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Come see us at:
First United Methodist Church
4901 Paige Rd.
The Colony, TX 75056
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Tuesdays at
7:30 p.m.
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September Outing
Canoeing on Ray Roberts Lake
On
September 17th the troop will head just a few miles
north for a weekend of canoeing and fun at the 30,000 acre reservoir
Ray Roberts Lake.
The Isle du Bois State Park is situated on the
south side of Ray Roberts Lake in Denton County. Isle du Bois
Unit meaning "Island of Trees".
The reservoir is home to Wildlife Management
Areas, wetlands, waterfowl sanctuaries and the 20 mil Ray Roberts
Lake/Lewisville Greenbelt Corridor. Bird watching, water
sports, riding horses or backpacking along a scenic trail are some
of the many activities enjoyed at Ray Roberts.
Click here for a map of the Isle du Bois Unit.
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Troop 226 is heading
back to Sea Base in 2012. Check back for more
information.
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Trail
to First Class (TFC) Program
The Troop 226 TFC
program is dedicated to assisting the advancement of new scouts
through the First Class rank. This is a supplemental program
and should not be relied on solely for the advancement of scouts.
In the TFC program
we work on the basic skills that each scout will rely on through
their scouting career and life.
The TFC class meets
Monday evenings before a regular troop meeting at 7:00 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. at FUMC.
Click here for a program schedule. |
ALUMINUM
CAN RECYCLING
We are participating
in an aluminum can recycling program to help preserve our
environment and generate some troop income to cover operational
expenses.
Environmental Benefits
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Recycling aluminum
cans saves precious natural resources, energy, time and money -
all for a good cause - helping out the earth, as well as the
economy and local communities.
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Aluminum cans are
unique in that in 60 days a can is recycled, turned into a new
can and back on store shelves.
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Aluminum is a
stable metal and can be recycled over and over again.
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In 2003, 54
billion cans were recycled, saving the energy equivalent of 15
million barrels of crude oil - America's entire gas consumption
for one day.
Economic Benefits
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The aluminum can
is the most valuable container to recycle and is the most
recycled consumer product in the U.S. today.
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Each year, the
aluminum industry pays out over $800 million dollars for empty
aluminum cans.
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Today it is
cheaper, faster and more energy-efficient to recycle aluminum
than ever before. The aluminum can is 100 percent
recyclable and can be recycled indefinitely. The can
remains the most recyclable of all materials.
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Used aluminum
beverage cans are the most recycled item in the U.S., but other
types of aluminum, such as siding, gutters, car components,
storm window frames, and lawn furniture can also be recycled.
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Aluminum as ha
high market value and continues to provide an economic incentive
to recycle.
We will collect the
aluminum cans once a month and take them to the recycling facility.
Each Scout is encouraged to contact their neighbors and ask them to
save their cans. Approximately 31 crushed cans = 1 pound.
Download Recycling Neighbor Letter
Download Recycling Instructions
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Take a
values-based program in which every activity is designed to move boys
toward character development, citizenship training, and mental and physical
development. Add a bunch of boys who’ve been outdoors all day, a campfire
to sit around until the glow of the embers fade, tents and sleeping bags to
crawl into, and hopes of hearing coyotes in the night. What have you got?
Boy Scouts of America.
Troop 226 has
been actively “fulfilling the promise” of providing an exciting Boy Scout
Program to the boys in this area since October of 1977. Troop traditions have
included going on weekend campouts almost every month and to a week-long summer
camp every year. To name just a few things … we’ve cooked, canoed, hiked,
shot guns, ridden bikes and horses, swam, fished, and climbed rocks and
mountains. We’ve seen a lot of beautiful country and enjoyed some awesome
tours! The troop has built things, cleared brush, camped in the heat and the
cold, in rain and snow (well
… we’ve actually only gotten to camp in snow once… so far!!!).
Troop Scouts have participated in BSA's Northern Tier and Philmont high
adventure programs. We’ve cleaned parks, roadsides, memorials, and helped the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts.
The troop has volunteered at “Kid Fish”
and prepared lunches for the “Kids Eat Free” program. During our “29+
years of service,” Troop 226 has had the honor of bestowing the rank of
Eagle upon 48 young men.
There’s a place
for everybody in Troop 226! We’re always in need of more adult volunteers,
either as Assistant Scoutmasters, Troop Committee Members and/or Merit Badge
Counselors. More active adults means a stronger Program! |