On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
Hello Pack 30! We’re into November and we have several fun activities coming up:
Placement of Flags in observance of Veterans Day on November 10th:
Join other Mount Diablo Silverado Council Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to pay reverence to Veterans by placing American Flags on the graves of those who made the greatest sacrifice for their country.
Our Committee Chair Anne Marx will be there to greet Pack 30 Cub Scouts and Akelas.
Location is Rolling Hills Memorial Park at 4100 Hilltop Drive in El Sobrante / Richmond.
Opening Flags lead by the Boy Scouts are at 8 am, meet Anne earlier at 7:40 for a morning snack.
Participating in this satisfies Service Project requirements for several belt loops (Tigers – Team Tiger Adventure; Bears – Duty to God) AND all Cub Scouts who attend will be awarded a Service Patch for their Brag Vests!
If you are interested please email Anne Marx so that she can plan to meet you.
Scouting for Food November 10th and 17th:
Remember to start distributing your Scouting for Food door hangers this weekend. A tip is to staple a bag to the hanger so it’s easier for the neighbors.
Collect the food and deliver to School of the Madeleine (1225 Milvia Street in North Berkeley) on Saturday November 17th from 9:30 to 1:30. Enter the school parking lot off of Berryman Street.
Berkeley Hills Historic Rock Hike November 17th:
Our Hike Master Ethan Ligon has planned a really fun local hike.
We’ll be leaving School of the Madeleine at 1 pm (which could work perfect with dropping off your Scouting for Food bags).
We’ll hike from the Madeleine along a really nice loop that takes the Berkeley Hills paths and stairs up past a bunch of the funny little rock parks in North Berkeley including Indian Rock, Mortar Rock, Grotto Rock, and Cragmont Rock Park. Three miles total.
Holiday Pot Luck at Herms Lodge December 10th:
Our December Pack meeting we’ll be getting into the spirit of the Holidays with food, crafts, songs, and games.
I hope that everyone is having a seamless transition from Summer to the new School Year. Cub Scout activities resume in September, and we’ve finalized the calendar through December of 2018. Please see attached for your reference. We’ll provide a Spring Calendar towards the end of the year, we still need to finalize a few dates.
As a reminder we have the following upcoming events in September: September 4th, 7 pm at Epworth Church is the first Planning Meeting to review the schedule of events and further planning for the scout year. Den Leader and others with registered positions must attend, as well as Akelas interested in helping to plan, organize, or participate in the pack. Please come to help out, the more the merrier!
Join Pack 30 along with Boy Scout Troops 19, 24, and 6 in the Scout Parade at the Solano Stroll on Sunday, September 9th. I will provide final details on meeting time and point, but we are typically in place and ready to parade down Solano 30 minutes before the parade begins at 10 am
And last but not least the first Berkeley Cub Scouts Pack 30 Pack Meeting will be Monday, September 24th, 6:45 Opening Flag Ceremony at John Hinkel Park Amphitheater in the Berkeley Hills. The park is at 41 Somerset Place in Berkeley. Parking is somewhat limited, so if you can carpool that would be easier.
This should be a great year for Pack 30! Please reach out to me if you have any question
What an incredible Spring camp out! A great big Pack cheer to Quartermaster Mari, her Superstars: Alan A, Brian H, David K, Dan M, Lisa B, Shelly & Jeannette andStars: Christian B, Sam K, Matt R, Janine deS, Rowena T, Sara K, Ed and Jen S, Ben P, and Anne M. China Camp is a great find for the Pack, thank you Sara K.
May Pack Meeting
As a reminder, our May Pack meeting is at the Live Oak Park grassy area, May 21st, 6:30 PM. We will hold our second annual, high stakes Capture The Flag game. Remember: the winning side picks the new Tiger den number.
Advancement
We have two Pack meetings remaining this year. It is important for Scouts/families, with Den and Pack help, to complete rank advancement.
2018-19 Planning/Den Leader meeting.
Join us on May 29th, 7:00PM at Epworth, Room 25 for our 2018-19 Planning/Den Leader meeting. The Pack Committee would like to have another ‘Great Year For Scouting.’ We’d like to have your thoughts on this year and plan for next. Several volunteer positions are available, many require just a couple of hours.
June Pack Meeting
Our last Pack meeting of the school year is June 11th at Cedar Rose Park, 6:00PM. It is a potluck; please bring a covered dish, dessert (labeled w/ ingredients) and your mess kits. There will be games, advancement, and the amazing Cubmaster and Tiger transformation ceremonies.
Cubmaster Message
Thank you for letting me serve as your Cubmaster for the past two years. It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience. I started my Scouting experience in 1978 with Pack 386(Lancaster, OH), earned my Arrow of Light In 1981 and Eagle Scout with Troop 141 in 1988.
Until I became Cubmaster, I thought that the Eagle Rank was the coolest because it represented the completion of the Scouting journey. Now, I know that Bobcat is; it represents the beginning of a great journey for our youth and us.
We had a great over-nighter on the Air Craft Carrier Hornet this weekend. Many thanks to Sara Knight Butt for coordinating this outstanding event!
April Pack Meeting: This coming Monday, April 16th at 6:45 we will have our Pack Meeting at St. Mary Magdalen Parish Hall. Our CubMaster Doug will be sharing his extensive knowledge of bicycling and its benefits to the group. Get there early for some fun outdoor activities on the black-top.
Webelos Camporee: Friday April 20th through Sunday April 22nd is the Herms District Camporee which our Webelos and Arrow of Light Dens can attend. Boy Scout units from across Herms District come together in the spirit of friendly competition at the annual Herms District Camporee. Events at Camporee are presented by paticipating Herms Boyscout District troops. Camporee challenges are designe to challenge a Scout’s basic scout skills. Scout skill challenges include camping, pioneering, cooking, first aid, knot tying, lashings, orienteering and skils workin as a group in a patrol. The highlight is the Cord-on-Blue cooking competition.Logistics below:Coyote Beach, Oak Shores, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lake Berryessa ParkStarting 4:00pm Friday 4/20/2018 through 11:00am Sunday 4/22/2018.
April Pack Committee Meeting: Tuesday, April 24th at 7 pm at Epworth Church is the monthly Committee Meeting. This is where we make plans for the remainder of the year for all of our events. If you are available please join us. There are positions that support activities that happen once a year. Your support is urgently needed. Current Den Leaders and other Committee Members should attend.
Spring Campout: Saturday May 5th, 2 pm to Sunday May 6th, 12 noon at China Basin Campground. This is at 100 China Camp Village Road in San Rafael. Please look for and respond to the Evite that was sent out last week.
Our Spring campout will be incredible. We are staying at camp sites 21-29. Carpooling is strongly encouraged as we have limited parking spaces.Afternoon snack, dinner, camp fire snack and breakfast are included. A guided tour of the historic village will occur at 2:30PM. Our Arrow of Light and Bridging Ceremonies at 4:30PM. Please note that this campground limits us to 10 people per site (max. 80).Please note: The Pack 30 tradition is that the Webelos and Arrow of Light den camp out on Friday night also. A separate email will be sent to these dens for Friday. RSVP.
Scout Day at Oakland A’s Game at the Collisseum: Saturday, April 21st at 6 pm is Scout day. For info check out the link below. We don’t have anything organized for our group, but check out the link below for more information: http://www.mdscbsa.org/events/scout-day-with-the-oakland-as/
Summer Day Camp info: The 2018 Herms Cub Scout Summer Day is accepting registration for Bug Hunters at Camp Herms (1100 James Place, El Cerrito) BB guns, archery, nature hikes, creepy crawly crafts…. Boys and girls in K-5th grade. $125 if you registerbefore May 1st. $150after May 1st.June 25-29, 2018; Time: 9:00-3:30daily.For more information, call 510-221-1349 or go to http://www.mdscbsa.org/events/herms-day-camp-2018/
That’s all for now. Thanks to everyone who supports these great events.
To start off the Pinewood Derby is Saturday, March 17th from 1 to 4 pm at Sports Basement (2727 Milvia Street in Berkeley). Get there at 1 to weigh and check in your car before the race. Flag Ceremony is at 1:45 pm then we’ll start the races. We’ll be making Pinewood Derby driver’s licenses before the race as well. The races will be done and we’ll be handing out Winner Trophies by 4 pm. It may get a bit cold in the space so consider coming is a couple of layers.
This coming Monday, March 19th is our Pack Meeting 6:45 flags at Parish Hall at St. Mary Magdalen Church (2005 Berryman Street in Berkeley). Cubmaster Doug has a great program for us.
Tuesday, March 27th at 7 pm we will have our monthly Pack Committee meeting at Epworth Church (1953 Hopkins Street in Berkeley). Committee Members should attend, and if you are interested in participating in Pack planning, please feel free to join us. We have several short term needs for volunteers next year, and your help is much appreciated!
Lastly the evite invitation has gone out for our Overnighter on the USS Hornet in Alameda. This will be Saturday, April 14th from 4:30 to Sunday at 10 am. Here’s your chance to sleep in an authentic navy aircraft carrier! Please look for the evite and respond.
That’s it everyone, have a great month of Scouting!
