Weekly Scout Post--September 12, 2017

Post date: Sep 13, 2017 5:41:04 AM

Popcorn, Popcorn and more Popcorn!We’re one week into sales are already we are on pace to outdo last year’s totals. In our first day of “Show and Sells” our scouts made over $3600. In addition, the scouts who took part in the neighborhood blitz made $385. Outstanding job everyone! There is still 1 spot available, so take this quick minute right now and sign your Scout up! Popcorn Sign-ups

Remember, not only can you sell popcorn through the “Show and Sells,” but you can do it via your popcorn sales sheet you received at the Pack meeting as well as online, and through neighborhood blitzes! Be creative & have fun.

Remember to read the 2017 Show & Sell instructions before your sale time. Please follow the directions on the pages to make the processing part easier on the popcorn kernels. Tally up your orders, count items, and roll the posters. Keep up the great work!

September Pack Meeting

Always a scout favorite. Please join us for a night of minute to win it games. These fast paced game will challenge your scouts physically, mentally, and creatively.

RidgeFest

We will once again be represented at the 5^th Annual “RidgeFest” at the Aspen Ridge Church. 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 Pack Meeting- October 24^thAt our October Pack Meeting, 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 this ceremony, 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 scariest, most creative & most amusing. We will also have a category for siblings.

Pack Events

Keep your eyes on the newsletter and emails as monthly Pack activities will be added. This year we’re planning a swimming night, ice skating, tubing, possible zoo sleepover, and many more opportunities for fun!

Volunteer OpportunitiesThere are always areas for you to volunteer to keep the pack running smoothly. Right now we have an opening for a webmaster. They would be in charge of maintaining our pack website. If this interests you, please let one of our leaders know. Youth Protection Training

We take our scouts’ safety seriously. True youth protection can be achieved only through the focused commitment of everyone in Scouting. It is the mission of Youth Protection volunteers and professionals to work within the Boy Scouts of America to maintain a culture of Youth Protection awareness and safety at the national, regional, area, council, district, and unit levels.

More information and links to this training are located HERE.

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. In addition, we have exclusive "Pack 39" patches for $3 each. Please see a Den Leader or our Treasurer at the next Pack meeting if you'd like to purchase any of these items.

Upcoming Dates:

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

· Tuesday, September 19th, 6:30-7:30 PM, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

· Saturday, September 24^th, 11 AM – 3 PM, Aspen Ridge Church RidgeFest.

· Tuesday, September 26th, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Pack Meeting

· Tuesday, October 3^rd, 6:30-7:30 PM, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

· Tuesday, October 10^th, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Leadership Meeting, at Kitchner home.

· Tuesday, October 17^th, 6:30 -7:30 PM, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

· Tuesday, October 24^th, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, Pack Meeting

· Tuesday, November 7^th, 6:30 -7:30 PM, Aspen Ridge Church reserved for Den Meetings. Please check with your Leader to see if you are meeting.

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.

Thank You to our Leaders and Volunteers

None of these great programs and opportunities would be available without our team of trusty volunteers. If you are interested in joining our leadership team, please see one of the den leaders or Lloyd Kitchner for more information.