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Troop 285 of

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Troop 285 of Albuquerque is a high adventure troop. We are chartered by The Rotary Club of Albuquerque Del Sol and meet each Monday from 7 pm until 9 pm at St. Pauls United Methodist Church 9500 Constitution Avenue Albuquerque, NM 87110. If you would like to join Troop 285 or want more information about the troop please feel free to visit us at any Monday meeting or email us at committeechair@troop285abq.org.

Troop 285 holds 10-weekend campouts a year, a one-week long camp out in July, and 2-3 high adventure treks each year (hiking and canoeing).

We are continually striving to provide a program that challenges the boys and builds leadership skills in each boy, While also instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath, Law, Motto, and Slogan.

Troop 285 believes all scouts should be given every opportunity and every effort to help them achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. There is only one achievement that a teenage boy can attain that he can put on a resume at age 50 and that is the rank of Eagle Scout.

The Troop committee and scout leaders have built a program over the years that aids and encourages scouts to advance in rank, with most scouts achieving the rank of 1st class within their first year and ultimately many scouts will reach the rank of Eagle in Troop 285. We are very proud that Troop 285 has had over 227 scouts reach the rank of Eagle Scout over the last 65+ years. This is a testament to the program that Troop 285 has built over the years to build up and encourage all the scouts to have fun and reach any goal they set for themselves.

We realize that not all scouts will want to advance in rank and that's OK! Troop 285's program is balanced so all scouts first and foremost will have fun whether or not they advance in rank.

Troop 285 is a scout-led troop.

The Adult leaders of Troop 285 believe...

“Empowering scouts to be leaders is the core of Scouting.

Scouts learn by doing, and what they do is lead their patrols and their troop.

The scouts themselves develop a troop program, then take responsibility for ﬁguring out how they will achieve the goals.

One of our most important challenges is to train scout leaders to run the troop by providing direction, coaching, and support.

The scouts will make mistakes now and then and will rely on the adult leaders to guide them.

But only through real hands-on experience as leaders can scouts learn to lead.”

BSA Mission Statement

The mission of the Boy Scouts of 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.

This site's purpose is to introduce the Troop to new parents and visitors and provide the information scouts and their parents need in order to help them in their scouting experience.

Chartered to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, located at 9500 Constitution Avenue Albuquerque, NM 87110. We are a high adventure troop meeting every Monday night from 7 PM to 9 PM at St. Paul's Church Meeting Hall.