PACK 1199 NEWS BRIEFS May 2008       


Welcome New Friends!!!

We are happy to meet you and hope to see you at our summer pack events.  Please feel free to participate in our meeting tonight.  Boys that join in May or June are eligible to attend Day Camp and all of our Pack Summer Activities!!  Spread the word to all of your friends and neighbors………

 

Magician Rich Lessig will amaze us tonight!   We thank Mr. Lessig for entertaining this evening!!!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 12

Pack Picnic & Promotion Ceremony;  RSVP to Belinda by June 1

June 16-20

Cub Scout Day Camp; Register with Suzanne Colby

June 28/29

Frederick Keys Scout Night; RSVP to Desma by May 30th

July 9

Frisbee Golf; organized by Michele Cohen

July 15

Re-registration Night at the Knopps House

July 20-26

Goshen PMI Camp

July 22

Ice Cream Social & Movie Night

July 27

Rocket Launch; RSVP to Andy

Aug 1-4

CubWorld Camp  organized by John Radko

Aug ??

Hike with Todd Young; details pending

Aug 13

Re-registration Night at the Lents House

 

 

Check the website calendar for details on all pack activities (www.pack1199.org).

 

PACK PICNIC –JUNE 12TH  5:30-dusk!!!!!!

Reserve Your Spot NOW

We will be Going for the Gold at our pack picnic on June 12th.  Stuart Rosen (Ryan’s dad, Den 10) is hard at work planning this year’s festivities.  Our scouts will be promoted to the next level at the picnic and will be receiving their neckerchiefs and slides for next year.  Please sign-up tonight or e-mail Belinda at Belinda@radkofamily.com by June 1st. 

 

BLAST OFF!!!!

      Rocket Launch  July 27th

Andy Bluestein & Ken Knopp will be holding a rocket launch for our pack on July 27th at Or Chadash in Damascus.   This event is always fun and exciting.  You must reserve a rocket kit for your scout in advance.  Reservations are being taken on the sign-up sheet tonight or you can e-mail Andy at andyblue@comcast.net.

 

REMINDER: Use ScoutTrack to Track Your Scouts Progress (ask your den leader for access)

Vertical Scroll: WANTED!!!!! Assistant CubMaster: Help out at Pack events. Fill in for the CubMaster when she is not available. Attend the bi-monthly leadership meetings. Assistant Membership Chair: Help the Membership chair with recruiting events. Take care of the re-registration process for existing pack members. Check out ‘Role Sign-up’ on our website www.pack1199.org for other positions. E-mail Belinda@radkofamily.com to sign-up.  

 

Frederick Keys Scout Night

Parade the field, take in a ball-game, and then pitch your tent right on the field!!!  Yes, it is time to spend the night with the Frederick Keys.  The annual Scout Night is on June 28th and it begins around 5pm.  All participating scout families can sleep on the field and enjoy a late night movie and camaraderie after the game.  This is always loads of fun!!!!  Registration forms and information are on our website.  Please mail forms to Desma Cowhill by May 30th.  Her contact info is joedescow@yahoo.com or call 301-706-2575.

 

WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OF OUR BEAR SCOUTS RECEIVING THEIR BADGES TONIGHT!! WELL DONE!

 

Re-Registration Begins Tonight

We hope to see all of our scouts continue next year.  Re-registration forms are available on our website at www.pack1199.org.  Forms can be turned in tonight, mailed to Belinda, or turned in at one of the 2 re-registration nights.  Once again, this year we are requiring each family to fill a volunteer position in order to register their scout.  Positions are posted on the website under the ‘Roles’ tab at www.pack1199.org.  We will also be offering the Popcorn Opt-out of $100 due at the time of re-registration.  Re-registration dues are $55 per scout.

 

EARN A SUMMERTIME PACK PIN – Attend 1 pack event in June, 1 pack event in July, and 1 pack event in August….AND get a COOL Pin for your uniform!!! 

What do I do with Patches, Pins and Belt Loops?

The Bobcat, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Badges are added to your scout shirt.

 

Patches can be placed on red vests that the scouts can wear to scouting events and meetings.  These vests are available at the Scout Shop.

 

Sports and Academic Belt Loops are worn on the cub scout belts that go with the uniform.

 

Sports and Academic Pins are worn on the red vest or can be placed on the cub scout hat.

 

Webelos Achievement Pins are attached to the shoulder tassel which is pinned to their uniform shirt.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

 

Bear Badge:  Nicolas Anastasi, Gregory Cohen, Derek Colby, Alex Keller, AJ Keninitz, Andrew Lent, Jackson Malmgren, Alex Marshall, Matthew Nagler, Noble Nwokoma, Nicklaus Prahl, Richard Rumbaugh, Soham Sen, Noah Utz, Tavish Young

 

The following Scouts have earned belt loops & pins (distributed in den meetings):

 

Baseball Belt Loop:  Benjamin Frick, Cory Knopp, Nicklaus Prahl

Baseball Sports Pin: Derek Colby, Benjamin Frick, Nicklaus Prahl

Basketball Belt Loop: Andrew Irvin, Basketball Sports Pin:  Benjamin Frick, Andrew Irvin

Bicycling Belt Loop: Colin Kohl, Nicklaus Prahl

Bowling Belt Loop: Colin Kohl, Nicklaus Prahl

Chess Belt Loop: Gregory Cohen, Nicklaus Prahl

Chess Academic Pin: Nicklaus Prahl

Flag Football Academic Pin: Nicklaus Prahl

Flag Football Sports Pin: Nicklaus Prahl

Fishing Belt Loop: Andrew Lent, Alex Marshall, Richard Rumbaugh, Noah Utz

Golf Belt Loop: Nicklaus Prahl

Golf Sports Pin: Nicklaus Prahl

Marble Belt Loop: Nicolas Anastasi, Gregory Cohen, Derek Colby, Alex Keller, AJ Keninitz, Jackson Malmgren, Matthew Nagler, Noble Nwokoma, Nicklaus Prahl

Marble Sports Pin: Nicolas Anastasi, Gregory Cohen, Derek Colby, Alex Keller, AJ Keninitz, Jackson Malmgren, Matthew Nagler, Noble Nwokoma, Nicklaus Prahl

Snow Ski and Board Sports Belt Loop: Colin Kohl

Soccer Belt Loop: Colin Kohl

 

The following Scouts have earned Webelos Pins: 


Engineer: Korben Dennis, Alex Ives, Coleman McLaurin, Jared Ozdany-Newman, Zachary Riccio, Shankar Srinivasan

Scholar: Jared Ozdany-Newman

Traveler: Korben Dennis

Compass Point Emblem: Alex Ives

 

The following Scouts have earned the Arrow Points:

Silver: Gregory Cohen (2), Derek Colby (3), Benjamin Frick, Alex Keller, Andrew Lent, Jackson Malmgren, Matthew Nagler, Nicklaus Prahl (2), Soham Sen (2), Tavish Young

 

Gold: Nicolas Anastasi, Kyle Carrai, Gregory Cohen, Derek Colby, Alex Keller, AJ Keninitz, Andrew Lent, Jackson Malmgren, Benjamin Frick, Manav Talreja, Matthew Nagler, Nicklaus Prahl, Soham Sen, Noah Utz, Tavish Young

 

The following Scouts have earned the Religious Emblem Square Knot:

Soham Sen            Noah Utz

 

Please check out the Sports and Academics Program requirements on our website to learn more.   If your son has earned a belt loop or pin, please report it in ScoutTrack or have your den leader report it for you.  We will only purchase belt loops and pins, if they are on the ScoutTrack report.