Happy Thanksgiving

We would like to wish the entire Cub Scout Pack 155 family a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday.  Throughout the course of our lives it is often far easier to ask for favors than it is to give thanks.  When times are dark we often neglect the good we have to be thankful for.  This day was set aside so that we may reflect on all of the good bestowed upon our lives, because even in the darkest hour there is that ray of light to be thankful for despite it always being overlooked.

On this day of prayer and reflection, we can look to the words of George Washington as he makes the first official proclamation of Thanksgiving to a fledgeling nation. [Read more…]

Scouting For Food 2011

Today Troop/Pack/Crew 155 did our part in the Boy Scouts of America’s Scouting for Food tradition. Scouting for Food is the nation’s largest one day food drive.  We proudly netted 1,836 food items weighing in at 2,949 lbs. To put that into another perspective that is a mere 51 pounds shy of 1.5 tons of food that we collected and dropped off at a local food bank this weekend. [Read more…]

Firehouse 2011 – Success

Tonight was a fun night at the firehouse.  The cub scouts and their siblings got to explore 2 fire engines and an ambulance/fire rescue vehicle.  They got a crash course in fire safety both in prevention and what to do in the event up.  Then the firemen gave them all coloring books.  It was a fun night had by all.

The assignment the kids took from this is to do the fire safety worksheet given out to them last week, especially the part where they count the number of fire detectors in their homes.  The fire department will assist the families who do not have enough working detectors in their homes by coming out and installing new detectors for you.

Any parents that took pictures should email me the pictures and we will start a gallery on the site.

Remember we meet up at 9am on Saturday for our Scouting For Food bag collection and then we will immediately take the canned goods to the food bank.

Scouting for Food 2011 Part 1

Thanks to all who came out and assisted with our bag distribution this past Saturday.  We were able to get all of the bags out in a short period of time and the kids had fun getting them out.

Scouting for Food not only benefits the community and teaches the kids how to be a member of the community that others can be thankful for, but it also helps them with achievements and electives in their books, as well as requirements for earning different belt loops and pins.

Don’t forget, tonight we will meet at the Firehouse.  Please  see the calendar for the details.

 

‘Scouting For Food’ covers the following;

  • Citizenship Belt Loop Requirement 3