September 19, 2016 Pack News

Post date: Sep 20, 2016 2:51:42 AM

September’s Pack Meeting

At our September Pack Meeting (Sept 27) we will celebrate the achievements of our new scouts with the Bobcat Ceremony. These new scouts have been busy learning the scout oath, law, sign, handshake, and motto. Please join us in celebrating them in a symbolic ceremony. After the ceremony, each den will continue and finalize their den flags. These flags will be designed and started during the next den meeting.

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 29th from 7am - 5pm at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bldg., in Highlands Ranch. 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.

Pack Secretary & Event Coordinator Positions Available

If you’re looking for a special way to get involved with scouts… we currently have openings for a Pack Secretary and Event Coordinator. If you are interested in more details about either of these positions, please talk to Lloyd Kitchner for more details. We’d love to have you on our leadership team!

RidgeFest

We will once again be represented at the 4th Annual “RidgeFest” at the ARC. This event features incredible vendors, arts and crafts, and fun for the entire family. There are hay rides, a carnival games for all ages, bounce house, food and LIVE entertainment during the event! Click here for more details!

October’s Pack Meeting

At our October Pack Meeting (Oct 25), 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). Judging categories will be announced closer to the meeting. Siblings are welcome to participate and will be in a separate class of their own.

Corn Maze Activity

It’s time for a Pack outing! Please join us the third Saturday in October for an outing to the Corn Maze. More details to come, but be assured it will be fun and memorable for all our scouts. Scouts admission will be FREE!

Popcorn, Popcorn and more Popcorn! UPDATES

We are doing very well with our popcorn sales – only one week in and we’ve sold over $5,000 in Show & Sell sales so far … keep up the great work!! The proceeds that our Pack earns from popcorn sales help us pay for things like handbooks, patches/awards, Pack Meeting entertainment, prizes, etc. Our pack goal is $20,000. If your scout reaches $600 in sales, their Pack dues will be $0.00 when re-charter comes around! Plus, the kids can earn terrific prizes!!!

We’re two weeks into popcorn sales and we only have 12 slots open!!! Take a moment and sign your Scout up! Popcorn Sign-ups Note: the signups have room for 2 scouts per timeslot. If there are leftover spots a week prior to the assigned sale time, all scouts are eligible to take that time.

Please remind your boys that not only are they guests of these businesses while they are there, but they represent the Pack as a whole and need to be on their best behavior.

Have you gone out looking for The Golden Ticket? Two are right up here!

Ticket #4: Is a business in conifer. The business is locally owned. Business is run by a Scouter.

Ticket #5: Is a business in Bailey. Business started as 1 room in a grocery store. A place kids or adults can go to do research for a project.

2016 Timberline, Frontier& Venturing Fall Shooting Sports Camporee Registration

Timberline District Shooting Sports Camporee features activities for Cubs, Webelos, Boy Scouts and Venture Scouts. Scouts will be able to learn about gun safety while having the opportunity to shoot rifles, shotguns, black powder guns and archery. This is an optional district-wide event that will run from 9/30 to 10/2. Click here for details!

Class A Uniforms

Remember that your Scouts can wear their Class A uniforms to school on days when they will be meeting as a Den or a Pack. This helps show pride in the Scouting organization, and helps other kids gain interest. Please be sure your Scout wears his uniform properly. This means the shirt should be clean, ironed and tucked in. To help them understand why this is important, perhaps you can draw an analogy of what their thoughts might be if .they were to see a police officer with his/her uniform shirt untucked. Or a business man (perhaps even their dad) going to a business meeting with his dress shirt untucked. Encourage them to proudly wear their Scout uniform and positively represent our Pack!

Class B Uniforms & Pack 39 Patches

Class B shirts will be available at Pack Meetings for $15 each. We have an assortment of kids and adult sizes. We received a new shipment of small and medium sizes! In addition, we have exclusive "Pack 39" patches for $3 each. Please see a Den Leader or our Treasurer (Ellen Williams) at the next Pack meeting if you'd like to purchase any of these items.

If you purchased a Class B t-shirt that was the wrong size, you may exchange it (if not previously worn or washed) at the next meeting.

Upcoming Dates:

Note: ALWAYS check with your Den Leader to see if/when/where your Den is meeting.

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

Saturday, September 24th, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM - We will have a table set up at Ridge Fest at the Aspen Ridge Church. Please stop by!

Tuesday, September 27th, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Pack Meeting

Friday thru Sunday, September 30th – October 2nd, 2016 Timberline, Frontier & Venturing Fall Shooting Sports Camporee! This is an optional district event. See link above for more info.

Tuesday, October 4th, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

Tuesday October 11th, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Committee Meeting. Open to all adults in the Pack. Come help us plan the upcoming events! This will be held at the Kitchner house.

Saturday, October 15th, Pack Activity at Chatfield corn maze. More details to come.

Tuesday, October 18th, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

Tuesday, October 25th, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Pack Meeting

Saturday, October 29th, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, University of Scouting, Highlands Ranch.

Pack 39 Website

We strive to keep our website up-to-date as a valuable resource for you. It is the best place to stay up-to-date on all things Pack 39 related. The "Pack News" section has copies of these weekly posts so you can easily find them again.