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Troop 402 -- Dade City, Florida


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Troop 402

2006 Schedule

January - tba

February - tba

March - tba

April 8-12: Trip to Florida Keys - http://www.sfcbsa.org/Camps/Sawyer.html

May - tba

June - summer camp (usually the last FULL week of June)

July - trip to North Carolina, Tennesee, or north Georgia

August - baseball game

September - tba

October - tba

November - tba (Scout Camporee)

December 16 8am - community service project (luminaries)

More info and events...
Gulf Ridge Council

Tacachale District

2005 Schedule

February 5: Pioneer Museum (community service, help in parking lot)
In the morning only

February 11-13: Campout
Trip to Kennedy Space Center - we'll spend Saturday at KSC learning about Space Exploration (some of this may count toward your Space Exploration Merit Badge) - see... http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/

Campsite for the trip is Wickham Park in Melbourne - see http://www.brevardparks.com/rv_tent/wickham.htm

March 19-23: Spring Break Campout to Florida Keys - campgrounds

April 8-10: Order of the Arrow Section Conference
(OA members only) - http://www.sections4s.org/

April 22-24: Campout
Hillsborough State Park - trip to Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Including:
SPACE STATION, is the story of the greatest engineering feat since landing a man on the Moon: the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station, as it travels 220 miles above Earth at 17,500 mph http://www.mosi.org/

May 28: Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball game (playing Seattle)
6:15pm game - we'll probably leave earlier in the day and catch a movie in the afternoon before the game

June 26-July 2: Summer Camp
Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation
http://www.boyscouting.com/index.cfm?action=getpage&pageid=300

July 15-18: Senior Patrol Trip (First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle Scouts) -Whitewater Rafting in Southeast Tennesee on the 16th and visit to Cherokee, NC - see info at... http://www.sunburstrafting.com/ and http://www.untothesehills.com/ - (see the show on the night of the 16th). On the 17th go to Helen, GA for Corn Maze and other stuff - see... http://www.helenga.org/ - On 18th travel back home.

August 20 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball game in St. Petersburg

September 2 - Pioneer Museum 4pm - community service: set up chairs and things for the Pioneer Festival

September 16-18 - Alexandria Springs Campout - snorkeling, and maybe canoeing -  http://www.tfn.net/Springs/Alexander.htm

October 14-16 - campout at Hunteridge Farm and community service project on Saturday morning, and maybe some other projects too

November 4-6 - Scout Camporee

December 17 - 8am : community service project (making luminaries)

2006 Schedule

January - tba

February - tba

March - tba

April 8-12: Trip to Florida Keys - http://www.sfcbsa.org/Camps/Sawyer.html

May - tba

June - summer camp (usually the last FULL week of June)

July - trip to North Carolina, Tennesee, or north Georgia

August - baseball game

September - tba

October - tba

November - tba (Scout Camporee)

December 16 8am - community service project (luminaries)

More info and events...
Gulf Ridge Council

Tacachale District

2004 Schedule

Download link for complete Gulf Ridge Council 2003 Schedule (pdf file) - click here

More info and events...
Gulf Ridge Council

Tacachale District

January 2004

January 5 - no school (teacher work day)

January 6 - School starts

January 19 - No school - MLK day

February 13-15: Campout
MacDill Air Force Base - Tampa, Florida
http://public.macdill.amc.af.mil/

February 16 - no school (teacher work day)

March 5-7: Campout
Hillsborough State Park - trip to Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
Including the 'Titanic' exhibit - http://www.mosi.org/

March 12 - no school (teacher work day)

March 15 - no school (everyone off)

April 3-7: Spring Break Campout to Florida Keys
http://www.sfcbsa.org/Camps/Sawyer.html

May: Tampa Bay Devil Rays ballgame -- they won!

May 25 - Last day of school for students

May 27 - Last day of school for teachers

May 31 - Memorial Day (No Scout meeting)

June 20-26: Summer Camp
Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation
http://www.boyscouting.com/index.cfm?action=getpage&pageid=300

July 22-25: TBA

August ??-??: Alexandria Springs - Ocala National Forest

September

October ??-??: Hunteridge Farm - Trilby, Florida

November ??-??: Council Camporee

December

 

This was 2003...

January 6 - no school (teacher work day)

January 10-12: Campout
Silver Lake (Ridge Manor) - field trip to Walmart Distribution Center and camping merit badge activities

January 20 - no school (MLK Day - students and teachers off)

January 25: Fundraiser for Summer Camp
Kumquat Festival
9am - 5pm

February 17 - no school for students (teacher workday)

February 21-23: Campout
Trip to Kennedy Space Center - we'll spend Saturday at KSC learning about Space Exploration (some of this may count toward your Space Exploration Merit Badge) - see... http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/

Campsite for the trip is Manatee Hammock in Titusville - see http://www.campingspacecoast.com/rv_tent/manatee.htm

March 7-9: Order of the Arrow Conclave (for OA members only)
Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation (east of Bartow)

March 9: Fundraiser for Summer Camp
The Little Everglades Steeplechase in Dade City
9am - 5pm - see... http://www.littleevergladessteeplechase.com
Make this a family day, last year we got FREE tickets for the family!

March 14 - no school (teacher work day)

March 17 - no school (students and teachers off)

March 21-23: Campout
5-mile backpacker in Ocala National Forest

April 4-6: Order of the Arrow Sectional Conference (OA members only)
Camp Wallwood Scout Reservation - Tallahassee area

April 14-18 - No School - Spring Vacation

April 26: Fishing Trip
(deep-sea fishing boat out of Tarpon Springs)
Leave at 6am on Saturday from church parking lot
Back at 6:30pm

May 9-10: Campout (one night only) - Hendricks Hunteridge Farm - Leave Friday afternoon 5pm at church, back Saturday afternoon at 3pm - Friday night cooking, and  fun and games, and Canoe trip Saturday morning - Easily back in time for 'Mother's Day'

May 16-18: Order of the Arrow (for Order of the Arrow members only, not the full troop) - Work weekend at FASR and Annual Banquet

May 26 - No School - Memorial Day - No Scout Meeting

May 28 - Last day of school for students

May 29 - Last day of school for teachers

June 22-28: Summer Camp
Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation (east of Bartow)

July 4: Sparklebration - Troop FundRaiser (grilling food)
(4th of July at Fairgrounds) 1pm to 10pm

July 11-13: Campout
Tubing at Rainbow River and Springs (all of troop)
Camping at Fort Cooper State Park (Inverness) 352 726 0315
Tubing on Rainbow River (start at KP Hole) 352 489 3055

July 20: Eagle Court of Honor for Ian
2pm ceremony and 3pm reception
First United Methodist Church, Dade City, FL

July 24-27: Senior Patrol Trip (Star, Life, and Eagle Scouts)
Whitewater Rafting in Southeast Tennesee - see info at...
http://www.sunburstrafting.com/

August 5 - Secondary School Registration

August 11 - First day of school for students

August 22-24: Campout
TBA

September 1 - Labor Day
No school (students and teachers off)
No Scout Meeting

September ???: Campout
TBA - Devil Rays Baseball Scout Camping

October 13 - no school for students (teacher work day)

October 17 - no school for students (teacher work day)

October 24-26: Campout
Hendricks Hunteridge Farm - planning session and other activities

November 14-16: Campout
Gulf Ridge Council Camp-o-ree - $12/person
Sun 'n Fun Fly-In - Lakeland, FL

November 27-30 - Thanksgiving Holidays (no school)

December---

Toys for Tots - at Dade City Post Office
Fundraiser - Christmas Stroll
Troop Christmas Party - covered dish dinner

December 22 - Jan 2, 2004 - Christmas Break

Church Street Christmas

This was 2002!...

Mar 2:
We have a community service project this coming Saturday morning at the "Habitrot Race" in downtown Dade City. We will meet at 7am at the Badcock Furnishings store parking lot. Wear your class "B" t-shirt -- we'll hand out water bottles to the runners as they go by -- should be done by 11am.

Mar 10:
The Little Everglades Steeplechase (community service project in morning and fundraiser in afternoon) -- I believe families get in free !! My favorite is the Jack Russell races -- those little guys are really funny! And we will do a 50/50 split fundraiser selling Cokes at a stand that day also. See...
http://www.lesteeplechase.com

Mar 23-28:
Campout -- 50-mile backpacker Ocala National Forest (50 miles of backpacking spread out over the week, plus a day at Alexander Springs)

April 13:
Eagle Ceremony for John Dragneff and Michael Miller

April 19-20 (back on 21):
Campout to Silver Lake Park -- camping and canoeing fun

May 17, 18 (back on 19):
Alexander Springs (Ocala National Forest) -- and cool off swimming in the springs that weekend. See more at...
http://www.tfn.net/Springs/Alexander.htm

June 23-29:
Summer Camp at Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation (click here, then click on the link on the new page for a video!)

July 18, 19, 20 ( back on 21):
Florida Caverns in north Florida -- this will be a three night campout. We'll go spelunking (cave exploring), and swimming in the lake near our campsite. See more at...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/district1/floridacaverns/index.asp

August 23, 23 (back on 25):
Scout Camporee at Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation

Sept 13,14 (back on 15):
Juniper Springs in the Ocala National Forest - cool off in the springs after we do a day hike in the forest, have lunch and hike back to the campsite. See more at...
http://www.tfn.net/Springs/Juniper.htm

October 11,12 (back on 13):
Order of the Arrow Conclave at Flaming Arrow Scout Reservation (for OA members)

October 25,26 (back on 27):
Weeki Wachi or Rainbow Springs (we'll take the canoes with us!)

November 22, 23 (back on 24):
Camp at the Farm in Trilby - we'll ride the Rails To Trails bike trail to Istachatta (did I spell it right?) 16 miles up and 16 miles back - you'll need a bike and helmet to ride.

Contact us at... bsa402@hunteridge.com