March Round Table

for Thoroughbred District Cub Scouts

For your April Programs

 

Scouting for Food

Thanks for your participation!

Pre-Opening Activity

Scouting Visions

Web Sites

for conservation theme

Outdoor Code Opening

The Litterbug

Coldstream

Help Plant Trees April 9 or 10!

Ravan Run

Conservation opportunities

McConnell Springs

Conservation opportunities

Pine Wood Derby Rules

Registration for Pine Wood Derby at Scout World

Scout World is 

April 16, 17 and 18

Does your Pack have a booth?

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April’s theme may be considered a difficult one but there are a lot of resources out there for this one .

A Scouter’s life

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by your self as a mighty one; the being of a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.  I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.
I want to be used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

     George Bernard Shaw
      From Man and Superman
      Dedicatory Letter


Declaration of Dependence

I am a part of nature.
I am part of everything that lives.
I am bound together with all living things in air, in land, in water.
My life depends upon nature, upon its resources and upon the continuity of both.
To destroy them is to destroy myself.
As a member of the human race, I am responsible for its survival.
I am part of Nature, and I will not destroy it.
 

              National Capital Area Council.
              Can be used as opening or closing
             Dig a well before you are thirsty


 
The Key to success is to climb the Ladder
Instead of sitting waiting for the Elevator
 

Laughter is the shortest Distance between two people

Litter Hurts   -     A skit ;

A Scout comes out and begins talking about low impact camping and the importance of preserving nature.
As he walks around, he sees a piece of litter and picks it up. He complains about the thoughtlessness of campers who litter.
Next a scout enters and drops a lot of litter on his path through.
Other scouts rush him and knock him down and pummel him thoroughly. Finally they pick up the littering scout, dust him off and ask him if he has learned anything. He answers with a painful look and replies ”I learned that every litter bit hurts!” (Exits rubbing sore parts of his body.)

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WEB SITES 

WWW.USSCOUTS.SCOUTER.COM
Theme related Cubs Conservation Award  http://usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/worldcons.html

Conservation Good turn Program www.geocities.com/yosemite/9152/cgt.html

ONLINE ENDANGERED SPEICES PUZZLES AND GAMES
Takes awhile to load www.bonus.com/applets/workshop/danger.htm

Earthday http://earthday.wilderness.org/kidstuff/kids.htm

Give Water a Hand http://www.uwex.edu/erc/

GORP Great outdoor Recreational Page http://www.gorp.com/

Earth Games http://www.plasticbag.com/kids/index.html

Earth Saving Tips http://www.earthshare.org/newstip.html

Environmental Protection Agency (for kids) http://www.epa.gov/kids/

AES Bug Club http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/

Kids do Ecology http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/

ABC’s of Acid Rain http://www.qlink.queensu.ca/~4lrm4/

Yahoo Kids Environment Almanac http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/almanac/environ/index.html

Just for Fun Mr. Potato Head Home Page
Bubblesphere http://www.bubblesphere.org
 
The above addresses were taken from Baloos Bugle. A service of the USScouts Service Project.  www.usscouts.scouter.com

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Pre-opening Activity 

How Environmentally Aware are you
1. How many pounds of garbage does the average American produce every year?
     A.15 pounds B.150 pounds C.1500 pounds D.15,000 pounds

2. Which of the following will rapidly degrade in today’s modern landfills?
A. Newspapers and paper bags B. Carrots C. Plastic bottles D. None of the above.

3. How much of our garbage is currently going to landfills?
A. 86-100% B. 70-85% C. 55-67% D. 35-54%

4. Which takes up the most landfill volume?
A. Plastic B. Paper C. Metal D.Yard wastes

5.Which is the governments top priority for minimizing waste and disposal costs?
A. Recycling B. Waste to energy incineration C. Source reduction

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It is much easier to be critical than correct

Scouting Visions 

I was standing in my scout uniform one day
When a young lad came up to say,”
I can tell by your clothes that you are a scout.
Would you tell me what that’s all about.”

“Young man”, I said, “do you see that sky?
 and the shapes of the clouds passing by.
Can you see an Indian stalking a bear
or a fox sneaking up on a snowshoe hare?

Do you see in those clouds an old, old man
Who looks like he needs a helping hand?
How ‘bout a boat, its sails filled with wind?
I see all those things and even more young friend.”

I looked at the boy ; he was shaking his head.
”Didn’t see any of that stuff that you just said
What’s that got to do with scouts anyway?
You guys just stare at the sky all day?

“No we do lots of other great stuff,
Some of it easy and a lot of it tough.
We go camping, canoeing and take long hikes;
Tell stories round campfires and ride mountain bikes.

And we help other people when they have need
And we learn how to follow and then how to lead.
We play ball and shoot bows and learn to tie knot
We cook food in the ground and we make clay pots
We like swimming and skiing and sailing a boat
And we’ll row anything we can keep afloat.
We weave baskets of straw and make things of leather
We spend time outdoors in all kinds of weather.

So those visions in the sky I asked you about
Come from many great experiences of being a scout
And from the great scoutmaster who lives in that sky
And keeps us all in his watchful eye.”

“I’ll see ya mister. I gotta go see
if those Scouting visions can come true for me.”
I watched the young man run off down the street
And thought to myself, “thanks god that was neat!”

By; Tom Sullivan C/C
Troop 51
Saxonburg, Pa.
Thanks to Baloos Bugle
March 1999

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OUTDOOR CODE OPENING
Responsive Reading Style
Cubmaster; As an American I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners.
All; I will treat the outdoors as a heritage. I will try to improve it for myself and others. I will keep my trash and garbage out of America’s water, fields, woods and roadways.
Cubmaster; I will be careful with fire.
All; I will prevent wildfire. I will build my fire in a safe place and be sure it is out before I leave.
Cubmaster; I will be considerate in the outdoors.
All; I will treat public and private property with respect. I will remember that use of the outdoors is a right that I can lose by abuse.
Cubmaster; I will be conservation minded.
All; I will learn how to practice good conservation of soil, water, forests, wildlife, and energy.


The secret word is: "squish"


THE LITTERBUG
God put bugs in this world for many a reason.
He made them to live in every kind of season.
But the pesky Litterbug with hie paper and can
Was made through neglected trash by foolish man
To keep America beautiful, get rid of the litterbug
So beach goers can lounge on a clean sandy rug
Because of this pest we must waller around
In paper and cans and trash all over the ground.
Just who are these litterbugs who mess up our land
Do you ever really see them toss that paper or can
Quite often the litterbug is a sneaky guy
And at dumping his trash he’s oh so sly
Could it be that we’re so used to throwing things here and there
That we dump that paper  or can without being aware?
Without even thinking when we toss trash and waste
We could be an unconscious litterbug in all our haste
So when you unwrap that gum or small piece of candy
Don’t throw the  paper on the ground just because its handy
Next time stop and think, when a pop can you toss
‘Cause if you’re a litterbug, its also your loss
So if every single person would take note of their habit
 That pesky litterbug, we certainly could nab it
Then that terrible bug we would surely stamp out
With no more paper or cans or trash about
To keep America beautiful we must all do our part
By taking care of our trash properly from the start.
 

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Conservation Opportunities

Cold Stream Farm Riparian Reforestation

This project involves the planitng of over 30,000 trees on two weekends.  The first weekend is April 9 and 10.  (Friday and Saturday)

The Lexington Urban County Government is sponsoring this event to bring back trees to a stream that has been devoid of cover for many years.  The project is an excellent opportunity to get into conservation and to learn the relationship of the trees to the stream habitat.  This stream will return to a more native biological diversity over the years as the trees grow and mature.

This can be a half day morning or afternoon or all day outing.

Scouts can get involved in planting trees or applying weed control mats (no pesticides).

To parrticipate, call the Volunteer center at 606 - 278 - 6258.

If you want the scientific skinny and would like to hear from some real professionals that know the nuts and bolts of this project, call H. David Gabbard, Associate Municipal Engineer at
606- 258-3458 or
e-mail -  davidg@lfucg.com


Or - contact Richard Walker of Commonwealth Technology at 606-276-3091 or
e-mail Richard richard.walker@ctienv.com
Commonwealth Technology is locates at 2520 Regency Road.  They have meeting rooms and could host a den meeting and give information about the project.


 

McConnell Springs

McConnell Springs is located off of Old Frankfort Pike.  It has become an excellent location for scout groups to meet and do outdoor activities.  There is a need to do conservation work to help this area return to its more natural condition.  To learn more, check out this link:

Jump to McConnell Springs page


 

Ravan Run

Ravan Run is a nature sanctuary located in south east Fayette County.  There are many opportunities for scout groups to do out door activities here and to help with a conservation project.  Groups that do a project can arrange for an over night camping event here.  The type of conservation projects include picking up trash, removing invasive plants like honey suckle and english ivy, mulching trails and general trail maintenance.  They can accomodate five to six tents.

The contact is Suzanna Clark at 606-272-6105 or e-mail sushannc@lfucg.com

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