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Celebrating Troop 29's Latest Eagle Scout
Troop 29 is fortunate to be celebrating it's second Eagle Scout in this celebratory anniversary year!
Seeing a scout make eagle is always a cause for celebration and we would like to congratulate a scout
who has shown that extra dose of Scout Spirit and commitment in upholding the Boy Scout Oath and Law.
Troop 29 is thrilled to present our latest Eagle Scout - Shawn Fedetz. Congratulations Shawn!
Happy Anniversary BSA!
A Scout is...Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
Troop 29 celebrates The Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary on February 8, 2010 along with millions of other scouts across the country! And our Red Clay Family should celebrate right alongside all those scouts! Red Clay’s involvement in Boy Scouts dates all the way back to 1919; which doesn't quite make us charter members, but should give us a sense of pride that we have recognized and encouraged the scouting program, and the ideals that scouting has maintained almost from the program’s inception.
How it began....
One day in August 1909, a wealthy American newspaper and magazine publisher, W.D. Boyce, set out on foot for a business meeting in London. The city – a metropolis still largely heated by coal and lit by gas—was in the midst of one of it’s legendary “pea-soup” fogs. The fog was so thick that Boyce hesitated before crossing the street.
At that moment a boy “about ten or twelve years old, I think” (as Boyce recalled two decades later) appeared out of the gloom, a lantern in his hand. The boy offered to guide Boyce across the street, and the grateful American took him up on the offer. When they reached the other side in safety, Boyce reached into his pocket for a coin. But the boy refused Boyce’s tip. He was a Boy Scout, he explained, and he was simply doing a “good turn.” “I was interested,” Boyce later wrote, “and asked him about his organization.”
Boyce never learned the boy’s name. To this day the lad with the lantern is revered in the lore of Scouting as the “unknown Scout.” But the eventual result of this random meeting on a foggy London day was the founding of the most successful and enduing youth movement in the history of the United States—the Boy Scouts of America.
Troop 29 A Gateway to Excellence
Showcasing their talents Troop 29 built this awesome gateway at our recent District Camporee. Lots to be
proud of in this picture. From the row of brand new tents visible through the gateway...to the troop
totem sitting high atop...to the banners waving proudly down each tower. The Scouts of Troop 29 had
a great deal to be proud of at this years Camporee. And, while they weren't giving out prizes for gateways
this year I think everyone who helped conceive, sew, assemble, and erect this gateway has shown outstanding
scout spirit. "Well done Scouts!
Guess Who's an Eagle Scout
You never know who was an Eagle Scout. For those of you who don't know Mike Rowe he is the
star of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs. He's also an Eagle Scout with some pointed words to a
young scout who was planning to quit scouts because the young man thought it wasn't "cool" to be a scout.
Mike tells it to this scout straight. Read on....
Welcome Webelos!
Troop 29 welcomes our Webelos visitors! Visiting a Boy Scout troop is an important part of earning your Arrow of Light award as a Webelos. We hope that you will consider visiting Troop 29 to meet our scouts, and take a look at our program while you are here. Selecting the right troop to continue your scouting career is important. We would like to be sure you have all the information you need to help choose which Troop is right for you.We're confident that after you look around you will decide that Troop 29 is the place for you!
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