Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Pack 118!!

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a fun week off from school.  Now that 2017 is upon us, it's back to school, back to scouts, and back to the fun!!

Keep an eye on your inboxes as the January Cub Scout Courier will be emailed to everyone within the next day or so.  We have a ton of fun stuff coming up in the next couple months so please be marking your calendars with all the important dates!

Happy Fall!

We hope now that all the dens have had a chance to have a few meetings that everyone is having a great time so far in scouts!  We have lots of new boys this year so we're excited to show them what we're all about!  Keep in mind that anyone who still wishes to join, may do so at any point during the year.  Our doors are always open!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our kickball game a couple weeks ago.  We certainly hope everyone had a good time, even though it was dark!  Our monthly newsletter, the Cub Scout Courier, has been mailed out to everyone.  Please take a moment to look over this newsletter as it will keep you up to date on what's going on with events, fundraising, reminders, etc.  If you'd prefer to receive this newsletter electronically, please email our cubmaster, Amy LaRoche, at 49all80@gmail.com

We recently had our monthly pack committee meeting and it came to our attention that our adult membership is starting to be depleated.  We are putting the plea out to all our families, if you'd like to try serving on our committee, please feel free to visit at our next meeting, which will be held on Friday, November 11 starting at 6:30pm.  Meetings usually last about an hour and a half.  We plan all the pack events, fundraisers, field trips, etc, but we also discuss new ways to keep the program fun and exciting for the boys.  We have some key positions we are trying desperately to fill such as our secretary and treasurer positions as well as our pack trainer position.  If a position sounds too daunting to you, we will always welcome new members to our group to simply participate in idea sharing and discussion.  If you'd like more information about our committee, you can email our committee chair, Melissa Brown, at melissabrownster@gmail.com

Our next pack meeting is our Cake Bake Auction, being held on Tuesday, November 1 at 6:30pm.  (Information is detailed in your Cub Scout Courier) We hope to see everyone there!

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!