Sunday, July 8, 2012

Join Pack 43 at the Scout Carnival!


Mark your calendars! The Threshers Boy Scout Carnival takes place on Saturday, July 14th at the Clearwater Threshers vs Ft Myers Twins baseball game at Bright House Field.

The entire concourse will be surrounded with activities, games, challenges, information, demonstrations and fun, fun, fun!

The carnival begins when the gates open at 5pm and continues until the fireworks are over at the end of the ballgame (around 9:15pm).

Be sure your scouts wear their uniforms to get these goodies*: Free patch, Free BSA Physical, Free guitar lesson, Free food from 5-8pm at Hot Corner Cafe. Cub Scouts in uniform who bring a Pinewood Derby car and sign up at main gate get to sing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at 7th inning stretch, shown on the big scoreboard.

Some of the fun activities that will be there include:

  • See Order of the Arrow Lodge Chief Jacob Fritz throw out the first pitch, flanked by his Vice-Chiefs, all decked out in ceremonial regalia
  • Try out the all new, newly invented Gator Bridge.
  • Test your balance skills on the Monkey Bridge.
  • Test you Pinewood Derby car on the track to race against your friends.
  • Race a Raingutter Regatta boat
  • Check out our Model Campsite and learn how to strum a chord around the campfire 
  • See a demonstration of how branding irons work 
  • Get a Shark-Do hair gel style 
  • Try out a Space Derby Race 
  • Learn or show off your knot tying skills 
  • Stroll into a Dance Zumba Class
  • Draw sharks and scouting symbols on a big mural 
  • Win a prize for completing a stamp pad booklet(by visiting each exhibit) 
  • See three showcased Eagle Scout Projects 
  • Get latest leader training opportunities list of dates 
  • Participate in Hula Hoop games 
  • Show off your throwing accuracy at the Corn Hole game 
  • Visit the Patch Trader Tables
  • Take aim at the Shooting Sports Area
  • Buy Camp Cards!
Tickets are $14 at the door, which includes the all you can eat food if your scout is in uniform. Seats will be unassigned, so we can all sit together once we get inside.
*some restrictions apply, subject to availability