There are no den meetings tonight — the next meeting will be the first Wednesday of May (May 7th).
Scouts who signed up for the Troop 834 Swim Test — it’s tonight at the Chartiers Valley pool, from 7 to 9 pm.
Raingutter Regatta This Friday
Reminder — The next Pack meeting is this Friday, April 25th, 7:00 PM at the Zion Lutheran Church. The big event of the night is the Raingutter Regatta race. Bring your boat, and try your best to be on time so we can get everyone registered! You can still click here for the official rules for this year’s race.
At the Pack meeting you will have an opportunity to sign up for these upcoming events:
- Day Camp at Cecil Park, July 8-10. The council has extended the “early bird” registration, so you can still sign up for $55 — but make sure you do it this week!
- Troop 834 has invited Cubs from our pack to join them on April 30th for a Summer Camp swim test. This will be at CV Pool from 7 to 9 pm. Cubs and adults who are going to resident camp can complete their swim test, and be ready for camp. Cost is $2 for adults and $1 for scouts.
Cubmobile Saturday
Cubmobile Races are this Saturday, April 12th at Settler’s Cabin Park. Be sure to touch base with others in your den if you are planning to go so you are sure to have teams of 2 to 4 boys per car.
Remember to bring helmets, gloves, long pants, and to wear your uniform. Dress warm — it’ll be cold and windy on that hill!
Details are available in the original post here.
Hoagie Pickup Today!
Hoagies will be available for pickup TUESDAY, from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Shop-n-Save on Washington Pike. We will distribute them in the upstairs conference room — It’s the door over beside the service desk. If you have any issue with getting there on time, call Ruthie Bushmire at 724-746-3477.
Scouting for Food Update
It was a very successful day on Sunday April 6th. We had 16 Cub Scouts and their parents participate in our 6 hour food drive at Shop & Save for the local food bank. The Scouts collect 1,095 parcels of food or household items to deliver to the Bridgeville Food bank, along with the money donations of $430.00. The Bridgeville Food bank provides food & supplies to over 100 families in the area and they were very grateful for all we collected for them.
Every one of our dens was represented by the Cub Scouts who volunteered at the event. The Scouts that participated will receive a patch for their efforts to this worthy cause. Thank you to everyone who took time out of their schedule to come and help, it was greatly appreciated!
Scouting For Food — This Sunday
Pack 843 will be participating in the BSA Scouting For Food program this Sunday, April 6th at Shop-n-Save in Bridgeville. There are still TWO OPEN SLOTS. from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Sunday. If you would like to help out, please email our Scouting for Food Coordinator, Lucinda.
Reminders for the boys who are participating: Wear your uniform, but also dress appropriately for the weather. You will be outside the whole time! Here are the boys who are signed up:
| 10 AM | Bradyn L. |
| OPEN | |
| OPEN | |
| 11 AM | Dominic L. |
| Meet R. | |
| Alec R. | |
| 12:00 | Brogan N. |
| Bryce N. | |
| Anthony O. | |
| 1:00 | Andrew M. |
| Gunnar D. | |
| Gavin A. | |
| 2:00 | Noah S. |
| Andrew S. | |
| Logan R. | |
| 3:00 | Logan B. |
| Tommy M. | |
| Rohan K. |
Hoagie Orders Due Wednesday
Orders for hoagies must be turned in THIS WEDNESDAY at the the den meetings (6:30 to 7:30 at the Elementary School). If you have orders but cannot make the meeting, you should:
1) Contact your den leader to see if there is an alternative plan in place, or
2) Contact Ruthie Bushmire (724-746-3477) to find out how to proceed.
Hoagie orders are being submitted on Thursday morning, and payment must be received before the orders are turned in.
Also at Wednesday’s meeting you can sign up for Day Camp. Payments for Day Camp must be received by April 12th to get the early-bird rate ($55). Stop by the front desk for more information.
Resident Camp “Early Bird” Deadline
The deadline for the early bird discount is fast approaching. The early bird rate is $170 for cub scouts and $90 for parents for a total of $260. Please note this is a $20 increase from last year and some of the early fliers (and web posts) still had last year’s prices.
A $75 deposit per family is due by March 31, 2014. Mark will be processing our registration and paying the deposit on March 31, 2014.
If you are interested in attending residence camp, but have not signed up, you need to contact Mark as soon as possible. At this point there are very few spots still available and it is likely our session will sell out.
You can contact Mark by email.
The 2013 Camp Independence Parent’s Guide is available here. (The 2014 information has not been published yet)
Raingutter Regatta
Our next Pack Meeting on April 25th will be the annual Raingutter Regatta. Boat kits were distributed at the Pack Meeting last Friday. If you missed the meeting, your den leader should have your boat kit.
This year we are switching to the new trimaran boat kits, and they look pretty cool! Follow the instruction in the kit and you should be fine. If you have more questions, click here for the official rules for this year’s race.
Have fun building the boats, and we’ll see you at the Zion Lutheran Church on the 25th!
Pack Meeting / Day Camp Information
This Friday, March 21st we will have a Pack meeting at the Zion Lutheran Church at 7:00 PM. There is a GREAT program being presented, so you do not want to miss it! We will also have information about Scouting for Food, and signups will begin for Day Camp.
This year the Pack will be attending a Twilight Day Camp from July 8-10 at Cecil Park. Camp will run from 3:00 to 9:00 in the evening. There will still be the normal activities like BB guns and archery. In addition, there will be new “twilight” activities, like campfires and astronomy.
The cost for camp will be $55 if you sign up and pay by April 12th.
We are looking for a parent to volunteer to attend all 3 days of camp with the boys as our Day Camp Coordinator. Please see the Cubmaster if you would like more information about the job.