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Pinewood Derby at Bob Burdette Center
Recently, Scouting America brought excitement and creativity to the Bob Burdette Center with a classic Pinewood Derby event. A Pinewood Derby is a racing competition where participants build small, gravity-powered cars from a block of pine wood, following specific size and weight guidelines. It’s a fun and educational tradition that encourages craftsmanship, problem-solving, and a little friendly comp Continue Reading »It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Dog!
Meeting Hercules
On August 7th, we had a very special guest come visit us. Hercules the airport dog came to visit us at the Bob Burdette Center. Hercules is a border collie who works as a wildlife patrol dog at the West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV. He and his partner in training, Ned, work together to protect the airstrip from other animals ... Continue Reading »Splash Day was a Home Run
This summer we got the opportunity to attend one of the Charleston Dirty Birds baseball games. Thanks to the generosity of Taylor Raab and Janney Montgomery Scott, our 3rd-5th graders attended Splash Day at the GoMart Ballpark on July 16th. Every kid also received a baseball and the opportunity to meet some of the players as well as get their baseball signed by those players.
Splash Day is an ... Continue Reading »