Troop 508 Newsletter 10/9/2019

This Week in Troop 508

 

 

News

A scout is thrifty… Selling popcorn pays for Winter Camp, Summer Camp, and long weekend campouts!

Popcorn Dates: All orders due at the Oct 22 troop meeting; Popcorn pickup is Saturday Nov 16

Please contact Kathy Whitgrove with any questions 214-632-0662 

 

 

Camp Out on the USS Lexington

We will camp Sat night at Coleto Creek Park in Victoria. Then we will sleep aboard the USS Lexington Sunday evening.

Depart from Woodhaven 7AM Saturday 10/12

Return around 7PM Monday 10/14

Contact Denise Bolton 469-844-5425

 

 

Jacob’s Eagle Project Work Day –  Support your fellow scouts! Earn service hours!

Date: 10/26 9am to 3pm

Location: 2804 Condor Drive in Irving

Bring: a water bottle, work gloves, and eye protection if possible

Donuts, pizza, and drinks will be provided.

Contact:

 

 

Hiking Merit Badge – Upcoming hikes: 10/19 9am @ Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) 5 miles, 11/23 10am @ Fort Worth Nature Center 10 miles

 

 

Service Opportunity! Trunk or Treat at Woodhaven 10/31 5-8PM

Come out and help run games and give out candy!

Give back to our chartered organization and earn service hours

 

 

Personal Management Merit Badge – Starting during the November 5 troop meeting

 

 

A Scout is Courteous…  Please bring a reusable water bottle or cup to troop meetings. This will cut down on the number of cups we are throwing away.

Also, we need to be respectful of the church as a whole, this includes the kitchen area and the ice maker. When getting ice, use the blue scoopon the side of the ice maker and fill your bottle over the sink, not over the ice maker, so we don’t spill ice on the floor. Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

10/12-14          USS Lexington Camp Out

10/15               Troop Meeting

10/19               LLELA 5-mile hike 9am

10/22               Troop Meeting

10/26               Jacob’s Eagle Project Work Day 9am-3pm 2804 Condor in Irving

10/29               Troop Meeting/Movie Night Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”, movie will start at 6:30

10/31               Trunk or Treat at Woodhaven

11/5                 PLC / Troop Meeting / Personal Management MB

11/23               Fort Worth Nature Center 10-mile hike 10am.

12/7-8              Christmas Family Campout @ Camp Wisdom – potluck, games, family fun!

 

 

 

 

 

Merit Badge Opportunities

*Registration required* Most require pre-work. Don’t forget your signed Blue Card!

 

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament$32.95 per person; for reservations call 469-342-5555 or email

(4/19/20, 5/3/20, 5/17/20, 9/19/20) Animal Science

 

District Merit Badge College@ Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie 11/16. Details to come soon…

 

Cavanaugh Flight Museum Addison:$6 per scout; to register call 972-380-8800

(2ndSaturday of each month) Aviation

Limited to 12 scouts age 12+; bring sack lunch & water, MB book, Blue card, & Aviation MB workbook, completion of the workbook is required for sign off by MB counselor; the material to complete the workbook will be covered in class w/the exception of item 3b(build a model FPG-9)

 

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

Oceanography, Scuba Diving, First Aid, Swimming, Lifesaving

 

LLELA Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area:$10 per scout,

for more info contact Robert Smith 469-635-5482

(Oct 19) Environmental Science; (Nov 2) Soil & Water Conservation; (Nov 16) Bird Study; (Dec 14) Reptile & Amphibian Study; (Jan 11) Insect Study; (Feb 15) Weather.  Limited space!