Troop 1113 October Newsletter
The Past:
September brought our court of honor. Many scouts were honored with a great turnout. Congratulations to all. Great job! Travis Metcalf was honored as outstanding scout. We also had an excellent time bowling at Funplex. I believe Brain Decker and Brian Dinwiddie had the high scores for the evening. Our first pancake Sunday fundraiser was good for the scouts that participated; it distributed $150 to their accounts. We also camped on (literally) the Guadalupe River. Blitz night had great excitement with Mr. Carr conducting Space Exploration merit badge. Some had soo much fun they’re still hanging around (right Josh?)
The Present:
October brings many events. First we will have the council OA Fall Pow-Wow October 13th – 15. The troop’s annual garage sale is October 14th. Keep those donations coming! This will be followed by the district fall camporee at Camp Brosig, October 20th – 22nd. October 24th will begin our holiday pie sales. This will be followed by the fun – run fundraiser downtown. We have 2 dates to work this year, the 28th for setup (10:00 am – 2:00 pm) and the 29th for serving and take down (6:00 am – complete).
The Future:
Winter camp signup to Lost Pines is a happening thing. The dates are December 20th – 24th. A deposit of $25.00 is due now and final payments are due by November 14th. Remember, you must be current on your dues to attend! November will bring a campout to Galveston Island State Park. For more details check your troop calendar or visit the troop web site @ <
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Next month we'll be outdoors again, and it's good to remind ourselves that Scouts obey the Wilderness Pledge whenever they are hiking, camping, or on other activities away from the meeting place. You should be familiar with the Wilderness Pledge. It says, "Through good camping and hiking practices, I pledge myself to preserve the beauty and splendor of Americas' wilderness, primitive and backcountry areas.
I commit myself to:
Set a personal example in following the Outdoor Code.
Train those I lead in the skills and attitudes needed to protect and preserve wilderness for future generations.
Assure that parties of which I am a part observe the camping and hiking standards that will leave no trace of our passing. "
It seems to me that what it boils down to is that in the Wilderness Pledge we commit ourselves as Scouts not only to preserve the environment but also to make it better. For example, not only don't we leave litter ourselves, we pick up other peoples litter. And we not only build safe fires, we try to make sure that others do, too. In other words we take responsibility as Scouts to do whatever we can to keep America beautiful.
That may seem like a tall order. Nobody enjoys picking up other peoples litter. It's a lot easier to just say, "Boy, what a mess!" and pass it by. But that's not the Scouting way.
On all our hikes and campouts, let's leave the land better than we found it. That's Scouting's way.
Yours in Scouting
Bobby Metcalf