Cub Scout Pack 1776 Mayfair Philadelphia
Philly Cub Scouts
Just a reminder that we will be having a parent meeting tonight and at least 1 representative from each family is required to attend. The meeting will begin gathering promptly at 6:45pm .
On a side note: If your child is a Bear or Webelos and has an appropriately sized folding knife, he may bring it tonight. However, since he has not earned his whittling chip yet, you will need to hold it for him and give it to one of the leaders to hold until he is ready for it.
We
would like to thank all of the parents and friends of Cub Scout Pack 155 for all of their support. Your time and efforts went a long way towards raising much needed funds to buy supplies for the packs future activities.
Certificates will be picked up and distributed to participating families on Monday the 20th and we will announce the totals at the upcoming parent meeting on February 27th.
It is time to start wrapping up those orders and make a mad dash to get as many more in as possible. Be sure to tell people these are great gift to give others, stocking stuffers at Christmas, they can be used at a later date and more….
All orders and monies are due Monday Feb 13th at the meeting. If you are unable to make the meeting, please have someone drop off your orders and money for you and be sure to have your child’s name on the order form.
The plan is to pick up the certificates that week and hand them out on Monday, February 20th at that night’s meeting and then you can distribute them to who you took the orders from.
Don’t forget that on Monday that Cub Scout pack 155 we will have an official Red Cross Instructor as a guest instructor offering two child oriented Red Cross First Aid courses for the Tiger Cubs, Wolf Cubs and Bear Cubs. These courses are First Aid for Children Today (FACT) and Basic Aid Training (BAT). These courses will help complete the requirements for the Emergency Preparedness Award as well as provide the boys with something more in depth and valuable than their book requirements.
The Webelos will get First Aid & CPR in a few months.
Parents: Please be sure that your boys bring their handbooks. Tomorrow is a great opportunity to go over what they have covered and what they still need to work on.
Boys: Please remember to bring your pocket first aid kits & a pencil.
I posted the photos I have from the Cub Scout Klondike Derby to our Facebook Page since the photo gallery on the site isn’t up and running yet. Right now it is just the photos I had and a couple from another parent. As other parents send me their photos, I will be sure to add them.
The boys had a blast and what you see here is only a fraction of the activities that were available for them to take part in. Of course Pack 155 had the most prominent pack flag out there, and the boys knew that it is actually an official flag of the United States and treated it with the respect any flag would treat the current U.S. flag with.
Great job guys!
We hope that everyone had an incredible Holiday Season. With the crazy amount of Christmas Cookies and New Years Snacks around, I am sure the little ones are abound with sugar induced energy while the rest of us feel like we are stuck in slow motion.
We start off the new year on January 9th and we have a few things going on this month that we want to give some advance notice on.
Rechartering
January is rechartering month for us. We need to recharter the pack and part of that requires that we have the remainder of the dues turned in. This is vital therefore all dues are required to be paid in full by January 16th. There are only a handful of people left who still owe dues and it would be ideal if we could have them on Monday the 9th, but January 16th is the absolute deadline and we will not accept checks post dated after that date.
Handbooks
The boys should have their handbooks by now and we would like for them to bring their books to all den meetings unless we are meeting somewhere other than the gym. That said, we would like to start off the new year by going through the boys handbooks and making sure everything is signed off that needs to be signed off. Please be sure that you bring the hand books on Monday January 9th. If you do not have a handbook, please talk to one of the leaders and we will see what we can do to assist you with tracking your son’s progress.
Cub Scout Klondike
The Cub Scout Klondike this year is going to be held on January 21st. Nancy will talk to the parents about the Klondike on Monday the 9th. There is not a whole lot of time to get ready for this but we need an accurate head count and will need to collect the cost of the Klondike right away.
Emergency Preparedness
This month we would like to hit on Emergency Preparedness again. At the end of the month, the Tigers, Wolves and Bears will be getting two American Red Cross training courses for free; First Aid for Children Today (FACT) and Basic Aid Training (BAT). While the Webelos are welcome to take these courses, we are planning to provide them with the official American Red Cross First Aid Training as well as CPR which will include the option to test for officially First Aid and CPR certifications. Volunteer Scouters are also welcome to earn the Emergency Preparedness Award. If as a leader, you are interested in what is required for you to earn the award contact Tom for information.
Fundraising
We are gearing up for our first fundraiser. We will be selling Krispy Kreme Donuts by the dozen in the form of certificates. The buyers get them cheaper than in store and the pack raises money at the same time. More on that soon.
Pinewood Derby
The Pinewood Derby will be coming up. At the next meeting lets discuss plans for the derby.
Trips, Outings and Camping
We have some ideas in mind but at this time let’s hear from you. Throw some suggestions our way for not just camping/overnighters but what about day trips that relate to what the boys need to work on? Any ideas?
Milk Caps
We are going to be doing some Holiday arts & crafts on Monday and milk caps from gallon jugs are required. Please bring as many milk caps as you can. After the meeting Monday, we will post what we worked on in case anyone is interested in doing the same at home.
Christmas Party
We ask that parents each bring a snack for the Christmas Party on December 19th. Gina Wilson and Karen Wonsor will be working on a list at Monday’s Den meeting.
Dues
All dues should be paid up to at least 50% by now with the remainder due next month. January will be a busy month as we will be rechartering, planning events for the remainder of the year, holding our Pinewood Derby and preparing for the Klondike Derby.
Oh and one more thing…
Don’t Forget Your Milkcaps!!!
Just a reminder that Saturday is Scout Day at The Franklin Institute.
THIS IS NOT A PACK EVENT!
I am posting this as a service to those who may find it interesting and wish to take advantage of what it has to offer as this is a great opportunity for your children to work on some of their requirements, electives and/or belt loops and pins. [Read more…]
Everyone, please be sure to have your handbooks tonight. It is essential that we review progress and sign off on steps that have been completed. Are your dues paid up? Please bring any outstanding dues payments tonight.
Dues
Dues allow the pack to function, dues allow us to register the boys with the Boy Scouts of America. We have several children who are not yet registered with the Boy Scouts of America and as such are not covered by our insurance policy. We are unable to allow your children to attend any pack outings that may be deemed a liability for insurance reasons. Please get your dues in. If you have any issues please contact me directly.
Sleepover
The sleepover Saturday night will be our first overnight trip as a pack. It is important that your children are as comfortable as possible. We will also be going for a mini hike during the evening and it will be cold so your children will need to be dressed appropriately. Below you will find a list of things that they should bring along with them. [Read more…]
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