Scout BSA Troop 282

Celebrating 50 Years of Scouting

North, South, East, West...

Mission of Scouting America

The mission of Scouting America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Vision of Scouting America

Scouting America will prepare every eligible youth in America to become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the Scout Oath and Law.

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.

Outdoor Code

As an American, I will do my best to –

Be clean in my outdoor manners.

Be careful with fire.

Be considerate in the outdoors.

Be conservation minded.

Scout Law

A Scout is:

Trustworthy

Loyal

Helpful

Friendly

Courteous

Kind

Obedient

Cheerful

Thrifty

Brave

Clean

Reverent

Troop 282

Troop 282 has been serving Southwest Omaha, Nebraska for 50 years. The Troop is chartered by the Millard Rotary and St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Program

Scouting is a year-round program for young men and women ages 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster. Young men and women may become Scout BSAs if they have earned the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old and have completed the fifth grade.

Scoutmasters

Troop 282 has some of the best Scoutmasters in all of Scouting.

Scoutmaster Patrick Borg is on hand to help Scouts along their Scouting trail.
Troop 282 has excellent adult participation with Assistant Scoutmasters dedicated to tasks from accounting to first year Scout skills to bridging the gap with upcoming Cub Scouts. Troop outings usually have a 1 to 4 adult to youth ratio.
Troop 282 believes "every Scout deserves a trained leader." The Troop has 10's of Wood Badge trained adults and several have served as Wood Badge instructors, 100% Youth Protection Trained, 100% direct contact leader specific trained, instructors for commissioner training, hold district volunteer positions and council volunteer positions; all to ensure we are up to date on everything needed to provide the best program we can to your Scouts.

Eagle Scouts

The fact that a person is an Eagle Scout has always carried a special significance not only in Scouting, but also as they enter higher education, business or industry, and community service. The award is a performance-based achievement in which standards have been well-maintained over the years. Not every young person who joins a Scout troop earns the Eagle Scout rank; only about 3-6 percent of all Scout BSAs do so (Troop 282 averages 19%). The aim of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness—remain important for all Scouts, whether or not they attain the Eagle Scout rank.

Meetings

Troop 282 meets Mondays at 7:00PM year round. From Memorial Day to Labor Day we meet at Pheasant Run Park behind Anderson Middle School and from Labor Day to Memorial Day we meet at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Millard. Click the link above for more information or stop by and say hello.

Duty

In the Scout Oath Scouts promise:

Duty to God & Country
Duty to Others
Duty to Self

Here Scouts serve at the Henry Doorly Zoo teaching basic skills including First Aid and knots to the Zoo's visitors.

Leadership

Monthly "Patrol Leaders Council" meetings ensure Troop 282 is Scout led giving Scouts the opportunity to choose everything from meeting content to a discussion on attire for camp.

The room can get full and the discussion can get passionate, but in the end the program reflects the leadership and a Scout gets ownership of the program, itinerary, resources and more.

Service

Scouts have opportunities for service year round. Here Scouts collect used Christmas Trees for recycling. Last year we recycled ~7,000 Christmas Trees.

Mentoring

Here a Aaron T just completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review showing his mentor, Scoutmaster Borg, an Eagle take-away from the achievement.

Next up, Aaron will hold a special Court of Honor in celebration of his achievement.

Fellowship

Watching these young people not only grow into the leaders of tomorrow, but doing it while making lifelong friends is what it is all about.

Here, Scouts gathered in the Hayes campsite on a fine evening for some songs, skits and to share what they've learned thus far at camp.

It was a perfect evening.

World Crest

The World Crest is a Scout emblem that has been worn by an estimated 250 million Scouts since the Scouting movement was founded in 1907 by Lord Baden-Powell at the experimental camp on Brownsea Island in the UK. During this camp, he issued the first form of the World Crest, a copper fleur-de-lis badge, to all participants. It is still worn by 54 million Scouts in 216 countries and territories and is one of the world’s best-known symbols.

Scouts and members of the public often ask how the emblem originated. Lord Baden-Powell himself gave the answer: “Our badge we took from the 'North Point' used on maps for orienteering.” Lord Baden-Powell said later, “It shows the true way to go.” The emblem’s symbolism helps to remind Scouts to be as true and reliable as a compass in keeping to their Scouting ideals and showing others the way.

Troop 282 proudly wears the World Crest and models the way in our logo which is a compass as referenced by Lord Baden-Powell.

No animals were harmed in the creation of this website. All information contained within is given in the spirit of our founder of Scouting, Lord Baden-Powell. We thank him for having the foresight to create a program where young people have a safe place to fail, grow and learn to be tomorrow's leaders.

Questions?

Contact scoutmaster@troop282bsa.org to get more information about Troop 282

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