Walk of Champions

Pack 118 is pleased to once again be taking part in the Walk of Champions put on by Baystate Mary Lane Hospital.  This walk is put together to raise money for families that are currently affected by cancer.  Everyone knows someone who has survived, is fighting, or who has lost their battle with cancer.  Den 3 even has it's own cancer survivor, JR!  The date for the walk is Sunday, May 6th and takes place at the Quabbin Reservoir.  Our "team captain", and assistant bear leader,  Amy Gray is trying to compile a list of walkers as well as their shirt sizes so that she can turn in our registration form. To get our team name on our shirts, we need to be registered by April 6th, so email Amy ASAP!!!!  If you are interested, please email her ASAP at noodlesaw@yahoo.com  If you cannot walk with us, but would still like to support the "scouts for survivors" team, again, please email Amy and she will gladly accept your donation.  We were able to raise over $700 last year and this year we'd love to top that!  Let's all come together, Pack 118, and show cancer patients that we care!!! 

April 3--Deadlines!

Just a last minute reminder that this coming Tuesday, April 3rd, is the deadline for 2 very important events. 

#1--This is the last day to sign up for and turn money in for our Ecotarium trip.  This is a wonderful time for everyone that attends...we will be attending a planetarium show, making our own telescopes, exploring the museum (which we have all to ourselves!), getting a tour of the animals, and so much more!  Every boy that attends will receive his astronomy belt loop and a special patch.  The cost is $10 per cub scout and $30 for anyone else that would like to join us.  We aren't even half full, so siblings are encouraged to attend!  We do sleep over (yes, on the hard museum floor) and stay up late, but it really is a GREAT time!!  A sign up sheet will be going around this Tuesday, or you can email Ryan at evannpd@charter.net if you want to sign up. 

#2--Summer camp is just around the corner and we're trying to help our campers out!  We are holding our second annual essay contest.  Boys are encouraged to write an essay based on our theme, "what does the cubscout motto mean to me?" to try to earn a full campership to the camp of his choice.  (Our graduating Webelos have the chance to win $250 toward their camp fee) Essays should be handwritten and should be in the boys own words.  Tuesday is the last day to turn these in as they will be voted on later in the week.  Smaller camperships are also going to be awarded, so get those essays in!  (If you would like to send your scout to summer camp but the camp fee is a problem for your family, please check out our summer camp page to the right and find our link to the campership application page.  Mohegan Council offers camperships to those families that need it.)

misprint in CS Courier!!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!!!

In this month's cub scout courier, it was stated that on April 21st we would be volunteering our time at the annual lake cleanup on Lake Wickaboag.  This is actually for a different lake cleanup!!!  The Lake Wickaboag cleanup day that we will be volunteering for will be held on Saturday, May 26 from 9-12noon.  More information will be going out about that in our next newsletter.  We truly are sorry for the misinformation!

Scout day at OSV

This coming Saturday, March 31st, is Boy Scout day at Old Sturbridge Village!  It's a cool event that the village does to accommodate our scouts and even takes care of some of each ranks requirements!  Boys and adults get a special discounted rate for the day.  (Boys should wear their uniforms) Boys that have gone in the past had a great time!  It's worth checking it out!  Click on the link below to check out OSV's website about this event!

http://www.osv.org/activities_events/event_calendar_more.html?ID=486&DateID=1767

Pinewood Derby Update!!

Congratulations to all of the boys that participated in our annual pinewood derby this past Saturday!  Out of our 52 registered boys, 38 built and raced a car.  And all those cars looked amazing!  We had a wide variety of cars...from a turtle, a shark, and a snake, to the Mystery Machine, an Army tank, and even a Bruins car!  We even had a special parents and siblings race that proved to be a lot of fun!  Everyone "did their best" and it certainly showed!  Below you'll find our list of top finishers for each den!

Tigers:     1--Gabe, 2--Bryan, 3--Nicholas
Wolves:  1--Nicholas, 2--Michael, 3--Scott
Bears:     1--Teylor, 2--Daniel S, 3--Evan
Webelos:  1--Kai, 2--John, 3--Justin
Cobra Patrol:  1--Josh, 2--Jacob, 3--Phillip

The winner of our parent/sibling race was Kaitlyn
And the winner of our crowd favorite car was Brandon!

A HUGE thank you to the "pit crew"...Doug, our computer guy; Amy G, our car runner; Mark, our official "eyes" at the end of the track; and Amy L, official car check-in person.  Thank you also to everyone who attended and helped us clean up after.  It truly is appreciated!  Congratulations everyone!

photo courtesy of Bob Potvin

photo courtesy of Bob Potvin

Sundaes a success!

Thank you to everyone who helped out at our Ice Cream Social yesterday!  The boys managed to raise almost $350!! Thank you to all the boys that worked the tables (and flagged down cars!), thank you to the parents who stayed and helped out and donated toppings and scoops, and a HUGE thank you to Stop and Shop and Hannaford for donating most of our stuff!  The boys had a good time and everyone enjoyed their ice cream.  (Even a puppy dog got a "sundae")

With this event over, it's time to push our pinewood derby!  Don't forget that check in night is this Friday, March 23 from 6-8 pm in the science lab.  Our derby will begin at 3pm on Saturday the 24th.  Check in night is just that, a check in.  Come in.  We'll weigh your car, make sure it's good and you can leave!  Simple as that!  If you cannot make it Friday night, you MUST be there at 2:30 Saturday afternoon to get your car checked in and ready to go, otherwise you risk not being able to race!  Make sure to follow the specs as outlined on our pinewood derby rules page to the right.  If you have questions, please call Ryan at (508)867-8367.  We'll also be collecting returnable cans this weekend so bring them up!

Camp season is around the corner and our essay contest is currently going on.  If you want to earn some camp cash, write an essay about what the cub scout motto ("do your best") means to you.  We will have 1 grand prize winner that will receive a FULL campership!  We're hoping to collect enough cans to give out more, smaller camperships as well. All entries must be given to den leaders by April 3rd.  The winner(s) will be announced at our pack meeting on April 13th. 

Sundaes on Sunday

Maybe you've heard by now, maybe you haven't, but we're hosting a super yummy fundraiser this coming Sunday, March 18th.  We're hosting an ice cream social where people can make their own ice cream sundaes!  We'll be hosting this at the school from 1-4 on Sunday.  The cost is $3 for kids and $5 for adults.  All the money raised will go toward our Ecotarium trip in April.  We're looking for volunteers to help work the event, even if it's just for a little while.  Adults and scouts are needed, so if you're willing and able, please let Ryan know.  We're also looking for people to donate sundae toppings.  Stop and Shop has donated whipped cream, cherries, bananas and chocolate syrup (among other necessities) and Hannaford has donated all our ice cream.  We're still in need of fun sundae "stuff" though.  Examples...nuts, candies, caramel syrup, butterscotch syrup, chocolate chips, oreo cookies, strawberries, etc.  If you'd like to donate any toppings, please contact Ryan as well.  We're hoping to do a lot of business so tell everyone you know!