Boy Scouts

Boy Scout Troop 2000 | Cub Scout Pack 1000 | Cub Scout Pack 808

Troop 2000 meets every Monday at 7:30 pm at Johns Creek PresbyterianChurch on Bell Road in Friendship Hall.
Troop 2000 is run for the boys... by the boys. They plan all meetings and activities with adult leadership guidance.  Troop 2000 is committed to the aims of scouting: character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness, all in a safe environment for our youth.  We have been sponsored by John Creek Presbyterian Church since 1998 and meet in Friendship Hall each Monday evening at 7:30 p.m.

For adult leaders, contact information, outings, etc., please go to the Troop 2000 website

TRUSTWORTHY    LOYAL
HELPFUL   FRIENDLY   COURTEOUS
KIND   OBEDIENT   CHEERFUL
THRIFTY   BRAVE   CLEAN
REVERENT

Troop 2000 usually has a camping trip scheduled each month of the year, with trips organized around fun activities such as hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, skiing, mountain biking, golfing, etc.  The Troop also organizes approximately 12 merit badge clinics per year, participates in community activities such as Scouting for Food and Christmas Tree Recycling, and sponsors numerous Eagle projects, improving organizations in our community such as Autry Mill Nature Center, schools, and area churches.  Our troop is proud of our cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity; all are welcomed.

Troop 2000 reflects JCPC by focusing on Youth and Service.  Significant Accomplishments of Boy Scout Troop 2000:

• JCPC Eagle Projects - Well over $24,000 in capital improvements for JCPC… in addition to over 2,800 service hours (over $21,000 at minimum wage)
• 100th Eagle Scout Ceremony March 6, 2010 - Currently, 115 Eagle Scouts (see our Eagles List on our website)
• Community Service - Easily over 1,000 hours per year
• U.S. Military Academies - Six Eagle Scouts
• BSA Quality Unit - All years since inception
• Milton District Honor Unit - Highest points
• High Adventure - Philmont Scout Ranch 2006, 2009, 2010
• Out-of-District Summer Camps - Alabama, Tennessee
• Once-in-a-Lifetime Trips - Annapolis-Washington, DC

Over 50 registered adults serve Troop 2000.  The value they place on the Scouting experience for all boys, not simply their own, is reflected in many serving well beyond the time their son is an active Scout.  Troop 2000 is in the Milton District http://www.miltonbsa.org/ and is part of the Atlanta Area Council http://www.atlantabsa.org/

More information on Scouting, its aims and purposes, can be found at the National Boy Scouts of America site http://www.scouting.org/

Scoutmaster - Dale Heady  heady@bellsouth.net
Assistant Scoutmaster - Greg St. John  Grstjohn@stjohnfinancial.com

Pack 1000 meets every 2nd Monday of the Month at 7:00 pm at Shakerag Elementary School.
Johns Creek Presbyterian Church has sponsored Pack 1000 since 1999.   Pack 1000 has consistently seen boys come into the program and move into Boy Scouts over the years, and we currently have over 60 boys registered as Cub Scouts.  Our scouts and their families attend several camping trips each year (usually one each in the Fall and Spring) and a special trip during the Winter.  In the past we have gone to the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier in Charleston SC, explored the National Science Center's Fort Discovery in Augusta, spent the night at Zoo Atlanta, and caved at Raccoon Mountain near Chattanooga, TN.  Each year the pack holds a Pinewood Derby, Blue and Gold Banquet, a Rocket Derby, and participates in the Milton District Cub Scout Day/Twilight Camp and Scout Expo.

Pack 1000 participates in service projects around the community.  Last summer our Webelos dens (the fourth and fifth graders) cleaned up around the church baseball field.  We collected and disposed of trash and recyclable materials that we dropped off at a recycling container at Shakerag Elementary School.  In the Fall, we helped spread mulch on the church playground and cleaned up after the Pumpkin Patch shut down.  Last year, our Webelos built 36 cedar bluebird houses to replace old decaying ones and mounted them at the school based on input from the school staff.  Other service projects include the Hands on Shakerag clean up day at the school, picking up trash on the sides of McGinnis Ferry Road, and cleaning up along the Suwanee Creek Greenway trails.  We recently helped coordinate and deliver more than 700 canned and other food items for North Fulton Community Charities.  We have boys who earned the Leave No Trace Awareness and World Conservation Awards, which teach them about proper ways to treat our environment so others can continue to enjoy it.

Cubmaster - Scott Ferrel  scott_ferrel@bellsouth.net
Assistant Cubmaster - Alan Cone   Acone2001@comcast.net

Pack 808 meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at Abbotts Hill Elementary School.
Johns Creek Presbyterian Church has sponsored Cub Scout Pack 808 since 2000.  We have 49 registered Scouts and meet at Abbotts Hill Elementary School.  Our Pack is proud of its ethnically, religiously and culturally diverse heritage.  Our former Webelos II Scouts can be found in several troops in North Fulton, including Troop 2000, Troop 69, Troop 10, Troop 143 and Troop 317.

We offer a full program to our Scouts.  Our families are active contributors to Friends of Scouting.  Our Scouts are also active in District and Pack level service projects, including Scouting for Food, and our Coat and Blanket drive to benefit North Fulton Charities.

We camp three times a year; once in the fall, once in the spring and we also participate in the District's Family Camping in July.  Our Big Trip is generally in April and we rotate through several trips so that our Scouts don't repeat a trip they have already taken.  Past big trips have included Sleeping with the Sharks in Gatlinburg, Overnight on the USS Yorktown in  Charleston, SC and visits to the Children's Discovery Museum in Chattanooga and to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.  Our Pinewood Derby is held each January and our Blue & Gold Banquet each February.  Part of our summertime program includes a Rocket Derby in June at Abbotts Hill and we invite everyone out to watch our scouts launch the rockets they have built!

We have many dedicated adults working to support our Pack programs.  Several of these adults also assist at the District level, volunteering for Cub Scout Day Camp, the ITOLS Training Team and District Leadership Training.  In 2010, we recognized seven of our Alumni for achieving the rank of Eagle, including 6 scouts from Troop 2000.  We are proud of the role we played in moving these scouts along the trail to Scouting's highest honor.

Cubmaster - Bruce Johnson    bruce.johnson@combest.com