TROOP NEWS
Troop 87 News
Quality award process being changed for 2007
The Quality Award Program for 2007 is being changed to the Centennial Quality Award Program. The commitment and qualifying for the award will not be connected to the rechartering process for units. Highlights of the new award include units establishing their own goals related to Training, Retention, Advancement, and Outdoor Program.
TROOP ANNOUNCEMENTS
Service Opportunities
The Scout Oath calls on us “To help other people at all times”. The Scout Slogan reminds us to “Do a good turn daily”. The council will occasionally post contact information on our new Service Opportunities page for listing groups looking for Scouts to perform service to the public. Please submit service opportunities to Claudia Wright for inclusion on this page. Please use the following format listing our first listing to submit additional needs:
Event/Group: Habitat For Humanity, Corpus Christi
Date: Anytime... They are currently working on two houses on 19th street in Corpus Christi and plan on starting three more in the fall.
Service Needed: We are constantly on the search for like-minded people or groups who want to rid the world of poverty housing. Volunteers are the reason Habitat for Humanity of Corpus Christi are able to build affordable, decent houses for low income families. Construction of Habitat houses are made possible through the labor of our homeowners working side by side with dedicated volunteers every year.
Contact: Diamond Mason 361-289-1740 or at dmason.hfh@sbcglobal.net.
Call Habitat For Humanity if your unit would like to be involved. Don’t forget to report your service hours to BSA’s “Good Turn for America” website.
GOOD TURN FOR AMERICA
Scouting isn’t just about going places and earning advancement, it’s also about good citizenship and helping others. Good Turn for America provides units with that extra incentive to make a difference in the lives of others. When planning your Pack, Troop or Team program calendar, include opportunities for your Scouts to practice good citizenship by helping others. Don’t forget to log your unit’s good turn on-line! What a difference your unit, our district, and our council Scouts make! Need your unit’s log-in code? Get it here, then log-on to www.goodturnforamerica.org. Patches for participation are available!
TROOP ELECTIONS
Scouts of Troop 87 recently elected new leadership, they have chosen Julian Mendoza as Senior Patrol Leader and Noah Kelley as Asst. Senior Patrol Leader.