What's Happening in Den 2

The Webelos in Den 2 had a busy first year. We started it off hiking in Harbin Park and earned our Forester Badge. Then, we had our first campout in October. It was cold and rainy, but the boys had a great time. Steven, Christian, and Dylan had a great time because they “made hamburger foil dinners and roasted marshmallows” and “got to make fires.” We took a night hike and all the boys earned their Fireman’s Chit and Outdoorsman Badge at the campout. Next, while working on our Citizen Badge, we visited the Fairfield Justice Center and took a tour of the Courthouse, the Jail and the Police Station. We got to meet Judge Joyce Campbell, checked out the jail cells and learned how the Dispatcher/911 service works. Ask any of the boys in Den 2 if they ever want to “sit under the clock” in the court room. After our tours, we went to Fairfield Pizza to eat dinner (we got to make our own pizzas). YUM…YUM…YUM. Then we delivered the canned goods the Pack collected to One Way Farm. The boys really enjoyed this outing and hope to perform another service project for the children at One Way Farm soon. In December, we earned our Fitness Badge and went climbing at Climb Time in Blue Ash. Christopher, Dylan and Steven all thought that this was a “cool” and “fun” time; we “ate pizza, climbed walls and played ping pong.” On a Monday off of school in January, our Den earned their Aquanaut Badge at the Miami Rec. Center. They all worked very hard for 2 hours in the morning on their swimming and life saving skills. After a short break for lunch at McDonalds, we returned to the Miami Rec. Center for an afternoon of Family Fun Day. All the boys really loved sliding on the huge slide, competing with each other on the rolling log, and kayaking. Dalton, Christian, Jayson and Isaac (our Den Chief) even learned how to Scuba Dive! Jayson says that “everyone who likes to swim has to come to Miami University to swim on Family Fun Day!” In March, we went to the Fairfield Lane Library and earned our Communicator Badge working in the Computer Lab. We have our first 2-night Den Camp-out at the end of March, where we will achieve our Readyman and Naturalist Badges. We are all looking forward to summer camp. One of Will’s favorite activities is camping at Cub World and he encourages all boys in the Pack to attend this year!