May 2013 Newsletter

NEXT PACK MEETING

Saturday June 1st - Biking and Disc Golf

The first order of business will be to recognize all the hard work our scouts have done over the year, and have them “rank up” to the next level of scouting.  Den leaders, please contact Regina with any awards needed by May 18th, so she has time to pick them up before the meeting.

Afterwards, scouts can ride their bikes on the Mountain Bay Trail and/or play scramble disc golf at the park.

Held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Akzo Noble Park in Howard.  Address is 1600 Pinecrest Road, Howard, WI - map

Please ensure that everyone riding bikes is wearing a helmet.  There is a $4.00 daily pass charge for anyone 16 or older who will be biking on the trail, unless they already have an annual pass sticker.

If you have a Frisbee laying around, please bring it along!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• We are off to a great start for our brat stand volunteers.  Thanks to everyone that has signed up so far.  There are still more slots to fill, though..  If you can help, please click the following link to sign up: brat stand sign up.

Do you have an announcement for next month’s newsletter?  Something cool that your scout did?  Something fun your den learned?  If there’s anything you’d like to share with the pack, contact Chris Loseke at closeke@new.rr.com before the end of the month.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday May 18 to May 20, 2013 - Family Group Camping	Held at Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, WI starting at 6:00pm.  Address is 3740 Park Dr, Sturgeon Bay, WI - map RSVP to Carl Deuchert.
Thursday May 23, 2013 - Spring Round Up	Our spring recruitment drive for new scouts. Held at the Annie Jackson gym, from 5:00pm to 5:45pm.
Saturday Jun 1, 2013 - PACK MEETING Biking and Disc Golf	See above
Saturday Jun 15th & Sunday Jun 16th	Brat stand at Copp’s West.  Address is 1291 Lombardi Ave - map Sales start at 10:00.  Closing time will depend on the business. Please keep in mind that scouts can not wear their Class A uniforms during this fundraiser.   The council only wants us to wear those during popcorn sales.  But if they have a scout T shirt, that is fine.  Also, everyone working the stand needs to be wearing either a baseball cap or a hair net.
Wednesday Jun 19 to Saturday Jun 22, 2013 - Twin Lakes Camp for Webelos	Held at Camp Twin Lakes.  Address is N7104 Cty. Road K, Waupaca, WI  54981 - map
Saturday Jul 13 & Sunday Jul 14th	Brat stand at Copp’s West.  Address is 1291 Lombardi Ave - map Sales start at 10:00.  Closing time will depend on the business. Please keep in mind that scouts can not wear their Class A uniforms during this fundraiser.   The council only wants us to wear those during popcorn sales.  But if they have a scout T shirt, that is fine.  Also, everyone working the stand needs to be wearing either a baseball cap or a hair net.
Saturday Jul 27, 2013 - PACK MEETING Bay Beach games and rides	We will be bringing back last year’s summer activity of playing some crazy games out at Bay Beach.  Any suggestions for quick games that can be played outdoors are welcome! The pack will provide some ride tickets for the winners, but parents should come prepared to buy additional tickets if their scout wants to ride the Zippin Pippin 17 times. Held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Bay Beach.  Address is 1313 Bay Beach Road - map We will plan to grab a picnic table near the Zippin Pippin, so please meet on that side of the park.
Wednesday Aug 7 to Saturday Aug 10, 2013 - Camp Rokilio Summer Camp	Tons of fun activities.  Earn your archery and/or BB gun belt loop.  Swim in the lake.  Eat in the mess hall.  Camp Rokilio does a great job of encompassing what Scouts is all about. Address is 14404 Rokilio Rd, Kiel, WI - map   This year we will be staying in the Viking Ship.
August 12th, 2013 - PACK MEETING Resch Aquatic Center Free Swim	The city of Green Bay is holding a free open swim for all residents of Green Bay.  They have 2 water slides, diving boards and a very nice pool. Held from 5:00pm until 7:30pm at the Resch Aquatic Center.  Address is 1058 Reed St - map No cost as long as you have an ID with a Green Bay address on it.

This calendar is also available online.  It can be found here:

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ihkieskdlfccs0blskcmr99vcc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago

TENTATIVE EVENTS

Thursday August 29th, 2013 - Playground cleanup

We are planning to clean up the Annie Jackson School playground before the open house starts. Held at Annie Jackson School from 2:00pm - 3:00pm.  Address is 1306 Ridge Road - map

April 2013 newsletter

NEXT PACK MEETING

Saturday April 27th - Walk America park cleanup

As one of our service projects, the pack will be helping to clean up after the April 27th Walk America walk.

The walk starts at 9:00.  Our pack will follow behind, starting around 9:30 to clean up behind the walkers.  The Tigers, Bears and Wolves will follow the 1.5 mile course.  The Webelos will follow the 3 mile course.

While we are waiting to start, we will discuss hiking safety rules.  This, along with the walk itself, will earn each scout their Hiking belt loop.

Walk America provides a lunch for all participants in the clean up project.

Held from 9:00 am to around 11:00 am.  The walk starts at the Ashwaubenon Community Center.  Address is 936 Anderson Dr.  - map.  Our group will meet in the playground at Parkview Middle School.  Address is 955 Willard Drive - map

Gloves and plastic bags will be provided.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• We have reserved two weekends at the West Side Copp’s brat stand for our summer fund raiser.  As of now, we are planning on June 15th and 16th and then July 13th and 14th.
  
  In the next week or so, I will send out a sign-up sheet to everyone.  I’m going to try to get an electronic one put together, so we can all sign-up online.  If every scout and a parent can donate their time for at least one 2 hour shift, that would be great.  Parents will be responsible to cook, get supplies and handle the money.  Scouts will to serve the customers their food and drinks.
  
  If you are unable to donate your time, please help fund the pack with a $25 donation.
  
  More details to come about the brat stand as we get closer, but if you have questions now, please ask.  I will try to get you answers.
• For all of our scouts that didn’t move to Boy Scouts in February, we are planning to hold a “rank up” ceremony during our June pack meeting.  Hopefully, everyone can attend and get their badges and new scarves.  For those scouts who aren’t done with their badge requirements yet, please try to get them completed by mid May so they can rank up with everyone else.
  
  In the next newsletter, I’ll be asking for den leaders to let me know who we need to order badges for so we are prepared for June.
• We have a scout that registered for Twin Lakes camp who is now unable to attend.  If you have a scout that would like to go in his place, please let Chris Loseke or Bruce Cantrall know.

Do you have an announcement for next month’s newsletter?  Something cool that your scout did?  Something fun your den learned?  If there’s anything you’d like to share with the pack, contact Chris Loseke at closeke@new.rr.com before the end of the month.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday April 27th, 2013 - PACK MEETING Walk America and park cleanup	See above
Saturday May 18 to May 20, 2013 - Family Group Camping	Held at Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, WI starting at 6:00pm.  Address is 3740 Park Dr, Sturgeon Bay, WI - map RSVP to Carl Deuchert.
Saturday Jun 1, 2013 - PACK MEETING Biking and Disc Golf	The first order of business will be to recognize all the hard work our scouts have done over the year, and have them “rank up” to the next level of scouting. Afterwards, scouts can ride their bikes on the Mountain Bay Trail and/or play disc golf at the park. Held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Akzo Noble Park in Howard.  Address is 1600 Pinecrest Road, Howard, WI - map Please ensure that everyone riding bikes is wearing a helmet.
Saturday Jun 15th & Sunday Jun 16th	Brat stand at Copp’s West.  Address is 1291 Lombardi Ave - map Sales start at 10:00.  Closing time will depend on the business.
Wednesday Jun 19 to Saturday Jun 22, 2013 - Twin Lakes Camp for Webelos	Held at Camp Twin Lakes.  Address is N7104 Cty. Road K, Waupaca, WI  54981 - map
Saturday Jul 13 & Sunday Jul 14th	Brat stand at Copp’s West.  Address is 1291 Lombardi Ave - map Sales start at 10:00.  Closing time will depend on the business.
Wednesday Aug 7 to Saturday Aug 10, 2013 - Camp Rokilio Summer Camp	Tons of fun activities.  Earn your archery and/or BB gun belt loop.  Swim in the lake.  Eat in the mess hall.  Camp Rokilio does a great job of encompassing what Scouts is all about. Address is 14404 Rokilio Rd, Kiel, WI - map   This year we will be staying in the Viking Ship.

This calendar is also available online.  It can be found here:

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ihkieskdlfccs0blskcmr99vcc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago

This newsletter is sent to the members of the CubScoutPack4134 Google Group during the first week of each month.  To be added to the distribution list, please email CubScoutPack4134@googlegroups.com.  

Most of this newsletter is also published online at our pack’s Blogspot site.  That site’s address is http://cubscoutpack4134.blogspot.com/.

Our parent planning committee meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at Calvary Lutheran Church.  Please feel free to attend if you would like to help plan upcoming events.

Any suggestions on ways to make this newsletter more useful would be appreciated!  Please send your thoughts over to Chris Loseke at closeke@new.rr.com.

OTHER INFORMATION

Parents help is always needed and encouraged!   We will need more parents to step up and contribute to the success of our pack. Thank you for your support of YOUR Cub Scout Pack 4134.  All our leaders are parents too, so please help out to make it fun for our kids and yours too!  BOYS WITH INVOLVED PARENTS GET MUCH MORE OUT OF CUB SCOUTS AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO ON TO BOY SCOUTS.  Let’s aim high! If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to any of the leaders listed above and let them know!

Den meeting times

Tigers - 2nd (Go See It) and 4th Monday (Meeting). 6:00pm - 7:00 pm @ Calvary.

Wolves - Every other Thursday.  6:00pm - 7:00pm @ Calvary.

Bears - 2nd and 4th Monday.  6:00pm - 7:00pm @ Calvary.

Webelos 1 - 1st and 3rd Tuesday.  5:30 - 6:30 @ Calvary, room 507D.

Webelos 2 - 1st Tuesday.  6:00pm - 7:30pm @ Calvary Gym.  3rd Saturday.  10:30am - noon @ Calvary.

Donations to Calvary

If you are able to, please bring a canned food item along with you to all Pack meeting at Calvary.  This is a great and easy way for us to say thanks for the use of their facilities.  Calvary uses these donations to stock their food pantry.

Pack Patch

A pack patch is available at any time from Regina Young for $5.   This patch has all 4 numbers together on the same patch, making it much easier to sew onto a uniform than 4 individual numbers.

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Scout Store

The Scout Store has everything you need for your Cub Scout or Boy Scout.

1230 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54302-1307  - map

(920) 438-3999

You can find more information at the store’s site, including their hours (which do change seasonally): http://www.baylakesbsa.org/scoutshops/index.htm

Achievements and Electives

Anything your child does at school, at home, on vacation COUNT toward achievements and electives in your Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos books.  Work on this year’s books started on June 1st, 2012 and you can sign off on a museum visit if you did on your summer vacation, church, or any of your school work!

Scouts can earn belt loops and pins for their work.  These activities can be done at home or at a scout meeting.  Visit http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda.aspx for a list of activities and the requirements for each.

Roundtables

Would you like to make your job easier as a Den Leader or Adult who is interested in helping?  On the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7-8:30pm a group of experienced Cub Scout and Boy Scout members meet at Grace Lutheran Church at 321 S Madison Street. A fantastic opportunity allowing you to network with other leaders, have questions answered, and receive a lot of fun ideas for your next Den or Pack meeting.  The Roundtable will make your job easier.  Contact Carl Deuchert about attending the monthly meetings or just show up.

New Leader Training

Although the name may make you think this is only for leaders, the training is a good experience for any parents, who want to learn more about the Scouting programs.  Training is conducted @ the Catholic Diocese Complex, 1825 Riverside Drive, Green Bay. For more info on dates or other scout info please visit www.baylakesbsa.org  

Online Training

Online training at  Myscouting.org has free online training for Youth Protection Training and much more.  We need at least 2 adults with Youth Protection training for outings, and den meetings or we cannot meet.  There is “This is Scouting” introductory training for starters as well as Den Leader and Boy Scout training.

Bay Lakes District Events

The district publishes "The Guide" and mails it to all adult leaders.  It has information about all events going on across the 22 counties in our council..  Green Bay is in the Voyageur District of Bay Lakes Council.  This newspaper is also available online at http://www.baylakesbsa.org/council/the-guide.htm

March 2013 Newsletter

NEXT PACK MEETING

Thursday Mar 21  - Leatherworking

Our pack will be learning about working with leather and then each scout will be able to make 2 leather neckerchief slides.

Held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Annie Jackson School’s gym.  Address is 1306 S Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI - map.

Cost is $5 per scout, which includes materials for 2 slides.  Additional slides can be purchased at the meeting for $3 each.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• For a pack fundraiser over the summer, we are planning to run brat stands again.  Details are not yet finalized, but as of now, it is looking like we will be located at Copp’s.  
  
  If at all possible, we’d like every scout to volunteer at least 2 hours of their time to help run the stand.  If a scout is unable to donate their time, the pack will ask for a monetary donation of $25.
  
  More details to come as we have them.

Do you have an announcement for next month’s newsletter?  Something cool that your scout did?  Something fun your den learned?  If there’s anything you’d like to share with the pack, contact Chris Loseke at closeke@new.rr.com before the end of the month.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday Mar 21, 2013 - PACK MEETING Leatherworking	See info above
Wednesday Jun 19 to Saturday Jun 22, 2013 - Twin Lakes Camp for Webelos	Held at Camp Twin Lakes.  Address is N7104 Cty. Road K, Waupaca, WI  54981 - map Cost is $125 per person.  Please RSVP to Bruce Cantrall by 1/19 if you would like to attend.
Sunday April 14th, 2013 - Lambeau Field Scout Day	A behind the scenes look at Lambeau Field.  Scouts get to tour: Visiting Team Locker Room Lee Remmel Press Box Gameday Suite Player’s Tunnel Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Held at Lambeau Field between 10:30 am and 4:00pm. Cost is $20 per person (children 5 and under are free). There is also an optional lunch buffet available for $13 for anyone 12 and older and $7 for anyone under 12. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP with a count of how many tickets and lunches you need to Chris Loseke by 3/27.  We need to have the tickets ordered by April 1, so I will need your payment by 3/27 as well
Saturday April 27th, 2013 - PACK MEETING Walk America and park cleanup	If you’d like to do the 3 mile walk, registration starts at 8:00 AM and the walk itself starts at 9:00 AM from the Ashwaubenon Community Center.  Address is 936 Anderson Dr.  - map After the walk is done (around 10 AM), our pack will be doing a park clean up at Klipstine Park for a service project.  We will also do some scout activities after the clean up (exact activities are TBD.  Any suggestions?) Walk America does offer lunch to those that help with the park clean up.
Wednesday Aug 7 to Saturday Aug 10, 2013 - Camp Rokilio Summer Camp	Tons of fun activities.  Earn your archery and/or BB gun belt loop.  Swim in the lake.  Eat in the mess hall.  Camp Rokilio does a great job of encompassing what Scouts is all about. Address is 14404 Rokilio Rd, Kiel, WI - map   This year we will be staying in the Viking Ship. Cost is $125 per person.  Please RSVP to Chris Loseke by 1/19 if you would like to attend.  Deposit of $50 is due by 2/21.  Remainder of the cost is due by 3/21.

This calendar is also available online.  It can be found here:
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ihkieskdlfccs0blskcmr99vcc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago

UPCOMING EVENTS NOT YET FINALIZED Once finalized, these events will move into the list above

Saturday May 18 to May 20, 2013 - Family Group Camping	Held at Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, WI starting at 6:00pm.  Address is 3740 Park Dr, Sturgeon Bay, WI - map RSVP to Carl Deuchert Cost TBD
Saturday Jun 1, 2013 - Biking and Disc Golf	We will be riding our bikes on the Mountain Bay Trail and playing disc golf at the park. Held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Akzo Noble Park in Howard.  Address is 1600 Pinecrest Road, Howard, WI - map Please ensure that everyone is wearing a helmet for the bike ride.

This newsletter is sent to the members of the CubScoutPack4134 Google Group during the first week of each month.  To be added to the distribution list, please email CubScoutPack4134@googlegroups.com.  

Most of this newsletter is also published online at our pack’s Blogspot site.  That site’s address is http://cubscoutpack4134.blogspot.com/.

Our parent planning committee meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at Calvary Lutheran Church.  Please feel free to attend if you would like to help plan upcoming events.

Any suggestions on ways to make this newsletter more useful would be appreciated!  Please send your thoughts over to Chris Loseke at closeke@new.rr.com.

OTHER INFORMATION

Parents help is always needed and encouraged!   We will need more parents to step up and contribute to the success of our pack. Thank you for your support of YOUR Cub Scout Pack 4134.  All our leaders are parents too, so please help out to make it fun for our kids and yours too!  BOYS WITH INVOLVED PARENTS GET MUCH MORE OUT OF CUB SCOUTS AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO ON TO BOY SCOUTS.  Let’s aim high! If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to any of the leaders listed above and let them know!

Donations to Calvary
If you are able to, please bring a canned food item along with you to all Pack meeting at Calvary.  This is a great and easy way for us to say thanks for the use of their facilities.  Calvary uses these donations to stock their food pantry.


Pack Patch

A pack patch is available at any time from Regina Young for $5.   This patch has all 4 numbers together on the same patch, making it much easier to sew onto a uniform than 4 individual numbers.

*

Scout Store
The Scout Store has everything you need for your Cub Scout or Boy Scout.

1230 Main St, Green Bay, WI 54302-1307  - map
(920) 438-3999

You can find more information at the store’s site, including their hours (which do change seasonally): http://www.baylakesbsa.org/scoutshops/index.htm


Achievements and Electives
Anything your child does at school, at home, on vacation COUNT toward achievements and electives in your Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos books.  Work on this year’s books started on June 1st, 2012 and you can sign off on a museum visit if you did on your summer vacation, church, or any of your school work!

Scouts can earn belt loops and pins for their work.  These activities can be done at home or at a scout meeting.  Visit http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/CubScouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda.aspx for a list of activities and the requirements for each.


Roundtables
Would you like to make your job easier as a Den Leader or Adult who is interested in helping?  On the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7-8:30pm a group of experienced Cub Scout and Boy Scout members meet at Grace Lutheran Church at 321 S Madison Street. A fantastic opportunity allowing you to network with other leaders, have questions answered, and receive a lot of fun ideas for your next Den or Pack meeting.  The Roundtable will make your job easier.  Contact Carl Deuchert about attending the monthly meetings or just show up.


New Leader Training
Although the name may make you think this is only for leaders, the training is a good experience for any parents, who want to learn more about the Scouting programs.  Training is conducted @ the Catholic Diocese Complex, 1825 Riverside Drive, Green Bay. For more info on dates or other scout info please visit www.baylakesbsa.org  


Online Training
Online training at  Myscouting.org has free online training for Youth Protection Training and much more.  We need at least 2 adults with Youth Protection training for outings, and den meetings or we cannot meet.  There is “This is Scouting” introductory training for starters as well as Den Leader and Boy Scout training.


Bay Lakes District Events
The district publishes "The Guide" and mails it to all adult leaders.  It has information about all events going on across the 22 counties in our council..  Green Bay is in the Voyageur District of Bay Lakes Council.  This newspaper is also available online at http://www.baylakesbsa.org/council/the-guide.htm