A Few Reminders

Just a few reminders for everyone...

Tonight, February 12, is the Monster Jam event for those families that purchased tickets.  We just found out earlier this week that there will be a scout clinic starting at 5:15pm.  The boys will be able to talk to the drivers of the trucks and ask questions.  This will last until about 6pm at which time everyone will be able to find their seats.  Anyone attending the clinic should go in using door 16.  Boys should be in uniform since this is a scout event.  If not uniforms, then new pack 118 t-shirts.  

Everyone should have received a pinewood derby car.  Our race will be held on March 19 at WBES.  More details were provided in your Cub Scout Courier which was mailed earlier this week.  Please note that every car must follow the rules posted on this blog on our "pinewood derby rules" page.  Cars that don't follow these rules will not be eligible to win prizes.  We have a few extra cars left if anyone would like to purchase one to make.  We do have a sibling race as well as an adult race.  Extra cars are $4 each.  

Don't forget that our camp fundraiser (selling nuts, candy, snacks, etc) is currently in full swing.  ALL money and order forms are due to Amy NO LATER THAN Tuesday, February 23.  If you haven't started selling yet and you want to, please contact Amy at 49ALL80@gmail.com  Scouts will receive a 50% profit of anything they sell to put toward summer camp.  

Our Blue and Gold Banquet was awesome! A huge thank you to everyone who joined in our celebration!  Have a happy vacation week, everyone!

Don't forget that our Blue and Gold Banquet is coming up super fast on February 6!  Everyone should have gotten this invitation in the mail along with 5 tickets.  These 5 tickets have been allotted to each family so that we can keep track of how many people we will have attending (due to the fact that the Town Hall can only  hold so many people due to fire codes).  If you need more than 5 tickets, you MUST email Ryan at evannpd@charter.net to request extras.  Extras will be given out on a first come, first served basis.  Any family not needing all 5 tickets should please return any extras to Ryan or Amy no later than February 2 so that they may be redistributed.  We hope everyone is looking forward to a fun night to celebrate our 70th year of scouting!!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to all our scouts on a job well done!  Everyone's boats looked great and everyone did a fantastic job racing!  We certainly  hope everyone had a great time!  Here are a couple pictures, but check out our photo gallery page or our Facebook page to see more!

Monster Jam Update

Because we had so many boys missing this past Tuesday due to the snow, we have extended our ticket payment deadline until this Tuesday, January 19.  We have sold about half of our allotted tickets, so if you're interested please see Amy ASAP to secure your spots.  Tickets are $12 each and will not be reserved until payment has been turned in.  

Also don't forget that Tuesday is our Raingutter Regatta starting at 6:30pm.  Every boy should have received a kit that they should build before Tuesday.  Please do not wait until the last minute to build your boat as any glue or paint needs time to dry before we race it.  

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at evannpd@charter.net

Extra Fun Available!

Happy New Year everyone!

We wanted to pass along some great news!  We have an opportunity to offer everyone an extra event available only to scouts and their families!  On Friday, February 12, the DCU Center in Worcester is hosting Monster Jam (which is monster trucks, for those of you curious) and they are offering a special scout ticket price.  This is an extra event for the pack, so if you want to go, great, but if you'd rather not, that's fine too.  Here's the info...

Monster Jam 2016

DCU Center, Worcester

Friday, February 12 at 7:30pm

Tickets cost $12 each

We will be reserving 50 seats, so tickets will be on a first pay first served basis.  There will be an "order form" on the bottom of the upcoming Cub Scout Couriers (to be mailed Monday) so you can fill that in and return that with payment to Amy LaRoche, NO LATER THAN JANUARY 18!!

Your tickets will not be officially yours until payment has been made. (Checks can be made out to Pack 118) If you have any questions, please email Amy at 49ALL80@gmail.com

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, pack 118!!  We hope everyone had a great Christmas and is looking forward to the hope and promise the new year will bring!

We've been busy behind the scenes lately!  2016 is a big year for our pack as it is our 70th year!  There will be lots of surprises and special events to commemorate this epic milestone!  

At our December pack meeting, all the boys received a Raingutter Regatta kit.  (if you didn't attend, we will have extra kits at the next den meetings, starting January 5) These kits are relatively easy to assemble and decorate, but please don't wait until the last minute to do them.  We will hold our Raingutter Regatta pack meeting on Tuesday, January 19th at 6:30.  The boys will bring their completed boats to this pack meeting and will race against other boys in their den.  Why is it called a "Raingutter Regatta"?  The boys' boats will race in actual raingutters!  It's lots of fun to watch!  We will have a special activity for any siblings that want to take part.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our cubmaster, Ryan LaRoche, at evannpd@charter.net

All that being said, we hope everyone has a happy, healthy, and safe new year!

Celebration of Giving

Everyone should have received our December edition of the Cub Scout Courier by now.  If you have not, please email Ryan at evannpd@charter.net.  They were sent to all families via the USPS, so check your mail box or your PO box.  

We will be having our next pack meeting on Tuesday, December 15 starting at 6:30pm at WBES.  This will be our first annual Celebration of Giving event.  If you took a tag from our giving tree back in November, please bring your donation to this event so we can prepare to present it to the receiving family.  We will have a variety of giving activities for everyone to participate in.  Adults will be wrapping our gifts and organizing all food donations; we'll be making fleece blankets to donate to the local fire department; we'll be making "Angels for Aiden" to help a young boy fighting cancer; we'll be making "Postcards for Paris" to cheer up a young girl from town who is also fighting cancer; we'll be making special gifts for the entire school staff.  There will also be our much anticipated bobcat ceremony for all our new boys who have yet to earn this prestigious award.  (Parents of these boys should be prepared to go up on stage) 

We hope to see everyone next Tuesday!  Enjoy your week!