Once again our Charter Organization, Resurrection Church in Oakdale, is asking for our Cub Scouts to help with their election day Spaghetti Dinner. The Spaghetti dinner is on Tuesday, May 21st from 4 – 7pm. Scouts will help serve salads, fill bread baskets and help with cleaning up paper plates and bowls. Here is a signup sheet. We are asking for 2 – 3 scouts for each hour. In the past, the scouts that volunteered had fun. This also counts for service hours. The address for Resurrection Lutheran Church is 7600 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale.

Thank you for supporting our Charter Organization!

Florence Freedom vs. Washington Wild Things
Saturday, June 8th @ 7:05pm
Pre-game Parade: 6:30pm

Join the Wild Things for some summer fun with a baseball game and sleepover at the ballpark! You can just come for the game or stick around after the game to play catch, watch a movie and camp out in the outfield. All scouts and leaders will receive a Wild Things Scout Patch for attending.
Exclusive Scout Package includes a reserved ticket to the game, in game, and post-game activities, movie, sleepover, breakfast and scout patch (Scouts/Leaders only). Or just come for the game and enjoy the evening with other scouts.

• Please sign up on our website link
• PRICES PER PERSON:
• Game tickets are $7.00
• Game ticket with scout patch is $10.00 (Scouts and Leaders only)
• Meal voucher $5.00
• Overnight tickets are $18.00

Questions?? Please contact Caterina Massimino at wmassiminobsa@yahoo.com

Pack 843 is invited to be the Color Guard at a Pittsburgh Pirate Game again this year. In order to be the Color Guard for the game we MUST purchase a minimum of 50 seats for that game. NEW GAME DATE IS: JULY 22, 2019. If you wish to participate in this fun event or you signed up for the original date, YOU WILL NEED TO SIGN-UP –> NEW Sign-Up Sheet. Game time is 7:05pm but the Scouts will need to be at the field at 5:30pm. If you haven’t participated before, this is when the scouts and Leaders in uniform get to parade on the field prior to the game with the American Flag and Pack flag and salute as the Star Spangled Banner is played (usually by a high school band). This is a wonderful experience for the scouts! The Pack will also be shown on the large screen at baseball field and we will get a picture of us on the field. Cost per ticket is $18. Seats are in the infield grandstand section and includes a free hat.

CUBMOBILE EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, MAY 11, 2019

Teams are welcome to check in at any time between 8:00am to 11:00am

Where: Settlers Cabin Wave Pool Parking Lot

ALL participants MUST wear a bicycle helmet

Cost $10 per Cub Scout  

Register in teams of 4 scouts.  Prefer scout on team to be in the same rank.

Register online link –> https://scoutingevent.com/527-FRcubmobile2019

Races begin at 8:30am. You are welcome to show up anytime before 11:00. If you are sharing a car with another team, teams may wish to check-in at different times (example 8:30 & 10:00).

Events include:

• Circuit race
• Serpentine (slalom)
• Push for distance
• Downhill speed time

Our April PACK meeting showed an incorrect date of 4/19/19 on our calendar.  The calendar has been changed to the CORRECT date (4/26/19). 

The April Pack meeting is our annual Raingutter Regatta event.  This event will be held at the Large Pavilion at Cecil Park (off Rt 50).  Event will start at 7pm with Meeting Opening Ceremony and Award Ceremony followed by our Raingutter Regatta Race.   If you DON’T have your boat kit, please make sure pick one up at the front door in the Elementary School between during the den meetings on Wednesday, 4/17/19 between 6:30 – 7:30pm.

Pack 843 is invited to be the Color Guard at a Pittsburgh Pirate Game again this year. In order to be the Color Guard for the game we MUST purchase a minimum of 50 seats for that game. We have picked June 18th (Tuesday game) for this opportunity. Game time is 7:05pm but the Scouts will need to be at the field at 5:30pm. If you haven’t participated before, this is when the scouts and Leaders in uniform get to parade on the field prior to the game with the American Flag and Pack flag and salute as the Star Spangled Banner is played (usually by a high school band). This is a wonderful experience for the scouts! The Pack will also be shown on the large screen at baseball field and we will get a picture of us on the field. Cost per ticket is $18. Seats are in the infield grandstand section and includes a free hat. We need make sure we have 50 tickets sold before we can commit to Color Guard. Pirate Game Sign up sheet.

Today is the second Wednesday of the month which means Den meeting night.  As usual, Den meetings will be at the schools unless you have an off-site Den meeting scheduled.  If you have any questions regarding your Den meeting, please contact your Den Leader.

This Friday is our Pack meeting.  Our meeting on Friday, 3/22, will be at 7:00pm at the Middle School Auditorium.  We will start with our opening and awards ceremony followed by a Science presentation, Friends of Scouting request, and Camping information.  Also, scouts will be able to pick up their kits for Raingutter Regatta boats (which will be used at our April Pack meeting).  Hope to see you all there!

Our February Pack Meeting is on Sunday, February 24th from 3:00 – 6:00pm at Fairview Firehall.  This is our annual banquet where the 5th Grade Scouts Crossover to Boy Scouts.  It will also be our February Pack meeting.  After Opening Ceremony we will have our Awards presentation for all Dens followed by the Arrow of Light Ceremony.  We will then have a dinner and announce the winner of the cake contest, followed by eating the wonderful cakes. The final event of the evening will be the Crossing Over Ceremony for our six 5th Grade Scouts as they transition from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts.  If you have not filled out a Blue & Gold Sheet, you can click here to sign-up on our website. We hope you are all able to attend!

The forecast today is predicted to be Excitement & Fun, at least inside Zion Church.  TODAY IS RACE DAY!  We have 65 cars racing today.

Outside, the weather forecast is questionable.  It seams we are right on the line for snow or rain.  That being the case, last night we moved up all races to be 30 minutes earlier for the start time.  If you cannot make it, we will race your scout’s derby car and will send you an email on scoutbook if you have placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd for your rank so you will know to come for the file race!  If your scouts car placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd and you cannot make it to the final race, again, not to worry, we will race your scout’s car.  If you have any questions, please send me a text message (Karen Billingham – 412-780-9757).

New times for today’s races:

• 8:45 AM Webelos II Arrow of Light (Fifth Grade)
• 9:45 AM Webelos I (Fourth Grade)
• 10:45 AM Bears (Third Grade)
• 11:45 PM Wolves (Second Grade)
• 12:45 PM Tigers (First Grade)
• 1:45 PM Lions (Kindergarten)
• 2:45 PM Winner Race

Tonight is our Den Meeting night.  Unless otherwise notified by your Den Leader, times and place are same as usual.

Tonight is also Hoagie fundraiser pick-up.  Pick-up your hoagies at the ELEMENTARY SCHOOL between 7pm – 7:45pm.   We will begin sorting at 6:30pm and expect to be done by 7:00pm.  We will not be able to store your Hoagies.  If you are unable to pick them up on Wednesday during the scheduled times, you need to find someone to pickup your order.

THE BIG EVENT OF THE WEEK IS…… our PINEWOOD DERBY!  Times and information are on the post below.  On FRIDAY, 1/18/19, your scout MUST have their car weighed and registered between 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Zion Lutheran Church (Next to Home Run Pizza) in order to be in the race on Saturday.  If you cannot be there to register and weigh your car, you will need to find someone to do this for you.  If you do NOT register your car and turn it in on Friday, you will not be able to race on Saturday.  If you have any questions, please text me at 412-780-9757.