Boy Scout Troop 1001

Mr. Reisinger asks that scouts who need to finish the First Aid merit badge make an appointment with him to complete the requirements. Many who took the class in January and February still need to check off first aid kit inspection and demonstrating CPR, among other requirements.

Appointments will be on Monday nights with only a few slots each evening to ensure each candidate gets the attention he deserves. Please email Mr. Reisinger to request a date.

It's the time of the year to start selling tickets for the annual Scout Show. They will be distributed at the March 22 meeting but are available now from Mr. Mike Saverline. If you want to get a head start before other scouts beat you to the sale, contact Mr. Saverline at 972-231-4149.

Remember that proceeds from the sale of tickets go to your personal account with the troop and may be used to pay for summer camp, dues, or even camping equipment. 

Troop 1001 will be camping at Clements Scout Ranch, near Athens Texas, for Camporee on the weekend of March 5-7, 2010. Scouts should be at the church parking lot no later than 5:30p.m. on Friday in Class A uniform. We will be returning about 12:45 a.m. Sunday to the hospital parking lot across Campbell Road.

The following article appeared online in NeighborsGo.com on February 23, 2010.

Boy Scout Troop 1001 Scouts for Food

One element of the Scout Law is, "A Scout is Helpful." About 10 scouts and ___leaders of Troop 1001 in Richardson, Texas gathered on Saturday, February 20, 2010 to live out this portion of the Scout Law. Together with scouts all over the Dallas area, they participated in the annual event, Scouting for Food. This event is the largest single-day food collection in Dallas and is one of the largest in the nation. Every year in February, local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts go door-to-door collecting canned foods to help supply food pantries in the Circle 10 Council area.

Troop 1001 Scouts collected 1,075 cans of food and $50.00 cash which was all donated to the North Texas Food Bank Richardson Branch. First year scout, Clint Kruse of Richardson, Texas said, "It is a good feeling to know that we are helping feed the hungry in our neighborhood. It is also a lot of fun to be out with my friends doing something good for someone else."

After collecting food, the scouts, leaders and adult volunteers were treated to a wonderful lunch at Macaroni Grill in Addison, Texas.

New 24oz. stainless steel water bottle with Troop 1001 logo, belt clip, and a place to write your name on the side.

In stock now- $10.00 each. See Mr. Doug Miller.

Published online at neighborsgo.com on February 10, 2010 and in the Dallas Morning News Neighbors Go print edition on February 19, 2009.

One hundred years ago today on February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was formed. Trinity Bible Church is the home of Troop 1001 and is celebrating the Centennial in a visible way. With prominent frontage on Campbell Road in Richardson, directly across from the Richardson hospital, Troop 1001 set up a mock campsite and banner on Trinity's front lawn to promote Scouting and the troop. The display has been up all week leading up to the Centennial Day.

On Sunday, February 7, Trinity and many churches across the nation recognized the event as "Scout Sunday" with special observances. Troop 1001's new banner proclaims, "Be a man, join Scouting!" and displays BSA's "Timeless Values" logo. On last year's Scout Sunday, Trinity's senior pastor, Jeff Miller, referred to Scouting, quoting a 1993 court decision as "... one of the seedbeds of virtue that cultivate the sorts of citizens our nation so desperately needs.

Update 7:50 pm Friday:

Camp Wisdom has cleared the way for our campout to start Saturday morning. The troop will form up at 9 am Saturday, Feb 13 at TBC and depart shortly thereafter. Most campout activities will occur as planned.

The troop will return at the originally scheduled 12:45 pm Sunday to the hospital parking lot across from TBC.

Should any further changes occur, we will notify via email and on the troop Web site. Please check one or the other before you depart home Saturday morning.

Patrol Leaders - Call your patrol members again

It is critical that you call ALL of your scouts ASAP with this information. Many are without power and can't access the web site. If answered by a machine, leave a message and then try another number for that scout. It is imperative that you make positive contact with each family.

Due to the impact of the weather to the Camp Wisdom facility, the adult and youth leadership have decided that we must cancel the Friday night camping portion of this weekend's campout. We are considering leaving for Camp Wisdom as early as 9 am Saturday but need to monitor conditions before we can establish a firm a departure time.

Current conditions have resulted in many downed tree limbs within the metroplex and lots of downed trees at Camp Wisdom where camp site roads are impassable. The camp ranger is working to clear the roads but will not be able to determine the availability of a camp site until late tonight or tomorrow morning. He is hopeful that there will be a camp site available Saturday night. We are still pursuing options for Saturday which may include the use of the large Cub World facility.

We will post the most current information as it develops via email and on this Web site. Please check one or the other frequently to learn the revised plan. Be prepared for a departure as early as 9 am Saturday.

Webmaster's note: When checking the web site, be sure to refresh or reload your screen to view the most current information. There is usually an icon or the key combination Ctrl-R for that in most browsers.

If you want to add another email address to the Troop 1001 list, follow the instructions at this link.

It is critical that you call ALL of your scouts ASAP with this information. Many are without power and can't access the web site. If answered by a machine, leave a message and then try another number for that scout. It is imperative that you make positive contact with each family.