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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Webelos I,
Quick reminder that we will be meeting tonight as the pack has officially switched to Tuesday nights. We will be going over some of the final requirements for the boys to earn their Webelos badge. Please plan on attending. If you need a derby car, I believe that they are still available to purchase.
Over the weekend, Al and I made a schedule through May. We will review the schedule and discuss the requirements that will need to be completed at home.
The Occoneechee Council has set up a Webelos Day at Camp Durant on March 20th. I will be taking Ryan and have space for some additional scouts. I am also looking for 1 parent to attend. The cost is $12 and I will have sign up sheets tomorrow night.
Al and I are looking forward to an exciting and fun spring. See you tomorrow night.
Kelly
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
The course will be held at Cary Presbyterian Church at 614 Griffis St. in Cary, NC. Registration begins at 8:30am and the course begins at 9am.
Please wear your uniform if you have one and bring a jacket or raincoat in case it rains. The forecast looks promising now, but it could change and part of the course is done outside. I’ve placed the schedule below so you can get an idea for what we are doing that day. I have materials for you so please get your registration in to the Council Office as soon as possible if you haven’t already.
Schedule:
- 8:30am to 9am: Pregathering Activity: Hart
- 9am to 9:15am: Opening Assembly: Will
- 9:15am to 9:40am: Aims and Purposes: Hart
- 9:40am to 10:25am: Planning: John
- 10:40am to 11:10am: Lunch Prep (Foil meals): Bryson
- 11:10am to 11:55am: Equipment: Tony
- 11:55am to 12:20pm: Lunch
- 12:20pm to 12:35pm: Campfire Planning: Lisa
- 12:35pm to 1:20pm: Campfire: Lisa
- 1:30pm to 2:15pm: Health and Safety: John
- 2:15pm to 3:00pm: Program: Kim and Suzie
- 3:20pm to 3:30pm: Round Robin Intro: Will
- 3:30pm to 4:45pm: Round Robins: 4 sessions: Stoves, Lanterns, and Fire Safety: Tony
Nature Hikes and Games: Lisa
First Aid and Sanitation: Lu
Cub Scout Cooking: Bryson
- 4:45pm to 5:00pm: Closing (Will)
Regards,
Will Highsmith
Crosswinds District Training Chair
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Hi all,
I wanted to send out a reminder that the District is doing a BALOO Course this Saturday, November 21st, from 9am to 5pm.
Location: Cary Presbyterian Church - 614 Griffis St.
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In order to take a Cub Scout Pack camping, you are required to have a leader present that has taken this course. Below is a link to the flyer for the course. If you have any leaders that haven’t registered and are planning on taking this, please let me know by Wednesday so we can include them in the participant count that we use to determine our food and material preparations. After notifying me that they plan to attend, please mail the registration to the Council with the $25 course fee. If you have any questions on this, please let me know.
http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?id=66862
Thanks,
Will Highsmith
District Training Chair
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
University of Scouting
Please make payment to the
Occoneechee Council - BSA
Attn: Univ of Scouting 2009
P.O. Box 41229
Raleigh, NC 27629-1229
It will be simpler to pay in advance!
Another confirmation will be sent to you about 2 weeks prior to UOS as a reminder.
Look forward to seeing you there.
University of Scouting Staff - 2009.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Unit: P-393
Leader Position: Den Leader
District: Crosswinds
Council: Occoneechee
Classes Confirmed Time Confirmed
Opening Ceremony 7:45 - 8:30
C-126 Summertime Program 8:40 - 9:30
C-109 Effective Pinewood Derbies 9:40 - 10:30
C-110 Derbies, Rodeos & Regattas 10:40 - 11:30
C-132 Webelos Technology Group 11:40 - 12:30
Lunch & Fellowship / Free to Browse Displays 12:30 - 2:00
C-120 Model Rocketry (2 Periods) 2:10 - 4:00
C-120 Model Rocketry (2 Periods) 2:10 - 4:00
G-182 Taking Advantage of Social Networking (New) 4:10 - 5:00
Student Evaluation 5:00 - 5:10
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Crosswinds Scouters,
Thank you if you have already signed up for Univ of Scouting this year. Nov 7 at Wake Tech will be an excellent day if you are going to attend.
For those of you that are still undecided if you want to attend this year: We have over 370 registered already to attend from our Council. We have over 121 courses. And many classes are already filled.
You still have time to register to get in the courses that you want. But DON’T wait any longer! If you wait even a few days, the classes you want to take may already be full.
Be sure to put a second choice down for every time period. As courses are very full and once it reaches the classroom limit, I cant put any more people in the room!
Although, I wish I could push more people into rooms (like the Japanese Subways!) But the NC Fire Codes wont allow it.
So, Register Today, there are plenty of courses that will help you be a better scout leader (and Parent!)
Classes that are still available include how to handle challenging youth behavior, Developing Troop Leadership, Merit Badge Counseling, Trail to Eagle (period 5-6), Cub Scout Ceremonies, Effective Pinewood Derbies, Knots for Cubs (period 4), Pack Programming and Advancements, Summertime Program, Webelos to Scout Transition, Making the most of your unit commissioner, the ABC’s of leave no trace and Cycling/Mountain Biking and many many more.
There is plenty to choose from, you just have to go online and register and pick the classes you want.
Here are the links:
Course Catalog and Information:
http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?id=62698
Online Registration Form
http://www.doubleknot.com/form/formjump.asp?bidx=0&surveyID=14118&OrgKey=382
Payments mailed to: Occoneechee Council, University of Scouting, PO Box 41229, Raleigh, NC 27629
Don’t Wait….this may be your last chance until November 2010!
Sign up today,
YISF,
Gary Thorn
Vice Chancellor - Student/Instructor Affairs
UOS-2009 Committee
Crosswinds District Committee
Asst District Commissioner for Roundtables- Crosswinds
ASM - Troop 212
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Hey Parents and kids,
Wow, hard to believe that tomorrow night many of us will be under the stars and enjoying smores.
Pack 393 is staying in Poplar A (you will see it on the map attached).
Bathrooms and Showers:
All campsites have flush toilets and showers available. My advice having been at Durant for Summer camp in Red Oak is to reserve one bathroom and one shower for adults only. This will help to keep the toilets and showers clean for adults and teach some responsibility to the Webelos.
Remember a scout is clean. (Borrowing the 10th point of the scout law)
Logistically for Friday night:
Maps are available online at www.campdurant.com. The camp address, for those with GPS or want to Google Map it is
4637 Old Carthage Rd.
Carthage, NC 28327.
Those who are camping Friday night should plan to head down to the camp and once you arrive I am sure there will be someone to direct you to Poplar A. It takes about 1 and a half hours to get there from most points in the Triangle, so plan accordingly. It gets dark shortly after 7 these days.
Vivek will be in charge for those on Friday night and will hand them off to Juan for Saturday night.
Parking:
Council office has approved us to park all vehicles on the side of the roads at Durant. Only utilize one side of the road and pull off the road as much as possible.
One important note, We can NOT have ANY Vehicles in any campsites. They must be on the road. Only Trailers can be parked in campsites. Be very careful when backing up trailers as there are lots of places to get “Stuck” in some campsites (i.e. Large Holes, ditches, etc.)
So, each person (scout, adult and sibling) should have a bag lunch packed and brought to carry in the chuck wagons along with the materials that are needed. I need to ask all the Wolves to bring their books as we need at least two (I’ve got one from last year) to carry in the wagons. The rest of the materials I will bring with me on Saturday morning. Also, we need a parent or two to plan to come back to our campsite to start the charcoal fires for the hobo pack meals Saturday night as we only have an hour and 15 minutes slated to put this together. It would probably be good for a couple of parents to head back during the award ceremony to being having things prepared as an assembly line for the meal prep.
They also note that a couple of the events are “messy” and “wet” and the boys should each pack an extra pair of clothes in a plastic bag to change into in case they do get messy. Also note that there is a good chance of rain on Saturday, so prepare with ponchos and rain gear as the event won’t be canceled for bad weather.
All, this will be a grand adventure. I look forward to seeing the boys (and the rest) have a bunch of fun and make memories for us all.
See you out there on Saturday,
Randy
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Don’t forget to look through the email that Andrea sent out and begin making plans for your son’s to participate in the Show and Sells for Popcorn. I’m excited this year that we have a number of Morrisville locations (the new WalMart and Sam’s Club) that should help us sell popcorn and work to our advantage in recruiting new scouts in the Morrisville area. I know that things are busy, but please support our Pack and Leopolda as she helps us be successful.
- Saturday, September. 26th - Harris Teeter/Harrison Pointe
- Sunday, September 27th - Harris Teeter/Davis Drive
- Sunday, October 4th - Lowe’s Home Improvement (corner of Maynard/Chapel Hill Road)
- Saturday, October 10th - Walmart/Morrisville
- Sunday, October 11th - Sam’s Club/Morrisville (has been scheduled for 10 am - 4pm)
- Saturday, October 17th - Walmart/Morrisville (more scouts needed)
- Sunday, October 18th - Triangle Church (for church members only)
Please note that she is going to need a few volunteers to help with keeping track of Pack totals and will need a couple of people to help the District when the popcorn arrives to aid in unloading and distribution. They have asked for at least two volunteers from each Den and I believe that they need some people this week to do this and they will definitely need help when the final orders come in in November. I will ask that if you haven’t volunteered for an activity to please volunteer to help your den leaders with this to allow them to focus on the boy’s programs and please talk with Leopolda on Thursday to let her know who from our Pack can help with the District unloading and distribution.
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
I hope you’ve had a great summer. As we wind down the heat and humidity, it is time to ramp back up with scouting. I’m sure many of you have enjoyed the summer camps and activities that have been going on in the Occoneechee Council.
We will be holding a Pack Bike Ride this Saturday morning. This is an opportunity to bring out a friend, have your bike inspected and tuned-up and enjoy a morning ride in and around Lake Crabtree. We will be meeting at 9 a.m. at North Cary Park.
From 9-9:30 a.m. we will be inspecting and tuning up our Pack member bikes. Then from 9:30-11:00 a.m. we will take a group ride into Lake Crabtree Park. Be sure to bring your water bottles to keep hydrated, but we should have a great time.
The schedule heading into the fall is as follows:
- Regular Den Meetings on August 13th and 27th
- Regular Den Meetings on September 10th and 24th
Mark your calendars to be at the September 10th meeting as this will be our annual Popcorn Fund Raiser kickoff. Leopolda has some exciting announcements about this year’s popcorn sales.
Lastly, save the date of Oct. 23-25 as this will be the District Cuboree at Camp Durant. For those who don’t know yet, this coming year is the 100th anniversary of Scouts in America, so this Cuboree should be a bang up event for our boys to attend.
That should be enough information to get you started. I look forward to a great year with our Pack.
Randy
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Training is from 7 pm to 10 pm at the Scout Shop
3231 Atlantic Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27604
If you have questions about the Day Camp, please contact the Day Camp Advisor, Brandon Stokes at 919-872-4884.
For Parents no longer associated with Pack 393, you can unsubscribe by sending a blank email to
packchat-unsubscribe@cubpack393.org
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MorrisvilleCubScouts.com/members/
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Thanks,
Juan
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