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Boy Scouts' Special Needs Division spends a day at Addicks
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In conjunction with the Galveston District, the
Special Needs Division of the Sam Houston Area Council of Boy Scouts spent
a day at the lake. Led by Shannon Harlin, director, and Richard Long, Project Manager of the Houston Project Office; Karl Brown, Operations manager; and assisted by Tom Israel, structural engineer; and Jose Castro, civil engineer, the group of nearly 75 students gathered on March 20 at a fish pond at the Addicks Reservoir for a fishing experience many of these students have never before had. The Special Needs Division of the Boy Scouts is made up of mentally and physically disabled students and behavior disorder students. |
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Scoutmasters for the Special Needs Division are teachers and scout parents and all activities take place during school hours. There are more than 7,217 scouts in the Special Needs Division of the Sam Houston Area Council. The 75 students from more than five schools arrived at Addicks around 10:00 a.m. Scoutmasters provided each scout with a bamboo fishing pole, hooks and lines. Worms were used for bait. But even with 75 lines in the water, only five fish, all perch, were caught. These were released back into the water after the middle school-aged expert fishermen decided they were too little. By the end of the excursion, at 1:00 p.m., the grand tally of "things caught" was five fish, two clams, and an unidentified critter with teeth. All of the participants had a great time; despite the lack of bites and the muggy weather, the day at the lake was hard to beat. |
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The Sam Houston Area Boy Scouts Council is one of
the largest of more than 337 Boy Scout Councils nationwide. It serves
160,000 youth in Harris and in the 20 surrounding counties on southeast
Texas. Within these counties there are 72 school districts. The membership is served by more than 30,000 volunteer adult leaders working in 21 geographic, community-related districts. |
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