September 25th Den Meeting

Our next den meeting will be Tuesday, September 25 starting at 7:00pm.  We will hold it at Groveton Elementary School in the cafeteria.  Depending on the weather, our plan is either to learn to play ultimate, or to do art projects.

For new boys, our annual dues are $55.  We have a one time sign-up fee of $20.  You have the option to subscribe to Boys' Life.

Our web site, cubpack95.org, has good information on where to buy uniforms, as well as our calendar for the school year.

Hope to see you all next Tuesday, September 25.

Pack 95 Sports Challenge! September 30th at 2:00

Come test your skills at baseball, football, soccer and baskteball! 

Pack 95 is holding a Sports Challenge on September 30th from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Groveton Elementary School athletic field.

Tickets are $1 each, 7 for $5 and 15 for $10.

Use the tickets for your chance to test your skills at one of our four stations.  You could win entries to place in raffles for some cook prizes.

Prizes include:
*4 tickets to a 2013 Potomac Nationals baseball game
*an $85 store credit at Spokes bike shop
*free kids' meals at TGIFriday's
*gift certificates to local merchants, like Grounded Coffee Shop, Gunston Flowers, Festival of Flowers and Glam A Unisex Mini-Day Spa

Plus, we will have information available on how to join cub scouts!

Please see our flyer for more information.

Pow Wow

POW-WOW!  An excellent event to learn all sorts of new things to put on a fantastic program for the boys.  Get into the nitty gritty, like new songs, new craft ideas, how to approach scouts with special needs, how to put on fabulous ceremonies.  This year, it will be November 17 at Annandale High School. 

More information at this website:

http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/pow-wow/23556

Camp Snyder Expo

Camp Snyder Expo!  Want another chance to do some great outdoor activities with your cub?  Try the Camp Snyder Expo on October 20.  It will be between 10:00 and 4:00.  Available activities include a rock wall, shooting sports, rides and games.  Food vendors will be present.  Price is $5 if you register by September 30, and $8 after that.

Here's the website:

http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/camp-william-b-snyder/2012-fall-outdoor-expo/31040

BALOO (Outdoor Program) Training

BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) training will be held on November 17 at the Coast Guard Station starting at 9:00am and lasting through 4:00pm.  This is an excellent chance to leanr how to put on a really rocking outdoor program!  Bring a lunch.

Note that the pack must have a BALOO trained person at each outdoor pack event.  So far, we have only one BALOO trained adult.  If you really want to help out your pack, please attend BALOO.  Having at least two BALOO trained adults gives the pack much more flexibility.

Cub Scout Leader Trainer

The next live, in person training for cub scout leaders will be Saturday, September 22, starting at 8:00am.  It will be held at St. Mary's Lyceum on Duke Street in Old Town Alexandria.  Be careful!  It is easy to get this confused with the Lyceum on Washington Street, or St. Mary's Church.

There is limited parking in a lot across the street.

I would expect a cost, but likely less than $10.

Trainees will be divided into:  Tigers, Wolves and Bears, Webelos, and Cubmasters and Committee Members.

Each adult leader should be trained in their position.  Plus, if you have already completed the online training, I would highly recommend doing the live training anyway, as this is an excellent opportunity to learn from a live person who has experience and can answer your real world questions.

Webel-O-Ree

Webel-O-Ree Information:  October 20 & 21 at Sky Meadows.  You can camp-out October 19.  Program starts at 10:00am.  Parents should participate with their Webelo.  But, if you cannot, you can leave your boy with a registered leader.  A registered leader can only be responsible for one child in addition to their own.

Pack Website Down Temporarily

Our Pack website is down.  It seems Go Daddy, our host, has been hit by a hacker.  In the meantime, news and updates will still be posted here.  This blog is hosted by Google, so the website outage will not affect it.

****Update****

The pack website, www.cubpack95.org, is back up and running.

Litter Pick Up Pushed Back

The litter pick-up and ice cream party has been pushed back to 3:00.  This Saturday, September 8 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 2501 Beacon Hill Road, Alexandria, VA 22306.

Scheduling Adjustments

Tuesday September 18 and Tuesday September 25 will be den meetings.  Tuesday October 2 will be our first pack meeting.  This is to accommodate the late Back to School Night at Groveton.  October 2 will be our Join Scouting Night.