Den meeting schedules

We wanted to make everyone aware of a few changes to weekly den meeting schedules and we want to apologize for all the confusion regarding this.  Please see your den's specific page to see the correct den meeting day and time.  

Also, please watch your mailboxes as the October edition of the cub scout courier will be mailed out early this week.  

For all of our new families, welcome to pack 118!  If you ever have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact Amy LaRoche, our cubmaster at the following email 49ALL80@gmail.com

Registration Continued

Welcome back to scouts, everyone!!

Did you miss our registration dates last week?  Still interested in signing up for cub scouts?  Not a problem!!  We will welcome boys any time of year!  Most of our dens begin meetings this week, so if you'd like to still register, simply come to one of the meetings.  If you'd like more information, you can email our Cubmaster, Amy LaRoche at 49ALL80@gmail.com

It's going to be a great year!!

Cub scout Registration Dates

Happy back to school everyone!

With school back in session it's time to start thinking about Pack 118 Cub Scout fun again!  We will be holding 2 registration nights this year.  The first one will be on Tuesday, September 13 from 6:30-7:30pm behind the school and we will also be at the school's open house on Wednesday, September 14 from 6-7.  

The cost for registration this year is $30 for returning scouts and $45 for boys joining the pack this year.  (the $45 includes a hat and neckerchief that are part of the uniform)

Cub Scouts is open to boys in grades 1-5, with the possibility of opening it up to kindergarten boys in early 2017.  Cub Scouts have a den meeting once per week (see the den specific pages to find out when) and one pack meeting per month.  The cub scout program helps boys learn new, exciting things while fostering citizenship, respect, kindness, duty to others.  We have fun outings, camp outs, our pinewood derby, and other special guests and activities.  

If you have any questions about registration or cub scouts in general, don't hesitate to contact Amy LaRoche at 49ALL80@gmail.com  You can also "like" us on Facebook under Cub Scout Pack 118

We're all looking forward to another fun year!

**Have a boy in 6th grade or older that's interested in scouts?  Check out boy scout troop 118 on Facebook under West Brookfield Boy Scout Troop 118 for more information

Yay Summer!

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far!  The weather has been awesome which certainly helps with the outdoor fun!

Summer camp has begun for some of our campers, and already we're getting some interesting feedback.  If you have yet to attend day camp, which at this point is most of you, please leave plenty of time for the drop off/pick up.  Granted, it's only their second week with this procedure, so maybe by week 5 they'll have it figured out, but right now, I'm being told that it's a nightmare of a process.  Allow yourself plenty of time when getting to camp and when arriving in the afternoon to pick up.  

MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER YOUR MED FORMS when attending day camp!!

We can't wait to hear about all the fun so make sure you keep us posted!

For any of you parents that will be attending, make sure you do your online Youth Protection Training.  If you need to do it still, here's the link:  https://my.scouting.org/  Print out your certificate at the end and bring it to camp with you.  Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Family Camp out/Graduation

Friday, June 10 at 6pm-Sunday, June 12 at 10am

Graduation is Saturday, June 11 at 7pm

Treasure Valley Scout Reservation

Below is our camp out food list.  As people sign up for things, this page will be updated so check back often.  

FOOD LIST--

Dave Chaplin--3 packages of hot dogs (needed by noon Sat)

Jason Kupfer--3 packages of hot dogs (needed by noon Sat)

Jaiden Butler--48 hot dog rolls (needed by noon Sat), 2 bags of shredded lettuce (needed by 4pm Sat)

Wyatt Fay--2 bags of frozen mixed vegetables, 2 containers of sour cream, 1 bag of potatoes (needed by 4pm Sat)

Hunter Sherman--100 paper plates (needed by noon Sat)

Rhyan Bray--1 bottle of ketchup (needed by noon Sat)

Nick Cunningham--1 bottle of mustard, 1 small bottle of relish (needed by noon Sat), 24 lunch sized bags of cool ranch doritos (by 4pm Sat)

Ayden Stevens--100 plastic cups (needed by noon Sat), 2 packages of bacon (needed by 4pm sat)

Eric Snay--5 lbs ground beef, 2 yellow onions, 6 tomatoes (needed by 4pm Sat)

Cody Brown--2 packages of fresh mushrooms, 2 packages of sliced, cut butternut squash (needed by 4pm Sat)

Jacob Belanger--5 lbs of ground beef, 4 packets of beef stew mix, 24 lunch sized bags of regular doritos (needed by 4pm Sat)
Isaac Gravel--3 bags of potato chips (needed by noon Sat)
Kristofer McDaniel--3 jars of mild salsa, 3 cans of sliced olives (needed by 4pm Sat)

Brady & Owen Ryan--1 package napkins, 2 boxes of instant hot cocoa mix (needed by noon Sat)
Matt Carney--2 packages of taco cheese, 2 packs of bacon (needed by 4pm Sat)

HERES WHAT WE STILL NEED

2 bags of taco cheese (needed by 4pm Sat)

2 packages of bacon (by 4pm Sat)

4 boxes frozen breakfast sausage (by 4pm Sat)

2 boxes of instant cocoa mix (by 4pm Sat)

WHAT TO BRING TO THE CAMP OUT

*Your family's food item

*sleeping bag & Pillow

*air mattress (if you want one)

*extra sets of clothes

*raingear (poncho, raincoat, etc)

*toothbrush, toothpaste

*flashlight

*s'mores stuff if you want s'mores

*waterbottle filled with water

*light jacket/sweatshirt

*bug spray & sunscreen

*scout uniform

*recreation items (football, frisbee, fishing poles, etc)

*wear comfy shoes, preferably sneakers or hiking shoes.  No flipflops, sandals, crocs, etc. 

We do not need tents, as the Valley has their summer camp tents up.  These are canvas tents that do not zipper shut and they are on wooden platforms. However, if you'd like to bring your own, you certainly may.  If you do not bring an air mattress or some type of ground mat, you will be sleeping on the wooden platforms which are basically just decking.  Not super comfortable!

Memorial Day Parade

It's hard to believe it's that time of year again, but the Memorial Day Parade is just around the corner!  The West Brookfield Parade will take place on Monday, May 30 starting at 9am.  Anyone who is marching with the cub scouts should arrive at the Elementary School between 8:30 and 8:45am  IN FULL UNIFORM please!!  Wear comfy shoes, sunscreen, and bring a water bottle.  The parade lasts roughly 2 hours and finishes up at the American Legion (next to NB Savings Bank).  The Legion usually provides refreshments for the parade participants following the completion of the ceremonies.  We'd like to get as many scouts as we possibly can to march with us, as in years past we've lost a lot of scouts who'd rather march with the sports groups.  Let's show West Brookfield that we're proud to be Cub Scouts!!

The Warren Memorial Day takes place on Sunday, May 29.  If any of our boys, especially those from Warren, want to march in that parade, please let Amy or Ryan know ASAP so it can be arranged.  The parade there begins at 1pm.  

If anyone has questions, please contact us!

Treasure Hunt!!

Everybody mark your calendars for Saturday, May 14!!  We will be holding a geocaching treasure hunt pack meeting all over West Brookfield!  We will start at 3pm with an instructional session on how to use the equipment and even try a few practice finds around the common.   What is geocaching, you ask?  Geocaching is essentially a treasure hunt, but you use a handhld GPS device and a set of longitude/latitude coordinates to lead you to the treasure, or cache (typically a type of Tuppeware container).  We will be hiding some caches around the town and giving every group a GPS to use to find these caches.  Each cache will contain some surprises, but also a puzzle piece.  Once you collect all the puzzle pieces, you'll have the very last, very special, set of coordinates where a very secret prize awaits!  Parents will be very much needed for this event, as we will need adults to drive the boys from one location to the next.  Trust us when we say that geocaching is addictive and SO MUCH FUN!!

We are asking that boys wear their pack 118 t-shirts (the new ones, preferably) and their hat.  While hiding the caches, we found that the ticks are already horrible this year (we pulled off 6 total) so bug spray will be necessary, as will sunblock (because we all know it will be hot and sunny that day--at least that's what we're hoping for!)  Feel free to bring bottles of water and small snacks, as we're not really sure how long this event will last.  

If you'd like more information about geocaching, feel free to visit www.geocaching.com.  For those families wishing to do so, there are tons of geocaching GPS apps that you can download to your phone if you want to help with the search.  However, we are asking that the kids be able to do most of the navigating.