Hello Again Friends,

I hope everyone had a great time at Kaleideum Friday night!  We will be having our den meetings this evening in the basement as normal.  The Webelos will be arriving early to work on their Iron Chef badge.  So if the food smells good, you’ll know with whom to make friends.

We have several new sign ups at the table:

Pack Hike is April 6th with a 12:30 pm arrival time at Hanging Rock State Park.  This is a free event for scouts and families, as well as your family dog if it’s great with people and likes to hike.  We do hike the Hanging Rock Trail which is 1.3 niles each way with a moderate difficulty level.  We will have dinner after the hike.  We will serve hot dogs and ask that you bring a side dish if your last name begins with A-O and a dessert if your last name begins with P-Z.  It is a great day of fellowship with each other!  The Deadline to sign up for this event is April 2.

Pack Spring Family Camping dates have changed to May 17 – 19  at Camp Raven Knob’s Kyle Johnson Shelter.  This event is free and open to the families of Pack 934.  Each den will be put in charge of a specific meal during the weekend (so your Leader may ask you to bring an item for the meal).  It is a great time for our pack to come together as a unit and the scouts always have a great time!

Scout Night at the DASH (sleepover)  May 31 at BB&T Ballpark.  This event is open to friends and families.  There is a pregame parade and the game starts at 7 pm.  There will be fireworks after the game.  They usually have a very light breakfast in the morning and we are off the field by 7am.  I believe all agree that it is a great time for everyone!  Tickets cost $16.00 each for sleepover, patch, and hat or $11 for tickets only.  The deadline for this event is (tentatively) April 30.

Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Raven Knob is June 12 – 15.  (Please note that is a Wed – Sat, and you WILL NEED OFF WORK to get there by noon Wed.)  The theme this year is Raven’s Zoo!  Resident camp is for Scouts who will be Tigers (after Advancement in May, so CURRENT Lions!) through Webelos and a parent or adult chaperone.  We would love for all of our scouts to get to attend camp as it is so good for the scouts!  They learn so much at this camp and work on requirements.  I can’t emphasize enough how important and good it is for our scouts to go on this event!  The pack helps subsidize your cost.  The Raven Knob cost to the pack is $140 per Scout and $75 per adult.  We are asking you to pay $75 per Scout and $45 per adult.  We can break this into two payments of $60 each.  1st payment is due by April 23 and the 2nd will be due May 14.  If you would like to purchase a group picture that is made when we check our group in, it will be $10 extra payable on either date.  T-shirts are included in the price.  Financial Assistance is available through the Old Hickory Council if it is needed, please see me at the table or email me to request a form.  It will be kept confindential.

Hello Friends,

I hope everyone had a great weekend and a marvelous Monday!  Thank you to everyone who participated, helped with, and came out to support the Pinewood Derby this weekend!  It was another successful event.

We will have our regular den meetings tomorrow evening at 7 PM.  Reminder, that once you get your child settled into his meeting, we would ask all parents to come to the Youth Commons (the big room in the middle of all the den rooms) for an informational and question/answer session on Family Scouting.  It will be held by our Committee Chair, Chris Hull and our new Cubmaster, Paul Young.

Blue & Gold Banquet – 7 PM, March 1 – Deadline Feb. 26

Kaleidium North Camp In – 5:45 PM, March 15 – Deadline Feb 26

RECHARTER – Deadline Feb 26

Hi Friends,

Please see the schedule below for Pinewood Derby race times for our pack.  We will be in the Family Life Center.  (Big Gym)

     Friday, Feb. 15    Weigh In 6 – 8 PM

     Saturday Feb 16 Race Schedule:

                            Den          Arrival time     Race Time

                            Lions        7:45  am           8:00 am

                            Tigers       8:30 am            8:45 am

                            Wolves     9:15 am            9:30 am

                            Bears       10:15 am          10:30 am

                            Web I       11:00 am           11:15 am

                            Web II      12:00 pm           12:15 pm

                            Finals       1:00 pm             1:15 pm

                            Leader/Parent/Sibling Race immediately following Finals!

Finals are for the top 3 racers in each den.  All are welcome to come watch the Finals of course!  We will have a snack bar run by one of the Boy Scouts from our Troop to earn money for his Eagle project.

Have a great night,

Hope

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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!

Dear Friends,

I hope everyone stays inside and keeps warm tonight while the cold winds once again blow.  Since the Pack meeting for tonight was cancelled, our next Pack function will be Scout Sunday, this Sunday February 3rd.  We will attend the Traditional Service in the Sanctuary, which begins at 11 AM.  We will meet in the Welcome Center at 10:30 so that we can get the flags ready and be ready to greet members and hand out Worship Guides.  If your scout would like to participate in the readings, or would like to help with the offering, please let me know as soon as possible.  (We need to let them know who is reading tomorrow.)  We also combine “Scouting for Food” with our Scout Sunday.  That means we will be collecting non-perishable food items church wide this Sunday.  There will be food collection bins in multiple areas around the building in which to drop donations.  If you have not signed up either via SignUpGenius or by Sign-up sheet last week and would like to attend, please send me a text or email telling me how many will be there.  The Scouts will get a patch for attending!  If your Scout completed the God & Me program in November, they will be recognized and receive their pins and Religious Knot badge there.

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!

Dear Families,

As you know, we follow the WS/FCS schedule when it comes to weather events.  Due to the possibility of ice, all activities have been cancelled for this evening.  That means no scouts tonight, January 29, 2019.  I will send updates a little later today, but wanted to get the word out as quickly as possible.

Please watch for the updates email this evening as we have Scout Sunday coming this Sunday and will need some volunteers.

Thanks,

Hope

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Good Tuesday afternoon,

I still have no internet at home, sorry for the late reminder.  Tonight is our Leader’s Meeting, no den meetings tonight.  If you are interested in joining our Committee, please feel free to join us in the Boy Scout Room (the corner room in the basement) at 7 PM tonight.

Thanks,

Hope

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Happy Monday Night Friends,

It feels like it has been a long time since I have sent updates.  I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!  I also hope that everyone that joined us for the Pack Lock-In had a great time.  I know Peyton and I enjoyed it very much.

We will have den meetings tomorrow, Tuesday, January 8th in our regular den rooms.  Scouts should wear their Class A uniforms unless otherwise instructed by their Leaders.

Wake Forest Basketball will have the annual Scout Night on Saturday, Jan. 26th at 4 PM.  This is a family and friends event.  The cost is $15 per person with a deadline of January 22nd.

Scout Sunday is also quickly approaching.  Please join is in congratulating those who completed God & Me this year and in thanking the congregation that sponsors and works so hard to supports us, by worshiping with us Sunday, February 3rd at the Traditional service in the Sanctuary at 11 AM.  We will conduct a flag ceremony, have a couple scouts participate in the service by reading scripture, and be recognized at this special service.    The congregation loves to see our scouts during this worship!  Lets have the biggest turn out ever to show our appreciation!  Also, on Scout Sunday, everyone is asked to bring non perishable food items for “Scouting for Food”.

Webelos if you are planning on attending the Webolos (rescheduled) Camping trip this Saturday – Sunday, please confirm on the sign-up sheet.  (Of course, this event is subject to changes due to weather…We will continue watching the forecast.)

The long awaited Parent/Cub refund finally hit our account!  The credit card payments after August 28th should have been credited back on December 29th.  If you did/do not see the credit, or if you believe you may have paid prior to Aug 28th, please come see me at the table so we can get it settled.  If you paid via cash or check, we are working diligently to get the checks ready and mailed to you.

Reminders :

Hi Friends,

Good afternoon!  We’re all geared up and ready for a wonderful time tonight at Rockin’ Jump at 7840 N Point Blvd,  Winston Salem.  If you do not have a waiver on file for everyone jumping, please go to  https://rockinjumpwinstonsalem.centeredgeonline.com/waivers to make the process easier and more efficient for everyone.  The party will begin at 6pm.  We’ll have an hour jump then have refreshments and a few additional popcorn awards from 7:15 – 7:45.  Every jumper MUST have Rockin’ Jump socks.  If you have a competitors socks, you may exchange them at the front for Rockin’ Jump socks.  If you do not want to exchange then please just leave them at home and get a new pair.  Siblings and parents are invited to jump as well, for the group price of $11 with socks $9 if you already have them.

We will have tables in the back of the facility as there is not enough space for all of us in the front.  If you still owe popcorn money, tonight is the FINAL night to turn it in, please come to the back and locate the collections table.

We will need some people to assist with the cake and water distribution while the boys are jumping, if you can help, please come see Mack, Chris, or myself.

We look forward to a fun filled night,

Hope

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