Cub Scout Pack 353

Blue and Gold

     Our annual Blue and Gold ceremony will be held on Feb. 25, 2012. We invite all Pack 353 families to come enjoy an evening of Scouting celebration. Our theme this year is "Flying High". Your task is to take our theme and turn it into a wonderful display for your table at Blue and Gold. There will also be a cake decorating contest. Scouts, wear your Class A's, parents, wear your Sunday best as we honor our Pack leaders, send off our Webelos and celebrate scouting. 

Please sign up (RSVP) for this event. Sign up will be available at PWD weigh-in on Friday, January 27, 2012 and at PWD on Saturday, January 28, 2012. You can also reserve your seat by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , subject line "Blue and Gold RSVP". 

Scout Fair Tickets

     If you did not pick up your tickets this evening, you can still get them Friday, January, 27th at the weigh-in or at Saturday's derby. Selling officially begins February 1, 2012. Booklets are $10.00. For more tickets, please contact Julie Harth. 

Camping at Huntsville

     Our Spring Camping trip will be February 17th-19th. Sign up will be available again at PWD weigh-in and PWD. We ask that all that are interested in camping please sign up so we will have ample space for all scouts and their families. 

**Special Note on Huntsville. We called Huntsville state park on Jan. 27 for an update on facility repairs that are going on due to bad weather they experienced earlier this week. Where Pack 353 will be staying, it is currently under construction. However, they are confident that everything will be ready for us before we get there. IF NOT, there will be other facilities near by where we can access showers and restrooms. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

• January 7 & 14, 2012: Rough-in 10:00am-2:00pm at the Justilian house. This is a great opportunity to get ideas and help with your derby cars. 
• January 20, 2012: Webelos Woods
• January 26, 2012: Pack Meeting at 6:30pm
• January 27, 2012: Pinewood car weigh-in at 6:30pm- Scout house. 
• January 28, 2012: Pinewood Derby. Doors open at 8:00am for checkin and final weigh-in. No entries will be taken after 9:00am. Please be there on time. 

PARENT REMINDERS:

• Pinewood Derby cars are in! Please check with your den leader for distribution details. 
• Complete Youth Protection Training (YPT)  training.  This is available on the BSA website and takes about 30 minutes to complete. 
• Save health forms on a PDF file for easy access for all future scout outings. 
• If you have not paid dues, please do so. The pack will be bringing these accounts up to date in the near future. 

DEN LEADERS:

• Please have all awards needed for January's Pack meeting turned in to Holly Estes- NO LATER THAN January 17th. 
• You will be receiving an email regarding outstanding dues. Please relay this information in a timely manner. 
• Cub Bucks! Cub Bucks! Cub Bucks! Don't forget to hand out cub bucks!

OCTOBER PACK MEETING

Come join the fun at the pack meeting.  We'll be hosting our annual Pumpkin Contest with the following categories:

• Biggest Pumpkin, Smallest Pumpkin, Best Scout Theme, Best Fall Theme  , Scariest Pumpkin, Funniest Pumpkin, Judge’s Favorite Pumpkin, Most Colorful Pumpkin, Most Creative Pumpkin , Best Overall Carved Pumpkin , Best Overall Decorated Pumpkin , Best Sibling Pumpkin, Best Tiger Pumpkin, Best Wolf Pumpkin, Beset Bear Pumpkin, Best Webelos Pumpkin

We will also be handing out our new "Class B" T-Shirts, so please bring your $ if you ordered extra shirts and did not pay at the picnic (Remember, your scout's first shirt is covered by your dues). 

See you there!!