Boy Scouts Troop 827

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young men and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential.

Purpose of Scouting

It is the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America to provide for young men (ages 10 ½ to 18) an effective program designed to build desirable qualities of character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop in them personal fitness, thus to help in the development of American citizens who:

v Are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit

v Have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness.

v Have the desire and the skills to help others.

v Understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental system.

v Are knowledgeable about and take price in their American heritage and understand America's role in the world.

v Have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people.

v Are prepared to fulfill the varied responsibilities of participating in and giving leadership to American society and in the forums of the world.

The Boy Scouts of America accomplishes this purpose by making its program available in cooperation with existing groups having compatible goals, including religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, labor, and government bodies.

Scout Oath :

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.

Scout Law :

A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly,
Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful,
Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent.

Revelent Web Sites:

Boy Scout Troop 827: www.troop827.homestead.com

BSA National: www.scouting.org

BSA Store On-line: www.scoutstuff.org

Atlanta Area Council: www.atlantabsa.org

Button-Gwinnett District: www.GwinnettBSA.org

Saint Monicas: Thomas Pakurar