Happy Fall Y’all!!  Tomorrow evening we will have Den Meetings in the basement of Mt Tabor UMC beginning at 7 pm.  (Except Lion Scouts, your next meeting is Oct 2.) You may want to arrive a little early if your scout has popcorn and/or money to report.  They should bring their forms to the Den’s table in the Youth Commons (The larger room that all our Den rooms are around.) and get their hand stamped.  We will go to our Den Rooms, then congregate for the last 10 minutes in the Youth Commons for results and prizes.  If your scout sold one item they will receive a treat as they leave.  I will have a list of those scouts who sold online also, so they should come to the Youth Commons to get their hand stamped for the prize as well.

We will have our sign-up table as well.  Tomorrow is the deadline for the Parent/Cub Camporee that will take place October 12 -14.  Please be sure to get signed up for this fun event!

Our Pack trip to the Greensboro Science Museum and Sky Wild Ropes Course has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 27th.  For those who have sports, we will have 2 options of times on the Sky Wild Ropes Course.  Either 10:30 am or 2:30 pm.  Please swing by the sign-up table to either confirm your tickets by adding the time you will attend, or add/delete your name.

We always have Pack t-shirts for sale for $10.  These are x-temp shirts and are very comfortable.  If you would like one, please just let me know what size so I can get it out for you.  We do still have some clearance shirts as well (while supplies last) Cotton is $3.00.  Dri-fit is $5.00.

                 Deadline: October 16

I hope you are all having a safe Friday.  I’m sure you all have correctly assumed that this weekend’s Pack Trip to the Greensboro Science Center and Skywild Ropes Course is being rescheduled.  I will update you with the date as soon as possible.  That will also allow us time to open the sign ups once again.  We are thinking of reserving a morning and an afternoon slot for the ropes course, so that those who are busy with sports in the morning could still participate.  Please let me know what you think.

Stay safe,

Hope

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We will have our Pack Open House tomorrow evening at 7pm.  We will have a sign-in sheet for all scouts and their friends, and they will earn tickets to enter a drawing for a prize.  Each scout will be given one ticket for wearing their uniform.  They will be given another ticket if they bring a friend.  They will write their names on the back of the ticket and drop them in a container.  The friend will also receive a ticket to go into a different container.  At the end of the night, three people from each container will win a prize.  (If your scout joined in the last month, their ticket will go into the “friends” container.  (We don’t necessarily expect them to have their uniforms yet.)

Everyone will report to the Family Life Center (big gym).  Mr. Mack Moore will welcome everyone and give a brief description of how the night will run before starting the games.  There will be free throw, freeze tag, four square, and some more great games led by our dens and their leaders.  The adults of new scouts and/or potential scouts can leave their boys playing games while they report to the Asplaugh Worship Center for an overview and a question and answer session.

Our sign-ups will be at the table.  We do have 2 deadlines tomorrow evening.  First is the USS Yorktown.  Second is the Greensboro Science Center and/or Sky Wild Ropes Course.  If you would like to attend either of these, please be sure you visit the sign up table.

We will NOT sell t-shirts tomorrow evening.  You may purchase them at any meeting normally.  Even if I don’t have them out, you may tell me what size you would like, and I will get it for you.  Tomorrow night will be too crazy to drag them all out.  Thanks for your understanding.

Just a friendly reminder, we will have den meetings tonight at 7pm in the basement of Mt Tabor UMC.  Please park in front of the church building and walk down the driveway to the far right when looking at the building.  The Scout Entrance is below the metal stairway.  We will have signs and try to have someone directing.  If you are new to scouting or to our Pack and have not gotten a Welcome Packet yet, please see Hope at the table in the hallway.

If you are in need of Pack Number patches, we have the “934” patch as one, so that you do not have to sew each number individually.  They are $4.00 each and will be at the sign-up table also.

We are now signing up for Parent/Cub Camping which will take place October 12-14th.  The cost is $15 per Cub Scout and $30 per adult.  Lions (Kindergarten) may come for Saturday only.  The cost per Lion Cub and one parent is $20.  Each will get a t-shirt and a patch for attending.  Lions and their adult partners will need to bring a picnic lunch.  Archery and sling shot will be open to all.  BB guns will be open to Tiger Scouts and older.  We arrive between 5 – 8 PM Friday the 12th and depart from Camp Raven Knob after breakfast Sunday.

  

Pack Trip to Greensboro Science Museum and/or Sky Wild Ropes Course – Deadline August 31st (Sept 4th for new Scout families)

Wake Forest Football Scout NIght   Deadline September 18th

Parent/Cub Camporee  Deadline September 25th

USS Yorktown  Deadline September 4th

I hope everyone had a great summer.  My house can’t believe it’s over and another school and scout year is upon us.  We are all geared up and ready for lots of exciting adventures this year!

 We’ll start with our Movie and Ice Cream Night tomorrow evening, Saturday, August 25th beginning at 6 PM.  We will be in the Fellowship Hall (Dining area) of Mt. Tabor UMC.  I will have Paw prints up to guide those who are new and any special guests we have from School Open Houses.  This is a bring a friend event.  Current scouts please wear your Class B t-shirts.  (Any scout shirt will do, if you have one.)  Parents will be completing or updating your scout’s paperwork, so please see me during the movie to ensure we have the most current information.

If you know anyone who would like to join our pack, we are always welcoming new scouts!  You can refer them to BeAScout.org to fill out a youth application.  We will also have that website pulled up at our meetings for new scout applications.

We have new Pack T-shirts available for $10.00 with our newest den of Lions included.  They are moisture-wicking and very soft.  I will have them in the Welcome Center tomorrow and at the sign up table thereafter.  Our old cotton shirts are on clearance for $3.00 and our previous dry-fit shirts will be available (until supplies run out) for $5.00.

We have several sign-ups that will need timely attention:

•  Pack Trip to Greensboro Science Museum and/or Sky Wild Ropes Course 

When:  Saturday, September 15th, 9:30 AM  Deadline August 31st (Sept 4th                               deadline for new scouts)

                  Where:  4301 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro  27455

                  Who:  Scouts, Friends, Family

                  Cost: Two Options:

                  Science Museum ONLY tickets $11.50 per persons 2 years and up.

                  Sky Wild Ropes Course AND Science Museum $35 per person. Must be 8 years                    of  age and under 251 lbs to participate in ropes course.  Must have 1 adult for                            2 children minimum.

• Wake Forest Football Scout NIght 

When:  Saturday, September 29th, time TBD.  Deadline: September 18th

                  Where: BB&T Field 499 Deacon Blvd, Winston Salem

                  Who:  Scouts, Friends, Families

                  Cost:  $15.00 per person (parking is additional can be up to $20)

                   WFU vs. Rice

• USS Yorktown 

When:  November 2-4  Deadline: September 4th  (New Scouts, I will try to extend                       deadline as Patriots Point allows.)

                   Where:  40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt. Pleasant, SC  29464

                   Who:  Scouts, Families,* Siblings 6 years and older

                   Cost $101 per person

                   Program includes:  2 nights stay aboard the USS Yorktown, food Saturday,                                   breakfast Sunday, Virtual Reality Space Mission program, and a Tour of the                                 Harbors (this may change to a Tour of Ft. Sumter)

                   *If you were intending to sign up last year, but did not, you may sign up and pay by                       the 4th.  If you did not complete the payment lat spring, we need it by the 4th.  If                         you are new and would like to sign up, please come find Hope.  This trip is                                   planned to take place every other year due to cost.

                  ** You will need November 2nd off work in order to attend this trip.  It takes 4.5                         to 5 hours travel time and we MUST arrive and assemble to enter  the ship                                   together.

Please know that we would like for every scout to be afforded the opportunity to participate in the activities of the pack, if you have financial hardships, please speak with Mack Moore, Chris Hull or myself.  It will be kept strictly confidential.  If you can not find an opportunity to catch us alone during meetings, please feel free to call.  My number is always included on the emails.

Reminders :

08/25/18  Movie and Ice Cream Night 6 PM (Fellowship Hall)

08/28/18  Den Meeting 7 PM (basement)

09/04/18  Pack Open House (Upstairs) Bring a Friend

09/11/18  No Scouts (Leader’s Meeting)

09/15/18  Pack Trip Greensboro Science Museum and Sky Wild 9:30 AM

09/18/18  Popcorn Kick-off 7 PM (Asplaugh Worship Center)

09/25/18  Den Meeting 7 PM (basement) No Pack Mtg due to Popcorn Kick-off

09/25/18  WFU Football Scout Night

10/02/18  Den Meeting 7 PM (basement)

10/09/18  No Scouts (Leader’s Meeting)

10/12-14  Parent/Cub Camporee (Camp Raven Knob)

10/16/18  Den Meeting (basement)

10/23/18  Pack Meeting 7 PM (Asplaugh Worship Center)

10/23/18  Popcorn Sales Due

10/30/18  No Scouts (WS/FCS Closed to students)

I look forward to seeing everyone,

Hope Pirtle

Pack 934 Secretary

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Most of you already have the date, but for those of you who have forgotten or have joined us, our Pack Movie Night will be Saturday, August 25th at 6 PM in the Mt Tabor UMC Fellowship Hall.  Please send me a little note if your family plans to attend and how many, so we will have an idea how much ice cream to purchase. (You may email or text) This is also an invite a friend event.

I am asking parents to please see me to update your scout’s forms during the movie.  We can make a copy of any new insurance cards if you will bring them as well.

We hope to see you there,

Hope

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I am excited to say, it’s Resident Camp time again!  We received our campsite assignment and we are in Kit Carson.  (For those who went last year, it’s the same campsite!)  For those who have not been before, the campsite has Adirondack cabins.  (They are cabins without doors.)  You will want to bring a tarp to cover the entry.  The nails are already in place.   No tents or air mattresses needed (unless your child will not sleep with the other scouts in their cabin).  There will be 6 mattresses in each of the 6 cabins.  Resident Camp can be very hot, you may want to bring sheets and a thin blanket instead of a sleeping bag.

Check-in (can be very confusing, please read) – Please arrive at the campsite between 1:00 and 1:30 pm, Wednesday.  We are NOT to be at the campsite before 1:00 this year.  You will see signs to go to other locations for check-in, that is for the Pack Leader, please go straight to Kit Carson (see the above map, when you enter Camp, stay to the right) and wait for further instructions for pack check-in.  (Which we will do together once everyone has arrived.  The address at Raven Knob is 266 Raven Knob Rd, Mount Airy, NC 27030 and the camp phone number is (336) 352-4307.

Good Tuesday  Everyone,

Here we are at the last den meeting before our scouts rank up.  I can’t believe how fast this season has gone!  We will meet in the basement as normal.  (I heard tale that the Wolves are meeting at the greenway across from Jefferson Elementary School for a Nature walk.)  We look forward to seeing everyone else tonight.

We are still signing up for the Spring Family Camping that will take place this weekend.  (Yes, we are aware of the forecast and will be monitoring it closely.)  If you missed out on signing up for Resident Camp, we can still slide you in there tonight.

Our 2018-2019 Planning Meeting will be June 5th.  If you are not a current leader, but would like to attend to help us discuss plans for the coming season, please let me know as quickly as possible.  We welcome all who want to join.  We do have dinner catered at 6pm, meeting begins soon thereafter and goes until, we have our plans.  (Couple hours.)  Leaders, also please RSVP with me.

Please note that Rank Advancement will be next Tuesday evening at 6pm, in the sanctuary. All scouts should wear Class A Uniforms to this event.  They will be bridging over to their next rank and receiving their badges earned, as well as receiving their next neckerchief, slide, and book.  This should be an exciting night!  We will have a reception immediately following in the Fellowship Hall.

Please don’t forget to make those final Yorktown and/or Resident Camp payments tonight.  There will be NO payments taken next week.

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had as much fun at the Pack Hike as Peyton and I did!  It was a beautiful day, and even though I didn’t get to hike personally, I know Peyton thoroughly enjoyed it and I enjoyed the beauty of the area and the fellowship with everyone during lunch.  Thank you all for being my family away from family.

Our April Pack meeting is tomorrow evening in the Family Life Center (gym) at 7 pm.  The Bear den is in charge of setup, so Bear parents, please try to get them there by 6:45 to get the room ready.

The Tiger den will perform the flag ceremony, the Wolf den will have the candles, and the Webelos will be performing a skit for this last Pack meeting of the year.  Yes, you read that right, it is the LAST Pack meeting before the summer break.  My, how the year has flown!

For anyone who missed the Resident Camp sign-up, good news, you have ONE MORE chance.  We can still take anyone who wants to get in on the Wednesday – Saturday camp.  Please consider doing this.  The boys have a great time, but they also get a jump on their next rank.  They complete some of their rising rank electives and/or requirements while at camp.  It is always an exciting few days!  You will make so many great memories!  Even mom’s can go.  (We get a cabin or tent all to ourselves ladies!)  It’s one of my favorite events.  If money is a factor, please call either Mack, Chris, or myself, we’re happy to help.

The Bear Carnival and Invite a Friend Night will be May 1st.  All den’s should come and participate in the fun and games.  We will have Sno Cones and Popcorn in exchange for the tickets earned at each game station.  Scouts will also earn a ticket just for coming and another for bringing a friend.  (Their friend will get tickets as well.)

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday.  I missed seeing a lot of you last night since I was helping my son’s den with the upcoming Bear Carnival and we had so many dens meeting in alternate locations and at alternate times.  The details for the Pack Hike which is taking place Saturday, April 21st are below.

Location & Time:

§  The hike is planned to take place at Hanging Rock State Park.

§  The address is 1700 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC 27106-7417.

§  The Visitor Center phone number is 336-593-8480.

§  You can visit the Website: https://www.ncparks.gov/hanging-rock-state-park .

§  You can click here to view a map of the park.

Timing:

§  Please arrive at 12:30 pm.

§  We will meet in front of the visitor’s center.

§  Please check in with Hope or the Leader with the clipboard, as we have the event list of participants. If your schedule changes and you are not coming or you run into travel issues and will be late, please contact Hope at 615-516-8922 as cell reception allows. We will be looking  for you if you are on the sign up list.

§  You may leave anytime after the cookout.

Plan:

§  The park rangers will have a presentation for the scouts at 1:00 pm in front of the visitor center. The presentation will last about 30 minutes.

§  The hike will begin around 1:40 pm. We will be hiking in one big group made up of smaller groups based on den.

§  We will hike the Hanging Rock Trail (1.3 miles).

§  The trail is wide and has a gravel surface for most of its length, but becomes more narrow and rocky near the top. This trail, although short, is rated “more difficult” since it climbs steeply and has some obstacles.

§  Parents: to ensure everyone’s safety, please stay with your children at all times (unless you have arranged for another able adult to accompany them). This is a “must” since the terrain can be treacherous.  We request that your child be within arms length of you.

§  Please check in with Hope (or the Leader with the clipboard) once you are off the trail. If you don’t check in, we will assume you are still on the trail and if we can not locate you within a reasonable amount of time,

we will begin combing the trail with the Ranger looking for you and your family.

§  At present, we are planning to have dinner served at the picnic tables past the Visitor’s Center, if that changes we ill let everyone know.

 

What to bring:

§  Please wear class B uniform (cub scout t-shirt) for this event.

§  Please bring a side dish to go with hot dogs and chili if your last name                      starts with A – G.  If your last name begins with letters H – Z, please bring                a dessert.

§  Wear sunscreen

§  Bring a light jacket or rain poncho for weather

§  Bring a reusable water bottle for the hike

Cookout

§  We are fortunate to have Mack Moore organizing the cookout. We will be having hotdogs grilled at the picnic area along with chili for the hotdogs!  We will have bottled waters to drink. (I may also bring some lemonade.)

I look forward to seeing you there,

Hope 

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