For The Birds

Thank You Gonzales, You FLOCK!!!

I've often been told my board and website is for the birds, and now I know it is. 90a Sign is surrounded by 39 pink flamingos. Seriously, for the last month Troop 262 has been having a fund raiser with 3 flocks of plastic pink flamingos.  They've made their way around Gonzales, yard to yard, and even visited several businesses throughout town.  They have been accepted with open arms through out town. In their farewell night in Gonzales, they are perched at 'the chalkboard' to say Thank You Gonzales!

We wanted to share what these funds will be going towards.  We have 41 scouts in Troop 262.  Of those we have 17 boys (age 14 and above) and adults going to S. Padre Island for a week of high adventure sailing.  We'll be sailing out of Laguna Station.  Everyone will learn knots, tacking, and terminology.  Then we'll start out with smaller sailboats and at the end of the week we'll be on a 40'+ yacht.  This camp is $650+ per person. 

A second group of boys who either chose not to go to Seabase or are under 14 years old will also be going to S. Padre Island to enjoy a week on the beach and fun activities at the state park down there.  We expect this will cost about $300 - $350 per person for this camp. 

These are 2 huge undertakings, and we'll be doing them simultaneously!  Approximately 50 individuals will be spending the week of June 24 - 30, 2012 down in S. Padre.

Our troop is active and always on the go.  In 2 weeks we'll go to Summer Camp 2011 at El Rancho Cima over by Wimberely.

We've spent a night on the USS Lexington, shot riffles, shotguns, muzzle loaders, had "minute to win it" competitions, learned about money management, and so much more, and that's just 2011, and we're only 1/2 way done.

If you have a boy age 11 - 18, and are interested in finding out more about our troop, please contact us at info@trp262.com or visit our website at www.trp262.com

If you are a boy or girl age 14 - 21 and would like to find out about Boy Scouts Venturing (it's co-ed) in Gonzales and all their activities, including surfing, climbing, canoeing and much more contact Allison Poteet at cubmaster_fun_261@yahoo.com.

Or if you have a younger boy, 1st through 5th grade find out about Cub Scouts at www.pack261.com or you can also email Allison Poteet at cubmaster_fun_261@yahoo.com.

Scouting has been a big part of American culture since 1911 (that's right 100 years), and is a great program for any boy (and now girls age 14+ too).

God Bless,
Dennis Nesser

If you would like to donate to Troop 262 camping fund, please mail a check made out to BSA Troop 262 to 712 Ridgemont Lane, Gonales, TX 78629