Fay Watson

Although I was at Camp Karankawa this weekend, I wasn't there to help with this year's Northern Star District Cuboree.  Instead I was there with the NYLT Staff for our last Staff Development Weekend.  I had an opportunity to make some observations and to be impressed with the volunteer can do spirit of the adults of the Northern Star District.  Cuboree is a district level family camping, fun activity event for Cub Scouts.  With the first line of thunderstorms rumbling in late Friday afternoon, the weekend did not look very promising.  And indeed it rained, there was lightning and thunder all through the night Friday night and through the morning.  At noon the decision was made to suspend activities and let everyone go home.  There was more than one Boy Scout Troop that camped Friday night and were ready to host an activity for the Cub Scouts.  There were also Boy Scout Leaders and Boy Scouts who helped plan and run this event for the Cubs and their families.  Most of these leaders do not have Cub Scout aged boys anymore, they are just giving back to this program that gives so much to our young boys.  Two young men and their father volunteered to run the archery range.  They ended up hosting a pavilion full of cubs and adults that were sheltering in place. It is a testament to their love of the outdoors and the ideals of scouting that they came out, stayed and helped to make light of a bad weather situation.  These volunteers are my heroes.