District Note: Prayers Answered 1 & 2 (Tuesday, February 19, 2008)
TO PIEDMONT DISTRICT SCOUTERS:
I just received the following note from Travis Gentry to share with you:
Thank you so much for the thoughts and prayers over the last month. The surgery I had last week was successful and I did not talk much for 5 days before and not at all for 7 days after. I got a call on Wednesday of this week letting me know that the polyp was benign and that I can start talking again. Your friendship means a lot to me, especially in times like these.
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Village Outdoor Shop will host the Trey Jones Gearhead Expo on Saturday March 1, 2008 from 10:00am- 4:00pm.
The event will be housed in the Cow Barn at Reynolda Village, building # 106 (formerly Rolly’s Great Kids). Weather permitting we will also use the front and rear lawns near our store.
Manufacturer’s sales representatives from Mountain Hard Wear, Sierra Designs, Deuter packs, MSR and Osprey packs will be in attendance to discuss their new spring 2008 product lines.
Technical apparel representatives from Ibex, Icebreaker, Smartwool and Darn Tough socks will also be present. Keen, Lowa boots, Native Eyewear and Snow Peak round out the line up.
25% of Village Outdoor sales that day will go to fund needs-based scholarships to Philmont Scout Reservation in New Mexico.
*All proceeds from raffles of equipment and apparel will go to the fund.
Donations to the Winston-Salem Foundation toward the endowment will also be accepted.
Some background on the name of the event:
The scholarships are in honor of Trey Jones who was a local Scout in BSA Troop 934 at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. Trey was on staff at Philmont Scout Ranch for three summers. Trey was director of the Philmont ROCS (Roving Outdoor Conservation School) Program. Tragically, Trey died in an auto accident two years ago. His mother, Jan Jones, approached me soon after we opened Village Outdoor and asked if we would help in acquiring needed equipment for boys to attend Philmont. Later, she and several of her close friends came up with the idea for this Expo. Trey was the ultimate Gearhead. I met Trey soon after he started in Boy Scouts. It was fun watching Trey’s interest and skills in the outdoors grow. Trey was a senior at NCSU at the time of his accident.
Jan Jones has begun a scholarship fund which is managed by the Winston-Salem Foundation. There are two scholarships; both are needs-based, then merit-based. One scholarship is for local Scouts who are members of Old Hickory Council in Winston-Salem, NC which serves the eight counties of northwest North Carolina. The second is a national scholarship for any Scout who resides in the United States. Jan’s goal is for Scouts to have a “mountaintop experience” that may otherwise be financially out of reach. She knows how important the Philmont experience was in Trey’s life. Proceeds from Village Outdoor sales and products that will be raffled by the sales representatives will further endow the scholarships. Glenna and I are honored that Jan has asked us to help with this event.
Thank you for considering supporting the Trey Jones Gearhead Expo. We hope that you will put it on your calendar and make your friends aware of the event. Please forward this email where you feel it is appropriate.
Sincerely,
Don and Glenna Wright
Village Outdoor Shop, Inc.
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Keith Huffstetler
Piedmont District Commissioner
Piedmont District of the Old Hickory Council
(336) 773-2274
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