Good evening Parents,

I hope everyone had a fun filled weekend.  We were out delivering popcorn this weekend and talking with the neighbors.  Wasn’t it fantastic fall weather, perfect for outdoor activities?

Many have asked when the boys will receive their prizes for selling popcorn.  Those will be handed out at the Airbound Trampoline Party.  We will also be handing out Pinewood Derby Car Kits that same night!

We will have den meetings tomorrow night, Tuesday at 7pm in the basement of Mt. Tabor UMC.  (Walk down the driveway to the far right of the building to the Scout Entrance under the metal staircase.) Room assignments are as follows:

                      Webelos II – 120 (Boy Scout Room)

January 10th – Leader’s Meeting (No scout meetings)

January 17th – God & Me Class 6:00 – 7:00 pm

January 17th – Den Meetings 7:00 pm

January 24th – God & Me 6:00 – 7:00 pm

January 24th – Pack Meeting 7:00 pm

January 31st – Den Meeting 7:00pm

I hope to see you all tomorrow,

Hope

Dear Friends,

Our popcorn is sorted and ready for pick up at Northwest Baptist Church.  407 Petree Rd.  Directly across from Mt Tabor High School football field.  Please come to the side entrance, under the awning. We will be available until 7pm.

Thanks,

Hope Pirtle

Dear Friends,

Thank you to all of those who participated in the Yorktown trip.  A big “THANK YOU” to all those dad’s who suffered with no sleep!  Saturday was a fun filled day of very cool and historical tours!  It was an awesome learning experience.  I have never been a history buff, but this trip really piqued my interest.  It was also very eye opening to see how sailors of old lived, and to realize that their living quarters probably have not changed greatly today.  I have a renewed respect for all those who serve or served our country and those who have fought for our freedom.   I believe I speak for our pack when I say “THANK YOU” for your sacrifice and the sacrifice of your families so that we, as a country, can remain free.

Parents, we will send out an email and put it on the website once the popcorn is sorted and ready to be picked up.  Pick up will be open until 7:00pm. Since Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools will be closed Friday and we realize some people will go out of town for the 3 day weekend, we have extended our pick-up time.  If you can not get there by 7:00pm, please contact me to arrange storage and pick-up.

Hello Friends,

I hope everyone had a great weekend even if we needed a boat to get out of our homes this weekend.  I have seen a few pictures from some of our brave scouts enjoying their time at the WFU game Saturday evening!!  Hurricane Matthew didn’t stop them, and now they can say they went to a football game in a hurricane.  I see a great story for generations to come!

This week is our monthly Leader’s Meeting.  So enjoy your Tuesday night off parents.  You’ll need it for the upcoming weekend!

Don’t forget Parent/Son Camporee is this coming weekend.  I have sent out details to all those who signed up to attend.  If you did not get the email, and you are going, please let me know.

Hello Friends!

I hope everyone has had a fantastic week and is ready for a wonderful weekend.  I also hope everyone’s popcorn sales are exploding!  I can’t wait to get the latest update on how the pack is progressing next Tuesday night, at the end of our den meeting.

Speaking of den meetings.  Everyone will meet downstairs (at least to begin the meetings.) The room breakdown is as follows:

                      Webelos II – 120 (Boy Scout Room)

–Bear Den (3^rd Graders)– Attention Parents – We will be working on our Whittling Chip Requirement during our Den Meeting. Please ensure each Child has an attentive adult with them during this Den Meeting to help with this requirement. We will provide everything needed for the requirements so please do not bring pocket knives to the meeting. Parents – If you would like to present your son with a pocket knife we ask that you do this AFTER the Den Meeting at home and not at the Church. We have a large Den and safety is our top priority.  – Ty Brown

We would also like to encourage the Bear Den parents to please review the Whittling Chip information on the pack website.  Our goal is to have NO INJURIES while learning.  Please help us to meet this goal. 

We have two new event sign-ups so please see below for details and visit me at the sign-up table (in the hall) Tuesday evening. 

Event Sign-Ups

Wake Forest Football Scout Night– Saturday, October 8th.  (Deadline October 7th) Tickets are $15 per person and include admission to the football game, a Wake Forest Football scout patch, and a group photo on the field after the game. All scout groups in attendance will be recognized on our video board, and will be seated together for the game.

Airbound Trampoline Park-  Tuesday, December 6th.  (Deadline November 22nd) This is the only time the pack will get together in December.  We will have cake and 1 hour of jump fun. More details will be available at the sign-up table. 

 

Hello Everyone,

We are so thankful that the Webelos made it back from camp safely.  It sounds as if they had a wonderful time!  Played lots of games, enjoyed their Dutch oven cooking, saw lots of animals (exhibits, not in the camp parents).  They also got to play miniature golf and hear a book read around the campfire by none other than our very own Brad Wood!  The Webelos also were involved in some very moving patriotic ceremonies, such as retiring an American flag, Pledge of Allegiance, and singing God Bless America and the National Anthem.  Thank you to all the leader’s who instill and model these great values to our sons!

 I would like to thank everyone who came out to The Beanstalk Journey zip line course last weekend.  We had a great turn out and the course was a LOT of fun!!  I want to say a special thank you to those of you who had to wait so long to zip line.  We now know how to approach this kind of trip and what questions to ask in the future.  My apologies that it took so long but thank you all for being so very gracious about it.  I do hope that once you got up in the tree houses, it took the sting of waiting away some. You all deserve a gift.

Tuesday night, September 20th will be our regular den meeting night 7pm at Mt Tabor UMC.  Please remember to walk along the driveway at the right side of the building to the basement and enter through the Scout Entrance, which is under the metal staircase.  If you are new to scouting and have already purchased your child’s uniform shirt, please have them wear it.  If you do not have a uniform shirt yet, please come anyway.  It is not required they have it before attending.  If you need assistance securing a uniform shirt, please see me, one of your den leaders, or anyone you know helps lead.  We are happy to assist.

The den meetings will wrap up early (7:40), and we will all head to the Family Life Center Upstairs for our POPCORN KICK-OFF!!!!!  We are very excited about this year’s popcorn as it is how we discount so many of our activities, so lets all do our part and meet our goals!! 

Upcoming Dates:

Event Sign-Ups:

Dear Friends,

I just wanted to send a reminder (or make any new scouting parents aware), the pocket knives are optional and the scout must have his whittling certificate in order to carry his knife.  If you would like a refresher on t he policy or are a new parent please see this Whittling Chip link.

We also have the menu for Saturday:

I know the boys will have a great time!

Hope