Pack 454 Newsletter: November 2006

 

At the Pack Meeting we will  be collecting-

 

Food baskets- Your den leaders should have contacted you about items to fill your dens basket with. Please contact them if you have any questions as to what you should bring.

 

Recharter-  Your den leaders are handing in the recharter for the upcoming year. Please give your annual dues to your den leader.  Wolf-Webelos 2 are $47 and Webelos 2 are $28.  Checks can be made payable to Pack 454. New scouts that joined in September do not pay recharter dues. Scouts that do not pay dues will be left off of this years charter.

 

We will be handing out a few things this month as well-

 

Christmas Stockings-  Our December service project, each scout is asked to fill a stocking with school supplies for an area child in need.  Many items can be purchased at the dollar store or other outlets.

 

Pack Phonebooks-  Your scout will receive a copy of this years directory. The directory also has a copy of this years calendar and scout shop info.  A good resource for information.

 

BUC TUOCS Campout Sign up-  All Scout Families wanting to attend BUC TUOCS Campout February 2-4, need to pre-register. This must be complete by the December Pack Meeting (December 12). Sign up sheets will be given to all den leaders. The cost is $5 per person (for the weekend), with the exception of children age 5 and under, who attend free of charge.  The pack will pay for the fees for each scout as long as an adult is signed up to camp with them. Camp BUC TUOCS is held at Camp Shands in Melrose, and is a lot of fun for the scout and his family. There are planned activities all day Saturday that each group does on a rotating basis. Such activities include cooking, crafts, fishing, archery, BB shooting and more. Check in begins on Friday at 5 PM and check out is by 11 AM on Sunday. This is a great opportunity to earn some belt loops, you can only earn your archery and BB shooting belt loop through District Events.

 

Central Florida Zoo Trip- 

Those of you who are attending the Zoo Campout this upcoming weekend November 18-19, should have received an email explaining the details of the trip.  Please let me know if you did not receive this email and I can forward it to you.

  

Popcorn-

Popcorn sales totaled $6470 this year. This includes both show and sell and take order. Thank you  Jen Davis for all of your hard work. Popcorn should be ready for pick up in the next week or so.  Jen will contact your leaders to pick up the popcorn and distribute to you.  Prizes will hopefully be in by the January Pack meeting.

The top selling dens were -

Den 4-$1247  Den 5-$734  Den 9-$659

The top sellers in the pack were:

Aaron Meling-$414   Eric Hodgeson-$315  Zachary Vought-$275

 

Top Sellers by rank are:

Tigers Zachary Vought-$275  Ian Johnson-$117
Wolfs Aaron Meling-$414   Ian Conaty-$243
Bears Eric Hodgeson-$315  Seth Bogert- $180
Webelos 1  Kyle Osfield-$216  Philip Livoti-$132

 

Thank you to all who sold for supporting our Pack!!

 

Coming up in December-

December Committee Meeting- December 3 at Trinity, time is TBA. All leaders and parents are welcome to attend.  This is the meeting where we make the Pack decisions.  We appreciate all input.  This will be my last committee meeting as I will no longer be committee chair, although I will remain on the committee.  Angela Bascik, from Den 12 will take over the Committee Chair position in January 2007.

 

Caroling at Sterling House-  We will be caroling at Sterling House on Saturday, December 9, we will meet at Talbot at 9:30. This is one of our community events to help bring holiday joy to the Sterling House residents.  Boys are encouraged to make Holiday Greeting Cards to deliver that day. This is a Pack event and all boys are expected to attend, in their class A uniforms.  Song books will be handed out that morning.

 

December Pack meeting- Tuesday, December 12 at Trinity 7 PM.  We will be making luminaries and having a holiday social, and collecting the Christmas stockings We also expect a visit from a special guest.

  

If you have any questions regarding anything in this newsletter or about scouting in general, please contact me.

 

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Tabitha Vought

Chair, Pack 454 Committee