Hello Cub Pack 375!

Bob Healy (Darren’s father) has arranged a community service event for our pack to volunteer at the Schoener 5K on Saturday, May 19th.  The web site is: http://udmusicmarathon.org/ Our scheduled volunteer time is 10:00AM – 10:45AM. At least a couple of parents will be needed to help watch the scouts. We will be working either the water table, or helping clean up trash at the finish line.

Please send your confirmation of attendance, or any questions to Bob Healy at: bob.healey@comcast.net

Thanks!

Hello Cub Pack 375!

Sunday (weather permitting) we will have our Blue & Gold Picnic for those who have signed up.  The picnic will start at 12:00PM.  Scouts should arrive in FULL uniforms (and bring a change of clothes of they want, there is a creek, and someone usually ends up falling in).
The location is the Newlin Grist MIll Park – You can find directions from their website here http://www.newlingristmill.org/information/directions.htm .   We will be having our picnic in the picnic area. When you arrive to the park on Cheyenne Road, drive PAST the Welcome Center on your right, go up the hill/street about 1/4 milre.  On the right you’ll see a dirt driveway near the top of the hill – turn right into here, and follow the dirt driveway down past a large field on your left, and you’ll end up down at the picnic area. We’ll try to have a sign up as well.
If anyone can help secure any donations for our raffle from local businesses, that would be great. Examples of past donations were gift certificates to businesses, home products (vaccum cleaners, books, etc), toys, free pizza & water ice coupons, etc. Please bring any raffle donations to the picnic.

Scouts should also bring their rockets for launching.  We recommend you put your name on your rockets and decorate them in BRIGHT colors so they’ll be easy to find after launching them. We will provide the engines for the launches.


First annual Cub Scout Bake Off
Do you have an old family dessert recipe that amazes your guests, or maybe your cookies are the stuff of legend? Then here is your chance to prove it! Bring your favorite home made desserts for all to enjoy, and enter the Bake off. A three judge panel will decide the winner based on presentation, creativity, and palate. Please avoid nuts due to allergies of one of the judges…
Winner will be awarded a first place ribbon, as well as a $25 Visa gift card!
An e mail notification will go our Sunday morning if there is a cancellation/reschedule due to weather.

Hello Pack 375!

For this week – we will be having a den meeting at the Riverview Church for the Tigers & Bears to build their rockets. If anyone anyone else who did not make it last week, or the 2nd year Webelos would like to come build their rockets – you are welcome.  2nd Year Webelos should contact Anna (anna8600@aol.com) to get their rockets. Everyone else that didn’t receive a rocket should contact their den leaders.
First year Webelos will be having a regular den meeting at the church on Friday evening.
Second year Webelos will NOT be having a den meeting, and are responsible to build their own rockets themselves (or they are welcome to attend the rocket building on Friday evening at the church).
The Blue & Gold Picnic for all scouts will be held at the Newlin Grist Mill Park ( http://www.newlingristmill.org/ ) on Sunday, April 29th at 12:00PM. The cost will be $8 per person (5 years and older) and will have a cap for the *immediate* family at $40.  Donations for prizes will be accepted for our raffle, as well as anyone who is able to volunteer to help out (i.e. setup tables & food, etc) would be greatly appreciated. Please reply to this e mail if you can help out in any way – i.e. getting donations/prizes, setup at the park, etc.
Thank you – let us know if there’s any questions.

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Hello Pack 375!

Updates & important information this week include:

  • Scout Day at the Phillies game – tomorrow night – Tuesday April 3rd.  Please meet up by the First Base Gate (Darren St.) at 5:00PM. The pre-game parade will start promptly at 5:30PM.  Scouts should be in FULL uniforms. Siblings/friends were welcome last year. Also last year, they did NOT require tickets to the game for scouts to participate in the pre-game parade. I am going to assume it is the same for this year – so feel free to come down and partake in the parade even if you don’t have tickets to stay for the game.  If I’m wrong – I apologize in advance.  Information on parking, directions, and additional park information can be found here:  http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/ballpark/transportation/index.jsp?content=parking
  • Thursday night, the Havertown Bicycle Shop will be hosting our pack for a bike shop tour and demonstration on bike safety and maintenance. This is a FREE event. It will start at 7:00PM at the Havertown Bicycle Shop located at: 2030 Darby Road, in Havertown, PA. (the corner of Darby Rd & Benedict Ave). The shop will be closed and open exclusively for our pack. Friends & family are welcome to this event.   There is no sign up sheet for this event – but please reply to this e mail with how many people will be in attendance so I can provide them with an estimate.
  • The Blue & Gold Picnic for all scouts will be held at the Newlin Grist Mill Park ( http://www.newlingristmill.org/ ) on Sunday, April 29th. The time has yet to be determined. The cost will be $8 per person (5 years and older) and will have a cap for the *immediate* family at $40.  Donations for prizes will be accepted for our raffle, as well as anyone who is able to volunteer to help out (i.e. setup tables & food, etc) would be greatly appreciated. Please reply to this e mail if you can help out in any way – i.e. getting donations/prizes, setup at the park, etc.
  • Den meetings will be held from here on out throughout the summer at your den leaders discretion. Please contact your den leader for details.
  • SUMMER EVENTS – we will be planning events for the scouts throughout the summer – details coming soon!
  • Volunteers & help needed for next year too – if you’re interested in helping make the pack successful next year – we can use your help! We have lots of tasks that need help for the upcoming year – please contact any den leader or reply to this e mail for additional details.
The Havertown Bicycle Shop will be providing the scouts a free tour of the shop, as well as a demonstration on bike safety & maintenance on Thursday evening, April 7th at 7:00PM. This event is open to family & friends.

The address of the shop is:

Havertown Bicycle Shop
2030 Darby Road
Havertown, PA 19083

Hello Everyone!

This is a reminder that our pack meeting is tomorrow night, Thursday, March 29th at 7:30PM at the Hillcrest Elementary School Gym.

Hello Pack 375,

We just found out that Acme had a mix up in their scheduling, so we are NOT able to have our candy sale fundraiser at Acme the next two weekends. The location for BOTH candy sale fundraisers has been changed to Colonial Village Market in the Manoa Shopping Center in Havertown.

The following people have signed up to sell candy this Saturday, March 10th at the Colonial Village Market in Manoa Shopping Center in Havertown:
12:00- 1:00
Austin Witmer
Tyler Winterbottom
1:00- 2:00
Ethan Mitchell
Aidan Wiercioch                              ******SCOUTS MUST BE IN FULL UNIFORM********
Rocco Trovato
2:00- 3:00
Matt DuFrayne
Jake DuFrayne
Mert Budak
The final candy sale for this year will be on Saturday, March 17th.

Hello Pack 375,

Here’s the important updates for this week:
The Tiger and 2nd Year Webelo Den will be making bag lunches for the homeless this Friday evening March 9th during their Den Meeting.  Each Tiger Scout and 2nd Year Webelo Scout is asked to bring $2.00 to cover the cost of the supplies.
The following people have signed up to sell candy this Saturday, March 10th at the Acme on Lansdowne Avenue in Drexel Hill:
12:00- 1:00
Austin Witmer
Tyler Winterbottom
1:00- 2:00
Ethan Mitchell
Aidan Wiercioch                              ******SCOUTS MUST BE IN FULL UNIFORM********
Rocco Trovato
2:00- 3:00
Matt DuFrayne
Jake DuFrayne
Mert Budak
The final candy sale for this year will be on Saturday, March 17th.
The next parent & leaders meeting will be on Wed, March 21st @ 7:00PM at the Riverview Presbyterian Church.
And as always – you can find additional information, as well as our Pack 375 Calendar of events on our website at http://www.dhcubpack375.org

Hello Pack 375,

We just received the information for the Blue Mountain Scout Day.  It is Sunday, March 4th, and you get 50% off of Lift tickets, rentals, lessons,and snowtubing tickets if you let them know you are with Pack 375. We do not need to purchase tickets in advanced, so you can show up at any time.  Details can be found at: http://www.skibluemt.com

The Constitution Center event is on Saturday, March 3rd.  Please refer to Matt & Rachel’s e mail from yesterday regarding details for the event. You MUST be there by 11AM as we need to go in together as a group. Money for this event is due Friday evening at the den meeting. It is $14/ea for scouts/siblings/friends, and $12/ea for adults/leaders.

And finally – we will be holding a den meeting at the Riverview Church on Friday evening at 7:30PM unless otherwise specified by your den leader.