KofC SCOUTING PROGRAM

In 1913, Knights of Columbus Council No. 1337 was chartered to operate the fisrt American Boy Scout - Troop 1 in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1923, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Office formally commended Scouting as "a fruitful activity for the Order of the Knights of Columbus" and declared that the Knights of Council 1337 had "molded young boy scouts" through the Scouting program. For more than 90 years, the Knights of Columbus has worked with the Boy Scouts of America to serve youth. The Knights continue to shape lives by serving more than 42,000 young people in more than 1,400 Scouting units. As of 2005, the Knights of Columbus had more than 150 Scouting units that had 50 or more years' tenure and more than 800 Knights of Columbus councils were ensuring that young people receive a Scouting opportunity.

In 2006, the Knights of Columbus and the National Catholic Committee on Scouting® teamed up to start new Scouting units. Each Grand Knight, Faithful Navigator, and/or State and District Deputy in the United States received a recruitment packet including information on the Scouting programs and a DVD with a message from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson with his support of the Boy Scouts of America programs. In addition, every Council Executive in the United States received the same information. The cover and pamphlet materials illustrates a cover pictures showing brother Sir Knights congratulating a Scout for his achievements.

Council 11076 supports the scouting program at Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church (in Belmont, NC) as part of their Youth Program. Along with the parents of the scouts, brother Knights also serve as:

• scout committee members
• scout leaders
• charter organizational representatives
• board of review members
• merit badge councilors
• much more

Click on either CUB PACK 61 or TROOP 61 at the top of the page to go to the respective home page for either the Cub Pack or the Boy Scout Pack.