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Scouting Day At The Youth Center
The George Merrick Foundation
in association with
The City of Coral Gables,
The War Memorial Youth Center
The Boy Scouts of the South Florida Council
and Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida

presents

"Scouting Day"

Saturday, March 22, 2003
at the Coral Gables Youth Center
University Drive at LeJeune Road
2pm to 8 pm, plus sleep-over camp out

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Scout Out Scouting

Everyone is Invited!
Parents and Kids: join boy scouts and girl scouts in your neighborhood for a day of fun and games and discover the adventure of scouting.

Activities A number of boy scout and girl scout troops, cub packs, venture posts and explorers will be showing examples of the activities they partcipate in and skills they learn as scouts. There will be plenty of games and fun things to do for boys and girls of all ages, including chariot races, archery competition, knot tieing, signal towers and rope bridges, push carts, outdoor cooking, camp fire skits and songs and a special flag retirement ceremony.

Explorer scouts with the fire department will be demonstrating fire safety. Venture Crews will be onhand to explain about their high-adventure co-ed programs for teens and young adults.

Learn to Scuba Dive FREE with Crew 7's Discover SCUBA for 14 years and older.

Meet Sebastian The Ibis from University of Miami from 5 to 6pm.
Sleep-Over
Camp Out		 All scouts are invited to stay for the Sleep-Over Camp Out Saturday evening at the Youth Center. Scouts with tents will camp on the field, while others with sleeping bags can join the sleep-over inside the gym.
Everyone
is Invited		 See for yourself how much fun the adventure of scouting can be. Bring your brothers and sisters, your parents and your friends to the Coral Gables Youth Center on Scouting Day from 2 - 8pm.
Meet The
Scouts		 Meet the Girl Scouts,
including Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadets and Seniors

Meet the Cub Scouts,
including Tigers, Bears, Wolves and Webelos

Meet the Boy Scouts,
including Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle Scouts

Meet the Outdoor Venture Crews
with boys and girls ages 14 to 21

Meet the Police, Fire and Paramedic Explorer Posts in our community
Scouting Groups: Please contact Mr. Kim Plank
to pre-register: rsvp@georgemerrick.org
Each scouting group is presenting an activity that represents
the fun and excitement of scouting. Here are some highlights.

camp gadgets
push carts races and chariot races
dutch oven pizza and signal towers
land skis
model rockets
water balloon catapult, archery demonstration
Pinewood Derby races
1st aid demonstration
Pioneer Alter
Rocket Derby
outdoor cooking demonstration
classic car with auto mechanic demonstration
gateway builders
flag retirement ceremony

 In addition to the myriad activities our groups are planning to showcase
in their field camps, we have a number of special events that will take place
in the center ring. Here is a sample schedule, subject to change.

Saturday
2:00 - opening ceremony; boy scout and girl scout color guards
2:30 - Fire Engine Ladder Demo
3:00 - Fire Engine Pumper Demo (kids squirt water)
3:30 - Semiphore Flag Signaling Demonstration
3:45 - Bike Medics Demo
4:00 - Police K-9 Demonstration, CPR and First Aid Demo
4:30 - Indian Hand Wrestling
5:30 - 6:30 dinner (camp cooking or concession stand)
6:30 - Campfire show: Indian Drum and Dance Team, Skits
7:30 - Flag Retirement Ceremony: a very special event - don't miss it!
8:00 - End of Scouting Day for the Public; scouts camp on field or in gym
10:00 - lights out!

Sunday Morning
8:00 - rise and shine, pancake breakfast begins
9:00 - Scout's Own Service
9:30 - load-out begins, trailers on field
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Coral Gables, FL 33134

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