On Sunday, December 8, Pack 843 will gather at the Oakdale Community Center for our next Pack meeting. All families are invited to come celebrate the many holidays taking place at this time of year! We’ll meet from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, but please consider coming early to help create crafts for the pack to sell at the holiday mart at the school on Dec. 13 – 14. We’ll be there at 2:00 PM to create and build. All families are asked to bring a dish(or dishes) to share, preferably from your family’s cultures/heritage. We will have some of the usual basic items (pizza, chips, fruit, cookies) and fun activities for our scouts to keep the time festive. The Oakdale Community Center has plenty of space for you to plug in your crock pots to keep the food warm until we eat – room to plug in Crock Pots, and a microwave to reheat anything if needed. Please sign up to let us know you’re attending and what you’re bringing. Please indicate the number of people attending in the “Item Quantity” field and the item you are bringing in that field.
Caroling at Celebration Villa at Lakemont
On Wednesday, December 11th Pack 843 will be caroling at Celebration Villa at Lakemont. We will gather at 6:15PM and sing from 6:30-7:30PM. The residents are always very appreciative of our visit, so please come if you are able. Scouts and leaders should wear Class A’s.
Please sign up in advance so we know who to expect and how many song books to print.
Sign up here: https://pack843.org/sign-ups/
Scout Skits and Foster Love Project Placement Bags
The Arrow of Light Cub Scouts led an entertaining evening of Scout Skits on November 15th. All the ranks participated by performing a den song or skit. Crowd favorites were “Go Bannanas” and “Emergency Broadcast System.”
The Pack collected a variety of items to create placement bags for the Foster Love Project. These bags will be given to children entering foster care or experienceing other distressing situations. Thank you to everyone who participated.
October 2024 Pack Meeting – Tent or Treat
On Sunday October 27, we’ll gather for our next Pack meeting at the Fairview Park Rotary Pavilion from 1-3 PM for a Tent or Treat and some Halloween fun! The scouts and their families can come in costume if they wish and decorate tents with the rest of their den. The pack will supply treats for the trick-or-treaters. Hope to see you there! Please sign up to let us know you’re coming to have some fall fun!
Sign-ups!
Pirate Color Guard Experience
It took three tries, but Pack 843 finally was able to successfully perform the color guard duties on Sunday, September 8th at PNC Park prior to the Pirates baseball game.
A big THANK YOU to all the families who stuck it out. It was all worth it to see the smiles on these Scouts’ faces!
September Pack Family Campout at Raccoon Creek State Park
We have had so much fun on our Pack Family Campouts at Raccoon Creek State Park! Our fall campout will be held September 20-22 at the Sioux B Camping site. This is a primitive camping site with vault toilets and water nearby. There is plenty of room for families to set up tents and for the Scouts to play.
On Saturday, we are going to be joining the Laurel Highland Council for its Cub Scout Fishing Derby where the Cub Scouts can fish, and work on advancement requirements such as knot tying, fire building, setting up a safe campsite, first aid, and tree & plant identification. Signup with the Laurel Highlands Council is required for the Fishing Derby event. You can follow this link to sign up: https://scoutingevent.com/527-CubFishingDerby
Our schedule will look something like this:
Friday after 4PM– arrive at camp, set up tents, families cook their dinners, kids play and parents hang out by the campfire. Lights out by 10PM for the kiddos.
Saturday morning– families cook their breakfasts, kids play
Saturday 8:30AM to 12PM – fishing derby and activities at the lake
Saturday 12PM to 1PM – lunch
Saturday 1PM to 4PM – swimming at the lake
Saturday 4PM to 7PM – dinner – tinfoil meals or dutch oven (Pack provides)
Saturday 7PM to 9:30PM – Scouts play and hang out by the fire
Saturday 10PM – Lights out for the kiddos
Sunday morning– families cook their breakfasts, kids play
We have the campsites until 3PM on Sunday. Families can choose to enjoy the amenities at the State Parks, including fishing, swimming and boating. Families choose when they would like to pack down their tents and head home.
All families will bring their own food and prepare their own meals, with the exception of the dinner on Saturday. We will have tin foil pockets for dinner that evening which adult leaders will assist the Scouts in preparing in a sanitary manner. There will be a $5/person or $20/family charge for this dinner meal. Exact payment expected at the campsite.
We understand that some Scouts and their families would prefer to not camp overnight, yet would like to join us for the activities on Saturday. We suggest meeting us at the lake no later than 8:30 AM so that you can join us for the fishing derby and activities (pack your own lunch), lake activities in the afternoon and cooking a tin foil meal for dinner at the campsite. Please wear closed toed shoes and bring a water bottle. Parents will want to bring a camp chair as well.
Here is the link to sign up for this campout: https://pack843.org/sign-ups/
(You will need to sign up both for the campout and the fishing derby.)
More information will be emailed to the participants prior to the event. If you have questions, or need equipment, please email Deb Whitewood at whitewoodd@msn.com.
September 2024 Pack Meeting – Ice Cream Social and Cub mobile Fun
On Sunday, September 22rd we will hold our first Pack meeting of the year. We will gather from 3-5PM at the Lafayette Pavilion in Fairview Park. We will have an ice cream social, and the Scouts will be able to try out the Cub Mobiles, play Gaga Ball, and so much more! Scouts should wear their uniforms if they have them. Parents and siblings are invited to attend the Ice Cream social. Please sign up here so we can have enough ice cream: https://pack843.org/sign-ups/?sheet_id=223
Pack 843 2024/2025 Schedule
*Den Meetings at South Fayette Elementary School Cafeteria/Intermediate School Cafeteria or Library, First and Third Wednesday of each month
August 2024
Aug. 28 – Sign up night 6:30 @SF Elementary School Cafeteria
September 2024
Sept. 4 – First Den Meetings
Sept. 6 – Pirates Color Guard
Sept. 18 – Den Meeting
Sept. 22 – Pack Meeting – Ice Cream Party 3:00PM Fairview Park
Sept. 28 – Cub Out – Camp Independence
October 2024
Oct. 2 – Den Meeting
Oct. 16 – Den Meeting
Oct. 27 – Pack Meeting – Tent or Treat – 1:00-3:00 PM Fairview Park Rotary Pavilion
November 2024
Nov. 6 – Den Meeting
Nov. 20 – Den Meeting
Nov. 15 – Friday Night Skit Night – 6:30 MS Auditorium
December 2024
Dec. 4 – Den Meeting
Dec. 8 – Pack Meeting – Holidays Party – 3:00-5:00 pm Oakdale Community Center
Dec. 18 – Den Meeting
January 2025
Jan. 8 – Den Meeting
Jan. 15 – Pinewood Derby build night – Oakdale Community Center
Jan. 22 – Den Meeting
Jan. 25 – Pack Meeting – Pinewood Derby – Crossroads Church
February 2025
Feb. 5 – Den Meeting
Feb. 19 – Den Meeting
Feb. 23 – Pack Meeting – Crossover – TBD
March 2025
Mar. 5 – Den Meeting
Mar. 19 – Den Meeting
Mar. TBD – Pack Meeting – Blue and Gold Celebration
April 2025
Apr. 2 – Den Meeting
Apr. 16 – Den Meeting
Apr. 27 – Pack Meeting – Bike Rally on the Montour Trail
May 2025
May 7 – Den Meeting
May 18 – Pack Meeting – Picnic – 3:00-5:00 Fairview Park Rotary Pavilion
September 6th – Pirates Color Guard Experience
On Friday, September 6th, Pack 843 will be serving as the Color Guard for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our Pack will be going onto the field at PNC Park and presenting the flag for the National Anthem. Afterwards, we will have seats (really good seats along the baselines or behind home plate) to watch the Pirates battle the Nationals.
The Pirates are offering one free ticket per Scout. The cost of additional tickets is $30 each and include $10 towards the concession stand. You must sign up in advance and pay by a check made out to Pack 843, or Zelle to Pack 843. Please give all payments to Deb Whitewood, Jon Spink, or Treasurer, Matt Bizzack. Payments must be received by August 30th. You can also drop payments off at at Deb’s home, 173 Greenwood Drive, Bridgeville, PA 15017.
Signup here prior to August 30, 2024. https://pack843.org/sign-ups/
All scouts and leaders MUST be in Class A uniform to go onto the field. The game begins at 6:40PM, but we will need to assemble around 5:30 at the cul-de-sac on Mazeroski Way to get prepared. Bring the siblings and Grandparents to the game! In the past we have had 70 scouts and family members attend this event. It is always a memorable night for everyone!
If you have any further questions regarding this event, please contact Deb Whitewood at whitewoodD@msn.com
Pittsburgh Pirate Color Guard Experience UPDATE
July 17 LAST CALL FOR TICKETS!!
We are quickly approaching the July 24th deadline for sign ups for the Pirate baseball game color guard experience on August 7. Please sign up immediately if your Scout and family are interested in attending this memorable experience.
On Wednesday, August 7th, Pack 843 will be serving as the Color Guard for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our Pack will be going onto the field at PNC Park and presenting the flag for the National Anthem. Afterwards, we will have seats to watch the Pirates battle the Padres.
The cost of the tickets is $29 each and include $10 towards the concession stand.
You must sign up in advance and pay by a check made out to Pack 843, or Zelle to Pack 843. Please give all payments to Deb Whitewood, Jon Spink, or Treasurer, Matt Bizzack. Payments must be received prior to July 24th.
You can drop payments off at at Deb’s home, 173 Greenwood Drive, Bridgeville, PA 15017.
Signup here prior to July 24, 2024. https://pack843.org/sign-ups/
All scouts and leaders MUST be in Class A uniform to go onto the field. The game begins at 6:40PM, but we will need to assemble around 5:00 at the cul-de-sac on Mazeroski Way to get prepared. Bring the siblings and Grandparents to the game! In the past we have had 70 scouts and family members attend this event. It is always a memorable night for everyone!
If you have any further questions regarding this event, please contact Deb Whitewood at whitewoodD@msn.com
