Cub Scout Pack 232 Den Leaders Meeting held on May 6, 2019 I. Pack Program through Rest of 2018-19 Scout Year

  1. Pack Spring Hike – Sunday, May 19 at Peebles Island from 2-4pm
  2. Flag Laying at Our Lady of Help Christians Cemetery/Ice Cream at Jericho – Wednesday, May 22 (6:30-8:30pm)
  3. Memorial Day Parade = Monday, May 27 (Form at 10:30am, Step-off is at 11am)
  4. Fish Club (for Cub Scouts who sold $1,000+ of popcorn) – Saturday, June 1 (10am-3pm) at Wakpominee
  5. Blue and Gold – June 2 at Henry Hudson Park from 2-4pm
  6. TRC Day Camp (Under the Sea Theme) – July 15 - July 19 at 71 Schermerhorn Rd. Colonie
  7. Summer Resident Camp (A Pirates Life Theme) at Camp Wakpominee I. Tigers – AOL camp = 7/21 – 7/24 II. Webelos/Arrow of Light camp = 7/24 – 7/27
  8. Run the Ridge – July at Maple Ski Ridge = date and time????
  9. Glenmont Fireman’s Fair – July = date and time???
  10. ValleyCats Scout Night Game and Tent Sleepover in Outfield - August 16-17 II. Den Updates (Advancement, Program, Issues, other)
  11. 2L Bottle Rockets
  12. Nova Awards overview
  13. Pre-Lions – who has an ascending Kindergartener?
  14. Lions – James Cascione (Trained) & Chris Orth (Trained)
  15. Tigers – Mike Knott (Trained) & Chris Orth (Trained) – Pizza Party for T-Shirt Design contest?
  16. Wolves – Rob Pattison (Trainedx2) & Jordan Melei (Trained)
  17. Bears – Gary Robbins (Trainedx2)
  18. Webelos – Hope Bigwarfe (Trained)
  19. Scouts have until 6/30/2019 to receive rank III. May Pack Meeting (Tuesday, May 21 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at Elm Avenue Park Large Pavilion)
  20. Theme – To keep myself physically strong
  21. Hosting Den: Webelos
  22. Gathering: T-shirt relay race, jump over the large rope being swung around, and bean bag relay race
  23. Opening: I. Hosting den brings in USA and Pack flags and places the flags in stands II. Pledge, Oath, Law, and Outdoor Code III. 5-7 minute State of the Council Speech by Sandy Elkins, Fort Orange District Executive as well as presentation of “Trained” patches and ~$80 of advancement awards
  24. Program: Therapy Dogs
  25. Game(s): Capture the Flag? Ultimate Frisbee? Soccer?
  26. Recognition: Awards
  27. Refreshments – Ice Cream Social provided by the Fort Orange District
  28. Announcements
  29. Cubmaster Minute IV. June Blue & Gold (Sunday, June 2 from 2-4pm at Henry Hudson Park)
  30. Theme – A Scout is Cheerful
  31. Gathering: playground
  32. Opening: Pledge, Oath, Law, and Outdoor Code
  33. Recognition: Awards
  34. Program/Game(s) – Bubble Ball with potential 2L Soda Bottle Rocket Creation/Launch?
  35. Refreshments: Pizza to be picked up by Becky D’Anza and pot luck
8. Run the Ridge – July at Maple Ski Ridge = date and time????
9. Glenmont Fireman’s Fair – July = date and time???

Cub Scout Pack 232 V. Future Pack Ideas:

  1. Alternative Pack Meeting locations (gym, separate area for parents) - Mt. Moriah, Shriner’s, other?
  2. Pack Meeting Programs - Bethlehem Town Historian, Cornell Cooperative Extension, fencing club, HAM Radio, Video Game Designer visit, Juggling, Entomologist, Snakes (Dean Davis?), cubmaster challenge, skit night, climbing wall
  3. Pack Meeting Gatherings – make silly putty, make birdhouses out of soup cans, bingo, craft stick kazoos
  4. Pack Meeting Games – playing card by suit in the bin relay game, banana game (youtube), cub scout foosball
  5. Pack Meeting Outings - THINQubator
  6. Fall Back to Scouting or Blue&Gold: I. Theme – Harry Potter / Hogwarts I. Gathering: Make wizard caps II. Recognition: Awards (Sorting Hat – have a phone in a wizard hat that goes on the Scout’s head and someone on the other line reads off their awards) III. Program: 6 “Classes” each led by a den leader with each den having a class schedule (den chiefs can be the “head boys” to rotate the dens among the “classes”): choose from Potions (something STEM), Defense Against the Dark Arts (build fire starters), Herbology (??), Care of Magical Creatures (Orienteering Course to a Creature), Transfiguration (?), Charms (?), Divination (?), and/or Runes (Codes) IV. Game: Quidditch V. Refreshments: Pumpkin Juice, Butter Beer, Mulled Mead, Fire Whiskey, Cauldron Cakes, Pumpkin Pasties, Pretzel Rods Magic Wands, Cockroach Clusters, Jelly Slugs, Black Pepper Imps, Toad Peppermint Creams, Coconut Ice Squares, Bertie Bots Every Flavor Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Sugar Quills, parent created items, other? II. Theme – Amazing Race III. Theme – Outdoor Fun (hiking, fishing, canoeing, etc) IV. Sites – I. Five Rivers II. Lawson Lake Campground

Original PDF: Pack232DenLeadersPlanningv05062019.pdf

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