Emergency Preparedness Pin - Meeting Dates

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

We will hold two Den Meetings prior to the school year kicking off to work on the Emergency Preparedness Pin. There will be three steps to the pin:

1. Homework: I will send out three checklists this week for homework. This should not take a lot of time but could save lives and prevent injuries in your family.
- Home Safety Checklist
- Family disaster Checklist
- 1st Aid Kit Recommended Supplies

2. Safety Training and Fun: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 (5:30 - 6:30 PM)
- Bring your bicycle to Garrison Mill School for bicycle safety and fun (don’t forget your helmet).
- We will cover the rest of the steps for Wolf Scout Achievement #9 and Elective #16.

3. Presentations: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 (5:30 - 6:30 PM)
- Scouts will present on something they learned. We may then look at presenting to the Pack some of the highlights as a Den.

Please get back with me on these dates. I want to be as flexible as we can so that everyone can participate.

Memorial Day Flag Ceremony

The sun pushed through the clouds and then shown bright on over 1000 scouts who gathered to honor those who served in the defense of our country. After the invocation and presentation of the colors, Pack 471 and many other scout

ers throughout the Foothills District picked up flags and proceeded to a gravestone. Each scout placed a small United States Flag in front of the grave stone and then gave a salute to honor the per son buried there. The Marietta National

Cemetery is an honored resting place for soldiers who fought in the War between the States and subsequent wars that followed.

One of the most moving moments for me was

when my son asked about a grave marker that only said ‘Unknown.’ After contemplating the meaning and talking about who this person may have been, he stated, “I am sad that this person died but glad that they could serve our country.”

Pack Camp Out Follow-Up

It was good to see everyone at the Pack Family Camp Out at Northbrook Church last Friday. Unfortunately not many of us were able to spend the night due to a torrential downpour. However, the beef brisket was fabulous and Den 11 officially crossed over to Wolf Scouts. For those of you who were unable to make it, Tiger Scouts were presented with an official Wolf Book and a new neckerchief. From now through next May, Den 11 will be working on Wolf Achievements and Electives (If you still need yellow beads from Tiger, I have some left). In addition, Cub Master David Janes announced that Pack 471 had earned the Centennial Quality Unit Award this year (see picture). A Quality Unit Award Ribbon will be added to our Pack Flag and all scouts and leaders will receive a Centennial Quality Unit Patch that they can sew on their uniform.

The camp out also was the last Pack Meeting of the year until next fall. However, there are still lots of other activities on the calendar. We will add two additional Den Meetings over the summer and work on Cub Scout Values with fun at the top of that list. We will also work on earning the Emergency Preparedness Pin. Other events include:

Memorial Day Flag Ceremony; May 29, 2010 - Pack 471 will take part in putting flags on the graves at Marietta National Cemetery. Uniform is Dress A with jeans or jean shorts (no sports pants or shorts).

District Day Camp: June 14-18, 2010 (there is still time to sign up

but must have all paperwork in by 5/31/2010).

4th of July Parade: Scouts at Day Camp will be building a float for the Marietta 4th of July Parade. All scouts are welcome to participate though in the parade. Uniform is Dress A with jeans or jean shorts (no sports pants or shorts).

Pack 471 Pool Party. We are looking for a date in July to hold the Pack 471 Pool Party at the Jefferson Township Pool - stay tuned for details.

Annual Planning: Pack 471 will hold its annual planning meeting in June. More details will be coming out soon and all interested Pack parents are welcome.

May Belt Loops

Dan Betts will be submitting the May Achievement Report by Sunday, May 9, 2010. Please let me know if your scout has earned any additional belt loops. Note: If you did attend the Spring Family Camping you will be receiving the Archery Belt loop. Awards will be given out at the camp out.

Also, if you have earned additional yellow disks for electives, please let me know and I will get them to you.

Crossing over to Wolf at May Camp Out

There will be a Crossover ceremony for all ranks moving to the next. At this ceremony, parents will participate by changing the nekerchief during the ceremony from the orange Tiger neckerchief to the yellow cub scout neckerchief with the Wolf neckerchief slide. This willl be a fun evening then with storytelling, food, camp songs and games (see schedule below). Since this event will be in town, additional family members can come for just Friday night to participate in the fun and then sleep in their own beds at home. Plesae let Lisa Baraji and Dan Betts know how many people to expect so we can plan for the meals. This camp out will also serve as our May Pack Meeting.


Local Overnight Camping
The last pack meeting of the school year will be held during our local pack camping. The boys will be presented with their advancements and will cross over to the next rank. They will receive their next rank books and neckerchiefs.
Where: Northbrook United Methodist Church (directions)
When:May 14th
Time: 5:00 p.m.
camper supply list
Schedule of Events
Friday Night
5:00 – Tent setup and Games
6:30 – Pack will serve Dinner
7:30 – Rank Advancment and Arrow of Light Ceremony
8:30 – Campfire and Story Teller (Den Songs and Skits welcomed)
10:00 – Lights Out
Saturday Morning
6:45 - Reville
7:00 – Breakfast
8:00 – Break Camp
9:00 – Leave No Trace and Community Service (Pick up trash and pine cones and sticks from campground)

Tiger Scouts called to do Flag Ceremony

Pack 471 Tiger Scouts have been called to do the Garrison Mill PTA Flag Ceremony this Thursday night, May 6, 2010 in the Cafeteria. Please RSVP to Dan Betts at 404-345-9472.

Uniform is Dress A with Jeans.

Pack 471 Rocket Launch

What a fun day at the Rocket Launch! I probably lost count but I estimate that we launched about 40 rockets. Just to update anyone who did not hear, there was a tragedy on board the Den 11 Alpha III Rocket. It was a well built ship (Ashton, Andrew, and Alex built it at our Den 11 Ice Cream Social) and it had a spectacular launch. Unfortunately, it drifted off course on the re-entry and was lost on the other side of the woods in the river. The Pack gave the Den 11 rocket a hardy Cub Scout salute as it disappeared over the trees.

I hope we can do this again soon!