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Troop 508 Newsletter 6/7/2017

This Week in Troop 508

 

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Troop 508 Summer Fishing Photo Contest – Now through 8/31; prize for best photo

“Fishing Photo” can be a lot of different things: photo of your big catch, great sunset from the lake where you’re fishing, funny pic of a family member who fell asleep in their chair while fishing, etc.

Over the summer take pics whenever you go fishing and email them to along with a short 50 words or so write up on the photo.  You can enter up to 5 photos over the summer.

Please enter only pics from summer 2017.  Good luck!

 

Fishing/Swimming & Swim Test Campout @ Camp Wisdom 6/16-17 with 18th being optional; Cost $10 for campout plus $5 for swim test – $15 total

Camp 1 night or 2.  Bring fishing gear.

The swim test will be Sat 17th 9:00am to noon

This test will classify scouts according to their swimming ability; required for summer camp

Contact: Bret Bolton 214-444-8503

 

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 7/8 – 7/16

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

Contact: Mr. Chapman 214-649-6529

 

A Scout is Courteous…  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  

6/13                 Troop Meeting

6/16-18            Fishing & Swimming Campout plus Swim Test @ Camp Wisdom 9am-noon

6/20                 Troop Meeting

6/27                 Troop Meeting / Summer Camp Shakedown

 

 

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

(September 23) – Animal Science

 

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

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

Announcements

Summer Fishing Contests

Troop 508 Summer Fishing Photo Contest

 

School is out, and that means, time for summer fishing.

 

This year, the troop will be conducting a “Fishing Photo Contest” from today, through August 31.

“Fishing Photo” can be a lot of different things.  A photo pf your big catch from the creek?  A great sunset from the lake where you’re fishing?  A funny pic of a family member that fell asleep in their chair while waiting on a bite?

What does it mean to you?

There will be a prize for “Best Fishing Photo” judged by the adults of the troop (only adults without entered youth).

Over the summer, take pics whenever you go fishing, and email them to along with a short (50 words or so) write up on the photo.

You can enter up to 5 photos over the summer (and you can “cull” your entries)

Please enter only pics from the summer of 2017 and, only photos taken by Scouts.

Have fun, and good luck.

 

 

 

Fishing’s Future 2017 National Youth CPR Contest

 

 

FishingsFuture.org is running a CPR contest for the next 10 weeks as well. With some great prizes!  Re-use the pics for this contest as well:

http://www.fishingsfuture.org/content/fishings-future-2017-national-youth-cpr-contest

They want pics from youth with a short essay for each entry.