Troop 1000 is a chartered Boy Scouts of
America (BSA) troop sponsored by Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, a Catholic
parish at 5200 N. Charles Street in north Baltimore, Maryland. It was
founded in 1963 and led for 20 years by Arthur Eby, who remained active in
Scouting as a member of the Troop Committee and in the parish as an usher
(among other volunteer roles) until his death in 2006.
Troop
1000 recognizes the importance of character development of young men and
stresses the ideals of Scouting as well as providing them opportunities for
leadership. The troop is divided into patrols (normally boys of similar age
and school grade), each with a leader and assistant who serve for a six
month period and report to a Senior Patrol Leader. They help run meetings,
plan trips, organize cooking and clean-up on camp-outs, and appoint tasks to
others, etc. Every boy who stays involved in Scouting gets a chance to
serve in one or more of these positions.
Troop
1000 is considered a high-adventure troop, meaning that in addition to
regular monthly trips and summer camp, its older scouts normally attend each
year a special BSA High Adventure camp or something equivalent. In the past
few years, for example, boys and adult leaders have spent two weeks in the
summer at Philmont (NM) and Florida Sea Base (BSA camps); special Troop 1000
trips to Germany for multiple outdoor activities along with visiting castles
and museums; England for canal boating; Ireland for biking; the Adirondacks
for canoeing and mountain hiking; and Utah and Colorado for rafting,
mountain biking and hiking, horseback-riding and visiting National Parks and
Monuments.
Troop
1000 also is active in the community. Each Eagle project normally consumes
100+ hours of volunteer time to a worthy cause. Eagle Scouts from Troop
1000 have helped renovate abandoned homes in run-down neighborhoods, clear
debris and prune vegetation in public parks, and refurbish inner-city
classrooms. The Troop also has sponsored and participated in many other
public service projects including serving annually as honor guard for
Maryland Day.
To
learn more about Troop 1000 and scouting in general, please visit our
website at:
www.baltimoretroop1000.org
BOY SCOUT TROOP 1000