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in association with The City of Coral Gables, The War Memorial Youth Center The South Florida Council and Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida presents "Scouting Day" Saturday, April 20th, 2002 |
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Scout Out Scouting Everyone is Invited! Parents and Kids: join scouts |
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| Activities | A number of scout troops, cub packs, venture posts and explorers will be showing examples of the activities they partcipate in and skills they learn as scouts. There will be plenty of games and fun things to do for boys and girls of all ages, including chariot races, archery competition, knot tieing, signal towers and rope bridges, push carts, outdoor cooking, camp fire skits and songs and a special flag retirement ceremony. The order of the Arrow will present their famous indian dance team. Explorer scouts with the fire department will be demonstrating fire safety. The American Heart Association will be demonstrating CPR techniques. Venture Crews will be onhand to explain about their high-adventure co-ed programs for teens and young adults. | |||
| Sleep-Over Camp Out |
All scouts are invited to stay for the Sleep-Over Camp Out Saturday evening at the Youth Center. Scouts with tents will camp on the field, while others with sleeping bags can join the sleep-over inside the gym. | |||
| Everyone is Invited |
See for yourself how much fun the adventure of scouting can be. Bring your brothers and sisters, your parents and your friends to the Coral Gables Youth Center on Scouting Day from Noon to 9pm.
Meet the Scouts, including Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadets and Seniors |
| Official Press Release | Scouting Day Flyer in PDF format |
Scouting Groups: Please contact Mr. Kim Plank
to pre-register |
| Each scouting group is presenting an activity that represents the fun and excitement of scouting. Here are some highlights. Troop 1 - camp gadgets Pack 7 - push carts races and chariot races Troop 7 - dutch oven pizza and signal towers Troop 16 - land skis Pack 17 - model rockets Troop 21 - water balloon catapult, archery demonstration Pack 64 - Pinewood Derby races Troop 64 - 1st aid demonstration Troop 92 - Pioneer Alter Pack 336 - Rocket Derby Troop 692 - outdoor cooking demonstration Pack 755 - classic car with auto mechanic demonstration Troop 870 - gateway builders Troop 1743 - flag retirement ceremony |
In addition to the myriad activities our groups are planning to showcase in their field camps, we have a number of special events that will take place in the center ring. Here is the schedule, still subject to change. Saturday |
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George Merrick Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)3 P.O. Box 144353 Coral Gables, FL 33114-4353 e-mail: Robert Burr |