Pack 89 Notes - September 26, 2017

Post date: Oct 02, 2017 8:14:6 PM

Pack 89 Families,

Wow! Was that a lot of awards or what? You guys crushed it this Summer! How did everyone like Berea for the Pack meeting? I think it worked pretty well. We are turning the corner into October and there is a lot going on, let’s take a look. . .

1) Pack Show & Sells Nos. 4 & 5 (30 Sept and 1 Oct) Another chance to sell some popcorn at Lowes on the weekend!

2) Den Meeting #3! (3 October) Hopefully the Dens are starting to get into a rhythm as you all work on your adventures.

3) Pack Show & Sell #6! (8 October) Navy Exchange for our sixth Show & Sell (9 am – 4 pm).

4) Den Meeting #4! (10 October) All of the Dens should be rolling now.

5) Beech Grove Mulching Party! (14 October) Beech Grove is having a clean-up day to get the Church ready for Driver Days on Oct. 14. This is a great opportunity to give back to our host Church and let them know we all really appreciate their support. Scouts should come out in their Class B tees and clothes that parent’s don’t mind getting grubby and help us spread some beautiful new mulch. We’ll do some weeding and general clean-up too. Many hands make light work – and the kids really have fun with it. The whole family is invited and if you can only come by for a part of the time that is fine (remember that at least one parent must stay with their scout). If you have rakes, wheelbarrows, shovels or pitchforks, please bring them along. Start time is 8:00 am or as soon as you can get there after that! We are usually finished in in 2-3 hours. If you can make it, Beech Grove would love to see you!

6) Pack 89 Family Campout! (14-15 October) We’ll meet at Mattanock Town (1001 Pembroke Ln, Suffolk, VA 23432) for our first family camping event of the year. We try to time it so that the temperatures are still pleasant.

Ø Requirement: each rank has an outdoor requirement and in addition the Dens will work on some of their respective Rank adventures. So this is an important event. As cub camping is family camping, one adult needs to camp with each scout. The whole family can come, but doesn’t have to.

Ø Equipment: tent, nothing giant or expensive. A Coleman Sundome 3 works great, is durable, and is easy to get at Walmart, Target, or Amazon for under $50. Sleeping bags are great, but not necessarily required if you just have a couple warm blankets or a comforter (one to sleep on, one to sleep under). If you really want a sleeping bag, for cub camping a decent 40° bag off the rack is perfectly fine and a fleece wrap is usually just as good. Pillow, flashlight, extra batteries, toiletries, and clothes. Good to go. As you and your scout grow in camping proficiency, you may add to your equipment list, but the basics stay the same.

Ø Meals: the leaders will provide the meals. We do this so the scouts can concentrate on learning basic skills. At the Webelos level they will start cooking themselves. We’d love for you adults to lend a hand if you can though (really).

Ø Facilities: There is an indoor men’s and women’s bathroom. Bring TP just in case.

Ø Help: we want this, and all camping events, to be fun for the scout and as stress free for you as we can make it. If it wasn’t fun, we’d have stopped doing it too. If you have any issues, feel free to let us know, we’ll do what we can to help.

7) Den Meeting #5! (17 October) Keep working on your Achievements.

8) Pack Committee Meeting! (19 October) NEW INFO! Interested in the direction the Pack is going? Have some ideas you’d like to offer? Want to step up and help more? Come hang out with us at the Pack Committee Meeting at 7 pm at Beech Grove. We’d love to hear what you have to say – and get you in khaki...

9) Driver Days Parade! (21 October) NEW INFO! How about the chance to march in a parade and be the center of attention? Well, have we got a deal for you! Come help Driver celebrate being Driver and march with us through cheering crowds of your friends and relatives. Sign-ups will be out soon and all you have to wear is your Class A uniform and a big smile. We usually gather at the church and walk over to the staging area, and w a i t … But it is worth it, just be patient.

10) Pack Show & Sell #7! (21 October) NEW INFO! Yes this is the same day as the Driver’s Day Parade, but you are already in your uniform so why not sell some popcorn!

11) Webelos Scout Skills Campout! (Oct 21-22) NEW INFO! What, even more activity this weekend? You bet. You have heard about this generally from Cubmaster Ward before about the Pack’s Webelos. We are very active in getting them ready to merge seamlessly into a Troop as they complete their Webelos years. Knowing how to camp and function as a Patrol makes all the difference when the boys bridge up. They know what to do and how to act with the older Boy Scouts and generally have a very shallow learning curve when they bridge. This campout is the start of that process for the Web Is and something of a progress check for the Web IIs. It’s local, it’s great fun, and it’s also where they decide their patrol name and earn their patrol patch. Set the weekend aside to come camp with your scout.

12) Pack Show & Sell #8! (22 October) NEW INFO! Our last show and sell of the season, make it count!