I hope you are well. This Tuesday, 1/19/16,  there are no Cub Scout meetings for our pack. Tuesday is a teachers’ workday in the Winston Salem Forsyth County School System and the Cub Scouts meeting schedule follows the WS/FCS calendar. However, those that signed up will be skiing at sugar mountain on Tuesday.

Dear All,

I hope you are well. I wanted to let you know that when I was at the scout shop recently, I heard that the council will be hosting Pinewood Derby Champ Camps on January 16th & January 23rd. Here is picture of the flier from the scout shop and you can click this link to go to the council scout shop webpage.

 I didn’t see a time on the flier, it just says all day. I assume that means to use the scout shop Saturday hours of 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The address for the council office & scout shop is 6600 Silas Creek Parkway, W-S, NC 27106.

They are planning to have tools, experts, “hands on help” and tips for building pinewood derby cars.

Happy Car Building!

Take care-

Shannon

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We will meet at the Sugar Mountain ski facility located at 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive, Banner Elk, NC 28604 at 9:00 AM. It is approximately a two hour drive from Mt Tabor UMC.

Our group will meet and check in with me on the third floor in the Sugar Mountain facility. Parking is free but based on the amount of people, we may have to park further away and ride a bus up to facility. We do not require a scout uniform for this trip. Please have your scout dress comfortably based on the weather.

The ski/snowboarding lessons are available beginning at 9:00 AM and run through the day. There is not a pack schedule for the trip so you can leave when it is best for you and your family. I ask that you let me know (text is fine) that you are leaving so I am not worrying about you. Please note that we must leave the slopes by 4:30 PM as a part of our scout rate.

The tickets cover the lift, skiing all day (until 4:30), a ski or snowboard lesson, and equipment. The Sugar ticket equipment includes: a helmet, snow boots, skis/snowboard and poles. Please let me know by Tuesday, 1/12/16, if you are bringing your own helmets or not. I have to tell them at check in and not knowing that information can hold the entire pack up.

I am not a skier so I consulted Mark Wearn from the Webelo I den (thank you, Mark). He suggested that we all bring the following:

Other notes from Mark:

Sugar Mountain will have lockers to rent. 50 cents for one open of the locker. They are about 1 cubic foot in size. Mark suggests getting a top one so water will not drop off from above and get your stuff wet.

Mark also said that that he likes to eat on the lift or on the top of the mountain because of the nice views.

I hope I covered everything, if you have questions or you think of something I missed, please contact me.

I think it is going to be a fun trip with great exposure for the kids.

Take care-

Shannon

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Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well. This coming Tuesday, 1/12/16, we are not having den meetings. The Cub Scout leaders’ will meet in the Youth Commons at Mt Tabor UMC at 7:00 PM.

Please remember that this Tuesday is the last day that you can sign up for  the pack ski trip .  Please contact me if you are interested in participating.

Upcoming events on the Calendar:

1/12/16 – 7:00 pm Leader’s Meeting – Youth Commons
1/19/16 – Pack Ski/Snowboard Trip to Sugar Mountain (no den meetings)
1/26/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Highland Presbyterian Activities Center – Pie Throw Night
2/2/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/5/16 – Pack Lock in

2/6/16 – Scout WFU Basketball Game

2/7/16 – Cub Scout Sunday – Boys Receive Religious Awards
2/9/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
2/16/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/19-2/20 – Pinewood Derby – Burkhead UMC
2/23/16 – 6:30 pm Pack Meeting/Carolina Raptor Center Visits the pack/ 7:30 pm second show – Highland Presbyterian Activities Building
3/1/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/4/16 – 5:30 pm – Arrow of Light Ceremony (Sanctuary), 6:00 pm – Webelo II Bridging (Fellowship Hall) & 6:30 pm Blue & Gold Banquet (Family Life Center)
3/8/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
3/11/16 – Sciworks Sleepover
3/12/16 – Trustees’ Workday
3/15/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/22/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Highland Presbyterian Activities Building
4/5/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/12/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ Meeting -Youth Commons
4/16/16 – Mt Tabor UMC – Great Day of Service
4/19/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/23/16 – Pack Hike
4/26/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center

5/3/16 – Bike Rodeo

5/10/16 – Leaders’ Meeting – Youth Commons

5/17/16 – Bring a Friend Recruiting Game Night

5/20/16 – Spring Family Camping Trip – Stone Mountain Camp Ground

5/24/16 – Rank Advancement

6/3/16 – Dash Game & Sleepover

6/15/16 – 6/18/16 – Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Raven Knob

Take care-

Shannon

Happy New Year! We have missed you and your scouts! We have our den Meetings at 7:00 pm in your den rooms at Mt Tabor UMC this coming Tuesday, 1/5/16. We have lots of events coming up.

This month at our Pack Meeting on Tuesday,1/26/16, we will have our annual Pie Throw. The boys who sold enough popcorn earned pies to throw at our leaders. For those of us who didn’t earn free pies to throw, the cost is $5 a pie. This is a huge fun event for the boys and it funds our pack financial aid program. There is no sign up for this event, just show up and the fun will begin right after the awards part of the meeting. Even if you don’t want to throw pies, it very entertaining to watch.

The sign up table will be staying in one place this week so please come see me in room 309. If you don’t know where that is located, please call my cell number (at the end of the message) and I will direct you.

On the sign up table, we will continue sign ups for the pack ski trip sign up for 1/19/16. I know several families are still thinking about this trip. Please make your decision as soon as possible. The deadline is Tuesday, 1/12/16, which is a leaders’ meeting night.

This week, we begin the sign ups for the pack Lock-in (2/5/16), WFU Basketball Scout Game (2/6/16 at noon),  Cub Scout Sunday (2/7/16), the Sciworks Sleepover in March (deadline of February 9th) and the Carolina Raptor Visit on 2/23/16.

The Carolina Raptor Center will be coming to our pack meeting on February 23rd.  The program is called “Predators from the Sky”. They are bringing two live birds for the boys to see. There is a charge to see the program and meet the Birds of Prey.

Please remember our Pinewood Derby will be on Saturday, February 20th with weigh in and impound on Friday, February 19th. If you did not pick up your scout’s pinewood derby car kit at the pack Airbound party or over the break, please visit the sign up table and you can pick up one there.

We have four new scouts starting between our Tiger, Wolf and Bear Dens on Tuesday so please give me a few minutes with our new families before coming to the sign up table on Tuesday.

One other important note: as our weather turns colder, please review our pack inclement weather policy.

Upcoming events on the Calendar:

1/5/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
1/12/16 – 7:00 pm Leader’s Meeting – Youth Commons
1/19/16 – Pack Ski/Snowboard Trip to Sugar Mountain (no den meetings)
1/26/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Highland Presbyterian Activities Center – Pie Throw Night
2/2/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/5/16 – Pack Lock in

2/6/16 – Scout WFU Basketball Game

2/7/16 – Cub Scout Sunday – Boys Receive Religious Awards
2/9/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
2/16/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/19-2/20 – Pinewood Derby – Burkhead UMC
2/23/16 – 6:30 pm Pack Meeting/Carolina Raptor Center Visits the pack/ 7:30 pm second show – Highland Presbyterian Activities Building
3/1/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/4/16 – 5:30 pm – Arrow of Light Ceremony (Sanctuary), 6:00 pm – Webelo II Bridging (Fellowship Hall) & 6:30 pm Blue & Gold Banquet (Family Life Center)
3/8/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
3/11/16 – Sciworks Sleepover
3/12/16 – Trustees’ Workday
3/15/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/22/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Highland Presbyterian Activities Building
4/5/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/12/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ Meeting -Youth Commons
4/16/16 – Mt Tabor UMC – Great Day of Service
4/19/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/23/16 – Pack Hike
4/26/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center

5/3/16 – Bike Rodeo

5/10/16 – Leaders’ Meeting – Youth Commons

5/17/16 – Bring a Friend Recruiting Game Night

5/20/16 – Spring Family Camping Trip – Stone Mountain Camp Ground

5/24/16 – Rank Advancement

6/3/16 – Dash Game & Sleepover

6/15/16 – 6/18/16 – Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Raven Knob

Take care-

Shannon

Dear All,

I hope you are well. This is just a reminder that there are no Cub Scout Meetings this week. We will resume den meetings on Tuesday, January 5th at 7:00 PM at Mt Tabor UMC.

Take Care-

Shannon

Dear All,

I hope you are all well. I wanted to remind you that we do not have any cub scout den, pack or leaders’ meetings this coming Tuesday, 12/8/15.

We will resume den meetings on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016. Enjoy the time with your families.

Webelo I Den Trip: Please click here to see a group picture of our Webelo I Den during their tour of the Medical Aircare tour today.

Pinewood Derby: If you are working on your Pinewood Derby cars over the break and need some expert advice, please contact our pack PWD Wizard, Kendall Frederick. Please click here to review the Pinewood Derby rules. There is more Pinewood Derby information on our pack website.

Current Sign ups: We are currently signing up for the Pack Day Ski & Snowboard Trip on January 19th (deadline is 1/12/16) and we will begin signing up for the Pack Lock-in scheduled for February 5th and Cub Scout Sunday scheduled for February 7th when we return from the winter break.

Upcoming Pack Calendar Dates:

1/5/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
1/12/16 – 7:00 pm Leader’s Meeting – Youth Commons
1/19/15 – Pack Ski/Snowboard Trip to Sugar Mountain
1/26/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center – Pie Throw Night
2/2/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/7/16 – Cub Scout Sunday – Boys Receive Religious Awards
2/5/15 – Pack Lock in
2/9/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
2/16/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/19-2/20 – Pinewood Derby
2/23/16 – 6:30 pm Pack Meeting/Carolina Raptor Center Visits the pack/ 7:30 pm second show
3/1/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/4/15 – 5:30 – Arrow of Light Ceremony (Sanctuary), 6:00 – Webelo II Bridging (Fellowship Hall) & 6:30 Blue & Gold Banquet (Family Life Center)
3/8/15 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
3/11/15 – Sciworks Sleepover
3/12/15 – Trustees’ Workday
3/15/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/22/15 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center
4/5/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/12/15 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ Meeting -Youth Commons
4/16/15 – Mt Tabor UMC – Great Day of Service
4/19/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/23/15 – Pack Hike
4/26/15 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center

Take care-

Shannon

Good Morning All:

Thank you all for volunteering to come out to help today. I know that many of the leaders can’t be with us this afternoon so I will make sure your scouts get credit for their “Good Deed”!

The details are:

Take care-

Shannon

Dear All,

I hope you are all well. I wanted to remind you that we do not have any cub scout den, pack or leaders’ meetings this coming Tuesday, 12/8/15.

We will resume den meetings on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016. Enjoy the time with your families.

Webelo I Den Trip: Please click here to see a group picture of our Webelo I Den during their tour of the Medical Aircare tour today.

Pinewood Derby: If you are working on your Pinewood Derby cars over the break and need some expert advice, please contact our pack PWD Wizard, Kendall Frederick. Please click here to review the Pinewood Derby rules. There is more Pinewood Derby information on our pack website.

Current Sign ups: We are currently signing up for the Pack Day Ski & Snowboard Trip on January 19th (deadline is 1/12/16) and we will begin signing up for the Pack Lock-in scheduled for February 5th and Cub Scout Sunday scheduled for February 7th when we return from the winter break.

Upcoming Pack Calendar Dates:

1/5/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
1/12/16 – 7:00 pm Leader’s Meeting – Youth Commons
1/19/15 – Pack Ski/Snowboard Trip to Sugar Mountain
1/26/16 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center – Pie Throw Night
2/2/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/7/16 – Cub Scout Sunday – Boys Receive Religious Awards
2/5/15 – Pack Lock in
2/9/16 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
2/16/16 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
2/19-2/20 – Pinewood Derby
2/23/16 – 6:30 pm Pack Meeting/Carolina Raptor Center Visits the pack/ 7:30 pm second show
3/1/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/4/15 – 5:30 – Arrow of Light Ceremony (Sanctuary), 6:00 – Webelo II Bridging (Fellowship Hall) & 6:30 Blue & Gold Banquet (Family Life Center)
3/8/15 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ meeting -Youth Commons
3/11/15 – Sciworks Sleepover
3/12/15 – Trustees’ Workday
3/15/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
3/22/15 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center
4/5/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/12/15 – 7:00 pm Leaders’ Meeting -Youth Commons
4/16/15 – Mt Tabor UMC – Great Day of Service
4/19/15 – 7:00 pm Den Meetings – Den Rooms
4/23/15 – Pack Hike
4/26/15 – 7:00 pm Pack Meeting – Family Life Center

Take care-

Shannon

I hope you are all well. I know we said that we were taking a break for the rest of December until January 5th but something came up that I wanted to make you aware of.

Many of our dens have requirements for service hours. I know that the Wolves (2nd grade) and the Bears (3rd grade) have service hour requirements for particular loops. So when these opportunities come up, we try to grab them for the pack and sometimes the notice is short.

We have been asked by Maple Springs UMC (2569 Reynolda Road) to spread some mulch on the preschool playground. The weather looks like it will be good this Sunday – right now – a high of 57 and sunny. So we have set up a time of this Sunday, December 6th, 2 PM – 4 PM to spread mulch.

The mulch is already there and the church has a couple of wheelbarrows and shovels on site. So if you and your scout are available this Sunday, please email or text me and let me know if you are able to participate. Please bring work gloves, shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows, if you have them. Please wear a class B uniform, Cub Scout t-shirt or any other t-shirt.

We plan to meet in the parking lot on left side of the church if you are facing the church.

Take care-

Shannon

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