Boy Scout Troop 1001

Hello Scouts and Scouters,

In this week’s meeting the boys continued working on their pioneering skills by practicing different kinds of lashings. Thank you to all the Webelos who visited Monday and also to Alex O., our Troop Guide, who did a fantastic job working with the Webelos and leading one of the most spirited rounds of our Troop Song I have ever heard. Great job Alex!

Congratulations to our newest Scout, Mitchell K. Welcome to the Troop!

Camporee is HERE! Each Scout has been teaching or learning Scouting skills since they began their trail to First Class. This weekend is a chance to demonstrate what you’ve learned, show Troop 1001’s Scouting spirit, and have a blast. Root beer chugging, Troop tunes, skits, and other events promise to make this a fantastic weekend. You will get out of Camporee what you put in to it. Get involved and have fun!

Register NOW for the Spring NYLT – National Youth Leadership Training – Only SIX slots left!

There is still time to register for the Spring NYLT session starting March 14th. This is the last session before summer break. All current and prospective Patrol Leaders should attend NYLT. Follow this link to register – http://www.c10nylt.org/

Next regular Troop meeting is Monday, 03/15 – No regular meeting on the 8th due to Camporee

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Payette

Philmont 2010 Crews: Back Country Advanced Training is this weekend, February 26-28, 2010. We will depart from TBC Friday, 2/26/2010 at 7:00 pm sharp and return Sunday between noon and 1:00 PM. Transportation is being provided by the advisors. Make sure you eat dinner before you arrive or bring along food to eat on the road and please be on time.

Oski's Crew (619-D1): Shakedown at TBC on Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Bring your pack and gear, check the BAT manual if you don't know what to bring.

Ethan's Crew (619-D2): Shakedown at TBC on Friday at 6:00 PM. Bring your pack and gear, check the BAT manual if you don't know what to bring.

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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.

Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

Scouting for Food – nearly 1,100 cans!

Last Saturday was our annual food drive to support the North Texas food pantry. The 13 scouts and 10 adults that helped out collected nearly 1,100 cans/boxes of food which had Mr. Reisinger’s truck overflowing with food! Afterward we all went to Macaroni Grill where Mr. Watts spoiled us with a fantastic lunch.

Many thanks to all the Scouts and Scouters who gave up their Saturday morning for this important cause and special thanks to Melissa Harmon, Alex O., and Ethan H. for organizing this event for the troop.

Camporee is coming soon – 03/05 at Camp Cherokee

Camporee is less than two weeks away. Each Patrol Leader should hold a Patrol meeting before Camporee to work on Scouting skills. Now is the time to finish honing your skills and be ready do put them to use during the competition. Camporee is a competition of Scouting skills, songs, cooking, root beer chugging, and lots of other fun events.

At Camporee Patrol Spirit is extremely important. Bring your patrol flag, yell, and be ready to have fun

Register now for the Spring NYLT – National Youth Leadership Training

There is still time to register for the Spring NYLT sessions starting March 14th [Ed. note: the second session starting the next day has been canceled]. This is the last session before summer break. All current and prospective Patrol Leaders should attend NYLT. Follow this link to register – http://www.c10nylt.org/.

Next regular Troop meeting is Monday, 03/01 – Money Monday

On Monday, 03/0, the boys will work on lashings. This is an essential Scouting skill with many applications on a campout. Remember to make the lashings “tighter than possible”!

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Payette

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.

"We like to camp in sun, wind, and rain (Ice and Snow!)"

We had a great campout last weekend. Downed trees at Camp Wisdom forced us to cancel Friday night's camping but Saturday was a lot of fun. In spite of the unusual schedule, weather conditions, and distractions (snowballs) the Scouts did a great job of adapting and finished everything they planned to do. They cooked some impressive dinners including, chicken fajitas, Philly cheese steaks, Dutch oven lasagna, and even ice cream.

After the Saturday Camporee prep events the Campfire had an Olympic theme.

Congratulation to our medal winners:

• Gold: Swol Patrol
• Silver: America's Patrol
• Bronze: Dr. Pepper Patrol (in spite of having only TWO Scouts!)

Scouting for Food is this Saturday, followed by pizza at Macaroni Grill

We need your help to collect food this Saturday, 02/20. We will meet at TBC at 9:00 on Saturday and should be finished by noon. After we pick up the food we will all head over to Macaroni Grill and have Mr. Watts' hand-made pizza!

Please contact Alex O. ASAP so we can include you in our count. Your help is very important. Please plan to be there.

Camporee is coming soon - 03/05 at Camp Cherokee

Camporee is only two weeks away. Now is the time to finish honing your Scouting skills and be ready do put them to use during the competition. Camporee is a competition of Scouting skills, songs, cooking, root beer chugging, and lots of other fun events.

At Camporee Patrol Spirit is extremely important. Bring your patrol flag, yell, and be ready to have fun

Register now for the Spring NYLT - National Youth Leadership Training

There is still time to register for the Spring NYLT sessions starting March 14th and March 15th. These are the last two sessions before summer break. All current and prospective Patrol Leaders should attend NYLT. Follow this link to register - http://www.c10nylt.org/

Next regular Troop meeting is Monday, 02/22

On Monday, 02/22, the boys will work on fire building. Remember, the fire is built before you light it. Invest your time wisely to build a good campfire. One part tinder (dry and fluffy), two parts kindling (toothpick to pencil size), fuel wood as needed.

We look forward to meeting the Webelos that will visit us during this meeting.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Payette

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.