Richardson’s Cottonwood Art Festival is Troop 1001’s main fundraiser. The troop makes money 4 ways: 1) tips from the artists, 2) a payment from the city, 3) water sales, and 4) general public donations.

Troop 1001 families are requested to volunteer a minimum of 8 adult hours for each Scout. Scouts can earn service hours after he volunteers 8 hours. The entire Troop is needed to support the Cottonwood Art Festival. Sign up on-line using Sign-up Genius at:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4DACAB2CA20-cottonwood5 

We need each adult and youth volunteer to print, sign and return the City of Richardson volunteer rlease form ASAP. 

• Adult Form - http://troop1001.org/system/files/201617AdultVolunteerReleaseCOR.doc 
• Minor/Scout Form - http://troop1001.org/system/files/201617MinorVolunteerReleaseCOR.doc

There are six shifts that we need to staff:

• Thursday, September 29 (11am-9pm): Need about 12 adults to greet artists, and 30 adults - 15 scouts to setup the artists.
• Friday, September 30 (8am-9pm): Need about 15 adults to greet artists, and 50 adults - 30 scouts to setup the artists.
• Friday, September 30 (6-10pm): Need 4 adults for the Beer Garden Artist Dinner.
• Saturday, October 1 (9am - 8pm) and Sunday, October 2 (10am – 5:30pm): Need Scouts all day to sell water. Need Adults all day for Booth Sitters, the Artist Hospitality Tent, and help with artist carry-outs.
• Sunday Night, October 2 (5pm – 10pm) - ALL HANDS ON DECK!!! – We need everyone to help artists with load-out. We will be available for artists to request assistance until 10:00pm.

If you can't sign-up online, please contact us at cottonwoodchair@troop1001.org or call us at 972-231-9350.

Yours in Scouting,

Tim and Carol Ozlowski, Troop 1001 Cottonwood Chairpersons

Merit Badges (MB) are a key part of a boy's advancement in scouting; for a MB to be earned, several things need to take place.

1.  Trained MB Counselors are needed. Any parent in the troop can take the training and to be available for the boys as they partake in each merit badge per the necessary requirements.

TROOP 1001

50th Anniversary Campout

Camp Wisdom

Along with all of the special festivities, this will be the troop's first campout of the year. We will have a regular sign-up, permission slip and Money Monday.

• Sign-up Online Here (Adults camping/driving scouts Friday and/or Sat should sign up too! See below.)
• Permission Slip Here 

 Bring your signed permission slip and $20 cash (preferably two $10's) food money and BBQ dinner money to Money Monday, Sep 12th (Parents may have already paid online for BBQ, please let patrol leader know on sign up sheet).  Scouts should be at the Trinity Bible Church parking lot no later than 5:30pm, Friday Sept. 16th. Bring a sack dinner and check the weather before packing. A packing list is always on the left side of the permission slip.

Turn in any medications needed during the campout at form-up, along with the campout medication form (prints as second page with permission slip).

Adults: Please sign up online if you are camping on Friday. Please note the number of seats you can provide, if you can drive scouts. Note that it is still necessary to sign up on Eventbrite (link) and pay $20 for dinner Saturday night.