Tomorrow's Camp Out

So, the moment we've all been waiting for...

 

THE CAMP OUT IS ON!!!

 

After watching the weather all week, yes, it's going to rain.  However, it looks like it will be mostly later in the evening into overnight.  That probably won't be the case, but we've spent a lot of time looking at different weather stations and watching radar.  It wasn't an easy decision.  The biggest deciding factor is that we have 50 people signed up to come!!!  We've never had that many for a Pack 118 camp out!  That being said, if you decide to not join us due to the rain, we totally understand.  If you're not coming and you read this before 2pm on Saturday, please email Ryan at evannpd@charter.net or text/call him at (774)200-1418 so we can adjust our roster.  Likewise, if you haven't signed up yet, we're happy to add you on!  It's going to be an awesome time!! (just remember to pack extra socks!!)

 

Camp Out Schedule of Events

Good afternoon everyone!  As promised last week, here's our rough schedule of events for our camp out this weekend.  Keep in mind that rain is in the forecast.  We will be watching the weather tonight to make our final call.  Please check back tomorrow morning for our final ruling on whether or not the camp out will go on.  (It does look like we will still have it though, since we have so many boys signed up!)

Saturday, October 4, 2014

2:00pm--everyone can arrive after this time.  We are using the campsite "Evergreen".  Once you drive into Treasure Valley, follow the road until you come to a fork with a brown visitor center in front of you.  Bear to the left.  Down the hill there will be a driveway on your right with another brown building in front of you (don't take the dirt road in front of the building.  The driveway is  the right before that) You will see an opening on the right hand side of the parking lot.  This is our campsite.  You are welcome to park in site or in the parking lot.  Once you get into site, find a spot and set up your area.  You may use the wooden platforms or the ground. 

3:00pm--we will head everyone down to our sports field, Boonesville, for our mystery belt loop as well as some teamwork activities. 

4:30pm--there will be some free time before dinner.  This would be the time for boys to go fishing (bring your own gear!), take a hike, play in the site, etc.  We will be getting the fire ready as well as prepping our meal. 

5:30pm--we will begin making dinner and eating too!

7:00pm--we have a special teamwork project to work on that will help us at an upcoming event

8:00pm--we'll have a campfire with songs and skits as well as some dessert.  Families are welcome to head to bed at any time. 

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Rise and shine anytime!  We will serve a simple breakfast, probably just cereal and fruit.  Families will pack their gear.  Everyone will depart by 9am. 

Camp Out Supply List

Our first pack camp out of the year is coming up on the weekend of October 4th.  If you'd like to join us, please make sure you email Ryan at evannpd@charter.net as soon as possible.  We are planning lots of fun events including a "mystery belt loop" for boys to work on.  The camp out will take place at our scout camp at Treasure Valley (394 Pleasantdale Rd, Rutland, MA) starting at 2pm on Saturday the 4th.  We will depart on Sunday the 5th by 9am.  We realize that many of our boys play soccer and baseball, which is why you can attend any time on Saturday after 2.  Don't want to stay overnight?  That's ok too.  Come for the fun during the day and leave when you'd like.  We will be supplying dinner, an evening snack, and breakfast.  We are asking families to supply their own waterbottles (preferably reusable ones) filled with water or any other drinks for your family to enjoy (no alcohol please!).  See below for our complete list of what to bring:

A tent
Sleeping bag or blankets
Pillow
Warm clothes (it will get cool after the sun goes down)
Rain gear (just in case)
Air Mattress (optional)
Flashlight
Extra batteries
Sturdy shoes (NO FLIPFLOPS)
Bug spray
Waterbottle with water
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Extra socks
Fishing gear (if you'd like to fish)
Camp chair
Stuff to play with (football, playing cards, etc)
Scout uniforms are not necessary, but boys can wear their hats. 

Check back early next week when we will post a rough schedule of events for the camp out. 

Welcome Back everyone!

Welcome back, Pack 118!!  Most of you had your first meeting last night--hopefully they went great!  We have a lot of new faces this year which is always great to see! 

 

Our tiger and bear dens went home with their October Cub Scout Courier last night.  Everyone else will have them either emailed or snail mailed today.  There is important information on our very first "scouting outing" coming up on October 4th, as well as some other upcoming events.  If you'd prefer to receive your newsletter via email, please let us know by emailing Ryan LaRoche at evannpd@charter.net and we'll add you to our courier group. 

 

Tomorrow night is WBES open house night.  Pack 118 will have a table set up in the cafeteria so stop by to say hi!  If you have any friends interested in joining our group, feel free to send them our way so they can get more information or even sign up!  Any registered cub scout that gets a buddy to sign up (any time during the year) will receive a very special "Recruiter" patch.  We will accept scouts any time--not just at the beginning of the year. 

 

For all the new families that have questions on the placement of uniform patches, follow this link:  http://www.scoutstuff.org/retail/docs/uniform-inspection-sheets and feel free to email Ryan if you still have questions. 

Thank you!!

Thank you all for coming out to our annual registration night yesterday!  We had 21 boys register, including 7 brand new pack 118 boys and 3 new adult volunteers!  Welcome everyone!!  For those of you that missed registration, we will have a table at the WBES open house next Thursday, September 18 from 6-8pm.  If you are a returning scout, you may also register at your den's first meeting. 

 

 

Save the Date!!!

We will have our first pack outing the weekend of October 4th & 5th.  We will be taking the pack camping at Treasure Valley Scout Reservation in Rutland.  Keep an eye on your mailboxes as you will start receiving monthly "Cub Scout Couriers", our pack newsletter, that will have more information on this fun event!  These will be out early next week at the latest. 

 

If you have questions regarding your den, please check out our rank pages on the right.  Each den has it's own information page.  Contact info for each leader is also available here. 

 

Thank you all for joining Pack 118!!  We know you'll have a GREAT year!!  (PS--tell your friends!)

Ready for Another Year?!

The air is crisper.  The apples riper.  The kids are back to school.  That can only mean 1 thing...SCOUTS IS STARTING!!!  Please see our registration day info below.  The cost for all our returning scouts is $30.  For brand new 118 boys, the cost is $45 (but includes the pack hat and neckercchief).  If you cannot make our registration date or if you have any questions, please let Ryan know at evannpd@charter.net

 

Pack 118 Registration

Tuesday, September 9

5pm-8pm

WBrookfield Elementary School

 

 

Thanks everyone!

A huge thank you to everyone with pack 118 for making our 2013-2014 cub scout year a success!!  We saw a lot of new boys join this year and we truly hope they had a great time and will be back next year.  It was nice to see everyone at graduation this weekend--the first time we've camped out and had awesome weather!!  Congratulations to all the boys on all the awards they've earned.  Thank you to all our leaders and all our committee members for making this year great. 

 

With our scout year over, it's time to think summer camp!  We received a bunch of medical forms this weekend, but there are still some missing.  If you haven't turned in your camp medical form, please do your best to get it to Amy by Monday, June 16 if you can.  If not, you MUST have it ready for the start of camp and send it with your scout on day 1.  Remember that you have to have all 3 parts of the form, A, B, and C as well as a copy of your health insurance card and the parent/guardian authorization form.  If you need any of these forms, please email Amy at ALL4980@charter.net

 

While we won't post too much over the summer, we will post summer camp pictures of our guys in action.  Check back to see how much fun they're having!

 

Have a great summer everyone!  We'll see you all in September!!