It’s so hard to believe it is August already.  I don’t know if everyone is having as much trouble with the time flying by as I am, but it feels like summer break just began.

We will have our annual Movie Night and Ice Cream Sundae time with a twist of Invite a Friend (or two or three) and parents can update/fill out information while the children are occupied with the movie.  That will be Saturday, August 26th at 6:00 pm, in the Fellowship Hall (dining area) at Mt. Tabor UMC.  Please just shoot me an email or text to let me know how many will be attending so we can have enough ice cream.  Also let me know if there are any allergies that would prevent your child from eating ice cream.  (I want to be sure to have enough alternatives for those who need it.)  Please make every attempt to join us.  I would like to get as many of the medical forms completed as possible on that night.  You can also go to this link at our Pack934.org website and complete Part A (1 page) and Part B (2 pages) of the health forms.  We all need to update them to ensure we have the correct information for this school year.

We will begin our den meetings on Tuesday, August 29th at 7pm.  We invite all dens, including our new Lions to come that night!  Parents of new Tigers and Lions (1st grade and Kindergarten) as well as the boys, will be learning how Cub Scouts works.  The Lion’s Guide, Mr. Trevor Seltzer and our wonderful Cub Master, Mr. Mack Moore, will be asking the parents of the Lions to make some suggestions regarding timing of the Lions meetings and such…

There are several dates in September that you may want to put on your calendar, in addition to our normal meetings.

                             Tuesday, Sept. 5th – Pack Open House 7pm (Fun and Games

                                                              led by our Webelos while Leaders and

                                                              Parents are talking.)

                             Saturday, Sept. 16th – Wake Forest Football, Scout Day 3:00                                                                      $15 each.  Deadline Sept. 6th

                             Tuesday, Sept. 19th – Den Meetings 7pm

                             Saturday, Sept. 23 – Pack Trip to Greensboro Science Center                                                                   9am (Details below) Deadline Sept. 6th

                             Tuesday, Sept. 26th – Pack Meeting 7pm / Popcorn Kick-off

The sign-up sheets for WFU Football and the Pack Trip will be available for at Movie Night.  Both of these events are open to families.  The WF game is open to friends as well.    Because the deadline for both of these events is so soon after we start back, I wanted to be sure I got the dates to you now.

The Pack Trip to Greensboro Science Center has a couple of options.  8 years of age and older may participate in the SkyWild Ropes Course.  (8 and 9 year olds MUST have an adult to participate with them.)  The cost for the ropes course and the Science Center is $35 each.  Anyone from 3-8 or anyone not participating in the course may purchase Science Center tickets for $11.50 each.  Children 2 and under are free.  We will meet beside the ticket window at 9am to enter together.

As most of you know, we sell popcorn as our BIG fundraising event.  (ONLY fundraiser for our pack for the last 2 years at least.)  While door-to-door popcorn sales start at the end of September, on-line popcorn sales usually begin the 1st of August.  (Yes, I’m a little late getting this to you.  Please forgive me.)  This is a great way to get popcorn to those who live out of town and not have to deliver it personally or ship it yourself.  If you created an on-line account last year, please use that account, but do go back and ensure the UNIT TYPE is correct.  It should say “Pack”.  Please click this link to see the special Online prizes and incentives as well as a video of how to set up your online account for those who are new or did not set one up last year.

I have updated the website at Pack934.org with the events through January for the upcoming season.  I will complete the remaining events shortly.  I just wanted to remind you all that the website is a great place to get information.  When it is time to think of work scheduling and your scout’s schedule, the website will have the information as up to date as we can keep it.

I also have a goal this year to utilize our facebook page to update you all as well as the group emails, so if you have a facebook account, please make sure you follow us.  (Only members can see our page and we have control over who our members are.)

If you made it to the end of this email, thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to learn what’s coming up in our scouting world!  I believe you should be up to date and well informed.  If you should have any questions, my number is below, you may call, text, email, facebook message, ect….

I look forward to seeing everyone soon,

Hope Pirtle

615-516-8922