CUB SCOUT ACTIVITIES

If you know of an event or field trip location that might be of interest to Cub Scouts, send details to jon.yates@shac.org.

FEBRUARY 2005
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CONTACT  INFORMATION:

American Indian Weekend – April 2-3 - Bovay Scout Ranch
Coming… Click here for more information.  SOLD OUT for 2005.

American Red Cross, Greater Houston 

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Basic Aid Training (BAT) is designed for Webelos Scouts to complete the Readyman activity badge.  All day workshop.

Bechtel Engineering Day
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Webelos Scouts will have the opportunity to earn the Webelos Engineering activity badge.

Bovay Fishing Day
Click here for more information on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Junior Angler Program day.

Boys’ Life Reading Contest
Click here for more information via the Boys’ Life web site.

Write a one-page report titled "The Best Book I Read This Year." Everyone who enters will get a free patch. Entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2005.

Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow – November 5, 2005 – adult only training event
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Cub Scout/Webelos Scout Summer Camp - Bovay Scout Ranch
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Three sessions will be offered this summer:
     July 24-26
     July 28-30
     July 31-August 1

ECO-DOINS
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Monthly conservation program held at Cub World Pavilion at Camp Strake.

Fort Bend Museum - February 12
Learn about Texas history, tour a historic home, read about Texas heroes, and fulfill most of the requirements for the Texas Badge for Cub Scouts.  For more information, visit the museum web site (www.fortbendmuseum.org).

Harlem Globetrotters World of Fun Tour

From November/December 2004 Scouting magazine, page 33

Boy Scouts and their families receive discount on advance-purchased tickets.  As an added bonus, Scouts and their families are invited to a pre-game event not open to the general public.  Includes pre-game photo session, followed by a session of Globetrotter University, a youth-oriented, character education program presented by current players.  For more information, contact the Globetrotter web site (www.harlemglobetrotters.com), the local arena, or the Globetrotters home office (see number in Scouting magazine).

Heritage Alive 2005 – March 4-6 2005 – Camp Strake

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All Jewish Scouts, (Girl Scouts of all ages, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers) and their parents, brothers and sisters are invited to join the fun for a weekend Kinus (Jewish Retreat) with the theme Heritage Alive 2005 on March 4-6, 2005, at Camp Strake in Conroe, Texas, sponsored by the Houston Jewish Committee on Scouting.

Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Museum offers opportunities throughout the year for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts to complete requirements in various subjects. For registration, visit the web site of the Houston Museum of Natural Science (www.hmns.org/education/scouts.asp).

Houston Zoo

The Houston Zoo offers special activities throughout the year for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts. Night Prowl is an after-hours program to explore the Zoo.  Wild Winks is an overnight program.  Workshops are also held periodically for completion of the Webelos Naturalist activity badge. For registration, visit the web site of the Houston Zoo (www.houstonzoo.org/Community_Groups/Index.aqf).

Jamboree-on-the-Air – October 15-16, 2005
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Sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement., Cub Scout dens may participate in Jamboree-on-the-Air, an annual Scouting and amateur radio event that creates contact among Scouts from around the nation and around the world.

Lutheran Scout Retreat – September 23-25
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McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

The museum conducts periodic workshops for Cub Scouts.  For more information, visit the museum web site (www.mhms.org).

McNair Cub Adventure Camp – Bovay Scout Ranch / Navasota, Texas

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Packs, dens, or individual families can make reservations at this fee-base program camp near Navasota.  Activities include archery, pellet guns, BMX bikes, horizontal climbing wall, fishing, swimming, nature, astronomy, hiking, and much more!  Four meals served in an air-conditioned dining hall are included in your registration fee.  NOTE:  This is the only approved site at which Tiger Cub, Wolf, or Bear Cub Scout dens may camp as a den unit rather than as part of a pack overnighter campout.  See Sam Houston Area Council Cub Scout Camping Guidelines for more information.

Northern Branch Office Scout Training Team – American Red Cross training

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American Red Cross Basic Aid Training (BAT) is designed for Webelos Scouts to complete the Readyman activity badge. All day workshop at Camp Strake.  See the team’s web site for more details (www.scoutcpr.org).

Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum - Galveston
Offers periodic workshops for completion of the Cub Scout Academics Geology belt loop and pin. For more information, visit the museum web site (www.oceanstaroec.com).

Project Wild Training – for adult leaders
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Puff-Up - Catholic Scouting Retreat– October 1, 2005
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Conducted by the Galveston-Houston Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting, Puff-Up is a day long set of activities for Tiger Cubs and Cub Scouts and their families to promote a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith.  Family camping is available on Friday and Saturday night.

River, Lakes, BaysN Bayous Trash Bash – March 12, 2005
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Annual conservation education and trash collection event. Occurs simultaneously at several locations in the Houston area. More information may be found at the event's web site (www.trashbash.org).

Scout Fair – April 23, 2005
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Scout Sabbath/ Scout Sunday

Many religious organizations choose to recognize Scouting on the Saturday or Sunday prior to BSA’s Anniversary on February 8.
Click here for more information on Scout Sunday.
Click here for more information on Scout Sabbath.

Six Flags/AstroWorld Scout Day
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On Saturday, September 17, 2005, Six Flags AstroWorld will salute Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts during their annual Scout Day event. The park is open exclusively for Scouts and their families from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.  Discounted tickets will be available. (www.sixflags.com/parks/astroworld/)

Space Center Houston: Cub Scout Camp-In

Cub Scout camp-ins are designed to meet the essential components of the Webelos Scientist activity badge and the Bear Space electives.  For more information, visit the web site of Space Center Houston (www.spacecenter.org).

Ten Commandments Hike
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Sam Houston Area Council is hosting the 10th Annual Ten Commandments Hike in conjunction with Scout Sunday and Scout Sabbbath. Hikes will take place in three separate locations in the Houston area. Scouts, parents, and others will visit religious institutions of different faiths; they will hear a representative give a brief explanation of the history and distinct nature of that faith, as well as an explanation of one of the Ten Commandments.