Pack 601: Question about the Pack Meeting

Parents,

A question came up about the Pack Meeting about what the boys should wear.  Please have them wear their uniforms.

Yours in Scouting,

Boyd

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Pack 601: Reminder T-Shirt Orders

Forwarded from Kathy Melcher

REMINDER

Pack 601 Class B Uniform camo t-shirts and sweatshirts will be on sale at the Pack Meeting Fall Festival on Saturday, October 28. If you are unable to attend and wish to place an order, please call Kathy Melcher.

Thank you!

Pack 601: October Pack Meeting, Saturday, 10/28, 6:30PM @ SUMC

Parents,

Just a reminder of our Pack meeting on Saturday, October 28th, 6:30PM at Salem United Methodist Church.  We will be having our annual Fall Festival.  The activities will be:

• Apple Tree Bobbing for Apples
• A scarecrow stuffing race
• Decorating sugar cookies
• And back by popular demand, the target range for Packoree.

Also, dues of $45 is due and if you are not participating the popcorn fundraiser, $50 buy-out is also due.  We have had problems in the past with people not paying, so we have instituted the policy followed by many of the Packs in the area.  Until the dues is paid, you son will not receive his awards that he has earned.  If finances are an issue, please feel free to talk to me privately about it and we will work it out.  The Pack must pay for all the awards you son earns and the only money we get is from dues and fundraisers.  We get no money from BSA or the church.

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Yours in Scouting,

Boyd

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Pack 601: T-shirt order

To Pack 601:

I will be taking orders for the camo tshirts for the boys and any adults who wish to purchase them.  Orders will be taken at the Pack Meeting on Saturday, October 28 @ 6:30 at SUMC.   Payment must be made at time of ordering. 

If you will be unable to attend the Pack Meeting, but would like to order the shirts, please call me prior to October 28th with your order and to make arrangements to get me your payment.

Pricing and sizes as follows:

It is recommended that you order Adult sizes for all boys.  The smaller boys seem to wear an adult small.  My son wears a size 8 clothing and he is wearing a youth XL, but the adult small would fit him too.  They will probably be a little big, but they can wear them for a longer time.

Youth XL - $10.90

Adult S-M-L-XL - $11.25

Adult XXL - $13.25

Adult XXXL - $14.75

These shirts can be worn as a Class "B" uniform.

Thank you,

Kathy Melcher

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Pack 601: Fundraising Due

Parents,

Fundraisers are due tonight or tomorrow.  Judy Tait will be at SUMC tonight at 6:30-7:30 and tomorrow from 7:00-8:00.  The money and order must be turned at one of these two times in order for the order to be placed.

Thank you!

Boyd

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Pack 601: October Pack Meeting: October 28th, 6:30 PM, Salem United Methodist Church / Popcorn due 10/23

Parents,

We were not able to get the skating rink to go skating for our Pack meeting.  So, we will be having our annual Fall Festival Pack meeting instead.  We plan to have apple bobbing, games and more.  Please have your boys in their full Class A uniforms for the meeting.  We will give out awards and then move on to the fun.

Also, if you have doing the Popcorn fundraiser, money is due during your den meeting on October 23rd.  Judy Tait will be at the church building for you to turn it in.  For those meeting on October 24th, turn it into me and I will get it to Judy.

I look forward to seeing you all at the pack meeting.

Yours in Scouting,

Boyd

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Pack 601: Parent Orientation

Parents,

Here is a copy of the New Parent Orientation. I would ask that all parents look it over and review it. Also, I have added a section with a link to the BSA Youth Protection training. It can be done online and takes about 20 minutes. I would encourage everyone to go through it.

Thanks,

Boyd

Parent Orientation to Cub Scouting

Organization

The following gives a basic breakdown of the Cub Scouting Organization:

BSA National

Local Council – Del-Mar-Va

District – Freedom Trail

Local Pack – 601

Dens – Divided by age group

Tigers - 1st Grade

Wolves - 2nd Grade

Bears - 3rd Grade

Webloes I - 4th Grade

Webloes II - 5th Grade

Pack Leaders

The following gives a basic breakdown of Pack Leadership:

Cubmaster

1 or more Assistant Cubmasters

Pack Committee

Den Leaders

Assistant Den Leaders

All Leadership positions are volunteer, so please remember that. We are not paid and we donate a lot of our time to Scouting.

Our Focus

It's about the Boys!

Safety of the Boys!

Having Fun!

Doing our best!

Uniforms

Typically there are two uniforms the boys will have.

Class A: Blue Uniforms Shirt for Tigers, Wolves, Bears and Weblo's

Tan Uniform for Weblo's

** Pack 601 does not require Scout pants.

All Class A uniforms should have the blue belt and

appropriate hat.

Class B: Pack or other Scouting T-Shirt

Parent Involvement

It is imperative that an adult (parent, grandparent, guardian) attend all scouting events with the scout. We have a little saying that BSA does not stand for Baby Sitters of America. Please be involved with the boys and your scout in particular! We are always looking for leaders and help. Please see one of the leaders if you are interested in helping out.

I encourage everyone to take the online "Youth Protection" at:

http://www.scouting.org/pubs/ypt/ypt.jsp

Parent and Boy Conduct
If you or your son have a problem with one of the leaders or other parents, I encourage you to talk with them about the issue. If you feel like you cannot or you do not feel like you got a satisfactory answer, I encourage you to talk to me. Yelling and screaming at one of the other parents or leaders is unacceptable and will not be tolerated!!

Foul or Abusive Language is unacceptable while at a scouting event or around scouts. I ask that you police each other on this. Occassionly a word will slip and I ask you as adults to remind each other of this rule. And please also police the boys.

Smoking in site of scouts is not allowed by the BSA.

We will continually have to remind the boys to keep their hands off of each other. Please help us with that.

Camping

We do camp with the boys. If you wish to go, as a minimum you will need a tent to fit you and your son and sleeping bags. Other things to make life more comfortable would be sleeping pads or air mattresses, camp chairs, and lanterns. We also hike so comfortable shoe/boots are recommended.

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Pack 601: Reminder New Parents Meeting 6:30 @ SUMC

Parents,

Just a reminder to all parents that are new to Pack 601. There is a meeting at 6:30 to explain Cub Scouting and what you can expect for your son. Please try to make it if at all possible. It should last no more than 30 minutes.

The meeting is upstairs at Salem United Methodist Church.

Yours in Scouting,

Boyd
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