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First United Methodist Church of Groves, Texas
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In 1984 the pack was chartered by the Taft Elementary PTA. In 1988, the PTA dropped us because of the Boy Scout policy over the Gay Rights issue, youth protection training, and background checks. This was not a local PTA policy, but was recommended by the National PTA. Rawline Judice was president of the Taft PTA at that time. Most local PTAs dropped the chartering of scout units, with the exception of Ridgewood Elementary in Port Neches. Pack 119 is still chartered by them. For the next year, we still met at Taft Elementary and we rechartered as Taft Parents Group. In 1989, Mike LeBoeuf became Cub Master even though his son was in his last year of Cub Scouts. He was working for Park Place Hospital, and got them to become the charter organization for the Pack. They opened their facility to hold our Pack Meetings. During this time, the dens were meeting at the Den Leaders' homes. Sometime later, Pack 287 was chartered at the First Assembly of God Church on the corner of Main and Hwy 73 in Groves. Harry Leverett was the first Cub Master there. Harry and his wife Cyndy were both active with the Pack. About 1995, Johnny Hunt (Erney John Hunt), became the Cub Master. Johnny is the son of Erney Hunt's (Scoutmaster of Troop 86). That is when the charter was moved to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves. The dens than began to meet at the church. While Johnny was Cub Master, he changed the numerical designation from 287 to 86, and Pack 287 ceased to exist. |