Pinewood Derby

Last week was the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby! Well done to everybody involved!

Spring Gulch Ward Boy Scouts

In honor of September 11th and Patriot Day, the Boy Scouts from the Spring Gulch Ward helped with a flag ceremony at Coyote Creek Elementary.

Here's a video that explains more of what these wonderful young men did:

Cub Scout Day Camp!

As anybody who has ever worked in Boy Scouts knows, Cub Scout Day Camp is a lot of fun, and a lot of work! Thankfully, we are blessed with dedicated, creative, and hard working leaders who committed themselves to providing our boys with a wonderful cub scout experience. Thank you to all of those who helped out!!!

Here are a few pictures from the week. If you have any more you would like to share, please e-mail them to HighlandsRanchMormons@gmail.com

 One day the leaders faced a huge dilemma: A thunderstorm. Being the resilient and flexible leaders that they are, however, they moved day camp indoors and continued as planned!

Food Drive Success!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the Hunger Stops Here Community Food Drive!

Some of our boy scouts from the Spring Gulch Ward helped to organize and deliver the food- thank you for all of your help and support! Ethan- a young man in the SG Ward- went above and beyond- making and distributing flyers to all his neighbors and collecting food from them to earn a merit badge. What a great example for all of us!!!!

Eagle Project

Ethan M. from the Westridge Ward recently completed his Eagle Project and was awarded his Eagle. Congratulations!!!

Here are some pictures from his project, where he organized and helped to paint four-squares and hop scotches for the playground of a local elementary school :

Daniels Park Celebrates FIVE Eagle Scouts!

Daniels Park recently had the priviledge of honoring five young men as they earned their Eagle Scout Awards! Congratulations to these fine young men! Here is what these young men did in order to receive this great honor:

Brady P.

Brady P.’s Eagle Project involved creating 65 blankets for children in need.  Brady worked with managers of the Ronald McDonald House.  The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver provides a home away from home for families of children being treated at area hospitals.  The blankets will provide warmth and comfort for families as they wait for their children to return to good health.

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Ethan L.

Ethan L.’s Eagle Project involved a landscaping project for Redstone Elementary Garden.  His project included designing the flower beds, researching plants that would be strong in Colorado's climate, securing donations and executing his design.  On the work days, Ethan lead a group of volunteers through several jobs.  These included tilling the ground, installing edging, planting of shrubs and flowers and mulching the beds.  

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Cameron W.

Cameron W.’s Eagle Project included painting fencing around the gardens at Heritage Elementary, painting a chicken coop and chicken run at Heritage Elementary and constructing and painting new garden signs at Heritage Elementary.

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Spencer J.

Spencer J.’s Eagle Project involved building a Chicken Run for Heritage Elementary School.  In 2013 Heritage Elementary’s “Farm Committee” (which was a group of 5^th grade students and their Health Teacher) had a goal to raise chickens in their School’s community garden.  To help fulfill this goal, Spencer designed and constructed a chicken run which today supports 12 chickens.

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Jake H.

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(From Left:  Cameron W., Ethan L., Jake H., Brady P. and Spencer J.)

Once again, congratulations!!! Thank you for sharing your accomplishment with us, and being such good examples in our community!