Our next Den Meeting will be an all Wolf Den Meeting on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Lowes on Mansell Road (near North Point Mall).

10580 DUKE DRIVE
ALPHARETTA, GA 30004

We will meet at 10:00 AM. Only the first 50 kids can get a free kit to build a game box.

We will be covering and completing Achievement 5, "Tools for Fixing and Building."

Also the firts 50 kids will receive a Lowe's builders apron and safety glasses.

Wear your class A Uniform.

Congratulations to Den 11 in taking 2nd place in the Refrigerator Box Races. The final race was a photo finish and we are all very proud of each scout in the Den. See all the race photos at the Pack 471 Gallery.

December Update

Thanks for everyone pitching in to help with the Refrigerator Box decorating. I also wanted to thank all the parents that are pitching in to help with upcoming Pack events. Den 11 is well represented and I am proud of everyone for stepping up. As we have been told, scouting is lead by volunteer Scouters (parents and Adults who have an interest in seeing scouts learn the scout values, have fun, and mature into outstanding young men).

Today we wrapped up Achievement # 6 and did the Character Connections for Achievement #7.

If you have missed some meetings all Den 11 should have Achievements 1, 2, 3, & 4 complete.

By the next Den Meeting scouts should complete the necessary work at home to have Achievements 6, 8, & 9 complete if they have not already done so.

In January we will complete Achievement 7 & 10.

In February we will complete the last two, Achievement 11 & 12

We also talked about the Pinewood Derby & the Blue & Gold Banquet today

Pinewood Derby:

1. The Pinewood Derby kits will be handed out at Tuesday's Pack Meeting.

2. The January Pack Meeting date has changed. We will have the Pack Meeting on Friday January 21, 2011 and after a brief meeting watch the Down & Derby Movie and eat popcorn.

3. Weigh in and quarantine will be Thursday and Friday January 27 & 28, 2011

4. The Pinewood Derby race will be Saturday, January 29, 2011

Blue & Gold Banquet:

1. The Blue & Gold Banquet will be held Sunday, February 13, 2011. The theme this year is Space.

2. There will be the Father / Son Cake contest

3. We will need to plan and do a skit

4. We talked today about the center piece. Dave & Matthew Grachen will work on a design for a rocket center piece with input from Dan Lee and others. Frank Hunter has volunteered his garage for the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Everyone will have a chance to give input and decorate.

Recycling Center

Another great time at today’s Den Meeting. What a relief that it wasn’t the transfer station like I originally thought. The scouts were very well behaved and asked great questions.

In order to complete Achievement #7 scouts should find 3 stories about how people are protecting our world. They can be articles books or TV shows. Then discuss them with their family. We will cover the last bits at the next meeting on December 11, 2010.

December & January Upcoming Events

Great stuff at the Roswell Police Station tonight! The scouts learned about some Rosewell Police History, How the 911 Center works, what an Evidence Room is, and met some of Roswell’s finest.

Next Den Meeting 12/02/2010

Our next Den Meeting will be about “Our Living World,” Achievement #7. Frank Hunter has arranged for the scouts to meet at the Roswell Transfer Station to find out what happens to our trash and about recycling.

Please bring a recyclable (can or plastic) when you come to the Transfer Station. The transfer station is located at:

Roswell Transfer/Recycling Center

11570 Maxwell Road

Roswell, GA

Time: 4:00 PM

Date: Thursday, Dec 2, 2010

December & January Calendar:

1. Den 11 Meeting: Saturday, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Jack Hunter’s House.

At this Den Meeting we will build our Refrigerator Box Racer and complete Achievement #6, “Start a Collection.” Please take a look at the Wolf Handbook and prepare your collection to bring to this Den Meeting.

1. Pack Meeting: Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 at 6:45 PM at the Garrison Mill Gym (Uniform Inspection & Pick up Pinewood Derby Car Kit)

2. Swimming Belt Loop: Friday, Jan 7, 2011 time and location TBD (watch the Pack Web site).

3. All Wolf Den Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at Home Depot at 9:00 AM

4. Den 11 Meeting: Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 (TBD)

5. Pack Meeting: Tuesday Jan 18, 2011 - Down & Derby Movie Night

6. Pinewood Derby: Saturday, Jan 29, 2011

Visit Police Station

Our next Den Meeting will be at the Roswell Police Department

Date: November 23, 2010

Time: Arrive between 3:45 PM and 4:00 PM

Where: City of Roswell Police Department

39 Hill Street

Roswell, GA 30075

(770) 640-4130

Once you arrive, we have been asked to assemble in the breezeway between the admin building and the detention center. The tour lasts about 45 minutes.

Please let your Den Leader know if you are having trouble making this time or will be out of town.

Thanks Dan Lee for Setting this up!

November 4th Den Meeting

Another great Den Meeting. Thanks Dan for hosting and putting all the prep work in for this meeting. I am very proud of the scouts and their progress towards their Wolf Badge and Elective Chevrons. Tonight we had a lot of fun and completed the following:

Achievement 4a - List of Emergency Numbers (be sure to finish this at home)

Achievement 4b - Tell what to do if someone comes to your home

Achievement 4c - Tell what to do if someone calls on the phone

Achievement 4d - Tell what to do when you leave your house

We also built our Rain Gutter Regatta Boats for the next Pack Meeting. This also fulfills the requirement for Elective 5g.

Dan will plan our next meeting which will be to Visit an important place.

Also tonight we had several parents who had multiple commitments. I am very pleased that arrangements were able to be made so that those scouts could attend the meeting. If you have a conflict, please call the Den Leader or another parent and see what accommodations can be made. Attendance at Den Meetings is very important for the scouts.

Thanks again for all the support from the parents!