Supporting the troop leaders is the troop committee . The committee is a group of men and women who have agreed to help the troop in a support capacity. In effect they serve as the troop's Board of Directors. Their primary responsibilities are assuring adequate and trained adult leaders, raising funds for the troop, approving major expenditures, overseeing the general program, assisting with advancement and providing whatever assistance is necessary for the effective operation of the troop. New parents are invited to join the committee. Experience is not necessary. You may just want to "sit in" on a committee meeting to see what we do. The committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month.  We meet in the Troop 533 ScoutHouse or Andover United Methodist Church. Troop 533 is extremely fortunate in having a staff of a number of adult leaders who have completed basic training requirements, leader specific training, Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Training and Wood Badge, the highest training afforded adult scouters. Some of the adult leaders have participated in scouting for many years.