Cub Scout Pack 61 http://cubscoutpack61.org Belmont-Redwood Shores, CA Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:32:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Pack Meeting Tonight – Winter Carnival http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/02/pack-meeting-tonight-winter-carnival/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/02/pack-meeting-tonight-winter-carnival/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:32:37 +0000 johnpage http://cubscoutpack61.org/?p=291 A Pack 61 tradition. Lots of games, fun and sportsmanship to kick off the winter break!

]]> A Pack 61 tradition. Lots of games, fun and sportsmanship to kick off the winter break!

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/02/pack-meeting-tonight-winter-carnival/feed/ 0 Pinewood Derby http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/01/pinewood-derby/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/01/pinewood-derby/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:46:00 +0000 johnpage http://cubscoutpack61.org/?p=250 One of the highlights of the scouting year. For more information there is a “Pinewood Derby” menu tab above. There you’ll find general information and a link to an informational flyer.

]]> One of the highlights of the scouting year. For more information there is a “Pinewood Derby” menu tab above. There you’ll find general information and a link to an informational flyer.

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/01/pinewood-derby/feed/ 0 January Pack Meeting – Blue and Gold Dinner http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/01/january-pack-meeting-blue-and-gold-dinner/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/01/january-pack-meeting-blue-and-gold-dinner/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:45:32 +0000 johnpage http://cubscoutpack61.org/?p=227 AN AGE OLD CELEBRATION OF SCOUTING

See you all Friday, January 20th – As this Pack Meeting includes dinner so it STARTS AT 6:00PM at Sandpiper

The Blue and Gold Banquet is one of the highlights of the year. It brings together the Pack’s families for a dinner and an evening of fun. The meal is important, but even more important is the warm, congeal atmosphere created as families enjoy each other’s company.

Activities

Good Food for All Dens will be putting on skits There is the opportunity to for any cub to share a joke (write it on a . . . → Read More: January Pack Meeting – Blue and Gold Dinner]]> AN AGE OLD CELEBRATION OF SCOUTING

See you all Friday, January 20th – As this Pack Meeting includes dinner so it STARTS AT 6:00PM at Sandpiper

The Blue and Gold Banquet is one of the highlights of the year. It brings together the Pack’s families for a dinner and an evening of fun. The meal is important, but even more important is the warm, congeal atmosphere created as families enjoy each other’s company.

Activities

  • Good Food for All
  • Dens will be putting on skits
  • There is the opportunity to for any cub to share a joke (write it on a card, with their name and den, submit at the beginning)
  • An overview of Pinewood Derby season will be given by John De Voy our Cubmaster

This months good turn is to collect eye glasses for those in need. We will be supporting our packs Sponsor Organization, the Lions Club, in collecting old eye glasses. If you have any please bring them, help the less fortunate, and get credit for a good turn.

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2012/01/january-pack-meeting-blue-and-gold-dinner/feed/ 0 December Pack Meeting A Hit (using pie of course) http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/12/pack-meeting-tonight-at-sandpiper/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/12/pack-meeting-tonight-at-sandpiper/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:00:30 +0000 johnpage http://cubscoutpack61.org/?p=205 Our December Winter Holiday Pack Meeting was a great success. The boys who brought in the most money to support the pack through popcorn sales got to through pies in the face of their leaders, everyone built a gingerbread house, and we collected a large pile of toys for kids in need!

]]> Our December Winter Holiday Pack Meeting was a great success. The boys who brought in the most money to support the pack through popcorn sales got to through pies in the face of their leaders, everyone built a gingerbread house, and we collected a large pile of toys for kids in need!

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/12/pack-meeting-tonight-at-sandpiper/feed/ 0 Carols for Seniors http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/carols-for-seniors/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/carols-for-seniors/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:54:24 +0000 johnpage http://cubscoutpack61.org/?p=189 Please join Pack 61 on one of our most heartwarming outings of the year: singing holiday carols to the Seniors at “Sunrise Senior Living” in Belmont. Many of the senior citizens at Sunrise have limited mobility, and they depend upon the holiday coming to them. They are consistently appreciative and grateful to our boys during these annual visits, and the boys have an opportunity to make some folks genuinely happy.

For more information, and to register so we know who’s coming, go to the event. Caroling for Seniors

]]> Please join Pack 61 on one of our most heartwarming outings of the year: singing holiday carols to the Seniors at “Sunrise Senior Living” in Belmont. Many of the senior citizens at Sunrise have limited mobility, and they depend upon the holiday coming to them. They are consistently appreciative and grateful to our boys during these annual visits, and the boys have an opportunity to make some folks genuinely happy.

For more information, and to register so we know who’s coming, go to the event. Caroling for Seniors

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/carols-for-seniors/feed/ 0 Rain Gutter Regatta – Nov 18 http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/rain-gutter-regatta-nov-18/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/rain-gutter-regatta-nov-18/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:12:36 +0000 admin http://cubscoutpack61.org/wpdemo/?p=29 It may be fall but sailboats will be racing. The next Pack Meeting is the bi-annual Cub Scout Rain Gutter Regatta.

Everyone should have their boats and be building away. Quick tip: glue the sail so it doesn’t pivot.

]]> It may be fall but sailboats will be racing. The next Pack Meeting is the bi-annual Cub Scout Rain Gutter Regatta.

Everyone should have their boats and be building away. Quick tip: glue the sail so it doesn’t pivot.

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/rain-gutter-regatta-nov-18/feed/ 0 Calling All Cub Scouts! All Aboard! http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/calling-all-cub-scouts-all-aboard/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/calling-all-cub-scouts-all-aboard/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:56:56 +0000 admin http://cubscoutpack61.org/wpdemo/?p=13

Registration for new and returning Scouts is well underway, although it’s still not too late to join.  Popcorn sales are gearing up, and the year’s schedule is posted here.  It must be getting near time for our first Pack Meeting.  We’re looking forward to seeing you a bit before 7:00 on Friday the 23rd at Sandpiper’s Community Center.  Please remember to bring a spare Halloween costume you might happen to have on hand to donate to underprivileged kids.  Come early to have a little fun (ok, a lot of fun) with Water Rockets during gathering time.

Also, don’t . . . → Read More: Calling All Cub Scouts! All Aboard!]]>

Registration for new and returning Scouts is well underway, although it’s still not too late to join.  Popcorn sales are gearing up, and the year’s schedule is posted here.  It must be getting near time for our first Pack Meeting.  We’re looking forward to seeing you a bit before 7:00 on Friday the 23rd at Sandpiper’s Community Center.  Please remember to bring a spare Halloween costume you might happen to have on hand to donate to underprivileged kids.  Come early to have a little fun (ok, a lot of fun) with Water Rockets during gathering time.

Also, don’t forget to register for Saturday the 24th’s Pack Hike.

Here are links to the current registration forms:

For new and returning Scouts:

Pack 61 Registration Form (think ‘Local Level’)

Youth Boy Scouts of America Application (think ‘National Level’)

Annual Medical Records Parts A & B Only

 

For Adults and Leaders:

Adult Boy Scouts of America Application

Youth Protection Training (YPT) Guidelines (see section I)

Leader Training Guidelines (see section 3)

For more information about Pack 61′s Youth Protection Training see our site YPT webpage.

 

Other useful start of year links:

Peninsula Scout Shop Map (they know what you need; plus see ‘Uniform‘ page for details)

7 Steps of the Bobcat Trail

Bobcat Youth Protection Requirement (Eighth step, but really the first)

Don’t forget to join the Cub Pack 61 Activities email list.

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/11/calling-all-cub-scouts-all-aboard/feed/ 0 Santa Cruz Boardwalk CampOut http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/10/santa-cruz-boardwalk-campout/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/10/santa-cruz-boardwalk-campout/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:31:00 +0000 admin http://cubscoutpack61.org/wpdemo/?p=40 Pack 61 joined cub scouts from all over Northern California (almost 1000 of them) to camp out on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Sleeping on the boardwalk Unlimited games in the arcade Unlimited rides Dinner & breakfast Evening campfire with skits and contests (best burp was the most popular) ]]> Pack 61 joined cub scouts from all over Northern California (almost 1000 of them) to camp out on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

  • Sleeping on the boardwalk
  • Unlimited games in the arcade
  • Unlimited rides
  • Dinner & breakfast
  • Evening campfire with skits and contests (best burp was the most popular)
]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/10/santa-cruz-boardwalk-campout/feed/ 0 Save The Music http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/10/save-the-music/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/10/save-the-music/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:20:40 +0000 admin http://cubscoutpack61.org/wpdemo/?p=34 Pack 61 did a good turn. Helping cleanup after the Save-the-Music program benefiting the music program in our local schools. They also had a great time, ate hamburgers & hotdogs, experienced the festival and earned a patch for their vests!

]]> Pack 61 did a good turn. Helping cleanup after the Save-the-Music program benefiting the music program in our local schools. They also had a great time, ate hamburgers & hotdogs, experienced the festival and earned a patch for their vests!

]]> http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/10/save-the-music/feed/ 0 Memorial Day Grave Decoration http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/05/memorial-day-grave-decoration/ http://cubscoutpack61.org/2011/05/memorial-day-grave-decoration/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:58:37 +0000 admin http://cubscoutpack61.org/wpdemo/?p=26 Pack 61 Scouts gathered Saturday morning, May 27th, alongside hundreds and hundreds of our brethern from throughout the Scouting world, to honor our nations veterans enterred at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.   After meeting early under the Pack 61 sign behind the main flagpole for juice, coffee and morning fare, Scouts heard a stirring speech from 83 year old veteran and former Scout.  Cub Master John DeVoy then led the Pack down the hill from Admiral Nimitz’ grave to Areas I and J, where the Scouts placed hundreds of flags on the . . . → Read More: Memorial Day Grave Decoration]]> Pack 61 Scouts gathered Saturday morning, May 27th, alongside hundreds and hundreds of our brethern from throughout the Scouting world, to honor our nations veterans enterred at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.   After meeting early under the Pack 61 sign behind the main flagpole for juice, coffee and morning fare, Scouts heard a stirring speech from 83 year old veteran and former Scout.  Cub Master John DeVoy then led the Pack down the hill from Admiral Nimitz’ grave to Areas I and J, where the Scouts placed hundreds of flags on the veterans’ final resting places.

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