Pack Communication

Good Afternoon, Pack! Tonight is our first Pack Meeting of the year! We will meet in the sanctuary and begin at 6:30 PM. Wear Class A uniforms, but no hats (we are in the sanctuary). When you enter the sanctuary, please look for your Den’s seating section. Tiger and Lion families will need to sit with the den. For our new scouts receiving their Bobcat Rank, tonight will be very special for you and your families. We have over 30 scouts receiving Bobcats (WOW!!). When the Pack Meeting concludes, our Bear Den will be hosting a Carnival for all scouts to enjoy. See you all tonight!!

Fall Family Camp registration is now LIVE! Family Camp will be at Pirtle Scout Reservation, November 10th through the 12th. The cost is $20 per family. Register HERE: Family Camp – Cub Scout Pack 359 (etacpack359.org)   Family camp is a wonderful way to relax and get to know other families in the Pack. Most Dens will have an activity or two planned, but there will also be family time so that you may go on your own adventure. As this is a Pack-organized campout, it will be for two nights. Families can come Friday night or Saturday morning to set up camp, and we will have activities for the rest of the day. Even if your schedule does not allow camping, feel free to…

Good evening! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Just wanted to let everyone know that we will be having a flag repair/ build day this Saturday October 28th. If you are available and willing to help, we would love to have you. We will meet at the church at 8:30 am Saturday morning.  Also, anyone that has signed up to help for Flag Retirement we will have a couple bags of flags that can be prepared that day as well.

The Tyler Rose Festival Parade is TOMORROW!!! We would love to see as many scouts there as possible to represent our Pack, Troop, and Council. We will meet on Saturday morning at the corner of Glenwood and Front St. from 7:30-8am. SCOUTS NEED TO BE THERE NO LATER THAN 8AM! Attached is a map showing road closures and parking locations. Please arrive as early as possible and plan accordingly. Scouts MUST be checked in by a parent/guardian with Nicole Whittaker or one of our registered Leaders. All Scouts need to be in their Class A uniform – button down shirt, neckerchief, slide, belt, closed toe shoes and pants (blue, khaki, jeans, or green for tan shirts – no rips or holes!). Lions should wear their Lion T-shirt. It may be a bit chilly…

Brown’s Fall Festival is Thursday, October 26th. We’re looking for some volunteers to help with set up, take down, and to help run the booth. Sign-up here: 2023-2024 Cub Scouts: Brown Elementary Fall Festival 10/26/23 (signupgenius.com)

Meeting information for the week of 10/16: If you have not yet turned in your health forms or YPT please do so ASAP! ROSE PARADE INFORMATION This Saturday the 21st is the 2023 Tyler Rose Festival Parade! This year we will be joining other Packs and Troops to represent the East Texas Area Council and all that scouting does for our youth. Our participation in the parade demonstrates our community involvement, and the kids always have a blast, getting to see all the faces in the crowd cheering for them, plus getting to be on TV and in the newspaper – we have even had our Scouts picture in The New York Times! We would love to have as many scouts as possible participate in this…

Hi everyone, Now that we are all getting settled into a new scouting year, let’s talk about flags! Flags play a vital role in Pack 359 and fund the majority of all the things we get to do! Your help is essential to our pack running smoothly and we are asking that everyone pick at least one position (you of course can pick more than one). Below you will find a link to sign up for a flag job and all descriptions of positions!! Don’t worry, if we all pitch in this will barely seem like a job! Flag delivery- You will need a vehicle that can carry flags!! Deliver and place flags on designated route. Flag Pickup-You will need a vehicle that can carry flags!! Pick…

Happy Monday!   Mom and Me was a blast this weekend! We hope everyone who attended had a great time and maybe even tried something new!   Here is the meeting schedule for this week: Lions – No meeting Tigers – Monday at 6:30 in Pike Hall Wolves – Monday at 6:30 in Conner Hall Bears – Tuesday at 6:30 in Conner Hall Webelos – Monday at 6:30 in Friendship Hall Arrows – Tuesday at 6:30 in Friendship Hall   Initial hat and shirt orders are in! If you have not received your hats/shirts, we will have them for you at the den meetings this week. If you have not yet ordered, you can still place your order at https://etacpack359.org/swag. Embroidery Designs in Tyler will…

Check in tomorrow morning is from 8-9:15. The earlier you check in the sooner you can get to all the fun! If you have not turned in your health forms for every participant, please bring those with you. Also please have a copy of your YPT certificate OR have it saved on your phone to show event staff at checkin. Attached is a rough schedule – schedule is subject to change, but this should give you an idea. https://etacpack359.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_6661.jpeg

Last call for registration for the Mom & Me campout this weekend at George W Pirtle Scout Reservation! You have until noon to register HERE If you can only come out for the day on Saturday that’s fine! We have a couple families that will not be able to spend the night.   For those attending, attached is a recommended packing list and a map of Pirtle. It is highly recommended that you bring a pull behind wagon to transport your belongings from the parking lot to your camp site – personal vehicles are not permitted to drive around camp, and it can be a bit of a walk. There is no rain in the forecast this weekend. The high on Saturday is 70, with…