Welcome to Boy Scout Troop 10
BSA Troop 10 was founded June 2005 in Tacoma, WA. We are sponsored by
Visitation Parish and are in the Thunderbird District,
Pacific Harbors Council
Troop is lead by Scoutmaster Toby Dinkins. The troop meets Monday evening
at 7pm in the Visitation Upper Hall, corner of South 58th and Warner
Streets. All boys, grade 6 to age
18, are invited to join.
For more information please contact:
Scoutmaster
Toby Dinkins
tdinkins@wamail.net
Committee Chair Joe Leister
jrleister@harbornet.com
Past History of Scouting at Visitation Parish
TROOP 7:
The Boy Scout program began in Visitation Catholic Parish in December
1931, with Father Anthony, O.B.S, as the Executive Officer.
The official BSA membership roster of 1937 showed there were 12 scouts
and 6 adults registered in Troop 7 that was chartered to the Knights of
Columbus, Council 809, Visitation Catholic Church.
The scouts met at Visitation School on Thursday evenings with
Scoutmaster A.L. Leppert.
Boy Scouting in Troop 7 continued until 1967 when
the membership roster showed James E. George was Scoutmaster for 14 Scouts and 4
adults which met in the Church Scout Room.
The charter organization was the Visitation Men's Club and Russell C.
Beals was the Executive Officer.
Ironically this is the same year that Pack 7, also
chartered to Visitation Catholic church, ended their scouting program for Cub
Scouts.
Current History (Troop 10)
TROOP 10:
Boy Scout Troop 10 was formed when a group of scout leaders and adults
from Cub Scout Pack 10 wanted to provide Cub Scouts graduating from Pack 10 the
opportunity to continue their scouting adventure as Boy Scouts.
Although there were other good troops in the Tacoma area, parents felt
the quality of scout leadership and support provided by Visitation Parish would
provide their sons the best scouting environment.
Planning started in earnest in 2004
when Pastor Tom Williams and Parish Administrator Kate Amundson approved the
formation of an organizing committee to identify potential troop leadership,
facilities that would be needed, and the cost to start a new troop.
In early 2005 the organizing
committee met with Father Tom and Mrs. Amundson to present the following plan:
Potential Scout Leadership:
Father Tom Williams
Executive Officer
Mrs. Kate Amundson
Charter Organization Rep
Toby Dinkins
Scoutmaster
Joe Leister
Assistant Scoutmaster
Bill Loughridge
Assistant Scoutmaster
Peter Van Rosendale
Committee Chairman
Kristin Lyons
Treasurer
Sherry Drake
Advancements
Roger Lyons
Committee Member
Available Facilities:
Weekly troop meetings would be held in Visitation’s Upper Hall on
Monday’s at 7pm.
Committee meetings would occur on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at
7pm in the Lower Hall.
Start-Up Funding:
Initial money for charter fees, troop flags, and insignia was donated
by Cub Scout Pack 10, The Knights of Columbus, and private donors.
On March 31, 2005 Father Tom signed the New Unit
and Unit Leader Applications.
Scoutmaster Toby signed the Boy Scout Applications for five new
scouts. The
paperwork was delivered to Pacific Harbors Council and Boy Scout Troop 10 was
born.
Anyone with knowledge of the history of Cub
Scout Pack 10 or Boy Scout Troop 10 are requested to contact Joe Leister at
jrleister@harbornet.com
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