October 5, 2015

Post date: Oct 5, 2015 5:42:33 PM

Popcorn UpdateOur Show & Sells are over - thank you to everyone who participated! We sold close to $12,000 at those alone! Please turn in your Popcorn Order Forms at your Den Meetings tomorrow evening, or email a copy to John Hansen at hansenc40@aol.com no later than Thursday. Money is not due until November 17th. Once our final totals are tallied, we will announce the winner of the pizza party. Refer to our website for more information - INCLUDING a current status of sales by Den.

A HUGE thank you to our Popcorn Kernels, John Hansen and Jen Allbritton, for coordinating this year's ULTRA-IMPORTANT fundraiser!!

October Pack Meeting

Just a reminder that at our next Pack Meeting, we will have our annual carved pumpkin contest! Please bring an already decorated and/or carved pumpkin to the meeting! (No guns or weapons in your decorations, please) Each Den will be judged independently using these three judging categories: Most Original, Scariest, and Funniest.

Annual Corn Maze

It's getting late, folks. If we want to have a fall event, we need someone to step up to coordinate it! Please let me know if you'd like to do this - it just involves researching area corn mazes (or other fall festival-type events), finding out group costs, choosing a date, and relaying the information to me so I can get the word out where everyone can meet. Not a hard job.

University of Scouting

Registration is now open!! Every year, BSA hosts a full day training event called the University of Scouting. This year, it will be held on October 24th from 7:30am - 4:00pm at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. This is a terrific opportunity for leaders - as well as any adult - to receive training on a wide variety of Scout related topics, such as outdoor cooking, Den discipline, Den games, knot tying, outdoor leadership training, and SO much more. If you are interested in attending, visit this link.

Youth Protection Training

Have you taken your YPT yet? It is recommended for any adult within the Pack to take this training, but ALL of our Leaders and volunteers are required to have a valid YPT certificate every 2 years. This training is super easy to take - just 30 minutes online at your convenience. It is very beneficial to parents as well as Scout leaders as it shows you what steps the BSA takes toward protecting our youth. Visit this link to take yours, and then forward your certificate to me at the end so I can log your completion.

Class B Uniforms & Pack 39 Patches

If you or your Scout still needs a Class B T-shirt ($15) or a Pack 39 patch ($3), they will continue to be available at our Pack Meetings.

Upcoming Dates:

Refer to our Pack website calendar for more details on these dates - and ALWAYS check with your Den Leader to see if/when/where your Den is meeting.

  • Tuesday, October 6th, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting. *Popcorn Order Forms due this day!*

  • Monday, October 12th, 7:00-8:00 - Leaders Meeting

  • Tuesday, October 20th, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

  • Saturday, October 24th, 7:30am - 4:00pm - University of Scouting

  • Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00-8:00 - Pack Meeting. This meeting will include our Pumpkin judging and our Bobcat Ceremony.