September 21, 2015

Post date: Sep 21, 2015 5:39:26 PM

Popcorn UpdateWe are doing very well with our popcorn sales - over $8,000 in Show & Sell sales so far ($3,200 this weekend alone!)... 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. Thank you to everyone for helping us replenish our Pack funds! Remember that in addition to Show & Sell shifts, you should also be working on selling popcorn to your friends/neighbors/family... and folks at your offices! You have until October 6th to collect orders (money is not due until November 17th). Refer to our website for more information - INCLUDING a current status of sales by Den.

There are a couple Show & Sell weekends left to fill. Please use the link below to take a vacant spot (THERE ARE ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!). If you find that you have to cancel within 24 hours of your shift, please call one of the Kernels to let them know (their numbers are below).

Popcorn Show & Sell Sign Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49acab2da4fb6-popcorn

Please call one of our Popcorn Kernels (John Hansen at 303-520-3826 or Jen Allbritton at 303-513-3733) the day before your sale to arrange popcorn and supply pickup.

Aspen Ridge "RidgeFest" Event

Lloyd Kitchner, our Wolf Den Leader, will be working our booth at Aspen Ridge's annual RidgeFest event on Saturday, September 26th from 11am - 3pm. Thanks, Lloyd!! Stop by this event as it will be fun for you and the kids. See the attached flyer for more information.

Annual Corn Maze

Every year, we try to have a Pack outing to a corn maze, or something similar. We are looking for an individual to do some research on area corn mazes (or other fun fall events) that we can put on our Pack calendar. If you would like to help us out in this, please reply.

Youth Protection Training

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 Youth Protection Training (YPT) certificate every 2 years. This training is super easy to take - just 30 minutes online at your convenience. Visit this link to take yours, and then forward your certificate to me at the end so I can log your completion.

University of Scouting

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. This is a terrific opportunity for leaders - as well as any adult - to receive training on a wide variety ofScout 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. More information will be provided as it gets closer.

Career Night

We are tossing around the idea of having a Career Night at one of our Pack Meetings. If you have a particularly exciting job and would be interested in sharing some details with our Scouts at an upcoming Pack Meeting (5-7 minute presentation), please reply and let me know!

Class B Uniforms & Pack 39 Patches

Our new supply of child small and medium Class B shirts will be available at the Pack Meeting tomorrow for $15 each. 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.

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, September 22nd, 7:00-8:00 - Pack Meeting

  • Friday, September 25th - Marshdale early release

  • Saturday, September 26th, 11am-3pm - Aspen Ridge Church "RidgeFest" event (see attached flyer)

  • 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 Bobcat Ceremony.