Rocket Build

This week during the den meetings each den will be building a rocket! Uniforms are not required. The boys will be doing minimal construction including the use of cement glue - so please send them in their yellow pack t-shirts or any shirt you don't mind risking the possibility of staining :)

Rocket Launch
Weather permitting; our following den meeting (April 27th) we plan to launch the rockets they are building this week in the field at the Radiator Specialty Company located at 600 Radiator Road, Indian Trail. To make sure we have enough time and light - this meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Please drive into the parking lot at Radiator Specialty and they will direct you where to go from there.

To get to Radiator Specialty from the church parking lot - you would take a Right on Rogers Road to Wesley Chapel Road. Turn Right onto Wesley Chapel. Then turn Left onto Old Monroe Road. Go about a mile and look for Radiator Road and their large billboard sign and entrance less than a mile on your right.

Indian Trail Clean Up Day
Part of being a scout is participating in community service projects. We expect all scouts to meet us at 7:30am THIS SATURDAY - April 24th to assist with the Indian Trail Clean up Day. We will be assigned a street that morning and work as a team to clean it up. Bags and gloves will be provided. Please sign up on the sheet in the kitchen area this week.

In appreciation, Town Hall Staff volunteers will be serving bagels, juice, and coffee at the kick-off of this event. Earth Day/ Arbor Day activities will be held at Town Hall afterwards. There will be many activities, information concerning the environment, and free give-aways. More information can be found on their website: indiantrail.org

District Derby

This Saturday is also the District Derby @ Iron Horse Motorcycle, 1600 W Roosevelt (Hwy 74), Monroe, NC. Winners from our Pack Derby are automatically qualified to enter the Championship Race at the District Derby.  Registration takes place for the Championship race between 11am-noon with the race starting at approximately 12:30pm.

There is also an open race held in the morning which is open to all Cub Scouts. Open Race check-in is between 8-9am with the race beginning at approximately 9:30am. The five winning cars from the open race will advance to the Championship Race. The entrance fee for either race is $3.

Final Belt Loop/Award Submissions
In order to be able to keep our bridging ceremony focused and within a reasonable time frame; we will only be doing our bridging and arrow of light ceremonies on May 15th. The last chance to turn in any belt loops or other awards for the year will be Friday April 30th to be awarded during our Final Pack Meeting of the year on May 4th. You may still continue to work on belt loops if you like over the summer and turn those in for the first Pack Meeting of next year.

Church Projects
May 8th we are requesting assistance from mostly adult and older scout volunteers to assist the church members with the cleanout and reorganization of their shed. This is really where they could use the most "give back" assistance from us - yet we do not necessarily feel it is the most age appropriate task for our younger scouts. We will have a sign up sheet out starting this week - please let us know if you are available to help us out with this.

May 11th during our den meeting we will then be doing some smaller project(s) at the church to thank them for allowing us to use their facility throughout our scout year and for being a wonderful charter organization. We have noticed a few little projects (loose door handles, etc) that can be fixed and the church has encouraged us to assist in any projects we might find. If there is something specific in the area in which your den meets that you have noticed and would like us to propose to the church for your project - please let us know so we can propose the project and obtain any tools and materials necessary.

Bridging Ceremony
May 14th-16th is our final camping trip for this scout year and Bridging Ceremony. We will be at Optimist Park in Monroe. Final details and schedules are still being worked out. We just wanted to be sure that if you have not already marked your calendars that you plan to attend this special event. For
those new to scouting; the Bridging Ceremony is where your son will cross from his current rank to his new rank. It is similar to a graduation ceremony. For our Webelos II who have earned the Arrow of Light there is also a very special ceremony planned to recognize their achievement.

Summer Schedule
Our official scout year does end with our Bridging Ceremony. In order to keep the boys interested in scouting and gear them up to come back for the next scout year (which begins in late August/early September - depending on when Council plans our next Roundup) we do try to schedule 1 or 2 fun activities a month over the summer. If you have any ideas for activities you think would be fun for all our scouts and families - please email them to me. Once we put together a complete schedule we will email it out to everyone.

Continuing to Respecting Our Facility

Please continue to follow these rules for respecting our facility:

·         There is to be ABSOLUTELY NO ONE allowed in or on the playground equipment at ALL TIMES.    

·         The area within the fence is off limits

·         Leave No Trace

·         Scouts are only to be dismissed from den meetings directly to a parent.

 

Calendar overview of upcoming events:

4/24 District Pinewood Derby

4/24 Indian Trail Clean Up Day

5/8 Give Back to the Church (Adults & older scouts)

5/11 Give Back to the Church (Den Projects)

5/14-16 Bridging Ceremony & Camping at Optimist Park

5/21-5/23 100th Anniversary Event at Barnhardt

5/29 Scout Day at Lowe’s Speedway

6/14-18 Cub Scout Day Camp

Don’t forget your 24/7 access to Pack 97 info and photos at www.pack97scouts.com   If you have any photos you would like added to the site, please send them to me.

  

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me or Anthony

 

See you Tuesday night!

 

Amy