Cub Scout Pack 1776
3Mar/10

Pack Meeting (Take Flight)

Date: Thursday,March 25 , 2010
Time: 7:
00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
MPR
Theme:
Take Flight

Agenda

Set up/Opening- Tiger Cub Den 3 (Harry, Lou)
Gathering- Wolves Den 8 (John P, John F)
Skit- Tiger Cub Den 7 (Steve, Alan, Jason)
Skit- Wolves Den 9 (Terri, Ada)
Snack/Clean up- Webelos I Den 1 (Russ, Brad/Debi)
Rank Advancement Ceremony - Webelos I - Den 1 & Den 2

Before the Meeting

Set up: Tiger Cub Den 3 – (Harry, Lou) @ 6:30

Gathering

Pre opening gathering activity: Wolves Den 8 – (John P, John F) @ 6:30

Opening (start on time!)

Tiger Cub Den 3 – (Harry, Lou)
* Flag ceremony
* Pledge of Allegiance
* Cub Scout Promise
* Law of the Pack
Prayer: ...selected scout

Welcome & Introductions- CM Ed

Welcome to all - Theme “Take Flight “

Recognition

Hike: Jaguar hike (aka Lafayette reservoir)- Eka/Bernard
B&G coordinators

Program

Skit- Tiger Cub Den 7 – (Steve, Alan, Jason)
Skit- Wolves Den 9 – (Terri, Ada)
Webelos moment
Rank Advancement Ceremony - Webelos I - Den 1 & Den 2
Activity/Game- Paper Airplane Flying contest

Announcements/Closing

next Camping TBD
next Hike: Bernard/Eka: Date: TBD- Tilden Park

Start Time: 1:30 PM
End Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Tilden Park
Activity: View of the Bay – discuss highlights of Bay Area

Cubmaster minute...if time allows
flag closing ceremony- Tiger Cub Den 3 – (Harry, Lou)...if time allows

After the meeting

Refreshments/Clean up - Webelos I Den 1 – (Russ, Brad/Debi)

2Mar/10

Pack Committee Meeting – Agenda

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Agenda:

Reports from the Chairs
  • Cubmaster
  • Pack Meeting, March 25th – “Take Flight!”  Den Leader Joe? (Location/Notification?)
  • Rank Achievement Ceremony – Webelos I
  • Setup/Opening – Den 3
  • Gathering – Den 8 (paper airplanes?)
  • Skits – Dens 7 & 9
  • Snack/Clean-up – Den 1 (popcorn?)
  • Den Leader reports – progress toward Rank advancement
  • Disposition of PWD wooden track (Pack 205)
  • Blue and Gold Banquet – lessons learned
  • Lost and Found – Kim D
  • Treasurer
  • Current balance
  • Reimbursement checks
  • Awards Chair
  • Den award packets
  • Camping Chair – events and status
  • Lake DeValle (Punta Vaca) – third weekend in April?
  • Conflicts with 100th Anniversary Jamboree!! Reschedule?
  • Hiking co-Chairs – hikes and status
  • March Hike, Tilden Park – Sunday, March 21st 1:30-3:30 PM
  • April Hike, Mount Diablo State Park (Curry Point, trail) – Sunday, April 18th 1:30-3:30 PM
  • Conflicts with 100th Anniversary Jamboree!!
  • Committee Chair
  • Friends of Scouting update
  • Meridian District Roundtable, Thursday, March 25th
  • 2010 Art and Wind Festival
  • Pampanito Overnighter
  • Key future dates and other topics
  • BALOO (BASIC ADULT LEADER OUTDOOR ORIENTATION)
  • Sat, March 6, 8:30am-4pm. Vallejo Area. Contact Mike Rettinhouse, 707-479-6430, [email protected]
  • Sat, May 22, 8:30 am – 4:30pm. El Cerrito Hills (near Arlington Park) Ray Chan, [email protected] , 925-548-6179
  • Cub Leader Training
  • Sat, March 20, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, First Christian Church, 2115 Pleasant Hill Rd. Contact Ray Chan, 925-548-6179, [email protected]
  • Sat, March 27, 8am-12:30pm, LDS Church, 1590 Denkinger Rd, Concord. Contact Tom Santos, 925-672-5955, [email protected]
  • Outdoor  Skills for Webelos Leaders (OS4WL)
  • Saturday May 22, 7:30AM–Sunday May 23, 2010 4:30PM.    Contact John McClintic, 925-930-7352, [email protected]
  • Blackhawk 500 - Saturday, April 24www.blackhawk500.org
  • Community Bike Rodeo - Wed., May 12 at Iron Horse Middle School in San Ramon, 3pm - 6pm,
  • Cub Scout Day Camp
  • June 21-25. Contact Brian Wort, 925-556-5424, [email protected]
  • WOOD BADGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
  • FALL 2010 AUG 27-29 AND SEP 24-26, 2010 Camp Herms. Contact Steve Pierce, 925-518-4447, [email protected] or Craig Gridley, 925-686-3786, [email protected]
  • Dad’s night out
  • 27Feb/10

    Blue & Gold Agenda Wrapup

    Pack 1776 families-

    The Blue and Gold banquet again proved to be one of the highlights of our Scouting year.

    It brought together our Pack's families for a dinner and an evening of fun. The tri-tip, chicken & spaghetti meal was super yummy, but even more important was the warm, congenial atmosphere created as families enjoy each other's company.

    The entertainment was awesome! Special thanks to Timothy James & his fantastic magic show. He truly kept the audience entertained. For those who got to stay until the end, naturalist Red & Hayley showed us all the cool dance moves with their rendition of the shindizzle!

    For those of you who want to share pictures & videos, we encourage you to post them on http://pack1776.smugmug.com . All the posting instructions can be found on our Pack website.

    Another BIG "THANK YOU!" to the Blue & Gold organizers who helped make this one of the best events that our Pack has ever put on. I’d like to take the time to recognize them:

    Scott E
    Susan K
    Susan L
    Lydell B
    Kim D
    Terry H
    Pam M
    Bill M

    And finally, congratulations once again to the graduating Webelos. It is particularly touching for me personally as I known most of them since their first grade Tiger cub year. I was honored to be their den leader for 3 years & their Cubmaster for the last two years.

    These are a special group of young men.

    Artharva
    Christopher
    Colin
    Collin
    Gareth
    George
    Joshua
    Kai
    Kobe
    Kyle
    Peyton
    Saket
    Teagen
    Vivek
    & Vatsal

    Thank you for being a special part of our Pack. We’ll miss you all & we wish you the very best in your Scouting futures.

    Yours in Scouting,

    Cubmaster Ed

    22Feb/10

    Jaguar Hike – Mission Accomplished

    Today's hike was not a comfortable one. After 75 minutes of walking briskly we were soaking wet.
    But hikes are not supposed to be easy.

    This hike was a good preparation for scouts who one day will interview the Jaguar people in the Amazon forest.

    The jaguar hike (aka Lafayette reservoir) was a great character building event centered on endurance.

    Eka and I want to recognize the following scouts who completed it:

    • Warren H
    • Andrew K
    • Jacob K
    • Colin H
    • Thomas M
    • Matthew I
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    17Feb/10

    Blue & Gold Agenda

    Pack 1776 families-

    As you know, we are having our annual Blue & Gold banquet this Friday night. For those of you who are new to scouting, the blue and gold banquet is where we celebrate the birthday of Scouting. This year is extra special as we are celebrating our 100th anniversary of Scouting in America. We will also be celebrating the Webelos II Cub Scouts bridging to Boy Scouts. This is our ceremony to honor their transition.

    Cub Scouts and leaders should wear their full Class A uniform as this is THE formal event of the year. There will be awesome food, outstanding entertainment, and guaranteed fun for all.

    Seating is limited due to the MPR capacity & we had to have a proper head count for the food order, so hopefully everyone responded to the evite.

    Here is an agenda for Friday’s events. We plan to start promptly at 5:30.

    2010 B&G Agenda (theme: BSA 100th Bday!)

    -4:35 Start setup/decorations

    -510 Gathering-Bears Den 4

    -530 Opening Flag/ Welcome

    -535 Food

    + Slide Show-during food
    + Friends of Scouting Presentation
    + photo
    + Happy Birthday CAKE!

    -630 Magician

    -710 Webelos II- Arrow of Light and Bridging

    -745 Shindizzle

    -825 Closing/ CleanUp

    Looking forward to seeing you all there!

    Yours in Scouting,

    Cubmaster Ed

    4Feb/10

    Pinewood Derby Results

    The race results are in!  Check it out.
    Pinewood Derby Results

    2Feb/10

    Jambo Times – February

    1Feb/10

    Northern California Jamboree – Info

    Date: Thursday, April 15-18 , 2010
    Location:
    Alameda County Fairground

    Check this out.  It's a fun event that you don't want to miss!

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    31Jan/10

    2010 Pinewood Derby Wrapup

    Hi families of Pack 1776!

    We hope you all had fun at today’s Pinewood derby festivities.

    Lots of Thank You’s to all the volunteer parents:

    PWD chairman- Joe M
    PWD chairman- Russ D
    PWD chairman- Harry B
    2010 PWD announcer- Steve B
    Food booth organizers- Jen R, Cathy V, Lisa C, Kim D, and Robert R

    And all the volunteer parents who helped with the race setup & handling!

    Last but not least, I’d like to thank Macey Z, who donated his time & efforts to make the super cool PWD Driver’s license.

    Everyone’s time, energy, dedication and support for the pack are much appreciated! We are a volunteer organization & all the volunteers make this possible.

    Again congratulations to the speed winners:

    First- Alexander B
    Second- Jacob L
    Third- Brandon B

    Also congratulations to the artistic winners:

    Spirit of Scouting: JT F (Zamboni)
    Most Realistic: Tie between Brian L (Wii) and AJ L (Speedy McQueen)
    Most Similar to a Race Car: Kai P (Formula One Car)
    Most Fun Car: Raghau M (Yoshi)

    One of the fun things about a big group is not only sharing pictures, but sharing memories! If you took any pictures or videos from the event, please upload them to our Pack photo site (details here).

    Cubmaster PWD notes:

    When I take a moment to contemplate all the Pinewood derby cars, I realize that an awful lot of painstaking work went into each one. There is much creativity and ingenuity represented. I don't know, but I imagine that each car was designed to be the fastest. Of course, there was only one winning CAR, but I contend to say that all of the CUBS were winners. This is why we choose to give a trophy to all the participants.

    Building the car helped bring dad and son closer together. Mom was proud of her son whether she gave him a hug of congratulations or comfort. The boys gained a better knowledge of competition; how to win, how to lose, how to be happy for a friend. The leaders, in the pride they felt knowing that each of their boys had done their best.

    Yes, there are only winners!

    Thank you all for helping to make the pack go and the Cub Scouts grow! Most of all, I hope all the families had fun with your scouts! Activities like this will make memories of a lifetime!

    Congratulations to all of us winners!

    Cubmaster Ed

    28Jan/10

    Adventure Base 100 at Sacramento

    Did you enjoy Adventure Base 100 at Sacramento this past weekend?  Want a recap?  Here you go ...

    To learn more about AB100, go to their website.  You can also subscribe to their cool videos on the BSA 100th years channel.