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1) Here's the information for the Report to State!
The short version: Leave from
the Scout Hut Saturday Morning at 7:30 SHARP. Bring money for
lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse or make alternative plans to come back
early or eat lunch elsewhere. Get back to the Scout Hut by 2:30
or earlier.
The long version:
Texas Scouts will converge on
Austin from all corners of the state February 7, 2004 to participate
in the Annual Report to State Ceremony and celebrate the 94th
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Ceremonies will begin with a
breakfast for the official delegates of the 23 councils in Texas and
their advisors at 7:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel where they will
hear an outstanding speaker. Past speakers include Dr. Red Duke,
Drayton McClain, Coach Spike Dykes, and Olympian Josh Davis. After the
breakfast the delegates will join thousands of other Scouts as they
parade up Congress Avenue to the State Capitol Building where the
delegates will give a report on the accomplishments of Scouting in
their council in the House of Representatives Chambers.
Meet at the Scout Hut Sat 7 Feb at 7:15. We are leaving at 7:30
SHARP. Those that are late will just have to catch up to us on I-35 or
in Austin, which will be a pain.
We will probably park in the old Palmer Auditorium parking lot
(Riverside at 1st St), get the boys on the trailer and drive over to
the gathering spot on Congress St Bridge. We will decorate the trailer while we are
waiting for the parade to begin.
The parade will last until about 10:30, we will tour the capital
building and then go to lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse. We plan on
leaving Austin at 1:00. If you need to leave earlier, please feel free
to skip lunch, however, I highly recommend you plan on touring the
capital building with us.
Bring:
1) Camera
2) Wear Full Class A Scout uniform.
3) Watch the weather and dress appropriately.
2) Here's the information for Scout Sunday.
The short version: Please meet in your Class A at the front of the First Presbyterian Church, 410 W. Hutchison at 10:30. (It's the small red brick church between Palmer's and the Big First Baptist Church.) The service ends at noon.
Since you will be participating in the service, you will accrue
service hours for this.
The long version:
The
first week of February is often referred to as Scouting Anniversary
Week and the first Sunday in February is called Scout Sunday. This
commemorates the founding of the Boy Scouts of America via a National
Charter from Congress on February 8, 1910. Sunday is celebrated by
thousands of scouts each year at Churches and Synagogues across the
United States... On February 8, 1910, William Dickson Boyce (a
Chicago publisher) and a group of outstanding leaders filed
incorporation papers for the Boy Scouts of America in the District of
Columbia. The purpose, he said, "Shall be to promote, through
organization, and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys
to do things for themselves and others, to train them in Scoutcraft,
and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred
virtues, using the methods which are in common use by Boy Scouts."
3) Congratulations to Zach Painton and Sean Fink. Zach
advanced to Star and Sean to Second and First Class this week.
4) Thanks to everyone who helped at the Scout Hut cleanup
this weekend. It you haven't seen it make sure to check it out.
It looks like a whole new place. Particular thanks to Eric
Meyers who not only came up with a power washer, but washed pretty
much the whole place down.
5) Patrol Leaders Council Retreat will be on Sunday,
February 8th from 4:00 - about 8:00 at the Painton's.
We'll start at about 4:00 and continue through early evening. We
will be setting the meeting schedule and activities for the next three
months as well as discussing issues of organization and leadership.
SPL, ASPL, and the PL from each patrol (or other representative) as
well as the patrol coaches should plan on attending. Other
scouts and parents, please e-mail me or any youth or adult leader with
your ideas and suggestions.
6) Merit Badge University will be on Saturday Feb. 21.
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