We are back and better than ever for the Third Annual Dade County Scarecrows on the Square! Saturday Sept 6th 2025!
This fundraising event is hosted by the Dade County Scouting America Units: Cub Scout Pack 3229, Scouts BSA Boys Troop 29 & Scouts BSA Girls Troop 1029 and the local Girl Scout Troop 40019. We are collecting canned food for Tri State Food Pantry and would love your help! We are hosting a scarecrow contest as a fun way to promote the food drive and we will also have some fundraising booths set up around the square for family games, fall shopping, food and fun! The fundraising booths will support the local scouting units and other groups being invited to participate.
For a booth space: Local Business's & Organizations can set up for $20 each. The funds from these booth spaces will be spilt between the Scouting America and Girl Scout Units evenly. Please contact Beth Anne Biddle at 423-645-7902 or email at
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We will also have ticket sales to help support our scouting units. The tickets can be used for scarecrow voting, games & other activities.
For the Scarecrow contest:
Dade Businesses, Non-Profit Organizations, School Groups and Families are invited to enter one or more scarecrows with a donation of 10 canned goods per scarecrow. These will be set up and taken down on Sept 6th, 2025.
Schedule for Sept 6th, 2025
From 8:00am-10:45am Scarecrow & event set up:
Families & school groups and business's & other organizations are invited to set up their scarecrows at the square in Trenton! BE SURE YOUR SCARECROW IS SECURE (weighted so it doesn't fall over!)
From 11:00am-3:00pm
-Scarecrow voting: Our Dade County Community is invited to buy tickets to vote on their favorite scarecrows! Voting more than once on the same or different scarecrows is allowed so stock up on those tickets.
-Games & Activities hosted by all of our Dade scout units!
-We will have concessions with hot dogs, chips, drinks and DESSERTS!
3:00pm: The voting stops and the counting starts!
3:30pm We will gather at the Gazebo to award the winners of this years contests and thank everyone for supporting this event!
By 5:00PM - All participants & scout activity leaders are required to remove their Scarecrow(s) and booths/games from the Square! *PLEASE LEAVE NO TRACE!!!
Making the Scarecrow:
Use your imagination to select a theme for your scarecrow. The scarecrow contest is family friendly. Scarecrows should be whimsical, humorous, mischievous, traditional, or lovable – NOT frightening. Monsters, gruesome, bloody, or especially scary entries will be disqualified.
All scarecrows must be in good taste and not reflect controversial, social, or political situations and appropriate for viewing by the public. Any scarecrow deemed inappropriate or in bad taste will not be displayed.
Ideas: Typical Farm & Garden Scarecrow made from cast-off clothing, burlap, gunny sacks, jeans, overalls, straw hats, bonnets, corn shucks, raffia straw, etc. Whimsical, Fairytale, Humorous, Fantasy, Celebrity, etc. Design depicting your favorite fairytale, storybook, animal, or fantasy figure. Theme depicted around the business you are partnered with (bakery, restaurant, boutique, law office, etc.). School themed scarecrows supporting sports, band, majors, concentrations or just school spirit are great for students or parents.
Construction: All entries must be hand-made and if possible, constructed from recyclable/reused/repurposed and natural materials. Scarecrows must be durable and able to stand up to sun, wind, and rain showers. In case of scarecrows/parts of scarecrow becoming lost or damaged do not put anything on the scarecrow that is highly valued or of great importance. All parts of the scarecrow should be securely fastened. Participants assume all responsibility for their scarecrow and its pieces. We reserve the right to remove any entries that do not maintain their ability to be displayed. Make them bright and use interesting materials. Minimum height is four feet and maximum height is six feet.
Please fill out the following information and a scout family will be in touch to collect your entry fee. We look forward to seeing these amazing scarecrows on the Square!
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