Twin Lakes March 2017

Region 4 has been offering a series of opportunities for Cadettes,
Seniors and Ambassadors, including Program Aide training and Red
Cross babysitting. Older girls from Copper Creek Meadows join with
girls from neighboring communities to plan and participate in these
activities. The 2017 catalog for day, twilight and resident camp will be
coming out soon. Camp is a great opportunity to learn new skills and
make new friends. Where else can you learn all those camp songs and
wear crazy socks and hats?
Cadette troop 16468 hosted a movie night and panel discussion to
increase awareness of the importance of girls’ access to education.
Those who attended watched the movie “He Named Me Mahala.” The
movie is about Mahala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate. At the age of15, she was wounded by Taliban gunmen. She is
an educational activist in Pakistan and campaigner for the worldwide
rights of children.
Scouting provides youth with a sense that they are important
as individuals while promoting activities that lead to personal
responsibility and high self-esteem. As a result, when hard
decisions have to be made, peer pressure can be resisted and the
right choices can be made.
Scouting provides a rewarding experience for boys ages 5 to 21.
Scouting through the local Packs and Troops teach outdoor and
life skills which help our youth Be Prepared. Your area is serviced
by the BSA Sam Houston Area Counsel - Copperhead District
which includes 23 Cub Scout Packs (boys 5 to 10 years old), 13
Troops (boys from 11 to 18 years old) and 10 Venturing units
(boys and girls from 14 to 21).
Our Units typically meet weekly.
Many of our units are supported by the local Elementary Schools
including: Birkes, Copeland, Duryea, Fiest, Hemmingway,
Holmsley, Horne, Jowell, Lowery, Metcalf, Owens, Postma,
Robinson, Sheridan, Tipps, Walker and Wilson.
Other Community groups include: Autumn Creek Baptist Church,
Beck and Masten Automotive, Cornerstone United Methodist
Church, Copperfield Church, Crossbridge Church, Cy-Fair Kiwanis
Club, Deerfield Village HOA, LDS Bear Creek and Copperfield
Wards, Middlegate Village HOA, Peace Community Church,
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and Thornton Middle
School.
Junior troop 113035 worked on their Simple Meals Badge at HEB. They
cooked eggs and prepared lunch and a desert. They also learned about
basic kitchen safety and preparing healthy meals.
Girl Scouting is open to all girls ages 5 (must be in kindergarten) through
18, who are willing to accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girls may
join at any age and no previous Scouting experience is required.
Copper Creek Meadows Community serves girls in the residence areas
for the elementary schools listed below, as well as the corresponding
middle and high schools. Home schooled and private school
students are always welcome. Our elementary schools are: Birkes,
Fiest, Hairgrove, Horne, Kirk, Lee, Lieder, Lowery, Metcalf, Owens,
Tipps, Wilson, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Texas Christian School and
Christian Life Center. For more information on Copper Creek Meadows
Community, please contact coppercreekmeadowsgirlscouts@gmail.
com. The website for Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is www.gssjc.
org. The Council phone number is 713-292-0300. Girl Scouts builds
girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a
better place.
BOY SCOUTS
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - COPPERHEAD DISTRICT
For 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values
found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values are just
as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in
1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence,
ethics, leadership skills, outdoor skills and citizenship skills that
influence their adult lives.
The Boy Scouts of America provides youth
with programs and activities that allow them to:
• Try new things.
• Provide service to others.
• Build self-confidence.
• Reinforce ethical standards.
Please contact Brendan Cronin, Copperhead District Executive
(713-756-3383 or email brendan.cronin@scouting.org) or to go
www.copperhead.shac.org to find join a Scouting unit near you.
BOY SCOUT TROOP 61
Young men between the ages of 11-18 are encouraged to visit Boy
Scout Troop 61 at 7:00 PM Wednesday nights at Peace Community
Church, 5151 Addicks Satsuma Road, Houston, Texas, 77084.
They will get a hands-on experience of what Scouting has to offer
and have the opportunity to visit with the Scouts and their adult
leaders to learn more about the things the troop has done during
meetings and activities.
Scouting activities include camping, fishing, archery, rifle/
shotgun shooting, hiking, first aid, wilderness survival,
community service, citizenship, swimming, leadership, whitewater
rafting and much more. Troop 61 camps each month and
has a group that goes to High Adventure Camp and to Merit
Badge Camps each summer.
Boy Scout Troop 61 meets from 7:00 to 8:00 PM every Wednesday
in the Activity Room at Peace Community Church. Contact Mike
Viator with Troop 61 if your son is interested in joining a local Boy
Scout Troop. Cell: 713-253-8465, mike.viator@comcast.net.
BOY SCOUT TROOP 573
Boy Scouts of America Troop 573 is chartered through Christ
the Redeemer Catholic Church and meets every Wednesday at
7:30 PM in the Church Community Center at 11507 Huffmeister
Rd. Guests are always welcome to visit and attend our Troop
Meetings.
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most
prominent values-based youth development organizations. The
BSA provides a program for young people that builds character,
trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship
and develops personal fitness. Troop 573 is lead by our Youth
26 Twin Lakes News | March 2017