badge
September	12	2026	Emergency Prep MB Clinic (Woodinville)
October	10	2026	Citizenship in the Community MB Clinic (Woodinville)
November	7	2026	Citizenship in the Nation MB Clinic (Woodinville)
November	14	2026	Power Saturday Merit Badge Fair at MIPC
December	5	2026	Personal Management MB Clinic(Woodinville)
December	12	2026	Winter Merit Badge Fair (Bellevue)
March	6	2027	Spring Merit Badge Fair (Bellevue)

*Badges subject to change based on counselor availability.

You will receive an email confirmation after you register. If the counselor has prerequisites, those will be emailed out before the event. Please contact Tom (laketrailsmb@gmail.com) for clinics or Florence (ftbaluyotmbc@gmail.com) for fairs if you do not receive the Welcome Letter after successfully registering.

Registration for events will go live on Black Pug approximately 1 month before the event date: Chief Seattle Council – Lake Trails March Merit Badge Mini-Fair,

Spring into Summer Merit Badge Fair

We served over seventy Scouts during our June 27, 2026 Spring into Summer Merit Badge Mini-Fair. We would like to give a big thank you to our fabulous MBC volunteers and BSA staff for leading our merit badge sessions and helping our fairs run smoothly, to our Scouts for bringing enthusiasm to learn and donations for St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and Hopelink’s food drive, and to our friends at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church for graciously sharing their wonderful space with us!

2026 Fall and Winter for Merit Badge Fairs

Our previously scheduled Fall for Merit Badges Mini-Fair has been rescheduled due to an unexpected calendar conflict and is now our Winter Merit Badge Fair. Both our Nov 14 and Dec 12 fairs are still heavily in pre-planning stages, and we have no additional information to share. We are looking for volunteers for both events, so if you think you may be interested, please let Florence at ftbaluyotmbc@gmail.com know!

Lake Trails Merit Badge Clinics Are Returning!

Our monthly morning clinics at Bear Creek United Methodist Church in Woodinville that focus on Eagle-required merit badges are back, and we’re looking for merit badge counselors who would like to join us. Please contact Tom at laketrailsmb@gmail.com if you’d like to help out!

Registration can be found at Chief Seattle Council – Lake Trails Merit Badge Exposes (link: https://scoutingevent.com/609-LakeTrailsMeritBadgeClinics). Registration is required; we do not accept walk-ins.

How to Successfully Earn a Merit Badge at our Events

To get the most out of our Merit Badge Events, please become familiar with the merit badge requirements and be ready to discuss with the counselor. If the counselor sends out a list of pre-reqs for you to do ahead of time, try your best to complete them before the clinic, workshop, or fair. In many cases, there are requirements that cannot be done in a clinic, workshop, or fair setting. You can either bring documentation or notes showing previous work to show the counselor at the end of the session. Otherwise, Scouts should expect to get a partial at the end, and the counselor will have further advice on how to get the rest of the requirements signed off. You may schedule follow up meetings with the counselor at your convenience.

Looking for Merit Badge Counselor Volunteers

Our Lake Trails Merit Badge Clinics, Workshops, and Fairs are made possible thanks to the enthusiasm and generosity of our amazing Merit Badge Counselors. Please consider signing up to be a Merit Badge Counselor and sharing your expertise with curious and motivated Scouts that are eager to learn! Please see this Chief Seattle Council page for more info: https://scoutingseattle.org/advancement/advancement-merit-badge-counselor/

If you’re already signed up as a counselor and would like to help lead a session at one of our clinics, workshops, and/or fairs, please reach out to Florence at ftbaluyotmbc@gmail.com or Tom at laketrailsmb@gmail.com . We’d love to have you join our team!