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. TBD – Pack Meeting – Holidays Party – 6:30 SF ES Cafeteria

Dec. 18 – Den Meeting

January 2025

Jan. 15 – 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

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Pittsburgh Pirate Color Guard Experience UPDATE

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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

Pack 843 Fishing and Park fun at the lake

Join Pack 843 at Cross Creek Lake on Sunday, July 21st from 9am – 2pm for Lake and park fun!

There is a lot to do:

Playgrounds

BMX Biking Course

Hiking

Fishing

We will have plenty of supplies for fishing to help teach scouts if needed!

Scouts do not need licenses or equipment, adults need a license if they want to fish, but do not need one if they just want to watch and help.

Feel free to invite friends and other families that may be interested in scouting as well in the coming fall!

Snacks and drinks will be provided. Pack a family lunch and picnic at the pavilion we have rented!

We will be at Pavillion 3. See link to map below.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/kQUEss9tDzS9hS6M6

And for more information about the park itself:

https://www.visitwashingtoncountypa.com/listing/cross-creek-county-park/786

Please sign up at the pack website:https://pack843.org/sign-ups/?sheet_id=220

Scout night 2024 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Join us for a night of professional soccer with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on July 6! The Riverhounds play at home, at Highmark Stadium at Station Square, against Monterey Bay FC at 7:00. I hope you’ll join us for a night of soccer excitement and special guest appearances by WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan! Tickets are $18.00 each and can be purchased through this link:

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/PACK8430706

Please also sign up at https://pack843.org/sign-ups/?sheet_id=219, so I can know everyone from our pack that is coming and organize sitting and cheering together.

Memorial Day Parade – 2024

Pack 843 will march in the Bridgeville Memorial Day parade, along Washington Pike in Bridgeville on May 27, 2024. Marching in the parade is always a fun time and a highlight for our Pack to show off who we are and that we are a part of the community. If you will be in town during the Memorial Day weekend, please try to take time for your son or daughter to participate in this parade. The kids have fun showing off and tossing candy to the people watching along the parade route!

The pack will meet on Station Street in Bridgeville by the American Legion Post at 9:00AM-9:30AM. The parade starts at 10:00 AM and usually takes less than an hour.

The parade begins near Station Street and ends at the Cemetery past the GetGo.
It is suggested to park either at the cemetery or in the Aldi parking lot so you don’t have to walk all the way back to your vehicle after the parade.

Uniform shirts are required to be worn by the Scouts and adult leaders for the parade. The exception would be the Lions who are permitted to wear class B uniforms.

Please sign up in advance so that the coordinator knows how much candy to purchase for the Scouts to pass out to the crowd. Please sign up here by
May 25th: http://pack843.org/sign-ups/

Adult leaders are encouraged to participate so that we maintain two deep leadership at all times. Please let Jon Spink know if you have any questions at jon.spink@gmail.com

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