Wednesday, October 14, 2009
SAIL - South Austin Inner Lights
The Pathfinders chose the new name for the Austin South Pathfinder Club - the South Austin Inner Lights - or SAIL for short. We have 17 members and 10 staff this year. The Girls unit voted to call themselves the Stars, the Boys unit has decided on the Anchors. The Pathfinder Club is open to young women and men between the ages of 10-16, with older teens given the opportunity to learn and apply leadership skills. Come join us Dec. 16, when we will have an open house Pathfinder Club meeting.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Outdoor Ethics
Which is worse: carving your name on a tree in a State Park or walking off the path? How long does it take for a plastic bottle to degrade? Why is is not a good idea to toss your apple core along the side of the path while hiking? Ask the Pathfinders! Throughout this year we will be studying outdoor ethics as part of our program. God gave the Garden of Eden to Adam and Eve to care for, and we too have a responsibility to the earth around us.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup
Pathfinders Participate in Community Service Project
by Mark Paden
On Sep. 13, 2009, over 1,100 volunteers gathered together to clean up Lake Travis at the 15th Annual Lake Travis Cleanup. Some came to SCUBA dive, while others came to pick up trash along the shoreline. We arrived at Carlos’ and Charlie’s at 6:45 a.m. to meet our Pathfinder Club along with all the other volunteers. We went with Tom’s dive shop volunteers and rode in one of the “Just for Fun” party boats that took us to an island dubbed “Rattlesnake” because of its reputation for there being a lot of rattlesnakes on that island (however there has not been a snake bite on that island for twenty years.)
When we arrived, we were each issued a bag and told to go pick up as much trash as we could. While we were busy picking up trash, others in our group donned SCUBA gear, and, after a short briefing plunged into the lake to pick up trash from along the bottom. When they came up, they brought with them five metal barrels, along over twenty bags of trash! The shoreline cleaners meanwhile, had had equally good success, and had picked up about twenty bags of trash as well.
After all of the divers were on board and all bags of trash had been picked up, the captain of the boat let the kids (and “older kids”) go off the slide that was on the end of the boat. Then we headed back to Carlos’ and Charlie’s for our “pay,” T-Shirts, a meal of burgers (veggie burgers for vegetarians), and chips. After we had eaten, we participated in a raffle to give away prizes to those who had participated in the lake cleanup. We all had lots of fun and I am sure that we will all want to participate in it again next year, at the “16th Annual Lake Travis Cleanup”!
by Mark Paden
When we arrived, we were each issued a bag and told to go pick up as much trash as we could. While we were busy picking up trash, others in our group donned SCUBA gear, and, after a short briefing plunged into the lake to pick up trash from along the bottom. When they came up, they brought with them five metal barrels, along over twenty bags of trash! The shoreline cleaners meanwhile, had had equally good success, and had picked up about twenty bags of trash as well.After all of the divers were on board and all bags of trash had been picked up, the captain of the boat let the kids (and “older kids”) go off the slide that was on the end of the boat. Then we headed back to Carlos’ and Charlie’s for our “pay,” T-Shirts, a meal of burgers (veggie burgers for vegetarians), and chips. After we had eaten, we participated in a raffle to give away prizes to those who had participated in the lake cleanup. We all had lots of fun and I am sure that we will all want to participate in it again next year, at the “16th Annual Lake Travis Cleanup”!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Bats!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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