The Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Albany is pleased to announce the 2009 Saint George Trek, a national
High Adventure leadership program for older Catholic Boy Scouts
and Venture Crew members at Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New
Mexico from July 21, 2009 through August 5, 2009. Philmont Scout Ranch, the Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure
base, challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square
miles of rugged wilderness. The program is open to Boy Scouts and
Venture Crew members (boys and girls) who will be 15 years old by
July 21, 2009 and in High School in fall 2009. Girls in Venturing
are encouraged to apply, and an all girl crew is planned for 2009.
Two Scouts or Venturers will be selected from the Diocese of Albany
and provided full scholarships to cover registration fees and transportation. Click here for an application form.
Designed to develop organizational and relational skills for leadership
as well as nourishing the scout's spirituality, the program will
bring Catholic high school youth from around the country together
with selected priests, religious, and seminarians for eleven days
of backpacking on the trail including three days of intensive leadership
training at a backcountry camp.
The 2009 Saint George Trek begins on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. There the participants get acquainted, train, have fun
and pray. Then it's off to Philmont, where they will hike the Sangre
de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains. While hiking, they will
experience a program that is designed to encourage the integration
of morality, values, spirituality, faith and scripture in their
lives as Christian leaders. Before returning home on August 5, 2009,
they will be asked to commit themselves to bring home what they
have learned to their respective dioceses and become effective peer
leaders and role models for their fellow scouts. Click here for the trek itinerary.
For more information, contact Rick Touchette at scouting@rcda.org or
(518) 432-4953.
