Join us at the Katonah Memorial Park on Saturday, May 9 for a service project opportunity that will help benefit the community for years to come. The park needs help clearing the old ski tow path of brush. Meet at the tennis courts at 9:00am, bring gardening gloves or work gloves, wear high socks to protect against ticks. Work will continue until 3:00pm. Contribute as much time as you can. This is a great local service project, and will help contribute towards your required service hours.
On Thursday April 16, 2009, Troop 1 Katonah visited the Campfire Club of America at their private camp in Chappaqua, where we were taught about conservation and preservation of the world's wildlife. When we arrived, we were introduced to the two men in charge of the club. They told us a little bit about how the club was started back around the turn of the century. Among their famous charter members were Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Thompson Seton (the first Chief Scout), William Hornaday . The Campfire Club treated us to an amazing dinner which consisted of homemade burgers, hot dogs, french fries, and some deserts. After dinner, we walked around the lodge and observed the different trophy animals that were displayed all over the club. One room was dedicated to North America which consisted of examples of many animals from across the continent. In the other room, there many examples of wildlife from Africa. It was pretty cool. Who would have known there was that many animals in Afric...