We will be holding an all Bear Den Meeting this Thursday, July 28, 2011 from 6:30 – 7:30 PM at the Garrison Mill School Covered Playground.

If you missed the Pack Pool Party we will be handing out awards and honors earned over the summer. The main focus of our meeting will be to work on the Emergency Preparedness Pin and cover Achievement #11 (in the Bear Handbook), “Be Ready.” If you want to get a jump on the requirements, please review and update as necessary the Emergency Evacuation Route the scouts did last year and get a practice run on this completed.

August is the month for recruitment and registering with the Pack. Here are some of the upcoming dates

Sun, Aug 7, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Pack Committee Meeting at David Janes house – Any parent is welcome to attend.
Sat, Aug 6 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Habitat Day at Garrison Mill Elementary. Come and help our Charter Organization get the front of the school ready for classes.
Fri, Aug 12 8:30 am – 10:30 am: Sneak-a-Peak at Garrison Mill – Stop by the Pack 471 table and bring a friend who may want to join scouting.
Tue, Aug 23 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm: School Night for Scouting/ Pack Meeting at Garrison Mill – Sign-up for another great year with Pack 471. There will be fun and games for the scouts while the parents complete the registration form.
Tue, Aug 29, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: New Tiger Scout & Parent Orientation at Garrison Mill (Den Assignments and overview of the scouting program).
Thu, Sep 1: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: New Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scout & Parent Orientation at Garrison Mill (Den Assignments and overview of the scouting program).
Sun, Sep 11 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: All Leader Mandatory Meeting & Committee Meeting

Dan Betts
Cubmaster, Pack 471
dbetts@ging.org