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Day Camp 2016 – Safari Adventures

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Safari Day Camp

Day Camp is an opportunity for Scouts to gather and participate in some great scouting activities:  Games, nature, crafts, scout skills, and of course archery and BB-gun shooting!  Pack 843 will be attending Day Camp at Settler’s Cabin Park on June 22-24.  Camp will run from about 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.

The cost for camp will be $60 if you register and pay before April 30th.  After that date the cost goes up to $85.  As a bonus, anyone who registers and pays at the Den Meeting this Wednesday (Feb. 24) will receive a BONUS camp T-shirt!

Parents are not required to stay with their boys each day, but our Pack is expected to provide adult supervision.  We ask each parent to volunteer one day to spend at camp with the scouts.

Stop by the front desk at the den meeting for more information, or to sign-up for camp.

Pack 843 Shines at Frontier District Pinewood Derby

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On February 7th a number of our scouts represented Pack 843 at the Frontier District Pinewood Derby at The Mall at Robinson.  And they represented us WELL!

Starting in the Tiger division, the first place trophy was captured by our own Dylan M.  Another first place was picked up in the Wolf division by our Pack’s Amudhan G.  The winning continued as the Bear first place trophy went to Bradyn L.

Pinewood District Winners 2016

Just like at our Pack event, the top racers in each den level went to a finals race.  When the final checkered flag dropped, Dylan M. came away with a 5th overall, and Bradyn L. brought home the FIRST PLACE trophy!

Congratulations to Amudhan, Dylan, Bradyn, and all the Pack 843 scouts on their racing success.

Blue and Gold Last Call!

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The deadline to register to attend Blue and Gold is Wednesday, February 17th! If you have not sent in your registration form or mailed it in over the weekend, please EMAIL your count asap: hand.liz@gmail.com. By Thursday we need to give Fairview a count of how many to expect.

You can then send me your registration form and check. Don’t forget, if you wish to use your scout account, you will need to fill out a scout withdrawal form.

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

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Reminder — no den meetings tonight, due to scheduling conflicts at the school. The next den meeting will be on Feb 24th.

Pancake Breakfast

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pancake heartsFriends of Killbuck Lodge Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, February 13  8am – 2pm

Oakdale Community Center

Adults – $6 / Seniors – $5 / Children under 6 yrs – $3

The FOKL is the charitable, non-profit organization that owns and maintains the scout cabin. Proceeds go to finish the renovations on the cabin.  Support Scouting in your community!

Blue and Gold Banquet Deadline

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Reminder — due to the school schedule, there is NO DEN MEETING next Wednesday.  The next meeting will be on Wednesday, Feb. 24th.  Which mean that reservation for the Blue and Gold Banquet need to be completed BY MAIL — the deadline is Feb. 17th!

All Pack 843 Cub Scouts and their immediate families are invited to attend the Blue and Gold Banquet, our yearly celebration of Cub Scouting!  We will be recognizing the achievements and advancements within the Pack.  Our Webelos II scouts will be receiving their Arrow of Light — the highest award in Cub Scouting — and crossing over into Boy Scouting.  The event takes place Sunday February 28th from 3 to 6 PM at Fairview VFD Banquet Hall.

Blue and Gold cakeAll boys are invited to participate in the Cake Contest*.

Scouts must be in full uniform for this event.

Ticket prices are as follows:

  • $14.95 for adults and non-scouts 10 years of age or older
  • $7.95 for Cub/Boy Scouts (of any Pack or Troop) and children under 10 years of age
  • Pack 843 Webelos II scouts and children under 3 are FREE

To purchase tickets, complete the reservation form at the bottom of this flyer, then:

  • Complete a scout account withdrawal form, or
  • Enclose a check to “Pack 843”.
  • Return it by mail to: Liz Hand, Webelo 2    1099 Harding St.     Bridgeville PA 15017

* Cake contest details:  Each Scout and an adult partner are challenged to bake and decorate a Scout themed cake.  Some examples are camping, achievement activities, good deeds, etc.  There will be ribbons for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place.  The entire cake, including decorations, must be edible. No paper, toothpicks etc.  Only the thing it sits on doesn’t have to be edible but that can’t be part of the decoration.  After the competition the cakes will be served for desert so we would like as many participants as possible.  Place the Scout’s name on the underside of the cake so the competition is as anonymous as possible.  Judging will be done by our visiting Scoutmasters.

Scout Sunday

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First a reminder — Den meetings this Wednesday at the Elementary School.  Hoagies must be picked up a this time!

ScoutSundayThe Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday, which is the primary date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting.

St. Barbara’s in Bridgeville, will be celebrating a Scout Sunday service this Sunday, February 7 at 11am. All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts are invited!  Please come in full Class A uniforms. No jeans.  Scouts of any faith are invited to attend this service.

Join us for the council wide Scout Sunday Service on Sunday, February 21, 2016 beginning at 3:00 p.m.  This service is open to all Scouts, leaders and family members and is hosted by the Council Relationships Committee.  The service will be held at Holy Spirit B.C. Church, Oakland, 4815 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, 15213.  A reception will follow the service and patches will be available for the participants.  Please register by February 15th.

Resident Camp Information

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Pack 843 will be attending Resident Camp at Heritage Scout Reservation, Camp Independence, on these dates:

Camp Archery

 Webelos (Current Bears and Webelos I’s):  July 6, 2016 – July 9, 2016

Cub Scouts (Current Tigers and Wolves):  July 9, 2016 – July 12, 2016

Cost for the camp will be $196 for cub scouts / webelos (early bird rate is $181);  $106 for parents (early bird rate is $96).  Deposit of $75 is due by March 15, 2016 to take advantage of the early bird rate.  Final payments are due by May 1, 2016.

More information will be circulated as it is provided by the District. 

 For more information in the meantime, contact:

Mark Gubinsky
mark@gubinskylaw.com
412-860-6931

Last Call for Hoagie Orders

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Your last chance to turn in hoagie orders is this Saturday, 1/30/2015 – Orders and Money collected 9 am – 11 am at Starbucks, off Bridgeville exit.

Remember to bring the correct payment, and a copy of the Turn-In Sheet.

Where and when do I pick up my order?

Wednesday, 2/3/2015 – Hoagies MUST to be picked up at the Den Meeting at Elementary School.  If you cannot be there to pick up your order you will need to find someone to pick up your order for you.  We do NOT have the space to keep your hoagies for you.

Questions can be directed to Karen at 412-780-9757.

Frontier District Pinewood Derby – Feb. 6th

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The 2016 Pinewood Derby and Mall Show will take place on February 6th at The Mall at Robinson.  This year our District is bringing back the infamous Mall Show portion to our Annual Pinewood Derby race!

Pinewood Derby participants, are you ready to start your engines? 1st and 2nd place winners at each den level are invited to enter the District Race.  Check in will start at 8:30 for the Tiger Division with the race kicking off at 9:00 A.M. There will be trophies for the 1st thru 3rd place winners in each division as well as a 1st thru 3rd place trophy for the over all winners.

The Best in Show judging will take place at 1:00 P.M. for any participant in both the race and any Cub Scout who wishes to enter his car!

Schedule —

  • Tiger check-in 8:30 -9:00
  • Opening at 9:00 and Racing begins!
  • Tigers-9:00
  • Wolf-10:30
  • Bear-12:00
  • Webelos-1:30
  • Grand Race Off-3:00

Note that both Webelos ranks race at 1:30.  Check-in will be done prior to each race, so try to be there early.  Entry fee is $5 per scout.  They will inspect your car there, following the same rules we used.

Pinewood Derby 2016 Results

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Over 60 scouts braved the cold and snow to race their cars in the 2016 Pack 843 Pinewood Derby this past Saturday.  Congratulations to our top racers and trophy winners Dylan, Bradyn, And Matthew!

Final

To see the winners at each den level, go to this Race Results Page.  We commend all the scouts for having great cars, running a great race, and showing great sportsmanship.

BONUS!  See what your Pinewood Derby car sees during the race!

Thanks to Olivia for the awesome Go-Pro footage.