Waltham Pack 250 Newsletter

Pack 250 Newsletter

September 2012

Cub Scout Pack 250 Welcome to Waltham Cub Scout Pack 250!

Motto: Do Your Best!

Why Cub Scouting? Scouting has three aims.

1. Growth in moral strength and character. We define this as that the boy is himself; his personal qualities, his values, his outlook.

2. Participating citizenship. Used broadly, citizenship means the boy’s relationship to others. He comes to learn obligations to other people, to the society he live in (family, school, and friends), and to the government that presides over that society.

3. Development of physical, mental, and emotional fitness. Fitness include, the ideals (oath and law), belonging to a Den, advancement, family, activities, service, and the uniform.

Our fishing derby will be held on Saturday, September 22nd from 1-4 pm at the Moody Street Bridge in Waltham.

Upcoming Events

Saturday Sept. 22nd

Sunday Oct. 7th

Saturday-Sunday

Oct. 27/28

Fishing Derby at the

Moody Street Bridge 1-4 pm

SOAR 2012 Charles River, Cambridge

9 am

Pack Meeting – Pumpkin Carving and Camping

6:30 pm

See page 4 for full calendar.

See page 3 for further details.

Fishing Derby 2012

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You are Pack 250, Volunteering is Appreciated!

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So just like you, our volunteers have full time jobs, families and other commitments. Without your support, Pack 250 does not exist. Our best events in past years were those where we had help; running a bake sale, making phone calls, cleaning up, gathering supplies, assembling the pinewood derby

We work hard and we’re staffed and run entirely by volunteers.

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track…you all get the idea. So we’d kindly suggest that you’d help out your scout and our organization stay strong and VOLUNTEER! You do not need to be a registered, uniformed adult to volunteer. We need every family to volunteer to help with one event, or with a registered, trained position.

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Our scouts are this age only once. We want to do our best, so our Scouts can do their best. Please sign-up to volunteer today! Sign-ups are at the September Pack meeting or by contacting our committee chair Victoria Landers at [email protected].

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Scouts earn their awards (Tiger, Wolf or Bear) at home with their parents. All requirements are listed in their handbooks. The standard for completing a requirement is, a Scout does his best. As a parent, only you can judge when he has done his best on a requirement. When a Scout completes a requirement, their parent signs in the handbook. Please bring the

How Scouts Earn their Awards

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handbook to the next Den meeting where a Den Leader’s Assistant will record each scouts progress.

Some requirements will be completed in the Den meetings. Ask your Den Leader which requirements they will be covering. If your Scout misses a particular Den meeting, you will need to complete the missed work at home.

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If you need help with any of the advancement requirements, let us know. If you scan through the requirements and find some that are particularly difficult, let the Den Leader know and see if they can work it into their plans for the year.

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Pack 250 Fishing Derby!

Saturday September 22nd • Moody Street Bridge

1-4 pm

Prizes awarded for: • Biggest Catch

• Most Unusual Catch • Most Fish

Before you go…. • Limited fishing equipment

available and bait will be provided

• Bring rods and tackle (if you have them)

• Scouts can wear yellow class B-event shirt if they

have one

Sign up at our September Pack Meeting or contact our Cubmaster Mike Pereira or Committee Chair

Victoria Landers

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2012 Pack 250 Calendar SEPTEMBER 2012

Friday, 9/21: First Pack Meeting, Registration Night – 6:30 pm @ First Parish Church

Saturday, 9/22: Fishing Derby at the Charles River (Moody Street Bridge) – 1-4 pm

OCTOBER 2012

Monday, 10/1: Committee Meeting – 7 pm @ First Parish Church

Sunday, 10/7: SOAR 2012 – Outdoor Adventure Camping, Canoeing, Kayaking, Pinewood Derby,

Paddle Boats, Rain Gutter Regatta and More! Visit www.SOAR2012.org for more information. Saturday, 10/27-10/28: Pack Meeting – 6:30 pm

@ Cedar Hill Girl Scout Camp (Beaver St.) Great Hall, Pumpkin Carving and Fall Camping.

NOVEMBER 2012


Sunday, 11/11: Veteran’s Flag Retirement – 1:45 pm @ Muster at Prichard’s Gate

Friday, 11/16: Pack Meeting

Friday 11/23: Christmas Tree Lighting

DECEMBER 2012


Friday, 12/14: Pack Meeting

Bentley Sports Games

AND MUCH MORE!

We’ll be organizing a non-official pack meet up to SOAR on Sunday, October 7th. Activities start at 9:30 am. Stay tuned for details!

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The October Pack meeting will be held at the Great Hall, Cedar Hill Girl Scout Camp on Beaver St. We will be starting at 6:30 pm. The activity for the night is Pumpkin Carving! Please bring a pumpkin, tools, newspaper if you have it, flashlight, and a coat appropriate for the weather. This is a long event and will finish around 9 pm.

After the Pack Meeting, join us for our fall camp out. All scouts must be accompanied by a parent. We will be staying in the Great Hall. There is no additional cost for the overnight. We include a light snack after the Pack Meeting and a breakfast for all who are spending the night. Additional information for the overnight is attached. Please sign up at the September Pack Meeting, or by emailing Victoria Landers at [email protected]

OCTOBER PACK MEETING – OCT. 27/28th

Pumpkin Carving and decorating

contest!

Parents and Siblings are welcome to join

in the fun!

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What to Bring:

• Sleeping Bag • Air Mattress, cot or sleeping pad • Pillows • Ear Plugs • Flash Light • Change of clothes • PJ’s

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• Rain Gear • Sweatshirt • Hats • Personal items & toiletries • Good attitude • Camp chairs

(for comfort, optional)

Please leave overnight supplies in vehicles until after the pack

meeting/pumpkin carving is over. Also please label any supplies you bring.

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Pack 250 Program Leaders Cubmaster: Mike Pereira, Tel: 781-696-0101, Email: [email protected] Pack Chairman: Victoria Landers, Tel: 617-290-5824, Email: [email protected] Assistant Cubmaster:John Piacitelli, Email: [email protected]

Den Leaders: Tiger Den Leader: Jack Wozek Tiger Den Leader: vacant Tiger Den Leader: vacant Assistant Tiger Den Leader: Brian Marriott Assistant Tiger Den Leader: vacant Assistant Tiger Den Leader: vacant Wolf Den Leader: John Piacitelli Wolf Den Leader: Lori Pasto Wolf Den Leader: Lisa Hemmouda Assistant Wolf Den Leader: vacant Assistant Wolf Den Leader: vacant Bear Den Leader: Margaret L. Cross-Beliveau Bear Den Leader: Lori Parent Bear Den Leader: vacant Assistant Bear Den Leader: DeeDee Walsh Assistant Bear Den Leader: vacant Assistant Bear Den Leader: vacant Webelos I Den Leader: Scott Tougas Webelos I Den Leader: Rick Baggio

Pack Committee Chairman: Victoria Landers Treasurers: Brian Marriott Secretary: Rick Baggio Webmaster: Michael Mailman Commissioner: Joe Havelick Outdoor Activity: Philip Storer Popcorn Colonel: Kristen Marriott Membership: Kristen Wilson Pack Trainer: David Matayabas Blue & Gold: Dan Taylor Advancement: Kevin Mitchell Public Relations: vacant Pinewood Derby Chair: vacant Fundraising: vacant Winter Overnight Chair: vacant Summer Events Coordinator: vacant

Charter Organization: First Parish in Waltham Charter Organization Rep: Scott Tougas Please volunteer for any vacant positions – your contributions will really help!

Tiger Cub Den Information For those of you starting out, a few points of clarification. The "Pack" is the overall group for the Cub Scouts at Fitzgerald, Northeast and St. Jude schools. (1st through 5th grade). We are Pack 250. A "Den" is a subset of the pack. Multiple dens make up the pack. Dens meet multiple times per month and then the whole Pack meets at least once a month on a Friday Night. We also have extra activities that may fall on weekends like the Fishing Derby and Campouts (These will be reflected on the calendar). We are the "TIGER CUB" den which is a basically the 1st graders. While your child will be in the Tiger den he still needs to earn his Bobcat Badge. We will help in that regard. All new scouts also need to earn their Bobcat badge. This is the first badge you can earn (not reflected in chart below). We will guide your child toward this as well and they can work on those requirements in parallel to working on their Tiger badge.

For more information, see our website www.walthampack250.com

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