A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Blue and Gold Banquet.  I hope everyone had a great time!  Thanks to everyone for your generosity supporting our Old Hickory Council.  We have a great group of parents and we want you to know how much you are appreciated!

This is a reminder that we will have our den meetings tonight, Tuesday, March 6th, in their normal rooms in the basement at Mt. Tabor UMC.  Tonight is the last night to sign-up for the Kaleidium North sleep-over that will take place on March 16th.  Please don’t forget to sign-up for that if you have not already done so.  This event is on the list of events for the Cubmaster Award.  If you are a Webelos and have not participated in the sleepover yet, this will be your last chance.

If you have not yet rechartered your scout for the coming year, (April 2018- March 2019) please come to the sign-up table to do so.  We need to hear from every scout (parents) by March 20th.  Recharter is $45.00.  Please remember scouting should not be a hardship on anyone, if you need help with anything please see either Mack Moore, myself, or Al Hadley.

I believe we are all set for the big event tomorrow night!  I hope everyone is ready to come and have a great night of good food and celebration!  This is a Class A Uniform event.  Your scouts should be dressed in their formal scouting uniform.

The Webelos I and II dens will begin the evening in the sanctuary at 6pm.  The Webelos I should arrive a little early in order to be ready for the flag ceremony.  Immediately following the Arrow of Light Ceremony, the Boy Scouts will take the Webelos II to a undisclosed location (on the premises).  The Webelos II parents should walk over to the Fellowship Hall where the Bridging will take place.  Webelos I and parents, you may also go to watch the bridging ceremony.  Please reserve the front rows of seats for the Webelos II parents.  Parents, please inform your scouts that the bridging is a very serious ceremony, we would love for them to see it, but they need to be quiet and respectful.

We will begin checking all the other scouts and their families in for the Blue and Gold Banquet at 6:45 PM outside the Family Life Center (gym).  We will begin serving food at 7 PM.  If you volunteered to bring a dessert, you may bring it in a little early if you like.  The dessert table will be on the far left side of the room upon entering the doors.  The cake will already be there.

Thank you so much for everyone who has and is helping to make this night possible!  Thanks to the Webelos II parents who have worked so hard to get the FLC set up and decorated.  Thank you to those who have agreed to assist with serving the meal.  Thank you Webelos I for taking time to perform the flag ceremony for your older scouts and honoring them as they move on to Boy Scouts.  Thanks most especially for those who VOLUNTEER so much of themselves to Lead and be a part of this wonderful organization of Scouting!  I’m so proud to watch these boys grow into this countries future leaders!  Happy birthday Scouting!  Congratulations to our Webelos II, soon to be Boy Scouts!

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow,

Hope

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We are all geared up and ready for a night to remember at our 2018 Blue and Gold Banquet this Friday, March 2nd!  If you have not returned your RSVP at the sign-up table, please be sure to do so tomorrow evening, during the Pack Meeting, as it is your last chance.  The Webelos I may opt to come watch the Arrow of Light and Bridging Ceremony.  All other dens, please just plan on being at the Blue and Gold Banquet at 7:00 pm.  We hope everyone will join us for this memorable night.  (FYI, there will be NO sign-ups during Friday night’s festivities.)

Tomorrow’s Pack Meeting will be held upstairs in the Family Life Center (big gym) at 7 pm.  The Webelos I will be in charge of set up and should arrive between 6:30 – 6:45.  Webelos II will be performing the flag ceremony.  Wolves will have candles, and the Bears will be performing a short skit.

We will continue to sign-up for the Kaleidium sleepover that will take place on March 16th, for one more week.  That means the deadline is March 6th for this event.  If you are a Webelos I and have not attended the Kaleidium sleepover, it is one of the events that is included in order to earn the Cubmaster Award.  This will be the last year for Webelos I to attend.  Please keep that in mind while making your decision whether or not to attend.

I believe that is all the information we have for now.  Thank you all so much for being such a fun group of boys and parents  with which to do scouting!

Hello again Friends,

Den meetings will be downstairs tonight starting at 7pm.  Tigers will be offsite at the Winston Salem Police Station and 911 Call Center.  Tiger parents, please refer to the email that was sent yesterday for details.  Webelos II parents, representatives of the Boy Scout troop will be in your meeting tonight to complete paperwork for the transition.  (for those of you who have been with the pack for a few years, you will recognize some faces.)

Thank you to all who participated in the Pinewood Derby.  As always it was a fun event!  For those who could not be there for the Championship and left their cars, You may get them from me at the sign up table.

It’s recharter time again.  For those who were new to scouting this year, let me explain.  The scouting year runs from March through February every year.  Technically, we are still in scouts in the summers, we just have a break.  (We still try to have at least one event a month in the summer.)  If you will be continuing in scouts for the next year, and in order for your scout to advance to the next rank, you will need to “recharter” (pay the yearly dues).  The recharter fee this year is $45.00 per scout.  Please come to the sign-up table in order to pay recharter.  If your scout is NOT a Webelos II and sold over $850 in popcorn, their recharter is free, please just give us a simple yes or no as to if they will recharter.

Blue and Gold invitations are still at the sign up table.  Please make sure to get these back to me in order to save you money and be sure we have enough food for all. The meals will be $6 per person if you return the form to me and pay in advance.  If you pay the night of the event, plates will be $9 a person.  Blue and Gold is one of the biggest nights we have in scouting, Awards are given, including those Leaders who are moving on and Pinewood Derby prizes, coolest car for each den will be announced and awarded.  We say congratulations to our Webelos II, who Bridge over to Boy Scouts right before the event.  It is also when we celebrate Scouting/s Birthday!  Please make a point to be at this wonderful banquet for our boys!

Thank you all so much for your patience waiting on the detailed schedule for Pinewood Derby.  We finalized at last night’s Leader’s Meeting.  I will go into detail since there are two dens that have not previously experienced Pinewood Derby (PWD).

The car impound will take place this Friday, February 16th, from 6 – 8 pm, in the Family Life Center at Mt Tabor UMC.  (The big gym)  For those who are not familiar with impound, that is where the car will be checked to ensure it meets requirements to race.  The dimensions, weight, axle slots and tires are all looked over and measured to ensure they meet the guidelines. (Please click the following link to ensure you are in compliance http://www.pack934.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Pack-934-PWD-Rules.pdf).  You will be told the weight and you may step to the work “bench” to make modifications as you deem appropriate to complete the car before 8pm.  When your car is finalized it will be assigned a number and put in the holding area (not to be touched until race time.)  That is called impound.  Once the car is impounded the only people to touch the car are the Boy Scout “runners”, the staff only when they need to touch a car for race purposes, and your child when theyplace it on the track.  Every car that will be racing must be impounded by 8pm Friday.

Saturday morning, February 17th, the races will begin with the National Anthem at 7:45 am.  All Scouts and Leaders should wear class A uniforms for this event.  Following is the breakdown.  Each race begins promptly at the time shown below.  Please arrive approximately 10-15 minutes early to ensure your scout is present at the start of his race.

07:45 AM Lion Cubs and Leaders should be ready for Anthem

08:00 AM Lion Den Race

09:00 AM Tiger Den Race

10:00 AM Wolf Den Race

11:00 AM Bear Den Race

12:00 PM Webelos I Race

01:00 PM Webelos II Race

02:00 PM Championship Race (Top 3 from each den.)

03:00 PM Open Race (anyone who would like to race/ brothers, sisters, dads, friends, ect…)

One of the Boy Scouts from our very own Troop 934 (the Pack is our Cub Scouts grade 1-5.  The Troop is Boy Scouts grades 6-12.) Mr. Austin Cassidy, is coordinating food, drink, and snack sales for race day to earn money for his Eagle Project.  There will be breakfast and coffee available for purchase from 8-11 AM.  Around 11:15 it will be transitioned to lunch items being offered until approximately 1 PM, at which time there will be only snacks available.  Let’s all offer our support to this great cause by purchasing snacks and drinks in the kitchen, if you’re able.

If you have further questions, please reach out.  I know it’s a lot of information for first time scouters to absorb.

We look forward to seeing you all at impound,

Hope

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Thanks to everyone who came out Sunday morning for Scout Sunday!  I hear it was a very successful event.  I hated missing it, but no one wanted my flu bugs I assure you.  If anyone else missed it, or has food to bring to contribute to scouting for food, you may bring it tonight.  The church will be collecting Wednesday night as well, in the Welcome Center.

We have our regular Den meetings tonight downstairs in the Scout area.  The sign-up table will be in the hallway near the entrance.

Blue and Gold Banquet Invitations are finally ready to distribute.  Please fill out the bottom portion and return to me at the sign-up table.  The meals will be $6 per person if you return the form to me and pay in advance.  If you pay the night of the event, plates will be $9 a person.  Blue and Gold is one of the biggest nights we have in scouting, as a lot of awards are given, including those Leaders who are moving on and Pinewood Derby prizes.  We say congratulations to our Webelos II, who Bridge over to Boy Scouts right before the event.  It is also when we celebrate Scouting/s Birthday!  Please make a point to be at this wonderful banquet for our boys!

Speaking of Blue and Gold, we also have a slideshow during the banquet.  If you have pictures that may be good to go in the slideshow, please email them to Pack934photos@gmail.com.

We would like to extend a challenge to our scouts and parents.  Scouting for Food and Scout Sunday are combining.  The entire Mt Tabor congregation will be bringing food on Scout Sunday, February 4th.  We would like to have at least 75% of our scouts attend service with us that morning.   If we reach our 75% goal we will host a pizza party for the entire pack!!  In addition, the den with the highest percentage of participation will also have ice cream!!  

We realize everyone is busy, and has things to do on Sunday mornings, whether it’s to attend your own church service, or get errands completed.  We  are so grateful to have a wonderful pack that works hard for our boys as well as a supportive sponsor church.  We would love to see everyone show up for this special day as a “thank you” and to show the congregation what a difference they are making in the lives of these growing boys.

We will also be bringing non-perishable food items to that service for the Scouting for Food Drive.  So grab some non-expired cans of food and join us for worship early February 4th.  We will meet in the Welcome Center at 8:30 am to attend the 9 am Higher Ground Service.  Our scouts will be handing out Worship Guides and assisting with can collections.  Please see one of us if you have any questions.  Stop by the sign-up table to let us know you will be there.

Sincerely,

Hope Pirtle

Mack Moore

Al Hadley

and all Pack 934 Leaders

**REMINDER** We DO have Scouts tonight.  All dens will meet downstairs tonight, in their normal meeting rooms.  (Except Webelos II, who will meet at the Lidl Grocery Store – corner of Silas Creek and Fairlawn.)

The Ski Trip to Sugar Mountain is quickly approaching.  Please make every attempt to get your family signed up tonight if you plan to attend.  Group lessons are for people 8 years of age and older, but if your child is under 8 and already knows how to ski or if you would like to teach them, they are still invited to attend.

Once again, please visit the Sign-Up table, as there are a lot of new sign-ups taking place at present.  If your Scout did not get his Pinewood Derby Car Kit, and they plan on participating, please see me at the sign-up table tonight to get your free kit.