Pack Notes - September 19th 2017

Post date: Sep 23, 2017 1:48:2 PM

Pack 89 Families,

Hope you all enjoyed your Popcorn, now you can tell everyone how good it is. Remember next week we are meeting at Berea Christian Church, details below.

1) Pack Show & Sell #3! (24 September) Navy Exchange for our third Show & Sell (9 am – 4 pm).

2) Pack Meeting! (26 September) 6:30 pm! NEW INFO! We are meeting at Berea Christian Church, just down the street (4109 Driver Ln, Suffolk, VA 23435). Please look at the attached map for parking. Full Class A uniform (no hats) and best scout behavior…

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

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

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

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

7) Beech Grove Mulching Party! (14 October) NEW INFO! 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!

8) Pack 89 Family Campout! (14-15 October) NEW INFO! 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.

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