Cub Scout Pack 454, April 2006 Newsletter

Hello All-

Sorry I am a bit late on getting this newsletter out.

Good Luck to Ian Conaty and Chris Waldo as they race in the North Florida Council Pinewood Derby at Scout Blast on April 22.

Here is what is on for April.

April Pack Meeting- April Pack meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at 7 PM at Talbot in the cafeteria. We will be building with kits courtesy of Lowes. If you have a small hammer you can bring please bring it, as we have only a dozen or so to go around.

Scout Blast Coupons- We will be selling the Scout Blast coupons once again at the April Pack Meeting. This year the coupon books includes coupons to McDonalds (free sundae), Schlotzsky's (free kids meal), Hardees, Blockbuster (free kids rental), and Gator's Dockside (free kids meal), among others. The coupon books sell for $2 each with the pack receiving 50 cents of each sale. The remainder goes to assist special needs scouts in their scouting experience.

Scout Blast- Scout Blast on Saturday, April 22 in Jacksonville at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center (13611 Normandy Blvd.) This big action-packed Scout Show will include dozens of hands-on displays, static displays, parades and demonstrations. More than 10,000 people attended last years event and witnessed Scouting at its best! This is also the location for the Council Pinewood Derby.

Gator's Dockside Breakfast Fundraiser- Our Breakfast Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 8-11 am at Gator's Dockside in Plaza Royale on Newberry Road. The breakfast includes 2 pancakes, scrambled eggs, two strips of bacon and orange juice, milk or coffee. Tickets are $5 each. Den leaders have handed out ten tickets for each boy to sell. All money and stubs for tickets sold, and unsold tickets should be turned in to your den leader. Den leaders must turn in all of the above no later than Tuesday, April 18. We need to turn in our total numbers to Gator's Dockside on Wednesday, April 19. The Webelos dens are participating as servers the day of the breakfast, in addition to selling tickets. We have parents volunteering to help with the kitchen duties of cooking, washing dishes, set up and clean up. Last year we raised over $1500, lets see what we can do this year!

If you have any questions, please call Sandra at 384-1710.

Cub Scout Day Camp will be held June 12-16 at the TB McPherson Center in Gainesville, with our very own Joey Giberti as Camp Director This is a week long, full day, camp that your boy will thoroughly enjoy. Many activities are planned and include swimming, games, crafts, sports, songs, archery and BB gun safety training and more. There will be badge and belt loop activities as well. Day camp runs from 8:00-4:30 with early drop off and late pickup available. The cost is $55 per child for the week, if paid by April 30. The cost is $65 if registered May 1-31. You can get your registration form using the following link-

http://www.nfcbsa.org/pdfs/2006DayCampRegistFlyer.pdf. A camp T-shirt is included in your fees. Parents are needed to be den leaders or to teach a badge/belt loop activity. If you are interested for helping for one day, all five days or anything in between please contact Joey at G8trband@aol.com . Non Scout siblings, 3 years old and up, are allowed to attend if the parent is working the day at camp. The cost for the sibling is $10 for the week.

Committee/Leaders meeting-

May Pack Meeting/ Graduation- The date for the May pack meeting, which is also the Graduation Ceremony has been changed. It will now be held on Saturday, May 13th at 5 PM in the Talbot Elementary Cafeteria. The boys will be crossing over the bridge and onto their next rank. Please purchase a new neckerchief (for the rank your son is moving up to) so that you can change it once your son crosses over. We will have a limited amount of neckerchiefs for sale at the April pack meeting. Otherwise, you can purchase them at Scrubs by Design- 331-3555 or through the North Florida Council Scout Shop- (904) 384-0256.

Summer Pack Activities- We will be having three Summer Activities again this summer. If you have an idea on something you think the pack should do for a summer fun activity, please email me to let me know. Information on the chosen summer activities will be given out at the May meeting/graduation.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Passover and Easter.

Yours in Scouting-

Tabitha

Chair, Pack 454 Committee

cubscoutpack454@aol.com

Pack 454 Newsletter:

April 2006