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Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities

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Youth members have two final opportunities to perform service this season for St. James.

Sat, June 1: St. James Work Party

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The congregation of St. James is holding a restoration/refurbishing work party. This is a chance for youth to earn 3 of the 4 hours of volunteering required for the season that’s about to end.

Gather at 10 am in the sanctuary and give us a hand in making our church more beautiful.

Thu, June 6: Women’s Meal

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Girls and women in the t/c are welcome to help with the women’s meal sponsored by St. James. We’ll be helping on Thursday, June 6, 4-6 pm. The meal is at Hope Fellowship Church (just down Beech street from St. James).

This counts as volunteer service to St. James. Anyone interested should contact Robin Bonner.

Gay Youth Approved at a National Level

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Michelle Holmes reports that the BSA national council has voted to allow gay youth to openly participate in scouting. This replaces an informal “don’t ask/don’t tell” policy that forced youth to conceal a central aspect of their identity.

The struggle is not over. National policy continues to forbid gay adults from serving as leaders. Advocates even now are vowing to continue to push for further reforms.

We of Troop/Crew 56 remain committed to a vision of 21st Century scouting that embraces all people, gay or straight, as youth and as leaders.

Read Michelle’s take on this historic vote here.

Cambridge Scouts Summit Mt. Baldy

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Ricky Millien, Beau Rideout, Jacob Klibaner, Josh Rice and Brian Zick

July 18, 2012.

Scouts from Cambridgeport’s BSA Venture Crew 56 reached the 12,441 foot summit of Mt. Baldy this week during their backpacking trip through the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Jacob Klibaner, Ricky Millien, Beau Rideout, Josh Rice and Brian Zick backpacked 80 miles over ten days through the 127,395 acre high adventure camp in northern New Mexico. Assistant Scoutmaster Britt Rideout and Venture Advisor Robin Bonner were the adult leaders for the trip.

Coverage in the Cambridge Chronicle

The scouts flew to Denver, Colorado on July 4th, spent their first night at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and camped the next night at Great Sand Dunes National Park before arriving at the Philmont base camp on July 6th. After orientation, and medical and pack checks they began their backpacking trip on July 7th. They returned to base camp On July 17th and flew home on July 18th, safe, sound and somewhat footsore.

Boots for Snowshoe Trip

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Dear Scouts,

If you’re going on the snowshoe trip next weekend (Fri. Jan. 13-Sun. Jan. 16), you will need winter boots with removable liners. If you don’t have boots like this, we can borrow them from the AMC office in Boston.

If you need to borrow boots for the trip, please be at the church on Tuesday at 3:45 pm. We’ll take the Red Line to the AMC office on Beacon Hill. We should be back about 5 pm.

If you need a ride from North or West Cambridge to the church, I can offer a ride from my house. (Not sure about a ride home, though.)

Please let me know if:

  1. You’ll be at the church at 3:45 on Tues.
  2. You need a ride to the church.
  3. You don’t need to borrow boots because you have boots of your own THAT HAVE REMOVABLE LINERS.OR
  4. You need to make additional arrangements.

Thanks.

YiS,

Robin Bonner <desert_mouse@verizon.net>

p.s. Peter Desnoyers comments, “Olympia Sports in Fresh Pond had boots that would work, for I think $35 or $40. They’re only in smaller sizes (I think 8 was the largest), and they’re pink and black.”