The Pack will be returning to Scouthaven for Summer Camp again this year.  This is a four day overnight campout that runs from Thursday July 23rd through Sunday July 26th.  Parents must attend with their scouts.  If you are planning to attend camp this year, please sign up on the pack calendar and submit your bunk deposit check of $200 ($100 per scout, $100 per adult) to your den leader or Matt Szymanski, as soon as possible.  Final payment is due by 4/27.  See the previous email communications for more information. Additional information will be provided to the Lion and Tiger dens this week.

Our next Pack Committee planning meeting is this coming Thursday evening at the Boys and Girls club.  The pack committee consists of den leaders and parents who help plan the upcoming pack events for the year.  With the AOL scouts moving up to Boy Scouts last week, we lost a few very involved parents and we are looking for more help.  If you would like to help plan our upcoming events, please join us on Thursday evening. 

One of the biggest Cub Scout events of the year, our annual Pinewood Derby, will be raced on Sunday, April 19th at the Boys & Girls Club.  Car weigh-in and track setup will be in the early afternoon, with the race starting at 5:30pm.  More information to follow.  The pack rules for the cars and race are attached to this post and the event on the pack calendar.

For the AOL scouts soon to be crossing over from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts, there will be two special Monday visits to the two troops in East Aurora, Troop 599 and Troop 513.  The AOL scouts will meet at Troop 599 on Monday 2/23 @7:00pm and Troop 513 on Monday 3/9 @7:00pm.  See the calendar for the locations of the meetings.

Winter Camp this year will start at the First Presbyterian Church followed by dinner, activities, and an (optional) overnight at the Boys & Girls Club. The overnight will be in tents in the gym (you have to provide your own tent).  We will meet at the church at 3:30pm Saturday and dinner will start at 6:30pm at the Club. The pack will provide pizza for dinner. We ask that each family provide a side or dessert to pass. We will make pancakes for breakfast for anybody staying overnight.  An adult must attend with their scout for the duration, including the overnight.  Please sign up on the pack calendar so we have a count for food and supplies. Note any siblings or parents attending and note if you are staying overnight.

We need your help planning Winter Camp!  We are trying a new format for Winter Camp this year, and we need help coming up with ideas for activities for the event.  We are looking for a mix on indoor and outdoor activities either on the club property or in the surrounding area (urban hike, scavenger hung, etc), while trying to keep some of the traditions of our previous winter camps (how and where could we do a campfire ceremony).  Please come help brainstorm some ideas.  This parents only meeting will take place in the Executive Conference Room at the club (near the big gym) from 7-8pm on Thursday 1/15.