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First United Methodist Church

4901 Paige Rd.

The Colony, TX 75056

 

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June Gathering

Hawaiian Falls Waterpark The Colony, Texas

 

 

Aloha!  June brings us to the end of school and start of vacations.  With everyone's busy schedule the troop will not have an official outing for the month of June, however, the PLC has penciled in a Family Day Gathering at Hawaiian Falls Water park in The Colony on June 13th.

 

What is a Family Day Gathering?  This is not an official outing for the month but all scouts and their families are invited to attend the park on the 13th for a day of fellowship and fun.  Each family is responsible for their own transportation, tickets, food and actions.

 

You can go to the Hawaiian Falls website by clicking here for more information such as prices and park times.


Florida Sea Base 2009

 

Troop 226 has received two crews for Florida Sea Base Adventures in July 2009.

We will be participating in the Keys Adventure July 7th through July 13th.

The Keys Adventure program is a good introduction to the Florida Keys, giving you a variety of activities.

You will arrive at The Brinton Environmental Center which is located on Summerland Key, 23.8 miles North of Key West.

A portion of your stay will be spent in tents and/or boats exploring the whole of the Keys. Fishing is an integral part of your itinerary. One day, you will off-shore fish in a 25 foot Dusky powerboat which is supplied with heavy tackle for those big ones out deep and some lighter rods and reels for the smaller fish. Another day will be spent exploring the backcountry waters of the Florida Bay fishing for sharks and barracuda in a 24-foot Carolina Skiff. Your itinerary will also include a great deal of snorkeling and the opportunity to learn more about marine biology from a fish eye point-of-view. Of course, no trip to the Keys would be complete without a trip to Key West. It is a town that is rich in history and unique culture.


 

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

  • 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.

  • Aluminum cans are unique in that in 60 days a can is recycled, turned into a new can and back on store shelves.

  • Aluminum is a stable metal and can be recycled over and over again.

  • 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

  • The aluminum can is the most valuable container to recycle and is the most recycled consumer product in the U.S. today.

  • Each year, the aluminum industry pays out over $800 million dollars for empty aluminum cans.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

 

Troop Message

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!

 

Leave No Trace

The Leave No Trace principles might seem unimportant until you consider the combined effects of millions of outdoor visitors. One poorly located campsite or campfire may have little significance, but thousands of such instances seriously degrade the outdoor experience for all. Leaving no trace is everyone's responsibility.

Troop 226 is doing our part by helping scouts make ethical choices in the outdoors and reminding each to respect the rights of other users of the outdoors as well as future generations.  Appreciation for our natural environment and knowledge of the interrelationships of nature bolster our respect and reverence toward the environment and nature.

 

 

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