Dear Friends,

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  For those who made it to Scout Sunday , thank you so much!  I would like to thank all of those who attended and especially our Ushers and Readers, Kyle Hart and Myles Marion did a great job on their readings, they are to be commended!  We have a lot of information to cover, so please bear with me as I cover all our upcoming events with descriptions for those who may be newer.

Dens will meet tomorrow evening at 7 PM in the basement of Mt. Tabor.   Our Lion den (K) will be meeting at Mt Tabor this week also.  Our Wolf Den (That would be 1st grade) will be meeting at Fire Station #18, at 1505 N. Peace Haven Rd.

It is Recharter time!  The Scouting calendar runs from April – March every year, so we need everyone to sign up again, or at least let us know if your scout intends to stay in scouting.  We must have this information by the end of February.  You will need to come to the sign up table and pay the yearly charter fee of $45.  If you have questions or concerns, please see Chris Hull or myself, we’ll be happy to help.

Pinewood Derby is fast approaching!  If there is anyone who has not received their car kit, please let me know.  We will have weigh-in Friday, Feb 15th from 6 – 8 PM in the Family Life Center (big Gym).  If your scout will be racing, you don’t sign up, but you MUST bring their car for weigh-in during that time frame.  (You may just drop in with the car whenever is convenient for you within the 2 hour period.)  The cars will be impounded, so that no one touches them overnight, and we will race Sat, Feb. 16th.  I will make every effort to send out the racing times for each den, this week.  For those who have never participated in Pinewood Derby, we race others in the same den, the top 3 racers win for their den.  (They will receive a pin for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.)  We end with a race for the Pack winners by racing the top 3 in every den.  (So if your scout is in the top 3, they will return to race in the Finals.)  Every den will also have a Coolest Car winner (voted on by each scout in their den).   The trophies for the Pack winners and the Coolest Car Plaques will be awarded during our Annual Blue and Gold Banquet.  Please use this link for the rules.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!  Your presence is requested on Friday, March 1st at our annual Blue and Gold Banquet.  This special event is a night to remember.  The whole pack is invited to celebrate Scouting’s Birthday!  The Webelos II will have their Arrow of Light Ceremony at 5:45 PM followed by the Bridging to Boy Scouts Ceremony at 6:30.  (Webelos I will be posting the colors for the events and assisting with serving dinner.) All other dens should arrive at 6:45 PM for dinner at 7.  We will have a Scout themed dessert decorating contest for any who would like to participate.  We will also hand out trophies and plaques for Pinewood Derby Pack winners and the Coolest Car from each den!  Birthday cake will be served.  We’ll have special guests from the council.  It’s a time to celebrate and show our appreciation to those volunteers whom will be moving on and celebrate with the new Boy Scouts!!  RSVPs are at the sign-up table!  If you have any questions, please reach out to me.  If you have photos of the scouts to share, please share them at this link.

If you are a Webelos II Family, you may quit reading now, the remaining events will happen after you have moved up….

Kaleideum North Camp-In will happen Friday, March 15th.  Check-In is 5:45 PM.  The cost of this event is $40 per Scout (Tiger – Webelos) and $15 per adult.  Sorry, Lions, you can look forward to it next year.  This year Kaleideum has moved back to den specific programs as follows:

• Tiger Cubs will find their “inner actor” during our Tiger Theatre.
• Wolves will get down and dirty as we go Digging in the Past.
• Bears will perform several explorations into Robotics.
• Webelos will explore all things cool as we go Into the Woods.

Kaleideum North Camp-in participants receive an evening snack, all workshop materials, admission to all event activities and programs, breakfast the next morning, and a Kaleideum patch (youth only).  It is always a super fun event and it’s really cool to sleep in the museum!  

I know that was a lot of information.  If you made it this far, thank you for taking time out to read this long email and congratulations, you’re almost done!  If you have any questions, comments, concerns, please see me at the sign-up table.  Everyone have a great evening!