As time passed very few boys out of the 33 young men we have were going to achieve the goal. Some tried to catch up but fell behind quickly and lost all hope. It turned out that only 8 finally qualified for the prize at the end. Which was fine, as you'll see.
As the date of August 1st approached, we were notified that BOTH of the boats we had lined up were out of commission. One guy sold his boat and the other busted his transmission 6 days before we were to leave. So the Yuba reservations went unused.
We gathered the young men together the Sunday before our Super Activity to tell them the bad news. There would be no Yuba. "HOWEVER", we told them, " we have another option that you might like." We told them that, if they approved, we would take them to Seven Peaks water park in Provo all day Friday. Then we'd have a BBQ/Fireside Friday night and follow that up on Saturday morning with some water skiing at Jordanelle Reservoir, courtesy of my boss.
They were SO stoked. And this was the result:
Some very happy young men!
Next week: Scout camp.
1 comment:
Something those boys will never forget--and a valuable lesson in self discipline along the way. Good job, leaders!
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