Pack Communication

Howdy Pack! Tonight at 6:30 PM is our first Pack meeting of the year! All of our Cub Scouts should try to attend and wear their Field Uniforms with Neckerchiefs (if you don’t have one yet, please respond to this email and let us know). Scouts will also receive their first round of Flag Sells Prizes!! We have a bit of a surprise for everyone this evening. Our Pack Meeting will take place outside (the rain should have moved on) this evening, either in the field or in the side parking lot depending on the ground. This will allow us to space out appropriately and sit as families instead of Dens. Bring your chairs & blankets and don’t forget your masks (in case we do…

Hey there! Have you been asking yourself, “How do we build these Flags” or “I wonder what is Flag Build Day all about?”; Well, you are not alone! We have fielded numerous questions regarding Flag Build Day, so here is exactly what we will be doing and where we need help. Hole Drilling – 2-3 Volunteers. One volunteer will mark the hole locations on the big 10-foot flag poles. Another Volunteer will use a Drill Press to drill the holes. A third volunteer would be beneficial to move & wrangle the long poles. Bolt Cutting – 1 Volunteer needed. We have a metal cutting bandsaw to cut the eye bolts used to attach the flag to the pole and cut the 3″ rebar that we…

Howdy Pack! You all have been selling some flags! We have had over 30 new flags sold since our Labor Day deliveries! That is awesome!! Saturday morning is our Flag Build day. We will have an assembly line setup with 4 different stations that needs at least 2 volunteers per station. We will meet at 9:30 am on the far side of the church parking lot. With enough volunteers, this shouldn’t be longer than 90 minutes. Please bring Water, gloves, eye protection, and reply to this email to let us know you can help. Oh! This also counts towards qualification for the Fall Flag Party! Hope to see you Saturday!

Howdy Pack 359, I hope all of you were able to go outside and enjoy the cooler weather this weekend. Please turn in health forms and YPT to your den leaders. Don’t forget you must register you scout for the 2020/2021 year. We need all registration and paperwork finished by the October pack meeting. Below is important information on key dates for your calendars. Flag build day is Saturday, October 24. Our fundraiser to help cover costs for camping, advancements, and trips is our flag service. Come out this Saturday and learn how to build the flags. We have a t-shirt design winner! Winner will be announced at the October pack meeting. You can order your pack pack t-shirt by logging into your scouts account. …

Good evening Pack 359 Family, In keeping up to date with COVID-19 procedures we are going to be updating our den meeting protocols to help limit exposure risk. We are going to ask a few things of you. 1. For indoor meetings, except Lions, all parents and siblings will need to remain in the car or outside the church for the duration of the meeting unless specifically asked by the den leader or cubmaster to attend the meeting. Tiger parents MUST remain on campus for the duration of the meeting. Entrance for restroom use is permissible. 2. Scouts 10 and over will need to wear face coverings and scouts under 10 are still encouraged to wear a face covering. 3. Please complete the attached screener…

Howdy Pack! This is a reminder we are still accepting t-shirt designs for the 2020-2021 year. Here is a link to the template. https://etacpack359.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/T-shirt-template.pdf Have fun and remember our theme is scouts! Yours in Scouting, Kathy

Howdy Pack! Don’t forget, we are picking up our Flags from our Customers’ homes and businesses tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 PM. This also counts towards Fall Flag Party qualification. We only have 3 more opportunities left and you need to help with 2 events to qualify for the party. (New Scouts – You will learn about this at your next meeting) When: Sunday, September 13th at 2:30 PM Where: Meet at Church in Field Uniform (Class A) Sign-up here: https://etacpack359.org/flagsignup/ Thank you for helping this fundraiser become a success!

Howdy Pack 359, It’s time to pick up all the flags we put out for Labor Day and 9/11!  We need all hands on deck to help this process go faster. This also counts towards Fall Flag Party qualification. We only have 3 more opportunities left. When: Sunday, September 13th at 2:30 PM Where: Meet at Church in Field Uniform (Class A) Sign-up here: https://etacpack359.org/flagsignup/ Thank you for helping this fundraiser become a success!

Howdy Scouting Family! I hope everyone is staying dry. Our 2020/2021 scouting year is starting off strong. Below is a list of upcoming activities: Returning Cub Registration It is time to register you cub for the 2020/2021 year. You can also order t-shirts and hats https://etacpack359.org/register/ School Night for Scouting Sept 10 Invite your friends to join scouts! Our school night for scouting is Thursday, September 10 at Times Square Grand Slam at 6:30. The kids will watch a movie while parents learn all about what cub scouts has to offer. IOLS/Baloo Training Sept 26 & 27 Many have expressed interest in the IOLS/Baloo training. As we have mentioned we need at least 1 adult Baloo trained leader in order to camp. The more we…

Howdy Scout Family, Thank you everyone who helped place flags yesterday. As mentioned in our parent meeting we have a committee that meets once a month to plan our pack events. A few of you were interested in joining the committee. This Wednesday (9/2) we will meet at 6:30 pm at Whitehouse Methodist church. We will meet either be in Friendship hall or Pike. The meeting will be about an hour. I hope to see a few new faces. T-shirt design competition! YES this year the cubs get to design the pack t-shirt. Between 8/21 – 9/8 we are accepting t-shirt designs. Use the attached PDF as a template for your design. Then email them to etacpack359@gmail.com or reply to this email and I will…