On Thursday, February 5th,  member Ben Chiochon spoke to us about the Boy Scouts of America.   Ben serves in the Raccoon River Valley District, which includes western Polk County, Dallas and Guthrie County.    Some of their programs include Exploring Programs and Venturing Programs – which are all about adventure.    In 2014, the boy scouts of the Raccoon River Valley District volunteered over a total of 25,000 hours of service.

Also, on February 5th, we enjoyed a visit from Luisa Calado Almendra.    She was our incoming exchange student for the 2010-2011 school year.   She is originally from Brazil and she lives back there now.   It was great to see her back in the club.