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.

What began with just 22 young boys is now a program that involves more than 4-million youngsters and half-a-million adults in the United States alone. The Boy Scouts of America incorporated on February 8^th, 1910. 

Scouting helps a young man develop character and a respect for others, gain knowledge of the world around him, develop leadership skills, set goals, and accept responsibility.

The Scout Oath is very simple:

“On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty to God, and my country, and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.”

We submit to you that if every young man who ever set foot on the planet lived by that simple promise, our world would be decidedly different.

Through Scouting they are learning how to be good leaders, how to set and achieve goals, and how to help others be successful in reaching their goals. The highest rank in Scouting is Eagle. Only about 2% of which ever manage to accomplish that task. 

Troop 1001 has an outstanding record in producing Eagle Scouts and young men who fulfill the Scout Oath.