February Urban Hands: Boy Scout Troop #407 Teaches City Gate Kids Camping and Outdoor Skills
Hailing from Richmond, VA, five members of Boy Scout Troop #407 with their leader, Mr. David Miller, and adult volunteer Keith Morauske, came Friday, February 9th to help with the after-school program and demonstrate some fundamental camping and outdoor skills to City Gate children and youth. After a visit to Arlington Cemetery, scouts arrived at the Johenning Center to set up four stations of activities for our after-school participants. The first station taught basic first aid principles, the second involved proper use of a compass, the third demonstrated how to set up and take down and tent, and the forth was crafting a ball using carefully cut paper. Groups of kids rotated through the stations, and learned quite a bit about surviving the outdoors. Later the scouts and adults volunteers shared a table at dinner with our youth, followed by some amazing footwork as the scouts showed off their soccer skills!
Thanks Ruben, Miguel, Brandon, Luis, Ramon, and David! You did a great job!
Scouts demonstrate how to pitch a tent (left), then our youth try their hand at it (right)
Kids learn how to use a compass (left). Moshay and Monay, who are twins, face North and South (right)
Troop leader Mr. David Miller instructs kids on making paper balls (left), while LaShae applies pressure to a "wound" on Brandon's arm (right).
What can we say, the tent was a hit!
Everyone enjoyed a dinner of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans.
Thanks Scout Troop #407!