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Troop 508 Newsletter 6/6//2018

This Week in Troop 508

 

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A Scout if Reverent…

Religious Emblems Programs – God and Church grade 6-8  / God and Life grade 9-12

Classes will begin during the summer months

Contact: Mr. Fletcher

 

 

 

Summer Camp 2018 is at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch June 10 – 16

Troop 508 travels in uniform

Meet at the church at 10:30 AM Sunday

Bring a sack lunch for Sunday

 

 

 

 

A Scout is Courteous…  Keep up the good work scouts!  The church is appreciative!  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.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events  

6/10-16            Summer Camp @ Sid Richardson Scout Ranch

6/19                 Troop Meeting

6/24                 Troop Committee Meeting 7pm @ Woodhaven

6/24                 Troop conducting Hike for Cub Scouts @2:00 PM  (ALASKA PREP)

6/26                 Troop Meeting

7/3                   PLC / Troop Meeting

7/6                   Sea Base Trek

4/14                 Troop conducting Hike for Cub Scouts @8:30 PM (ALASKA PREP)

7/20                 Caving Camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advancement Report

Colby C – First Aid MB, Geology MB

Kyle C – Reading MB, Geology MB

Trevor N – Personal Management MB

Isaac R – Personal Management MB

Jacob K – Life Scout

 

 

Merit Badge Opportunities

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

 

Cavanaugh Flight Museum: $5 per scout; to register call 972-380-8800; 4572 Claire Chennault, Addison 75001

(2nd Saturday of each month) Aviation

Limited to first 10 scouts age 12 or over; bring sack lunch & water, MB book, MB worksheet, Blue card

 

LLELA Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area: Registration is required by 11am the Friday before the class; go to their website for more information on registering

(November 12) – Nature

 

 

Medieval Times:  $31.95 per person for exclusive scout show and MB workshop; to register

(Sept. 22) Animal Science

 

Great American Trucking Show: Free and lunch is provided, space is limited; to register

(Aug 25) Traffic Safety, Truck Transportation

 

 

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

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website:   irvingtroop508.org                                                    Facebook:  Troop 508 Irving

Scoutmaster Minutes

9/5/2017

When I was a little kid, both my parents worked, and my mom made most of our dinners.

One day after a particularly long day at her job, my mom serves us dinner that included a plate of burned biscuits.

As my mom was apologizing for burning the biscuits, by father reaches over, selects the most burned biscuit and proceeded to eat it, saying “I love burned biscuits”.

Later that night, I asked my dad if he really liked burned biscuits.  He gave me a hug, and said “your mom worked hard today, and still got food on the table for us as a family.  Burnt biscuits never hurt anyone, but harsh words and a lack of understanding certainly have”.

 

Life is full if imperfect things, and imperfect people.

 

All of us here as youth leadership, and adult volunteers are an excellent example of this.  Remembering to accept the faults and mistakes others make goes a long ways. 

 

Please pass me the plate of biscuits, I like the burnt ones too.

 

 

 

Scoutmaster Minutes

8/29/17

 

Like you, I’ve been watching the coverage of the hurricane on our Texas coast.  I wanted to share with you something I heard several years ago, from the late TV personality Fred Rogers. Someone asked him about young people and disaster news.

He said:

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.

 

Helpers, and caring people.  Do these words sound familiar to you as Scouts?

 

We can’t go down and pull people off roofs, but we can help.  There are thousands of people coming to DFW to stay in shelters while awaiting the fate of their homes.  Many of them are coming to stay in Irving.  These people need food, and other items to make these days easier.  We as a troop already do a good deal of work and service with Irving Cares, and they are accepting donations for evacuees that are staying in Irving.

This is a great way for us to do our part, and to remember we are *all* helpers.