There is important
work to
be done in good times and in bad.
Scouts of any age are able to participate in may
types of service projects. These events are but some of the
ways Scouting can provide a return on the community's investment in the
Scouts.
What can we do for you?
Call the Scouts at 940-889-2425 and tell us
how we can help!
Scouts who need service project
ideas can find many great ideas at Scoutorama.com.
In September 2010 the Ministerial Alliance of Seymour, TX invited the
Scouts to help in a community reroofing project for citizens in need. Many
of the local congregations set aside their differences in doctrine and
listened to what the Spirit asked them to do. This project is funded by Recovery Act funds
distributed by Rolling Plains Management.
On
Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, Venture Scout Meaghan Rose and sister, Melissa
Rose, rescued a downed nestling/fledgling Mississippi
Kite. After identification and consultation with
Bob Lindsay of Wild
Bird Rescue, Inc. of Wichita Falls, TX the young raptor was
rehydrated a fed a few tasty pinkie mice.
The next day the bird was turned in to the rescue center with a $100
donation, partly from the girl's own money. Once well grown
and
banded it will be released into the wild.
In January 2009 the Scouts of Troop 71 and Crew 71 began a service
project to refurbish older personal computers.
Any hard drives are removed and returned to the donor in
order to protect the donor's information. The
computer restoration service project is still under way. It
costs about $100 to refurbish a PC.
The goal is to place these computers in the homes of children who 1) do
not have access to a working computer in their home, 2) have parents or
guardians capable of arranging safely monitored internet access in the
home, and 3) are of good character. The Scouts ask nothing in
return except for a promise of responsible ownership.
In December 2008 the Scouts of Troop 71 and Crew 71 teamed up with the
Best Buy store in Wichita Falls, TX to buy a Nintendo Wii system for
Seymour Hospital of Seymour, TX. The game console will be
used to
assist patients recovering from surgeries, strokes, etc. It
will
also help entertain hospitalized children and the young at heart.
This was done in memory of fallen Scout Taylor Wiseman of
Troop
71. Click
here or on the first picture below for the full story hosted on YouTube.
On Boy Scout Sunday in February 2008 Troop 71 remembered Taylor Wiseman
and his family. The Troop started raising money to help cover
Taylor's anticipated funeral expenses.
Click
here or on the picture below for the full story hosted on YouTube.
In
January 2008 members of
Troop 71 helped Life Scout Will Huddleston, of Troop 15, with his Eagle
Scout service project of making a plant nursery for Habitat for Humanity in Wichita
Falls, TX.
In
the summer and fall of 2007 Life Scout Matthew Rose lead his Eagle
Scout service project. It involved a written and photographic
survey of the Woodmen
Cemetery on the outskirts of Seymour, Baylor Co., TX.
The results are hosted on line by RootsWeb.com.
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| Woodmen Cemetery |
Can you find the two
ghosts? |
Other
Scouting-Related Service Organizations
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Order
of the Arrow |
Honor
campers are elected into this service organizations. Both
Scout youth and Scouter adults. Both men and women.
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Alpha
Phi Omega |
National
service fraternity for both college men and women.
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