Founded in 1982, Boy Scout Troop 500 is sponsored by St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church. The troop is part of Diamondback District of the Alamo Area Council.

Troop 500 is a boy-led troop. We normally meet (Troop Meeting) three Tuesdays every month at the old Knights' Hall (Building 3) at St. Mark's at 7 p.m. Normally there is no Troop Meeting on the second Tuesday of the month. Our Troop Committee Meetings are held at St. Marks Community Center Rosary Room at 7-9pm.

We try to campout every month, and usually end up camping about 8 times a year, in addition to summer camp. We also have Popcorn, Poinsettia, and Taco breakfast fundraisers.

Since 2000, twelve Troop 500 Scouts have earned the highest rank in Scouting, Eagle Scout.

Congrats to Patrick Whitley III, John O'Dowd, Andres O'Neal, Simon Ponder, Karl Kridner, Mark Rayfield, Jr, Roberto "Paco" Aguirre, Matt Walior, Robbie Rayfield, Jonathan Aguirre, Andrew Soliz, and David Barrera. 

Upcoming 2012 Events:

MONTH	TROOP MTGS	COMMITTEE	DIAMONDBACK DISTRICT ROUND TABLE	CAMPOUTS	EVENTS	TRAINING/OTHER
JANUARY	3rd 17th 24th 31st	18th	5th *please note new time/location see below		1/8 - TACO BREAKFAST 7am-1pm Gym in CC Click for Taco Breakfast SOP document Click for St Marks Map
FEBURARY	7th 21st 28th	15th	2nd	24-26 Guadalupe State Park	2/5 Scout Sunday Noon Mass at St Marks 2/12 - TACO BREAKFAST 7am-1pm Gym in CC Click for Taco Breakfast SOP document Click for St Marks Map	9th Feb BS Ldr Specifics P1; 23rd Feb BS Ldr Specifics P2 OUTDOOR LEADER SKILL/TRAINING at McGimsey Scout Park 24-25th Feb See bottom for contact info
MARCH	6th 20th 27th	21st	1st

Scout Meetings are held at Scout Hut (Brotherhood) 7-9pm.
Troop Committee Meetings are held at St. Marks Community Center Rosary Room at 7-9pm.
*Diamondback District Round Table Meetings are held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 6:45pm.
Diamondback District Eagle Boards of Review/Concept Approval are held at Coker Church at 7pm on the 2nd Mon of the month.
- POC Joel Albert - (210) 342-7710

ALAMO COUNCIL TRAINING LINK:
http://www.alamoarea-boyscouts.org/programs/training.htm

ALAMO AREA COUNCIL Training Contact info:
John Smith 945-2231:
Dwayne Cloar 341-8611 Ext 142;

Diamondback District Training Contact info:
Diana Rhodes
Julie Heitzman

Camp outs and Activities:
We normally attend Winter Camp, Summer Camp, and send a contingent to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico every two years.  We also try to go on camp outs an average of once a month.  Some local parks that we've gone to include:  Choke Canyon, Canyon Lake, Enchanted Rock, Guadalupe, Lost Maples, Blanco, Goose Island, Palmetto, Big Bend, and Ink's Lake.

Click on link for Park Locations near San Antonio, Texas.

We've attended Winter/Summer Camps and Freeze-o-Rees at Bear Creek, Camp Bullis, and Lost Pines.

Other activities we participate in are fundraiser's:  Taco Breakfasts, Poinsettia and Popcorn Sales.

Meetings:
We normally meet (Troop Meeting) three Tuesdays every month at the Brotherhood Room (Old Knights' Hall) at St. Mark's at 7 PM.  We normally do not meet on the second Tuesday of the month.  We have a Troop Committee Meeting once a month at St Mark's in the Healing Room on the third Wednesday at 7 PM.

Other Scout Units sponsored by St. Mark's :

• Cub Scout Pack 500 (Boys, 1st-5th Grade in the Hardy Oaks Elementary area)
• Cub Scout Pack 657 (Boys, 1st-5th Grade in the Wetmore Elementary area)

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