MIDDLETOWN ? Middletown Luncheon Club heard from representatives of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts clubs of America during its monthly event Wednesday at the Middletown United Methodist Church. Michelle Meese and Tom McVay spoke about the organizations respectively.
The presentations were preceded by several community announcements. The United Methodist Church will host is Harvest Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in Middletown.
The event will include family fun and entertainment.
Bobbi Wright announced that the Christmas in Middletown celebration will be held Dec. 12. The event offers opportunities for non-profit fundraising activities as well as opportunities for retail vendors.
Wright said that organizers are currently seeking carolers who would like to volunteer their time to this holiday event. For more information contact Bobbi Wright at 245-8212.
Meese said that Girl Scouts are in their 97th year. “We are quickly catching up with the Boy Scouts who will be celebrating a birthday here pretty soon,” she said.
Girl Scouts of Northern California, which serves the Lake County area up to the Oregon border, currently has 55,000 girls participating. Meese said there are more than 400 registered in Lake County and more than 100 registered adult volunteers. The organization serves girls in grades kindergarten through 12th.
“It”s more than just going to meetings and earning badges,” Meese said.
“We are teaching them leadership and self-confidence. We value diversity in the Girl Scouts so everybody is welcome.” For more information on Girl Scout opportunities, call Michelle Meese at 279-4689. “We know Girl Scouts turns women into good leaders,” Meese said.
Scout Master Tom McVay provided a slide show presentation of Boy Scouts and Troop No. 315 activities. “Building Citizens in the Great Outdoors” highlighted Boy Scouts activities, advancement requirements and the Boys Scouts decree. McVay explained what is expected of a scout from the importance instilled in “God and Country” to the Boy Scouts motto to always be prepared. Boy Scouts engage in a variety of activities from community service projects to camping and hiking in the woods. “We go to Boggs Mountain. Sometimes we go to the coast. We go to Bloody Rock in the Mendocino Forest right here in Lake County. We go to lots of locations,” he said. “They put up their own tents. Cook their own food and clean-up after themselves and leave no trace.”
McVay said some scouts have even engaged in rescue and emergency response operations.
“From time to time, scouts have an opportunity to use their training,” he said. For more information regarding local Boys Scouts opportunities contact Tom McVay at 987-9781.
Contact Denise Rockenstein at drockenstein@clearlakeobserver.com or call her directly at 994-6444, ext. 11.
