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Troop 508 Newsletter 4/26/2017

This Week in Troop 508

 

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A Scout is Thrifty…  Camp Card time!  Pay your way to summer camp by selling camp cards.

Each card is $10, $5 goes directly into your scout account; sell 66 cards to pay for camp minus transportation; Pick-up cards at the next troop meeting

To get cards or sign-up for a booth sale contact Mrs. Roman @

You are entered into a drawing for every 25 cards you sell (let Mrs. Roman or Mrs. Whitgrove know when you have sold 25 cards)

Contact Mrs. Roman @ Mrs. Whitgrove

 

Webeloree – 4/28-30 @ Camp Wisdom; Cost $10 to cover food, patrol cooking

Meet at Woodhaven at 6pm on Friday, departing at 7pm

For those showing up for Saturday only, events start at 9am

OA Call-Out 8pm Saturday, if not already at campout be there by 6pm @ Daffron pavilion

(Back in Feb. we had OA elections, all scouts who were eligible should attend the Call-Out)

 

Cub Scout Day Camp @ Camp Wisdom is coming June 19 – 23

Earn service hours and have fun working as a Junior Helper!

Contact: Mrs. Whitgrove

 

Summer Camp 2017 Camp Alexander Lake George, Colorado 7/9 – 7/15

(leaving Sat 8th returning Sun 16th)

Cost: Scout $330, Adult $265 + transportation to be determined

1st payment $110 due 1/30, 2nd payment $100 due 3/27, remaining amt due 5/2

If you want to order a shirt for summer camp you must contact Mr. Chapman tonight or tomorrow with size and quantity

*Final payments for camp and t-shirts due next troop meeting May 2*

Contact: Mr. Chapman 214-649-6529

 

Please bring a water bottle to meetings.  Woodhaven has asked us not to use their cups.

We need to be respectful of the church as a whole, this includes the kitchen area and the ice maker.

 

Scoutmaster Mr. Bolton will be at Woodhaven from 6:30 to 7:00 before each meeting to sign books, have conferences, etc.

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events  

4/28-30            Webeloree @ Camp Wisdom and OA Call-Out
5/2                   PLC / Troop Meeting

5/9                   Troop Meeting

5/16                 Troop Meeting

5/19-21            Zombie Campout @ Camp Wisdom 

 

Merit Badge Opportunities

*Registration is required* for these workshops.  Most require pre-work

 

Medieval Times: email to register

Animal Science MB workshop begins at 1PM, dinner & tournament at 2PM

(April 23, May 20, May 21, or September 23) – Animal Science

 

 

Adventure Scuba and Snorkeling Center in Plano: check out their regularly scheduled courses

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

 

Awards and Advancements

Congratulations to Dylan R for earning his Eagle Rank.  It is a great accomplishment!

 

Kevin Chapman – SALT / IOLS trained

Scoutmaster Minutes

4/25/2017

A little more than a minute tonight, but it is worth it.

 

The Voyager 1 Spacecraft was launched in 1977 to take pictures of Jupiter, Saturn and Titan.  As it was leaving our inner Solar System in 1990, (at the request of Carl Sagan) NASA had it turn around and take a photo of earth from this great distance.  The photo you have in your hand is a small print of this photo.

 

And yes, that tiny light blue smudge is Earth.

 

Sagan shared the image during a public lecture at Cornell University in 1994, and gave a speech sharing his reflections on the image.

 

For the last Earth Day-ish meeting, let’s listen to the short speech.

 

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Troop 508 Newsletter 4/19/2017

This Week in Troop 508

 

News

This Saturday! – Irving Lake Association Clean-up 4/22

8am-noon @ Lake Vilbig 1800 Diamond Drive

Earn conservation service hours.  Let’s have 100% participation!

Contact: Mr. Bolton 214-444-8503

 

ILST – Intro to Youth Leadership Skills for Troops  *All new positions should attend*

Sunday 4/23 2pm @ Running Bear Park 2601 S Story Rd Irving

This will teach scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role.

Wear your uniform with t-shirt underneath for activities; bring water, a notebook & pen/pencil

Contact: Eric Shipp

 

A Scout is Thrifty…  Camp Card time!  Pay your way to summer camp by selling camp cards.

Each card is $10, $5 goes directly into your scout account; sell 66 cards to pay for camp minus transportation; Pick-up cards at the next troop meeting

To get cards or sign-up for a booth sale contact Mrs. Roman @

You are entered into a drawing for every 25 cards you sell (let Mrs. Roman or Mrs. Whitgrove know when you have sold 25 cards)

Contact Mrs. Roman @ Mrs. Whitgrove

 

Webeloree – 4/28-30 @ Camp Wisdom; Cost $10 to cover food, patrol cooking

Check-in begins at 6pm on Friday; Flag Ceremony 8:30am Saturday

OA Call-Out 8pm Saturday

(Back in Feb. we had OA elections, all scouts who were eligible should attend the Call-Out)

 

Cub Scout Day Camp @ Camp Wisdom is coming June 19 – 23

Earn service hours and have fun working as a Junior Helper!

Contact: Mrs. Whitgrove

 

Summer Camp 2017 Camp Alexander Lake George, Colorado 7/9 – 7/15

(leaving Sat 8th returning Sun 16th)

Cost: Scout $330, Adult $265 + transportation to be determined

1st payment $110 due 1/30, 2nd payment $100 due 3/27, remaining amt due 5/2

Contact: Mr. Chapman 214-649-6529

 

Please bring a water bottle to meetings.  Woodhaven has asked us not to use their cups.

We need to be respectful of the church as a whole, this includes the kitchen area and the ice maker.

 

Scoutmaster Mr. Bolton will be at Woodhaven from 6:30 to 7:00 before each meeting to sign books, have conferences, etc.

 

Upcoming Events  

4/22                 Clean-up Lake Vilbig 8AM

4/23                 ILST Training for new leadership 2pm @ Running Bear Park
4/25                 Troop Meeting

4/28-30            Webeloree @ Camp Wisdom and OA Call-Out
5/2                   PLC / Troop Meeting

5/9                   Troop Meeting

5/16                 Troop Meeting

5/19-21            Zombie Campout

 

 

Merit Badge Opportunities

*Registration is required* for these workshops.  Most require pre-work

 

Medieval Times: email to register

Animal Science MB workshop begins at 1PM, dinner & tournament at 2PM

(April 23, May 20, May 21, or September 23) – Animal Science

 

 

Adventure Scuba and Snorkeling Center in Plano: check out their regularly scheduled courses

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

 

 

 

Awards and Advancements

Ian G. – 2nd Class Rank

Colton R. – 2nd Class Rank

Micah N. – Scout Rank

 

Bret Bolton – William T. Hornaday Gold Badge

Denise Bolton – William T. Hornaday Gold Badge

Scoutmaster Minutes

4/18/2017

Earth Day is this weekend, and we are helping in a local lake cleanup on that day.  This is great timing, I hope as many of you to make out as possible.

 

So, this is the 3rd week of quotes from conservationist.  Tonight’s is from William Temple Hornaday.

 

William Temple Hornaday, was an American zoologist, conservationist, taxidermist, and author. He served as the first director of the New York Zoological Park, known today as the Bronx Zoo, and he was a pioneer in the early wildlife conservation movement in the United States.  His efforts are credited with saving the American Bison (or buffalo) from extinction.

 

“The wild things of this earth are not ours to do with as we please. They have been given to us in trust, and we must account for them to the generation which will come after us and audit our accounts.” 

 

I encourage you all to learn more about Mr Hornaday, what he did for this country, and the scouting awards named for him.