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First Aid Meeting this Tuesday, 6:30 pm at WUMC

Scouts come prepared to work on First Aid on 1/24 at WUMC – BRING your completed Duty to God & You discussion/handout questions. #1 – Everyone be sure to complete the “Duty to God and You” handout and BRING IT WITH YOU! I passed it out before Christmas – if your handout has disappeared here are the three questions families should discuss with their Scout. Scouts should write out the answers and bring them next week.) 1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life. 2. Discuss with your family, family’s faith leader, or other caring adult how planning and participating…

Meeting Monday

Howdy Bears, We will be meeting tomorrow and doing our Protect Yourself requirement.  Parents, if you want to view the material ahead of time, you can find it here.  Be sure to click on the 3rd grade material. Also, we will soon be starting our Baloo the Builder requirement and we need to purchase materials for 2 projects.  Please bring $15 to tomorrow’s meeting or Venmo Somer. @Somer-Bockover

Weekend

Our busy weekend is upon us!!! PROMOTE our fundraiser: Attached is the graphic to share Sign up to get help on your pinewood derby car: signup genius https://etacpack359.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AOL.jpeg

Next Steps this weekend

Howdy, I love that all my AOLs made it to a troop meetings. Sounds like 3 troops are very active and all the AOLs got involved. We will have a short discussion next Monday on what our scouts learned (this is part of the Scouting pin and is required) but then move into the art pin. Only one AOL has completed Duty to God. Please keep working on this. It is a month long pin. Camping with Troop 356: Ben, Jack, Aurora, Madison, Santi are signed up. If your child’s name isn’t listed and they plan on attending please text me today (Wednesday). Packing: camp chair, mess kit, camp cup, day pack with 6 essentials and tp, snacks, tent, items to sleep and night items….

Weekly pack update, meeting info, AOL fundraiser

Meetings tonight are up to the den leaders, so don’t forget to check your Den News to see if you will be meeting. Lions, Tigers, Wolves, and Webelos will not be meeting this week. Webelos, I know there are some things you can work on at home, Gigi has a list in her latest update. AOLs WILL be meeting tonight! This month is very important as you prepare for your crossover. See Kathy’s update for details.   PWD Build Day is THIS Saturday. This is a great opportunity to cut and prep your car for those who do not have the tools to do so easily at home. There will be band saws, drill presses, and sanders, not to mention volunteers with years of knowledge…

No Tiger Meeting Tonight

Hey Tigers! We will NOT have a meeting tonight. Pinewood Derby Build Day is this Saturday. Be sure to sign up for a slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084EABAE2AA2F58-pinewood Design Templates, Rules, and Schedules can all be found at https://etacpack359.org/pinewood-derby/ See you all next week! Jason  

Meeting Tonight

Howdy, I was having technical difficulty this weekend when trying to send out an update. The month of January is very important for our group. We are going to be wrapping up our time together!!! Parents stop blinking or they will all be eagles tomorrow. I have updated scout book. Please login and check that I have updated everything your child has done. https://scoutbook.scouting.org/ Tonight Mr. Bob is coming to go over the campout this weekend. We go out Saturday after lunch and after our fundraiser!!! The troop will provide dinner and breakfast on Sunday. You and your scout will need: tent, mess kit, camp cup, and normal nighttime items. Mr. Bob will go into details on this list and you must tell him if…

NO Den Meeting This Week – Work on Duty to God Advancement and your Pinewood Derby Car!!

Den 4 will NOT meet this week – I have major grant deadlines at work this Wednesday – will be working around the clock to get those done – and of course start school both at TJC and UT Tyler.  So far nobody has mentioned major conflicts (YET) with Tuesdays or Sunday afternoons – remember to let me know about practices, game nights, school events, etc. as we move through the spring. Scouts have 3 ASSIGNMENTS for NEXT WEEK 1/24 – We will be working on First Aid on 1/24 at WUMC! #1 – Everyone be sure to complete the “Duty to God and You” handout I passed out before Christmas – if your handout has disappeared here are the three questions families should discuss…

Hike Sunday!

Bears are going on a one mile hike this Sunday at 2 pm at Camp Ford (6500 HWY 271 Tyler, TX). We will not have a meeting Monday night. Make sure your scout brings all six essentials including a snack and water! Details will go out later about how to make up this event if you can’t be there! Hope to see you all!