Boy Scout Troop 1001

Here is a checklist of things each scout should bring to a campout.

Troop 1001's activities include weekly troop meetings, patrol meetings, monthly campouts, Courts of Honor twice a year, service projects, and occasional fundraising activities.

To become a Boy Scout, your son must have completed fifth grade, or be 11 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light award, and be younger than 18 years old. Your son and you, if possible, should visit one of the regular troop meetings. If he is interested in joining the troop, you and he should make an appointment with the Scoutmaster or the Committee Chairman for them to explain scouting and the operation of our troop. We invite you and the prospective Scout to go on a camping trip with us.

Every Scout needs his personal copy of the Boy Scout Handbook. It contains everything he needs to know about the advancement program, information on the uniform, camping know-how, and many other skills of value and variety. Scouting equipment, uniforms, and other Scout items can be purchased at Dad and Lad’s in Elliot’s Hardware, 2049 Coit Rd, Plano, TX 75075 (NW corner Coit/Parker). All Scout items may also be purchased at The Scoutfitter, Circle 10 Service Center, 8605 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas. The Scout’s Handbook will be his permanent record of his achievement and advancement throughout his Scouting years, so it should be cared for at all times.

The activities of Scouting are vigorous. It is required that each boy will have a recent physical exam to be sure he is fit for the program. A physical exam with the proper completed form is required for attendance at the weeklong summer camp. You should inform us of any mental or physical limitation, allergies, etc., for your son, at the time he joins the Troop. The parents or guardian are responsible for updating the Troop of any changes.

Troop 1001 meets Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Trinity Bible Church. There is no troop meeting on the Monday following a campout, which is reserved for a patrol leaders' meeting, and durring the summer months. Visits are always encouraged, but please contact our Scoutmaster Hal Coon to make arrangements. Read on...

Ranks and advancement  are fully described in The Boy Scout Handbook.  The first rank is Scout.

Although our Scout program is planned, run and enjoyed by the Scouts with adult supervision, some elements are designed for the family.

In 1910, an English war hero by the name of Robert Baden-Powell noticed that young boys were fascinated by a book he originally had written for his military troops on how to survive in the wilderness.  As an experiment, he took a group of 22 boys on a camping trip on an island off the coast of England.

That was the first Boy Scout campout.

An Irish song that some sing on hikes and campfires.

Chorus:

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog,
The bog down in the valley-o.
Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog,
The bog down in the valley-o.

This song is sung in reverence to the melody of "Oh Christmas Tree."

Softly falls the light of day,
While our campfire fades away.
Silently each Scout should ask
Have I done my daily task?
Have I kept my honor bright?
Can I guiltless sleep tonight?
Have I done and have I dared
Everything to be prepared?

(hum a full stanza)