Haitian Orphan Supplies Needed

Collection now through February 13, 2010

South Florida Council is partnering with the AFL-CIO, who is supporting Haitian orphans coming into the United States. According to Mike Dames of SFC BSA, We are coordinative with the South Florida AFL-CIO Longshoreman Teamsters to collect the following:
Tents
Diapers (any size)
Baby Bottles
Pacifiers
Wipes
Small Blankets
Sippy cups
Activity books with crayons
Pedialyte for young children

Please ensure these are all new, not used supplies. These donations will ship by container to Haiti.

Drop off locations:
South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
15255 N.W. 82nd Ave.
Miami Lakes, FL 33016

Drop off hours at SFC: Mon. - Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm and Sat. from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Drop off suppulies in back of Scout office, in the parking lot.

Troop 457 can also drop off donations at Brian and Beth Grant's house.
16081 S.W. 86th Ave.
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
305-235-5359 Home
786-245-6080/6070 Cell

The Grant's will then drop off the donations at SFC.

Joseph C's Eagle Project

My project was held on October 10th 2009 at the Possible Dream Foundation in Miami. This foundation has a house at 9880, 140th Street in Miami, where children with disabilities live. The main aspect of the project was to paint the exterior of the house and do landscaping work. Volunteers primed and painted the exterior which was 1,000 sq ft. We also landscaped the surrounding area, by first removing the weeds and debris, then covering the grounds with mulch. The concrete walkway was pressure cleaned. The project was a huge success; the work done made a great impact on the house overall.
Special thanks to: Mr. Burg for being the first person at the project, and the last one to leave and who worked tirelessly. Mrs. Renee Yousefi for helping me through all the stages of my project. Mr. De Aguiar and Mr. Schwartz for hauling the mulch to the project. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Lancaster for being in charge of painting. Mr. Thompson for working on the project despite his injured leg. And of course, all the volunteers who made this project possible.

Mason S's Eagle Scout Project

My project was constructing a 140ft French Drain, refurbishing and painting eight benches, constructing, painting and installing five shed doors, landscaping, weeding, mulching, then finally hauling the debris to the dump. We successfully completed my project.
Thanks to everyone who participated and worked so hard for me in order to complete my Eagle Scout Service Project. I had 86 people who signed in and a total of 323 man hours, at the project. I’d especially like to thank…. Mr. Burg for leading the French drain part of my project, setting up and bringing all the T457 equipment. Mr. Lancaster for leading the painting portion of the project. Mr. Cooper for installing the shed doors along with Mr. Adamson and Mr. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Chakko for landscaping. Mr. De Aguiar for picking up the mulch and taking a load to the dump. Mr. Jenson, Mrs. Hunter, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Poppe, Mr. Hanson and Mr. Vandenberg for working so hard on the French drain. Mr. Howard for bringing his trailer to the project and letting us use it for the day. Mr. Brown for taking two trailer loads to the dump and returning the trailer to Mr. Howard. The Drozdowicz family, and a special thanks to Mrs. Yousefi for their hard work. Thanks again, Mason

T457 Scout Leadership Training

New Leaders, New Rules

On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, our Troop leaders had a small meeting that resulted in a few big changes. Present were all patrol leaders, a handful of adult leaders, and all of the new Board Leaders. The meeting took place in the main gathering room of the Troop’s church.

Many things were discussed, but the most important one was the installment of the Troop’s new chain of command. As we all know, before this new chain of command, getting things from the Troop’s trailer was a nightmare. You had to locate the Troop’s quartermaster yourself, and most of the time you never really knew where they were. Now, with this improved way of communication, we can get what your patrol needs much faster and more efficiently.

In addition, new Board Leaders have been officially given their new responsibilities which they must fulfill in order to receive credit for their rank. Now we may be able to tell the difference between a Scribe and a Historian.

Thank you Pete Burg, Tim Brown and Dave Ziska for organizing this event.

Old Cutler Historical Night Owl Hike

Thank you Jack Tuckfield for organizing this event.