Picture of T-Shirt

Here is a picture of the class B shirt we are ordering. If you haven't placed your order already you need to do so at your next den meeting. The order will be placed either Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Also don't forget your registration fee is due at the next pack meeting. That's the money paid to national for the coming year. It's $12 which includes insurance or $24 if you'd like a years subscription to Boys Life.


Design your own custom t-shirts at Dyetub.com

Cub-O-Ree 2008

1. Archery, 2. Archery, 3. A boy and his Dad, 4. Tug-o-War, 5. Knots, 6. Klondike Derby, 7. Tug-O-War, 8. BB's, 9. Waiting for Crafts, 10. Archery, 11. Take Down, 12. Flags, 13. Tug-O-War, 14. Klondike, 15. BB"s, 16. BB's, 17. Sunny D, 18. Hangin Out, 19. CampFire, 20. Camp Fire

Committee Meeting- October

We are excited about the number of boys who have joined Pack 969. With a lot of boys, we need a lot of volunteers. The more volunteers we have the less we all have to do. Please consider joining us at our next Committee Meeting, at Richards Pizza on Niles Rd, 7pm this Friday! We look forward to seeing some new faces.

Never Ending Fun

That's what October is. If you are a Webelos II, well the fun never ends. Since Webelos have the ability to do something 3 out of 4 weekends in October. For all you new scouts we usually only offer 1 pack activity a month. This year October is an unusual month since we chose to do Cub-O-Ree as our fall camp-out. I am so glad we did, less planning for our pack, and all the new boys that went had the oppurtunity to earn their BB beltloop and their archery beltloop, all before your very first den meeting. Very cool!

Spookeree is our next activity. We went last year and had a total blast. Cub World makes for an awesome place to celebrate a safe Halloween. The prices are listed on the link. If you are interested in going have your money to your den leader by the 14th, so Cyndi can get you pre-registered. If you are interested in joining the Committee, all are welcome, you can bring Spookeree money to the committee meeting.

Cub-O-Ree

We had quite the exciting sign up night for Pack 969. We had 30 new scouts sign up with an additional 8-10 more planning to sign up in the coming weeks. Our first big Pack event is quickly approaching. Cub-O-Ree is quickly approaching. It begins Saturday night at 6pm and ends Sunday at 3:30pm. If you plan to attend get your money to your den leader this week. It is $10 per scout and an additional $9 for any additional family member. Click on the Cub-O-Ree link for additional information.

Directions to Camp Timberhill are as follows:North on By-Pass 4Turn Right on Rt. 4Go 1.2 miles (or approximately 1 mile)Camp is on the left side of the road.If you hit Liberty Fairfield Rd you've gone too far.The sign is pretty small so be watching for it.Follow the entrance road to the parking lot.

School Night Rescheduled

Officially the sign up night is rescheduled for September 23rd, 7pm at Fairfield West in room 102. After sign up you are welcome to join us in the gym for an Ice Cream social and the conclusion of our first Pack meeting of the year.
Thanks for your patience. Hope everyone now has electricity.

School Night Cancelled

Hang in there future scouts. You will get to join Pack 969 soon enough. Because of the delay in the school night, when new scouts are permitted to join. A lot of activities are going to come at the parents all at once. As soon as the School night is rescheduled I will e-mail as many people as I have e-mail address's for, and I will post the information here.
We will still have new scout parent orientation at the new scouts first pack meeting whenever that ends up being.
Our first Pack event is going to be Cub-O-Ree. If you click on the link and scroll down to Cub-O-Ree it will give you details about this event. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me.
Jodi at Pack969committeechair@gmail.com

JOIN CUB SCOUTS

The official sign up night is SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, 7:00PM, Fairfield West Gym. Only boys who have not yet sign up for scouts need to attend. Scouts who have already filled out an application do not need to attend. All committee members should attend, if you bring your boys please make sure they are in uniform. There won't be a flag ceremony, it's basically sign up, pay registration fee, get some basic information and that's it.


Big thanks to Assistant Cub Master Ron Sexton and Cub Master Mark Nichols for manning the table at West's Open House. Usually this responsibility is split up between the adult leaders, but since both of their boys are now at the intermediate school and had their open house the night before they willingly stayed the whole night. We distributed 25 fliers, and had 21 sign ups, plus a few folks who didn't get fliers, so that's good news.


The committee meeting is scheduled still for Friday September 12th, 7pm at Richards Pizza. If you are unable to attend please let me know as soon as possible. If you are new and would like to join the committee everyone is welcome!


Our first Pack Meeting is September 23rd, 7pm, in the Gym. New Parent Orientation will be in Room 102 at the beginning of the Pack meeting.


Everyone had a blast at our Annual Pack Picnic at Harbin Park. We all had fun in spite of the heat.

Picnic This Sunday!!!

If you haven't RSVP'd for the Picnic this Sunday at Harbin Park, please do so by contacting Cyndi Cunningham, you can e-mail her at sewcynful@fuse.net or feel free to e-mail us from this blog pack969committeechair@gmail.com. It starts at 11am, Lunch is at 12pm, we are providing hot dogs and the buns, you'll need to bring a covered dish to share, your own drinks and some chips to share. Bring any outdoor games and lawn chairs. The picnic counts for a summer activity.

End of Summer

I can't believe summers almost over. I should have none it would end quickly once we had our planning meeting. Thanks to everyone who came out for the planning meeting. I do believe that was the shortest planning meeting in Pack history. Please remember there is a committee meeting at the Pack Picnic, at 2pm. The picnic starts at 11am with lunch at 12 and the meeting at 2. Everyone should have got a letter with the upcoming events, if you didn't get a letter and feel you should have, feel free to send an e-mail and we'll bring you up to date, or just click on the calender and it'll give you scheduled events for the whole year.



Don't want to sound like a broken record, but the Pack is in desperate need of volunteers from some of our younger dens. It's a really good time to step up and help out, so that come February when most of the experienced committee members are gone you won't be leading blindly. There are some awesome training oppurtunities in October, they are listed on the calender. If you are interested let any of the committee members know and we'll point you in the right direction and give you the support you need. We're looking forward to a great Cub Scout year!

Summer Camp Mail

Our boys are heading off to summer camp. Having been to summer camp myself theres nothing more fun than mail at camp. Big mail at camp is even better. So here is the address for you to send mail. They will be there June 23-26, 2008. Give the mail at least 2-3 days to get there. I usually send the mail off the friday before they leave so they get it. If you are a parent of a child going you can also give the mail to an adult leader who can hand it off to a camp counselor to be delivered during mail call.

Address:
Scouts Name- Campsite and Pack 969
Cub Scout Adventure World
6035 Price Road
Loveland, OH 45140

Boys going:
Miners Camp
Ron and Perry Sexton
Mark and David Nichols
Matthew Haeufle

Mountain Man Village
Rick and Christopher Neumann
Dalton Birk
Steven Braun
Kameron Mueller
Paul and Jayson Rankin
Pete and Will Kruger

Hope to see everyone at the summer activities!

END OF THE YEAR MADNESS!!

What a great day we had for the river clean up. We had a decent turn out. We'd love to see more Tigers and Wolfs for our activities. Lori and Leigh did an awesome job organizing the ice cream social. The webelo II's did a great job showing the younger boys how to get super muddy playing in the creek.

We will be doing a big plea for volunteers at our last pack meeting. We are in desperate need of new leadership for the coming school year. The first position that needs to be filled is Popcorn Kernal. Orientation for new Kernals for the Ft. Hamilton District is July 30th, at Butler Tech. All positions are open so feel free to jump in with both feet and help out. Now is the time to do it while experienced leaders are there to help you find your way. There will be sign up sheets at the last pack meeting along with job descriptions.

If you aren't going to Summer Camp, the district has a great Day Camp program that the boys can participate in and get the same experiences as Summer Camp. See Ron for information if you are interested in Day Camp. There is one at Harbin Park in June, and one at Timberhill in July. Remember cub scouts doesn't end when the school year ends. There is at least one activity per month during the summer.

Camp-out Update, and Last Pack Meeting

We are coming up on our last pack meeting of the year. It's hard to believe. Seems like after the Blue and Gold banquet time flys super fast and before you know it, it's time for the spring campout.

Speaking of which I hope everyone has had some time to check out the pictures. The boys and parents had a lot of fun. Timberhill proved to be super nice, private and safe for the boys. Friday night is always fairly quiet, since a lot of families usually wait and come out on Saturday morning. The Sextons ginormous tent was too big for the super cool tent platforms so their tent was pitched on the ground down in a valley, near the platforms. A few other families utilized the platforms on Saturday. Everyone else decided not to drag their stuff down the huge hill and chose to pitch their tents on higher ground.

Saturday Morning we had some bacon and pancakes, and then headed out on our first ever Letterboxing expedition. These weren't actual Letterboxes, we planted 4 boxes with treasures for the boys to find in teams. We have since planted a Pack 969 Letterbox in the place of Team #1's box. The boys (and one girl) enjoyed the hunt, and all got keychain flashlights when they found their box. Saturday afternoon we drug the boys out of the creek for the Space Derby. Ron Sexton built an impressive track, and the boys had a lot of fun testing it out. All who participated recieved a patch. Saturday night we utilized the small Amphetheater, and the boys performed spontaneous (very spontaneous) skits they made up. They also performed actual skits they have been doing for a few years. Joey and his brother were kind enough to teach us a couple new ones. The webelos led all the boys in a grand finale of "We're all in this Together" from High School Musical. The rest of the night was enjoyed by the campfire eating S'mores and Camper Pies.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the last Pack Meeting of the year on May 20th. Be thinking about how you'd like to be more involved next year, and consider joining us at the Planning Meeting in July when we plan for the whole school year.

Spring Camp Out Pictures

Too tired to even discuss all the fun we had!

Spring Camp Out 2008

If you click on the slideshow it takes you to the album and you can view it larger. There are only online options for ordering prints so if anyone wants any of these photos let me know and I'll upload them somewhere local. Either e-mail me or leave a comment here.

Spring Camp-Out Update

Earliest arrival time at Timberhill is after 3:30pm. Please check this website thursday or friday incase this time changes.

Directions to Camp Timberhill are as follows:
North on By-Pass 4
Turn Right on Rt. 4
Go 1.2 miles (or approximately 1 mile)
Camp is on the left side of the road.
If you hit Liberty Fairfield Rd you've gone too far.
The sign is pretty small so be watching for it.
Follow the entrance road to the parking lot
Our campsite is Hill' n Dale which is Northeast of the parking lot

Please do not bring firewood. We've purchased plenty of firewood from the ranger. No carry in firewood is permitted.
Just an FYI: Only boys with their wittling chip are permitted to have pocket knives. This is not only a pack rule this is a BSA rule.
If anyone has 2 way radios these would be helpful for the "Pre-Flight Training" Letterboxing adventure.
If you don't plan on showing up until Saturday, please be at the campsite by 10am so you don't miss out on the letterboxing fun. Make sure you bring shoes suitable for hiking.
Be sure to study the post below, for hints and clues to Saturdays adventure.
If you have any questions regarding the Spring Campout. Contact Jodi at pack969committeechair@gmail.com

Spring Campout

Anyone else super excited it's finally Spring? OK so maybe not today, which is the day we chose to go hiking to pick areas for the "Preflight Letterboxing Adventure". All week it was warm, and sunny, today cold, dreary, wet and muddy. We did not succumb to the weather and carried on with our hiking plans. So the mosaic that follows is a preview of the camping area as well as hints for the letterboxing adventure. You will not want to miss the letterboxing adventure.

If you've seen these photos it could give your team an advantage. Details.....

Pack 969 Annual Spring Camp out

Timberhill Scout Camp

April 25-27, 2008

Cost is $10 and $5 for a Rocket

Arrive at Camp 4:30 pm Friday Evening

Clean up and Clear out by 11:00 am Sunday Morning

As noted above there will be a "Preflight Letterboxing Adventure" after breakfast Saturday morning. Then after lunch we will have our first (in many years) Space Derby (non-competitive). There will be a campfire ceremony each night. This is the last big pack event of the year before Summer Camp, so don't miss out on the fun. It's not too late to pay your Den Leader.

Welcome....

We wanted an easy way to communicate with the parents and boys of Pack 969 over the summer, so we've created this blog. If you have pictures or suggestions for something you think should be added to the blog feel free to e-mail Jodi, Pack969committteechair@gmail.com. Please check the blog often for events and information we hope to add.