Pack 49 Newletter — December 2007
Great Job, Robbie!
Congratulations to Robbie, Den 5, for being this month’s winner of the Wal-Mart gift certificate for selling the most popcorn during November.
November Service Project
Thank you to the following boys who participated in the Pack’s annual service project of raking leaves at the church:
- Den 1 – Jeremy, Ricky, Jared
- Den 2 – Bobby, Joey, Mathew, Christopher
- Den 5 – Dylan, Brandon, Patrick, Damian, Josh, Mathew, Alex
- Den 6 – Joe
- Den 7 – Justin, Kyle
- Den 10 – Nicholas, Seth
Also, thanks to the siblings and parents who helped as well!
Toys for Tots Update
The pack collected over 20 toys for needy children at our November pack meeting. If anyone forgot to bring their toy to the meeting, toys can still be dropped off at the Center Fire Station. Remember that the toys can be for any age child, but they should be unwrapped.
A Word from our Popcorn Kernel
Another popcorn season ends with a bang! We did extremely well and this was the best year that I've seen in my years with Pack 49. I want to thank everyone for coming to the show and sells, for selling door-to-door and selling to their friends and families.
Popcorn pickup will be on Saturday, December 8 at the Parish Center at St. Williams from 9am to noon. See you there!
Also, I would like to thank Den 5 for volunteering with me to take on the Popcorn Fundraiser this year!
- Rob Dugan, Popcorn Kernel
Uniform Inspection Results
During the Pack’s annual uniform inspection at the November Pack Meeting, scouts were given 1 point each for shirt, neckerchief, rank slide, rank insignia, other insignia and cleanliness. And the results are in! (The first number is the percentage of scouts from each den who were at the pack meeting. The second number is the den’s score for the inspection.)
- Den 6 Webelos II: 71%, 73%
- Den 12 & 14 Webelos II: 60%, 100%
- Den 7 & 8 Webelos I: 90%, 87%
- Den 5 Bears: 100%, 97%
- Den 11 Bears: 78%, 87%
- Den 10 Wolves: 67%, 71%
- Den 15 Wolves: 88%, 95%
- Den 1 Tigers: 86% 63%
- Den 2 Tigers: 100%, 95%
Awards
The following awards were given out during the November pack meeting:
Bobcat Rank Badge:
- Den 1: Jeremy, Ricky, Matthew, Andrew, Jared, Connor, Cameron
- Den 11: Nolan
Other Awards:
Den 6
- Joseph: Forester Badge, Traveler Badge, Family Badge, Naturalist Badge, Handyman Badge, Scholar Badge, and Sportsman Badge, as well as the compass emblem and compass point
- Brandon: Forester Badge
- Andrew: Forester Badge
- Thomas: Forester Badge
- Eric: Forester Badge
Den 7 & 8
- Duncan: Swimming Belt Loop
- Robert: Archery, BBs, Fishing, and Swimming Belt Loops
Den 11
- Daniel: Archery, Fishing, Marbles and Swimming Belt Loops
Committee News
Planning and preparations will begin soon for both the Pinewood Derby and the Blue and Gold Banquet. Initial planning meetings will be scheduled soon for Webelos I and Bear parents.
The next meeting will be December 9 at 6:30 pm at the Parish Center. We will be finalizing activities for the December Pack Meeting and Christmas party, planning some special events and more. All ideas are welcome! If you can’t make it to the meeting but want your thoughts and comments heard, please feel free to email Karen Denis, Committee Chairman.
Den News
Den 12 & 14 — We had a Webelos Scout camp out at camp Lalonde. on October 20th. Each scout and their dad set up tents. The boys each helped prepare a pot of beef stew they cooked over a fire. Of course s'mores were had by all. In the morning they cooked pancakes and bacon over the fire. They went on a hike, did archery, road the 4 wheeler and had tons of fun!!!
Den 7 & 8 – As we continue working on our craftsman activity pin, we made some origami ornaments for decorations. We have also been working on our athlete activity pin and the boys have been practicing running, sit- ups, pull-ups, push-ups and long jump. They have had one month to work on these skills and we will be doing a post-test shortly to see how they've all improved.
Den 5 – Our den has been very busy having a lot of fun at our den meetings. We made a plaster cast of a foot for Achievement #7 and also had our fingerprints done on identification cards. We also made a big mess with wood chips with our new knives for Achievement #19. New this year for Den 5 is that we will be closing each den meeting with Cub Scout poems.
Den 10 – The scouts recently visited the 9/11 Memorial and then visited the Tewksbury Public Library to get information on how to get a library card as well as all of the different types of information they can access at the library. During our most recent Den meeting, which was the night before Thanksgiving, the boys worked on making a Native American headdress.
Battleship Cove Sleepover
More than 20 cub scouts from pack 49—many of them new scouts—and their parents enjoyed another great sleepover on the USS Massachusetts. Even with complaints that the bunks weren’t very comfortable, all the boys enjoyed themselves. Maybe next time, you can go, too!