2013 Leave No Trace

I want to take a moment to thank all of our leaders, families and especially our scouts who helped our Pack work towards the Leave No Trace awards for 2013.  In order for our scouts to earn this award, they were required to do the following:

1. Discuss with your leader or parent/guardian the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.
2. On three separate outings, practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.
3. Boys in a Tiger Cub den complete the activities for Achievement 5, Let’s Go Outdoors; boys in a Wolf den complete Requirement 7, Your Living World; boys in a Bear den complete Requirement 12, Family Outdoor Adventures; boys in a Webelos den earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.
4. Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project.
5. Promise to practice the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.
6. Draw a poster to illustrate the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines and display it at a pack meeting.

I am extremely proud of our boys.  We had 17 of our boys who participated in the 3 outings and completed their requirements for the Leave No Trace Award!  While this (Leave No Trace) is something we as scouts practice everyday, it is not an award that every scout earns.  So I am so happy we had such a great participation percentage for our Leave No Trace Program this year. 

In addition to our boys who earned their Leave No Trace awards, our leaders were also eligible for the award.  For an adult leader to earn their Leave No Trace award, they must have met the following requirements:

1. Discuss with your den’s Cub Scouts or your pack’s leaders the importance of the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.
2. On three separate outings demonstrate and practice the frontcountry guidelines of Leave No Trace.
3. Participate in presenting a den, pack, district, or council awareness session on Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines.
4. Participate in a Leave No Trace-related service project.
5. Commit yourself to the Leave No Trace frontcountry guidelines by signing the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Pledge.
6. Assist at least three boys in earning Cub Scouting’s Leave No Trace Awareness Award.

Families, it just reinforces my belief that we have the best group of leaders in the district when I see that we had 11 leaders who earned their Leave No Trace awards.  They accomplished this while helping our boys to understand the principles of Leave No Trace.   THANK YOU! To everyone who helped out.  I look forward to displaying our photo’s and posters at next Monday’s Graduation Pack Meeting.

~ Cubmaster Aaron

April 2013 Pack Meeting

Tonight we will be conducting our April Pack meeting.  We have some skits, some announcements, some awards and even some snacks I think planned for tonight.  Parents please remember that all Pack Meetings are Class A events, so all scouters (leaders and boys alike) need to be in Class A’s tonight.

BE ADVISED: The Church is undergoing renovations in preparation for their 50th Anniversary service in May.  Tonight, they will be working on hallways and rooms painting, cleaning, etc.  Boys should be restricted to just Brashaber Hall and the Restrooms (while attended by a parent) tonight, so as to not conflict with the work being done.  Please help us be good stewards of the facilities we are blessed to be provided with by St. Paul UMC.

Also, the Pack Committee had one of its best planning meetings this weekend and we have a great Summer Program news forthcoming.  The newsletter will hopefully go out this week, but get the highlights and preview tonight. ~ Cubmaster Aaron

Call For Webelos – 2013 Camporee

Webelos Families -

The Wapehani Spring Camporee is coming up fast.  The Camporee is April 26th – April 28th at the Monroe County Airport. Our Webelos have been invited as guests of Troop 148, and can attend the Camporee with them.  This is for Webelos Scouts only, I believe family including younger scout siblings can camp with their Webelos scout but the activities and events are Merit Badge oriented with limited class sizes.  So only Webelos Scouts will be included in the Merit Badge classes.

The information on the Council website (http://tinyurl.com/crrhab7)  has some confusing errors regarding the dates and deadlines.  As far as I can tell, the Early Registration Fee is $10/scouter if registered before 4/19 and $15/scouter after 4/19.  There is some confusion, the Troop was told the Early Registration Deadline is tomorrow so not sure if it will be $10 or $15 for Webelos to attend.

I need the names of Webelos attending so I can collect the Registrations fee’s and get the list to Scoutmaster Jim so he can make sure our Webelos are registered to attend.  I need this information as soon as possible so please let me know by Monday’s Pack Meeting so Jim can register the additional Webelos and get us the details.

Thank you!!
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Aaron Williamson
Cubmaster Pack 121

2013 Webelos Cross Over

Tonight at 6:30pm we will meet to honor our 4 Webelos 2 Scouts who have earned their Arrow of Light Awards and will be crossing over to Boy Scouts.  BSA Troop 121 will be on hand to receive our Scouts as they prepare to continue their Scouting journey.

This is a Class A event for our boys.  Webelos 1 Scouts will be handling the duties of the Color Guard and some of our Bear Scouts will server as ushers and greeters.

We would like to thank BSA Troop 121 for being on hand tonight to receive our Crossover Scouts tonight.

Ceremony begins at 6:30pm and the Committee will be providing Pizza and Drinks afterwards.

See everyone tonight.

Cub Scouts Go Bowling

This week we had to alter our den meeting plans due to a scheduling conflict at the Church.  Our Scouts did what they do best,  they found fun anyway!  Our Wolves, Bears and a couple Webelos spent the evening at Classic Lanes bowling.  It was a fun night!  Thanks Heather and Bill for putting it together and running it for the kids.

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Reminder Of Tonights Go-See-It Meetings

Just a reminder:

The Church has been reserved for other functions tonight.  So all Den’s are on a Go-See-It tonight.  Some Den’s may not be meeting this week, check with your Den Leader(s) for specific details.

 

District Pinewood Derby (2/23/2013) Cancelled

I regret to inform everyone that word just came in from our District Executive Kevin Trojan that the District Pinewood Derby scheduled for this Saturday has been cancelled due to poor registration numbers.  I know many of the families were planning on arriving early for the the registration at 10am.  Perhaps it will be rescheduled at a later date.  See message from Kevin below:

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From: Kevin Trojan
Date: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 3:50 PM
Subject: District Pinewood Derby Canceled
Cc: Holli Bruce, Jon Ocheltree, Dean Mayfield, Arthur Haldeman, Lloyd DeWar >

Dear Leaders,

I regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel the district pinewood derby that was scheduled for this Saturday due to a lack of registrations. We apologize for this inconvenience as I am sure that some of your boys may be affected by this. We are in discussion to reschedule it for a future date in May but have no information at this point. Please pass this message on to those in your group and express our apologies to them.

Yours In Scouting,

Kevin W. Trojan
Senior District Executive
Wapehani District
Hoosier Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America
5625 East State Road 46
Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: 812.336.6809
Mobile: 812.272.2368
Toll Free: 800.844.6809
FAX: 812.333.2412
ktrojan@bsamail.org
www.HoosierTrailsBSA.org