December Belt Loops

Please tell me what Belt Loops your scout has earned since the last Pack Meeting.
If you attended the Scout Day at Autry Mill Nature Preserve you had the opportunity to earn three additional belt loops, including: Marbles, Map & Compass, and Geology.

I need to submit my report on Wednesday, December 8, 2009.

Dan

December Go-See-It

We will do an optional Go-See-It on Sunday, December 13, 2009 to the Tellus Museum in Cartersville, GA. We will meet at 1:00 PM inside the museum.

Cost:
Adults: $12.00
Kids (3-17): $8.00
The Planatarium is an extra $3.00

Achievement 1G is to visit a historical site, museum or library. Ideally this should be done with the Den but can also be done as a family. If you attended the Scout Day at Autry Mill Nature Preserve and Historical Site, you have already completed this achievement.

December Den Meeting

Our December Den Meeting will be this Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Ashton Baraji’s house from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. The address is

3885 Bluffview Point
Marietta, GA 30062.

See you there!

December Den Meeting

We will move the Den Meeting for December to Tuesday 12/08/09. Lisa Baraji is trying to get the meeting room at Mountain View Library. But is she cannot we will meet at their house. Stay tuned...

USS Yorktown - Still some slots left

Dear Parents:

I know the USS Yorktown trip is far away and everyone is busy with Thanksgiving and the upcoming holidays. Nevertheless, the Pack needs to pay for the trip 2 months in advance.

Therefore, if you signed up at the last pack meeting and gave me your payment, you are good to go.
If you signed up and DID NOT PAY you MUST DO SO BY December 1st. No exceptions. I am leaving town on December 3rd!!!
If you are not on my list and you would like to go, please call me or e-mail me asap; we still have a few spots.

Webelos I and II, but not excluding:
If you have financial constraints that keep you and especially your child from going on this trip, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I am home over Thanksgiving break and no one is visiting so please feel free to call me with questions. (cell 770-289-7969)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Katja

Katja Dell
4358 Burnleigh Chase NE
Roswell, GA 30075
(770) 518-4133
KatjaD@bellsouth.net

Scout Day at Autrey Mills

Check out the Scout Expo and Scout Day activities for next Saturday 11/21/09 on the Pack 471 Website. Alex and I will be attending the Autrey Mills Activity. Tiger Scouts can earn up to 4 belt loops at this event, including:

Geology, Marbles, Map & Compass, and Wildlife Conservation.

This is an optional event, but let me know if you are planning to go so I can keep an eye out for you. No reservations required and $5.00 per scout.

Directions: Take Holcomb Bridge Road South.
Cross over GA 400
Turn Left on Old Alabama Road
Drive 4 to 5 miles.
Autrey Mills Nature Preserve and Heritage Center is located off of Old Alabama Road between Jones Bridge Road and Hwy 141.

9770 Autrey Mills Road
John's Creek, GA

Photos on Den 11 Web page

Matt has put up some photos of our Den activities. If you have additional photos that can be put up, just send them to Matt.

Thanks Matt, this is so cool to have our own Web site!

November Achievements

I will be calling each Den family tonight to check on any achievements that have been earned and make sure I have an updated list of all achievement beads and belt loops. I will turn in the Den 11 Achievement Report tomorrow morning.

Happy Veteran's Day!

November Awards - Please submit scout awards

If you have earned a beltloop since the October Pack meeting, please let me know.

So Far I have the following people earning their Citizenship Beltloop:

Andrew Lawson
Colin Sanders
Alex Betts
Ashton Baraji
Danile Lee

Cagle's Dairy - Sunday 11/15/09 at 2:00 PM

We are headed to Cagle's Dairy this coming Sunday, November 15, 2009 for our next Go-See-It. Please give yourself plenty of time to drive, park and gather ahead of the tour at 2:00 PM.

I am psyched about this one!

Directions:
From Alpharetta and Gwinnett County
State Route 120 runs west from Gwinnett County into downtown Alpharetta.
1. SR 120 turns left onto State Route 9 in Alpharetta. Do not turn.
2. Go straight across SR 9 onto Old Milton Parkway
3. You will pass Wills Park on your left.
4. At the red light Old Milton Pky. becomes Rucker Road; go straight. Go about 2 miles to Eckerd Pharmacy on your right.
5. Turn right onto State Route 140 aka Houze Road. (No turn for about 10 miles)
6. Go straight at Crabapple Crossing on State Route 140 aka Arnold Mill Rd.
7. When you cross the River Bridge entering Cherokee County, 140 west aka Hickory Flat Highway bears right.
8. At Publix and East Cherokee Rd. Red light, continue straight on State Route 140.
9. Go 1 mile turn left at Stringer Rd./ Cagle’s Dairy Sign; Go 1 mile.
From West Atlanta (or) Marietta
1. Take 75 North to I-575
2. Take right onto I-575
3. Exit 11 at Sixes Rd.
4. Turn right at end of ramp into Sixes Rd
5. At the tee, turn left onto Canton Hwy (old Hwy 5).
6. Go about 3 miles to Hickory Road and make a right. Follow it about 4.5 miles to Stringer Rd.
7. Turn left at large Cagle’s Dairy sign onto Stringer Road.
8. Dairy is .10 mile.
From Canton and I-575
1. Take GA- 140 east toward Roswell approximately 6 miles
2. Turn Right at Cagle’s Dairy sign onto Stringer Road. Go 1 mile to Tour Parking.
Note: If you miss turn you will come to CVS and Walgreen, Turn around, go back about 1 mile.

Upcoming Den Meeting

Our next Den Meeting is Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Matthew Grachen's House (where we had our first Den Meeting).

I want to ensure that we recognize all the scouts for all their achievement beads. Please send Matt and myself an updated list of your son's achievements. You should be working on the 5 Family acheivements. If you miss a Den Activity or a Go-See-It, you can make that up as a family and still get credit.

On Tuesday, we will also give those scouts who participated in fall sports (flag football, soccer, baseball, etc.) a chance to earn their belt loops for that sport by sharing with the Den.

GoSeeIt Reminder - Tomorrow!

All,

As an update, the October GoSeeIt is tomorrow at 4pm. CLICK HERE for the link for the information. We will meet at the Main Office at 3:45pm

Please let us know if you will or will not make it, so we know when to stop waiting for people to show up.

Thanks!

Pack Meeting Honor Guard

I had told a few of you that Den 11 has been assigned to be the Honor Guard at tomorrow nights Pack Meeting - another reason to bring your cameras.

We were going to practice a bit at the camp out but the cold weather, outdoor setting, and rigorous schedule of activities made practice a bit impractical.

If you can make it, please arrive at 6:00 PM (1/2 hour early) so we can set up and run through it at least once. Most importantly, I need to find two scouts that can carry the flags without letting the flags touch the floor. Remember to have the scouts in their Class A Uniform.

Thanks!

Dan

Wow! what a great camping trip! I am very buzzed about what was accomplished. Most importantly, I am very grateful for the time I was able to spend with my son and I know that many parents had the same experience. Matt Lawson and I will check to see what process we can use to post pictures and let you know.

Remember that tomorrow night is the October Pack Meeting all the scouts of Den 11 will receive their Bobcat Badges - Bring your cameras!

Fall Family Camping - Update

Hey everyone, there was some new information distributed about the Fall Family Camping. Everything is posted on the Pack website here: http://gmpack471.org/wordpress/?page_id=76

Make sure to review the posts on what to bring below, and print out the directions and other information! We will be at campsite numbered (5) on the Camp Map, named Jones. It is close to the back of the reservation, near the lake.

There are some good blocks of free time, so the Den will use some for finishing up Bobcat stuff, if needed, practicing our "Color Guard" for the next Pack meeting, and just "cutting loose"! (Heck, there's a lake if you are interested in dropping a line!)

An email came out about some compass training on Saturday morning. If you have one, great! If not, they have them at the camping/sport area in Wal-Mart, not too expensive to real cheap!

It's supposed to be VERY cold tomorrow night, so make sure to bring warm clothes, a good sleeping bag, and more for the night! If it gets real cold, at least we can earn our Extreme Winter Survival Skills & Frostbite Recovery badges ;-)

Feel free to contact Dan and I for any questions. I believe Dan will be there earlier than I, but who can tell with Atlanta traffic?

Early Nov GoSeeIt Information

Our second GoSeeIt has been planned by the Grachen's. It will be at the Roswell Fire Station on Alpharetta Street, on November 8th from 2-3pm. Go 92 to Alpharetta Hwy, head south, and it is near Norcross Street:


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First GoSeeIt Information

I have secured a 1 hour tour at the Marietta Daily Journal for our Scouts on October 28th at 4pm. This will accomplish the October GoSeeIt that we planned for. Their website is here: http://www.mdjonline.com/

We should probably plan to be there at 3:45pm. I gave them the number of 7 adults and 7 kids. If you need to bring some siblings, let me know!

Also, let us know if you can/can't make it. If there are open spots, we can always offer them up to other scouts in the pack, as well.

Here is a map. Click it for a more detailed view:



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I checked with David Janes, our Cubmaster on the uniform for the camping trip.

Scouts will be expected to wear Class-A (Button Down Blue Shirt and Neckerchief) at the Opening Ceremony Saturday morning. Because first rotation starts quickly after ceremony, some boys just keep the blue shirt on all day and give neckerchiefs to their parents. Class-A needs to be worn to the campfire Saturday evening too. Boys could wear Pack-471 Tee Shirt under Class-A and take the Class-A off if it gets hot. We encourage the Pack-471 Tee or Class-A in the campsite on Saturday.If you stick around for Sunday morning assembly, Class-A shirt then too.

Note: With the cold weather, you will want to be sure that they have a coat/jacket/sweatshirt to wear as needed over their uniform.

November Den Meeting

The November Den Meeting will be:

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
6:30 - 7:30 PM
At Matthew Grachen's House

4629 Wickford Circle
Rosewell, GA

Mark your calendars!

Camping Trip List

I have been meaning to get out a list to all campers in Den 11 on what you should bring.

I am hearing that we will be able to drop things off at the campsite from the car. That means you can bring more than you will probably need knowing you can store some things in the car.

Essentials:

1. Tent
2. Sleeping Bags
3. Sleeping Mat/Sleeping Cot/air mattress: Note: An air mattress will assume the temperature of the ground quickly. Bring an insulator to go between your sleeping bag or blankets and the air mattress. An extra blanket works well for this.
4. Water Bottle/Canteen
5. Flashlight - check the batteries
6. Personal toiletries (toothbrush, soap, shampoo, etc).
7. Shower Shoes - It is a good idea to bring a pair of flip flops to wear in the showers
8. Towels
9. Sun Protection
10. Bug Spray or wipes
11. Rain Gear - We will be insured to get great weather if everyone brings their rain gear.
12. Extra Clothes for the season: As we all know, this fall has been cool (especially in the evenings). Bring appropriate clothing. Layers work best so you can discard warmer clothes as the day heats up.
13. Appropriate footwear - I do not recommend open toed shoes/sandals. Bring a second pair incase the first gets wet.
14. First aid kit (if you have one for camping)

Families are responsible for any medications or personal needs supplies while camping.

Remember: since none of Den 11 has their whittling badge, none of our scouts should be carrying their personal pocket knives.

Does anyone have a large awning/dinning fly? If it does rain a little, it would be a place we could gather outside our tents.

Please feel free to call me if you have any questions

Dan

October Updates

Upcoming Dates:

October Belt Loop: October 9, 2009 (Optional)
If you are able to make tonight’s Belt Loop Activity we will see you there.

Order Bobcat Badges: October 14, 2009
I will need to submit our Achievement Report on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 to get the Bobcat Badges ordered. After you have completed the requirements, please e-mail Matt Lawson and Dan Betts so we can update the Achievement Sheet on the Den 11 Website. I will also be calling parents to check in and see how everyone is doing a just ahead of the deadline.

Fall Family Camping: October 16-18, 2009
Scouts and families can start arriving after 4:00 PM at the Bert Adams Scout Reservation South of Covington, GA. With getting out of work and Atlanta Traffic, most families will probably not arrive until later. There will be a host/information person at the gate when you arrive to Bert Adams to direct you to your Packs camp site. It looks like this will be a really big camping event involving all the Packs from the Foothills Council. Last year, I believe, there were 25 Packs. More info on the Camping Trip to come…

October Den Meeting
We will also hold our October Den Meeting at the campout. It will be less formal and Jack Hunter and family will lead a couple activities as space fillers during the outing.

Pack Meeting: October 20, 2009
Looks like the Pack is planning a big awards ceremony for all the Tiger Dens to receive their Bobcat Badges. It will be a photo opportunity.

Marietta Journal Constitution: Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Andrew Lawson and family will lead the Den to visit the media outlet. Matt Lawson will send out more information as the date gets nearer.

October Go-See-It
Jack Hunter and family are planning the October Go See it for the first part of November. Still working on a confirmed date.

November Belt Loop Activity: Friday, November 6, 2009

November Den Meeting
The November Den Meeting will be hosted by Matthew Grashen and family the first part of November. Still working on a confirmed date.



Future Den 11 Meetings
Going Forward I would like to then schedule the Den 11 Meetings on the First Tuesday of each month. That will give us time then to plan the Go-See-It and update our Achievement Report ahead of the Pack Meeting. If it is your month to do the planning and you have a need to change the date, we can still do that.

December 1, 2009
January 5, 2010
February 2, 2010
March 2, 2010
April 6, 2010

Den 11 October Agenda

Matt Lawson and I took a look at the October Den Meeting Plan and decided we could accomplish all the achievement goals at our Family Fall Camping Event. I believe we have 100% of the Den signed up.

1. Our first Go See It will be held the 1st part of Ocotber and we will go to the Marietta Daily Journal.
2. Popcorn Show/Sell, Saturday 10/03/2009 at Garrison Mill
3. Family Fall Camping, 10/16-18/2009 at Bert Adams Scout Reservation
4. Pack Meeting, 10/20/2009 at Garrison Mill
5. October Go See It will be the last part of October and we will go as a Den to a zoo, farm, stables, or animal park.

Bobcat Badge
I would like to get all the scouts ready so that they can get their Bobcat Badge for the October 20, 2009 Pack Meeting. You can find all 8 of the criteria in the Tiger Cub Scout Handbook. I will need to submit the Monthly Achievement Report to Lisa Baraji by October 14th so she can pick up the badges. Please call me if you have any questions about the Bobcat requirements.

Bobcat Rank Addt'l Info

All,

To achieve the Bobcat badge your Scout will need to complete the 8 items, found in the Tiger Cub handbook, on page 29. Work with your scout on these, and when each is completed, sign and date on the "Akela's OK" line. During the next Den Meeting or GoSeeIt, either Dan or I will also sign on the "Recorded by the Den Leader" line.

If you don't have the handbook yet, click below to see the 8 steps!

Bobcat Rank Requirements

1st Meeting Minutes

Great Meeting Den 11!

Thanks to all the parents for their support and participation!

Take-Aways from the Meeting

• All scouts present earned an orange bead for Achievement 2D.
• After reviewing the Cub Scout Handbook, all scouts present also earned an orange bead for Achievement 1D. I will hand out these beads at our next meeting.
• Families should work with the scouts to complete all 8 parts of the Bobcat Trail before our next meeting so we can get the Bobcat Badges awarded at the next Pack Meeting.
• You can send an e-mail to Matt Lawson as you complete your Achievements and Electives. I still need to learn how the belt loops work. Matt and Dan Betts will sign the scouts Hand Book at the meetings to keep them caught up (remember to uphold and discuss the scouting values and Character Connections)
• The Den will meet twice a month
  
  • Den Meeting early in the month on a Tuesday
  • Go See it activity
• The Pack will meet once a month (see pack calendar)
• There are additional optional activities each month.
• The Den agreed that each scout family will sponsor a month of Den Activities. This will include:
  
  • Plan the Den Meeting
    
    • Location
    • Games
    • Activities
    • Etc.
  • Plan and coordinate the Go See It for the month
  • Coordinate plan with the Den Leader prior to the meetings and activities.
  • Next 4 months Sponsors
    • October - Jack Hunter
    • November - Matthew Grachen
    • December - Ashton Baraji
    • January - Colin Sanders
• Matt Lawson will arrange a visit to the Marietta Journal Constitution for early October for our first Go-See-It. He will send out date, time and location. Scouts should wear their uniforms to the Go-See-It as much as possible.
• Camping Trip - More details will come out closer to the trip but for Friday night, scouts and families can start arriving at Bert Adams Scout Reservation after 4:00 PM. Friday's meals are on your own but there will be some snacks later in the evening provided by the Pack. I am excited to see that all 8 scouts are signed up to be at the event.
  

Den Meeting Information

This is a reminder that our first Den Meeting is tomorrow, September 22, 2009 at 6:30. We will be meeting at the Grachen home (Dave, Lisa & Matthew).

4629 Wickford Circle
Roswell, GA
(Click above for Map)

Lisa Baraji, Ashton's mom, who has experience with the Cub Scouts through her older son, has provided the Den with a fabulous resource: TIGER CUB Program Helps that includes a sample Den agenda for the next year. This agenda will move the boys and families first to get their Bobcat badge and then to get their Tiger Badge by March 2010. David Janes, Pack 471 Cub Master will also be joining us tomorrow night. Below is the agenda for tomorrow night.

The Tiger Cub program emphasizes families actively participating in the scouts Den Meetings and achievements. Just a reminder, that there are no drop off's for Tiger Cubs; a parent must accompany the scout at all scouting activities. As Den Leader, I have arranged for most of the materials and planning for this first meeting.

Click on the picture to the left to enlarge it.

NOTE: Make sure your Cub Scout comes with something in their pockets to share about!









In the future, we will be asking family members to contribute.

Two options for family run Den Meetings & activities:

A. Each family takes a month: That family would sign up for a particular month to host the Den Meeting, plan the activity, gather supplies, and coordinate the Go-See-It project.

B. Each family would volunteer for tasks that are needed for the Den. Tasks would include such things as:

1. Activity Record-Keeper & Webmaster
2. Game and Song Leader
3. Special Event Coordinator
4. Academic and Sports Coordinator (Belt Loops)
5. First Aid and Safety
6. Flag Ceremonies
7. Den Meeting Activity Leader

We will take a poll and then get started by assigning dates and responsibilities so we can get our October meetings on the calendar. We will also be discussing Den Dues. If families take a month (Option A above), then each family would be responsible for purchasing that months activity supplies. If we choose option B, we would need to collect nominal dues so the Den Meeting Activity Leader could purchase supplies.

Note: Matthew Lawson, Assistant Den Leader mentioned that the BSA does sell meeting kits for approximately $37.00 per month. If someone had the time and creativity this cost could be a lot less. I scaled back the activity for September and was able to spend less than $1.00 per scout by gathering supplies we already had at our home.

Please ponder these critical Den administrative decisions over the next 24 hours and we can discuss briefly at the Den Meeting.

Dan Betts
Den 11

Too much rain!

Rain, rain…..the popcorn show and sell was canceled today.

We will try again the next 2 Saturdays as referenced in Lisa’s post below. Additionally, if you have kids/parents that have already been selling popcorn we can go ahead and provide them the inventory to deliver to their customers; they can call Steve or I and we’ll arrange to bring the popcorn to them. Please encourage your parents to collect the money up front-this is a big help in reconciling the inventory.

Thanks,

Heidi Cook
E-Mail: csteve (at) bellsouth (dot) net

(Note: If you need Heidi's phone contact information, you can get it by request via the "Contact Us" form, or by contacting one of us from the "About Us" page)

From the Pack: Popcorn Show and Sell this Saturday 10am

Please remember that our first popcorn show and sell is this Saturday. Please meet at 10:00a.m. in the parking lot of Garrison Mill to join fellow scouts and parents to canvas the neighborhoods around the school. Steve Cook will bring the popcorn and each group will divide the sells between each boy in their group. We have big plans for our pack this year and the more popcorn we sell the less money will come out of our pockets! We had great success going door to door last year and hope for the same this year.

Some good reasons to go with the Pack on the show and sells:

1. Fellowship with other scouts - it is a lot more fun to sell in packs than to sell by yourself
2. Have popcorn in hand to sell - that means no going back for delivery
3. Canvas the entire neighborhood - means more chance to sell

If you can not make this Saturday please add the next two show and sell dates to your calendars.

Saturday, September, 26th- 10:00a.m.
Saturday, October, 3rd- 10:00a.m.

YiS,
Lisa Baraji
Pack 471
Committee Chair

From the Pack: Fall Family Camping

Fall Family Camping
October 16-18
Burt Adams Scout Reservation
Covington, GA

Signup Deadline:
September 25

Fee:
$25 for participating scout and sibling
$15.00 for adults

You can mail your payment or drop in my mailbox:

Lisa Baraji
(Click Here for Lisa's Contact Information)
(Make sure to give me family name and number attending, and we will also need medical forms for all attending adults and children)

A sign up was collected at the Pack Meeting on Tuesday. If you did not get a chance to sign up and you know for sure you are going please let me know as soon as possible so that I can have a head count to start planning the menu.

1st Den Meeting and Updates

The first Den Meeting is Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM.

Lisa Grachen has graciously offered for us to meet at their home:

4629 Wickford Circle
Roswell, GA

Directions: (CLICK HERE)
The house is in Chatsworth. It's the first subdivision off of Mabry coming from QT. It will be Derwent drive. Then make 2nd right onto Chatsworth Overlook and then Right onto Weatherby Way than left onto Wickford Circle. We are at the end of the cul de sac in the yellow house on hill.

1st Activity: What's in your pocket?
Have boys remove everything from their pockets. Make sure they get everything from all of their pockets: pants and shirt, front and back-put it all on a table. With the aid of their adult partner, write down the name of each item. Who has the most in his pockets? Who has the least in his pockets? Who has the most interesting thing in his pocket? Boys will share information from this activity later in the den meeting. The next week we will ask the boys to bring in a collection and this will go towards Elective 16 in the Tiger Cub Handbook.

- Tell your son about the activity and encourage him to put a few small things in his pocket prior to the meeting.

I may ask for some assistance later this week for the meeting as I am researching the Cub Scout Program Helps that Lisa Baraji was so kind to send me.

Future Meetings
I have a request to meet on a different night, so we can open up the options again. It will be difficult to be able to meet everyone's schedule requirements but we want to avoid recurring events if possible. Just a reminder, you are not required to attend 100% of meeting and events. However, the more you are involved with your son in scouting, the more he will get out of it. That being said, I already know that Alex and I cannot do all activities scheduled on the Pack Calendar.

My son Alex has flag football practice on Monday and Thursday. I guess, right now that leaves Wednesday evenings or the Weekend. I am sure that we will move the meeting each season to accommodate as many of us as we can.

For the first Meeting, I am putting together a Tiger Cub Den Meeting Program. I am also putting the Meeting plan for the entire Tiger Cub year together. The annual plan will include a path for each of the boys to achieve their Tiger Badge. Our goal for October is to get all the boys their Bobcat Badge. The Annual Plan will be posted on our Web site when I get it completed (thanks Matt for putting this great site together).

If you cannot attend a meeting, parents will be responsible for making up the achievement activities with their sons or possibly demonstrate achievement at the next meeting. As it has been explained to me, achievements are between the scout and their adult partner. It is an honor system that you and your son will hold yourself to. It is not so important that the scout master the achievement but that he has an understanding and participates in the activity with his adult partner.

Fall Family Camping
The Fall Family Camping activity is October 16-18, 2009. Sounds like a lot of fun; camping, archery, canoeing, camp fire, field activities, etc. If you can, check out www.atlantabsa.org and take a look at the Bert Adams Scout Reservations. This is located just outside of Covington, GA. You will need to sign up before September 25, 2009. Not sure how yet, but send me your name if you want to sign up and I will contact David Janes, Scout Master.

Dan Betts

Popcorn sales, also Online!

The Powered by Popcorn event is on for our Cub Scouts to raise money for the Pack! The Pack leadership has the materials, and a kick-off event is this Saturday at 10am at Garrison Mill. (if you have the materials, the customers should make checks out to: Pack 471)

You can also sign up online at Trails End (click here). This will allow people to buy online for your Scout, and support the pack, for convenience. Below I have posted some pictures to guide you through the process. Its really easy, and should help for those remote friends and relatives!

(NOTE: Click the photos for a larger view!)


1) Create an Account, using the link at the top right







2) Enter in this information about your Scout











3) Select our Pack









4) Enter the final information. I am not sure the BSA# is needed , but if so, you can get it from our Pack Leaders or the Atlanta Area BSA Council










5) Congratulations, you are done! Now when people visit the Trails End site they can hit the "Change" link on the green Toolbar, and either find your scout by name and zip code, or enter the BSA # (Scout ID)

From the Pack: Medical Forms and Dues

We need to have a completed medical form on file for everyone in the Pack. If you have done one in the past we will still need a new one from you. These are suppose to be updated annually. Please fill out the "linked below" medical form sections A and C and bring to the Pack Meeting this Tuesday. You can fill the sheet out online and just print it out.

If you have not paid your dues yet, please be prepared to pay your Pack dues ($60 ) at the Pack Meeting (check is preferred, cash also accepted.)

The final deadline for Dues is the October pack meeting.

Medical Form Click Here

Uniform Information and Update

I inquired about uniforms to get some additional clarification. I also have visited the Scout Shop. The clerks at the Scout Shop are very helpful but will fill up your basket quickly with everything. There were also a lot of cool things that I wanted to add to my basket.

Here is what you will need:

• Scout Shirt (long or short sleeve)
• Tiger Scout web belt and buckle
• Tiger Scout Neckerchief
• Tiger Scout Neckerchief Slide
• Council Shoulder Patch
• Unit Numerals (471)
• Den Numeral Strip (Den 11)
• World Crest with Scouting 100 years border
• Tiger Cub Handbook

You can either purchase the Tiger Scout Cap at the Scout Shop or the Pack 471 cap at a Pack Meeting. If you purchase the Pack 471 cap it will be good for all 5 years of cub scouts. I seem to remember most boys were wearing the Pack caps at the last Pack Meeting. You will also have an opportunity to purchase the Class B uniform which is the Red Pack 471 T-Shirt.

You do not have to purchase official Cub Scout Trousers or Shorts. The Pack 471 uniform is Jeans.

Remember that you do not have to have the uniform for this Tuesday's Meeting, It will be difficult to also get all the patches sewn on in time. There may also be some information on how to get experienced uniforms at a much lower cost.

(for the above listed uniform items and the handbook, I paid $63.75 plus tax)

- Dan

Welcome to Den 11

My name is Dan Betts and, I want to welcome the boys and their families to Den 11. Last night the Den was formed and leaders volunteered. As the new Den Leader I am excited and at the same time wondering what I have got myself into. I did crack open the Leader Book last night and started skimming the contents. At this point, I have a lot to learn and will not profess any innate ability except the desire to do my best. Mr. Matt Lawson has volunteered to be the Assistant Den Leader and I was very impressed with all the support and willingness to pitch in from all the parents present.

There are currently 8 boys in our Den

• Ashton Baraji
• Alex Betts
• Daniel Lee
• Matthew Grachen
• Jack Hunter
• Zachary Race
• Andrew Lawson
• Colin Sanders

I will inquire about what type of contact information we can compile for each boy and family in order to facilitate communication.

Our next Pack Meeting is Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 6:45 PM at Garrison Mill Elementary School. Uniform is optional if you have not had a chance to pick one up yet.

The parents last night also agreed that our first Den meeting will be Tuesday September 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM at a location yet to be determined.

Here is my contact information:

{See About Us link above}

Some of the parents also inquired as to where to go to purchase the Class A uniform. The Atlanta Scout Shop is co-located with the Boy Scouts of America; Atlanta Council offices.

Boy Scouts of America, Atlanta Council
Atlanta Scout Shop
1800 Circle 75 Pkwy SE
Atlanta, GA

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