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Scouting Update June 2008

Boy Scouting at SMPC
South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church has been sponsoring Boy Scout Troop 119 since it was chartered in 1995. The troop is for any boy between the ages of 11 and 18. The troop meets every Monday evening in the Fellowship Hall from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The current Scoutmaster is Richard Field rfieldrfield@aol.com and the Assistant Scoutmaster is Tim Morgan morgan@rebic.com. If you have specific questions about the troop you may contact these leaders directly or you can see what the troop has been doing by checking out their website at http://www.bsatroop119.org/.

The following boys were recognized for their rank advancements at the Court of Honor held on March 31st, 2008.
Tenderfoot: Akshar Patel
Troop 119 Welcomed Webelos: Vivek Patel, Austin Bloom
2nd Class: Jeff Beall, Sean Keenan, Trevor Boheler, Rohan Rao

1st Class: Josh Greer, Abhijith Tammanagan, Nick Melvin, Daniel Wang
Star: John Beall, Shivan Shah. David Wang
Life: Michael Im, Thomas McLean, Taylor Morgan

Boy Scout Troop 119 is proud to announce that Robbie Guiler achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on April 15th, 2008. For his Eagle project, Robbie designed and supervised the building of three benches for an outdoor library space at Community House Middle School and also landscaped the surrounding area. Robbie and his many volunteers also built a 130 square foot patio adjacent to the current front entrance of the school to allow the students more space to stand during carpool. Congratulations to Robbie on achieving the highest rank in Boy Scouting!

On July 27th, eight scouts and three adult leaders will be traveling to Cimarron New Mexico for eleven days of backpacking at the Philmont Scout Ranch.

Cub Scouting at SMPC
SMPC is also the home of Pack 119. The cub pack serves boys from the 1st grade thru the 5th grade and they meet on Tuesdays at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. The current Cubmaster is Bill Unferth and he can be reached at uswu@aol.com. You can also stay informed on pack happenings by accessing their website at http://www.ncpack119.org/.

Girl Scouting at SMPC
There are currently 7 troops meeting at SMPC, ranging from Brownies to Cadettes. These girls and their leaders meet throughout the week during the school year.

Junior Troop 1405 completed their Bronze Award project this spring entitled "Boredom Busters". The girls from the troop made over 150 cards with games inside for meal trays, collected over 50 games and puzzles, more than 100 poems, artwork and stories from elementary students and delivered all these items to the Levine Children's Hospital. Congratulations to these girls on a job well done!

Tri Troops 2107/1833/1836
Cadet troop 1833 completed their Silver Award Project. They choose to redo some of the gardens in the playgound area at SMPC. Troops 2107 and 1836 plan on completing the gardens within the next year as their Silver Award Project.

Got Tabs?

Meck 13 Girl Scouts collect Pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte. Tabs can be found on soda, pet food, vegetable, soup or other kinds of cans. Tab collection cans are located in the kitchen and at the soda machine at SMPC. For more information, contact The Ronald McDonald House or for questions on Meck 13 collection program contact Meck 13 Pop Tabs


 

Interested in Scouting?

If you have any questions about scouting for boys or girls, or would like to join one of the many scouting units supported by SMPC, please contact Mary Lynn Rawls.   She can steer you to the best opportunity to meet your needs!