Pack Communication

🏕️ Don’t forget Fall Family Camp sign up is live on our website! Family Camp will be November 11th through the 13th at Camp Pirtle (Co Rd 1241, Gary City, TX 75643)  and is $20 per family. Registration for Fall Family Camp will close on the 8th.   Fall Family camp is a wonderful way to relax and enjoy getting to know other families in the Pack. Most Dens will have an activity or two planned, but there will also be family time so you may go on your own adventure. Many families may not be able to come out Friday night and will come out early Saturday morning to set up camp. Even if your schedule will not allow camping, feel free to come out for the…

Happy November Scouts and Scout Families!!   This is the weekend flags go out for Veterans Day. Flags will be available for pickup starting around 9 AM Saturday Morning. If you have never participated in flag services, this weekend is a great time to start.  Flags and flagpoles need to inspected, marked for our Pack and repaired or replaced if necessary.  There is plenty of work to go around, so all available families are asked to participate. Several routes near Lake Tyler still need to be covered, please contact Eric Sivula at 903-539-1278 if your family is available to help deliver flags.

Happy Halloween Scouts!   We have a few announcements this morning:     A quick reminder that there will be no den meetings today as many of us will be enjoying Halloween festivities. 👻🎃🕸     🏕️ Don’t forget Fall Family Camp sign up is live on our website! Family Camp will be November 11th through the 13th at Camp Pirtle and is $20 per family. Registration for Fall Family Camp will close on the 8th.   Fall Family camp is a wonderful way to relax and enjoy getting to know other families in the Pack. Most Dens will have an activity or two planned, but there will also be family time so you may go on your own adventure. Many families may not be able to come out Friday night…

Good Afternoon Scout Families!   Tonight we have the 1st Pack Meeting of the year in the Sanctuary of the church at 6:30pm. Please wear Class A uniforms. Directly after the pack meeting we will have the annual Bear Carnival where the scouts can play some games and win some candy! See everyone tonight!   Cody

Happy Friday Scout Families!  A quick update for Mom & Me: We will be at campsite 4. If you get there early, please set up close to the tree lines so there is plenty of space for latecomers to set up in the middle. *** ONE LAST REMINDER TO BRING HEALTH FORMS A & B FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS (if you have not already turned them in) AND A COPY OF YOUR YPT (YPT can be shown on your phone). *** Some experienced families who have been to Camp Pirtle before will be going out tonight. This is NOT recommended for people who have not been to Camp Pirtle and/or have not camped before. There will not be staff on-site until Saturday morning; tonight, no one will…

Mom & Me is this Saturday. We are still waiting on a few details, but here is a camping checklist so you can start packing! There is a link below for a map of Camp Pirtle (Map of GWP). I recommend you print a copy and bring it with you. The camp is much larger than it looks. If you have not already turned in Health Forms A & B for all participants and YPT for all adults, you must bring these with you to camp! Please turn them in to Somer Bockover. Complete YPT as soon as possible. Once completed it takes up to a day for the certificate to become available online, and cell service is not great. Check-in is Saturday morning from…

Happy Friday! Important Rose Parade Information Scouts (and walking parents) need to meet at the corner of Glenwood and Front Street at 7:30. We will meet on the South East (Bottom Right) of the intersection across from the UT Health EMS Services building. The best way to drop off is from the South (Green Arrows on the map). Everything else will be blocked off. It is normal to park somewhere else and walk to the meeting location. Check-in – PLEASE check in your scouts with one of our leaders. We will have a sign-in and sign-out sheet to ensure all scouts are accounted for. DO NOT ALLOW YOUR SCOUT TO WALK TO THE MEETING LOCATION UNACCOMPANIED. Parents – Lion and Tiger Parents are REQUIRED to walk with their…

Hey Scout families, Registration for Mom & Me closes Friday, 10/14!!! Mom and Me (or dad and me or grandparent and me, etc.) is October 22nd-23rd at Camp Pirtle in Gary, TX. This event is a favorite of scouts all over the area. It’s a whole Saturday of pack filled scouting fun hosted by the East Texas Area Council so there will be scouts from all over our area. There will be canoes, a rock climbing wall, BB guns, archery and so much more! Check-in is at 8 AM on Saturday at Camp Pirtle. If you are not able to camp overnight, you may go for just the day. Check-out is by 10 AM on Sunday. There are more details on the pack website under…

Hey Scout families! Just a reminder that Troup’s Sesquicentennial Parade is tomorrow morning! Scouts need to be in their Class A uniform – for new scouts, this includes the blue (or tan for Webelos/Arrows) button down shirt, neckerchief, slide, and belt. We do not require official BSA pants or shorts. Any nice pants or shorts with belt loops is fine (jeans, tan, blue, black, or green are what our scouts usually wear – please no holes or rips). For our Lions, the uniform is the BSA Lion t-shirt. Hats are optional, and scouts can wear the Pack 359 hat if they have one. The Scout store is open today until 5:00 PM if you still need a uniform! (Ask Suzanne at the store for assistance if…

Howdy Scouts!   There have been some questions about the Mom and Me campout (October 22nd-23rd at Camp Pirtle) that I wanted to clear up. This event is a district cub scout event that cost $40 per person, however, our pack is able to cover a portion of the cost thanks to our flag subscription fundraiser. So if you want to attend the Mom and Me campout you will only have to pay $25 per person and will need to sign up on our pack website. I have added the link here.  https://etacpack359.org/momandme/   The deadline to register is October 14th. If you have questions you can ask your den leader or email the pack email address. Also, the registration for Parents Night Out was extended…