One of Our Environmental Projects!

Group Bottle Drive

March 20, 2008 - Gord Welling

Each year, our Group sets a goal to conduct an environment project. This year we ran two bottles drives and used the funds to offset costs of our recent Tyrell Museum Trip.

Families of Beavers and Cubs that were booked to participate in the Tytell Museum Trip ran two bottle drives (Dec 15th, 2007 and Jan 5th, 2008).

We all gathered at the Muriel Martin Elementary School parking lot at 9:00 am to get our assigned areas. Armed with garbage bags and youth, parents then spread out to collect bottles from local households. Some parents collected 6 car loads of bottles.

Our thanks go to the households of Lacombe Park, Lacombe Park Estates, North Ridge, and Deer Ridge who generously donated their bottles. In a few instances, parents were able to fill an entire car from a single family's donation.

Sorting the loot !

Bottles were collected and returned to the Muriel Martin Elementary School parking lot, where we had set up a collection and sorting point. We stopped collecting bottles at noon, and it took an additional two hours to sort all of the collected bottles.

Parents, youth and leaders all chipped in to get the sorting done as quickly as possible and we had a lot of fun in the process.

Thanks Go To ..

Thanks must be extended to Scouters Jennifer Smith (Wed Beavers) and Gerhard Beckmann (Mon Cubs) who organized this event. Scouter Jennifer manned and supervised our bottle collection and sorting point. Scouter Gerhard transported most of the loads of sorted bottled to the depot and he organized getting the large sorting bags from the depot so we could run a collection and sorting station.

Finally, thanks must go to all the parents who donated their time, vehicles and fuel to run the beavers and cubs around our neighborhoods to collect the bottles.

Badge Work

Any Cubs who participated in this bottle drive completed item 3.d. of their Recycling Badge. Parents are asked to ensure this activity is recorded in Cub Handbooks.

About the author

Scouter Gord Welling (Rikki) is our Group Administrator and is a Leader with our Monday "Falcon" Cub Pack. He previously served as a Scouter with Wednesday Night Beavers for four years. Gord is also the webmaster for our website and the Buffalo Plains Area website. He has a passion for the outdoors and photography and enjoys taking youngsters out on hikes and camping trips to explore nature.

Other Cub Stories

• Family Skiing Trip at Tawatinaw Valley - Details about the trip - Revised January 16, 2008
• Cubs Start the Year - With a Campfire - October 12, 2007
• Hiking River Lot 56 Trails - A fun evening in the woods - July 19, 2007
• Cubs Gone Fishing - A not so tall fishing tale - June 5, 2007
• Camp Maskepetoon a Big Hit - Meeting the challenge to have fun - May 18, 2007

Additional Information About Beavers & Cubs

• Welcome to 2nd St. Albert Scout Group
• Beaver Program
• Tuesday Night Beaver Colony
• Wednesday Night Beaver Colony
• Cub Program
• Monday Night Cubs (Falcon Pack)