First Pack Meeting

On Thursday night we had our first pack meeting of the school year. In addition to officially kicking off our annual popcorn sale, we were visited by Gary the Traveling Reptile Guy (not his official title). He was an interesting character that showed us all his rare COLLECTION of reptiles that he has rescued from pet owners over the years. There was the Bearded Dragon, the rare Sail Finned Iguana, several snakes of all sizes including a 10 foot albino boa constrictor and my favorite the Black and White Jaguar something-another. He also gave parents some advise about which critters NOT to buy for our young Scouts and which ones we should consider. He sure wound up the boys, who could barely stay in their seats. Next month we have the Rain Gutter Regatta which was a lot of fun last year. Each of you should have received your boat kits at the meeting and you all have a month to complete them. I will send out reminder as we get closer to the meeting. This week we are meeting at Frank Elementary School at our normal time. Each of the boys should be bringing in an example of a collection that they have. We are also going to create a den cheer so, if you and/or your sons have any ideas please bring them to share with the den.

Great News!

Today I received word that we may have a permanent home for our meetings this year. It is funny how often the obvious places go unchecked. Thanks to Kent, we are tentatively scheduled to have the remainder of our meetings at Frank Elementary. Our normal time slots works well with them except for a few dates where we may have to meet at 7PM or plan on an alternate location. I will keep you all posted. Thanks Kent!

First Den Meeting of the Year

Tonight we met for our first meeting of the school year. We had seven boys attend as we started September's theme: Pockets. Our activities included a Hide and Seek search, emergency phone list projects and the boys created there own Code of Conduct.

Den 4 Code of Conduct

1. Do Your Best

2. Respect Each Other

3. Follow Directions

4. Listen: Scout Sign = Quite

5. Raise Your Hand to Talk

6. Don't Give Up

We also handed out popcorn fundraiser forms and information on the Fall Family Campout (Oct. 3rd & 4th). If interested please be prepared to pay for the campout at next week's Pcak Meeting. Feel free to check out the Camp Miakonda link under Resources. I look forward to seeing you all next Thursday evening at Ft. Meig's Elementary.