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The Weekly Messenger July 24-30, 2011
Santa Margarita District, BSA
The Weekly Messenger
A weekly update on what is going on in Scouting!
July 24, 2011
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A Great Week for Our Scouting Community!
Great News! Jace Mullen from Troop 784 with his leader Bert Moore, and Tommy Clarke from Crew 712 with his leader Jon Studer, are all in the July 22nd issue of the Coast News!
Congratulations to all!
A job well done goes out to Jace and Tommy!
Here is the link to the article:
http://thecoastnews.com/pages/archive
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Eric Sears 7th Annual Memorial 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, August 13th at 10am
Poinsettia Park, 6600 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad
100% of the proceeds support scholarships for Carlsbad High Graduates and the Carlsbad High School Cross Country Team.
What a great event! Please help get the word out.
For more information and to register for the event go to: ericsears.com
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It’s Popcorn Time!
There will be a mandatory popcorn meeting on August 11th at 6pm prior to Roundtable. You will be able to pick up your popcorn materials at this time.
Kettle Corn is back!! We also have a Zyclone Zing Ring Blaster for the $600 sellers this year. No marshmallows required.
A Popcorn Rally will be held at Camp Balboa on August 20th from noon to 4pm. There will be games, food, swimming, archery, bb guns, crafts and more!
Show and sell orders will be due on August 22nd with the first distribution of popcorn on September 10th. Online sales begin August 1st. Scouts can begin selling online anytime as of August 1st.
Santa Margarita District sold $212,213.00 in popcorn last year, putting us in 2nd place for the entire Council. Our district is looking forward to beating last year’s sales as our goal this year is to sell $217,000.00. Come on we can do it!
For more information contact Sharon Baker, our Ultimate Popcorn General at: time4sharon50@gmail.com, 760-945-6859
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Cub Scout Camping is Here!
Fun with Son!
Sign-ups are being taken now and both camps will fill up fast!
Camp Balboa September 23–25
To register go to:
http://camping.sdicbsa.org/Balboa/Docs/FWSFall2011.pdf
Mataguay Scout Ranch September 30–October 2
To register go to:
http://camping.sdicbsa.org/MSR/Docs/FunWithSonFall11.pdf
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World Scout Jamboree Opens in Sweden!
July 27 – August 7
For more information go to:
http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se/
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