Pupukea Cleanup
May, 20, 2017
Hi Troop 75 Ohana,
I hope your all enjoying this gorgeous day in the 808! Love that cool breeze! The weather at Pupukea was OK. It rained on Friday night, but not before we had everything set up. It was hot and sunny on Saturday. Perfect for our Service Project. A short, but very productive and fun overnighter. A HUGE MAHALOS to all the Scout's and Parents who came out to help Ranger Matt cleanup in preparation for Summer Camp.
We we're grateful that the rain stopped for a little bit until we had our main tent and personal tents up. We had a nice Friday night dinner. It was a cozy evening, we all huddled under the main tent as the rain resumed. No Campfire. A typical Pupukea welcome! We did something different with the main tent. Rather than put up the EZ corner tents. We used 4 adjustable poles, a long branch for the center, and the big tarp. Only had to dry one tarp. Great idea Jeffrey Eshelman!
It was an early start for the Boy's on Saturday morning. We had breakfast and then cleaned up. We broke camp and packed everything back into the Trailer before the 9:00 a.m. Service Project. The Troop 75 Lumber and Demolition Co. we're open for business! Our job was to break down old Platforms. Pound down all the nails on the truck loads of scrap lumber. Then stack them neatly into a dumpster. We cleaned up debris. Everyone worked VERY hard! We broke for lunch at 11:30. And most of us had to leave because of the PC Graduation and prior Family obligations.
Our Scout's did an outstanding job! They worked their tails off! Without a single complaint. Thank You to all the Adults for your dedication and support! MAHALOS to our amazing Iron Chef Vernon Verzon. The food was so ono!! THANK YOU to our Tow Master Jeffrey Eshelman who towed the Trailer to and from. THANK YOU to the Masaki Ohana for bringing ice for the water cooler. Job well done to SPL Ian Eshelman! A special MAHALOS from Staff Member Lizzy, to Ian Eshelman, Rustin Kaestu and Alex Nagamine who stayed until the end. But all of our Boy's deserve kudos for their hard work! And I'm certain that Ranger Matt and his Staff are very appreciative, and very grateful for the Troop's hard work. The Troop was represented well! Good Job on your awesome team work Troop 75!
Aloha,
Mr. Al
